Networks and cities' news

Strengthening brand identity of 8 URBACT cities

Find your greatness APN is supporting support 8 cities in their activities to define their brand position and to communicate their strategic brand messages. This has become even more important in the time of Covid-19 pandemics where attractions and advantages of cities needed to be presented to citizens, investors, businesses, and visitors.

#2 Small Scale Action | Razlog, Bulgaria

THERE’S A NEW SENSE OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRESS IN THE AIR IN RAZLOG – AND IT’S ALL THANKS TO URBACT

The city of RAZLOG makes possible the monitoring of urban air quality in real time through the test installation of an Air Station with sensing key for air quality indicators along with environmental data. This is possible thanks to the IoTXchange project which is implemented under URBACT Program.

The RFSC a relevant tool for the city partners of the GG4C network

In the course of the life of the Global Goals for Cities (GG4C) network, the 19 city partners used an existing self-assessment tool: the RFSC, or Reference Framework for Sustainable Cities. Based on European principles for sustainable and integrated urban development, the tool available online was used during the diagnosis and visioning phase of the network (as an analytical tool), and partners will use it again in the planning phase (as a planning tool). What is the RFSC? And what did it bring to the network?

People-friendly public realm: transforming the city towards a new model

A closer view to the public space transformations in Barcelona and its metropolitan area, which have been accelerated due to the pandemic

The Citizen Committee of the La Rochelle Territory Zero Carbon project: How to build trust?

On January 25, La Rochelle Urban Community presented to the Global Goals for Cities partners its ‘La Rochelle Territory Zero Carbon’ (LRTZC) project towards 2040, highlighting the following main characteristics and innovations : a shared and multilevel governance, an evaluation and financing tool 'the Carbon Cooperative', and a citizen co-construction approach through the establishment of a Citizen Committee.

SDG Story: Reggio Emilia

Where are we coming from? The city profile.

Reggio Emilia is renowned in educational circles, with the philosophy known as the “Reggio Emilia Approach”; for pre-school and primary school children developed in the city shortly after World War II. At the same time, contemporary art, ancient monuments, and exhibitions such as Fotografia Europea have made the city rich in culture and social change —supported by the business community, services and the university. The city is connected by high-speed train to Milan, Bologna and Florence, and is within 45 minutes’ reach to all those cities. Reggio is the city of relations with Africa, the city of cycle paths and of Parmigiano Reggiano.