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ALT/BAU - At the end of a long journey

We look back on two and a half years of intensive work in the URBACT ALT/BAU transfer network. What have we achieved together? We proudly present our results: 

The power of short food supply chains: shortening distances to reduce uncertainty

On the occasion of the Transnational Meeting of 25 June, the Union of Bassa Romagna Municipalities presented the first Digital Study Visit focused on the thematic priority "short food supply chains” to the project partners. The study visit involved Campagna Amica, a reference point for Italian agriculture and represented an opportunity to tell a virtuous example of food sustainability in Bassa Romagna to the Food Corridors network.

Thematic Workshop on Attractiveness - Re-imagining the heritage city: from local identity to destination marketing

The third event in our series of thematic workshops which took place on 29 and 30 June 2021 was dedicated to the theme of “attractiveness”, one of the five pillars of the KAIRÓS project.

Health & Cities

In 1948, the World Health Organisation (WHO) defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". 

How Saint-Germain-en-Laye increased the city centre quality by testing new pedestrian areas

Saint-Germain-en-Laye is home to 46,200 inhabitants and belongs to the urban areas of Paris located about 20 km west of the Paris centre. The city is a strong educational centre with international schools for the diverse nationalities living in the Paris agglomeration. Saint-Germain-en-Laye has a strong city centre – called the hypercentre – with more than 500 retailers and service providers, presenting thus an attractive position for its residents and people of the surrounding areas to come to Saint-Germain-en-Laye for shopping and leisure and recreation activities.

One of the objectives of the city is to advance pedestrianisation of the city centre as well as its soft connections to major transport hubs, specifically the light rail RER service attached to the north of the city centre. At the time of the COVID19 pandemic lockdowns, Saint-Germain-en-Laye recognised both the need to provide people with safe outdoor space to move around as well as the opportunity to accelerate pedestrianisation objectives by applying pilots in the city centre.

Bilbao As Fabrik Project video

Euronews showcases in this video Bilbao As Fabrik as an example of service-based technology for an improved industrial sector.