Networks and cities' news

Catch up on the latest updates from cities working together in URBACT Networks. The articles and news that are showcased below are published directly by URBACT’s beneficiaries and do not necessarily reflect the programme’s position.

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    Natural playgrounds of Poznan

    In his book "The Last Child of the Forest", Richard Louv defines the syndrome of deficit of contact with nature in children. He notes that children living in cities have limited access to free play in the bosom of nature, which has a negative impact on their psyche, ability to concentrate, motor coordination and physical condition. Natural playgrounds are the antidote to these issues.

    Viktoria Soos

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  • Nextagri in a Nutshell

    Under the frame of the “Milan Food policy” and the policy strategy called “Circular Milan”, the legacy of OpenAgri post-UIA consists in an innovation hub serving a bigger part of the agricultural park, with a strong focus on the waste-water sector, understood as the activities related to treatment, and valorisation and reuse of wastewater of any origin (municipal, industrial, or agricultural).

    NextAgri is the mechanism to transfer the practice to 3 European cities: Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal, Stara Zagora in Bulgary and Almere in the Netherlands

    Cristina Sossan

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  • Learning Log - Zagreb

    Weave a collaborative city together with us. Explore Zagreb's solutions

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  • Designing the neighbourhood of the XXI century, through strategic innovation

    “It could be that the neighbourhood, not the individual, is the essential unit of social change. If you’re trying to improve lives, maybe you have to think about changing many elements of a single neighborhood, in a systematic way, at a steady pace.” – David Brooks

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  • EAT MAKE PLAY: A community enterprise that promotes participation and local trading for the benefit of the community

    Traditionally, we see mediators as people/organisations external to the conflict. What if it were done differently? If the center point of mediation were within the community itself?

    n.rydlewska

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  • The most significant change in Come in! Transfer Network

     

    How can one capture the change reached or created thanks to a transfer process. Who is the most affected by these changes? How is it possible to detect outcomes and societal impact linked to a community-based and community-targeted intervention? Actually what is considered an impact at all and how to assess it?

    Adrienn Lorincz

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