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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  • ACCESS challenges, how Lisbon is taking it

    As ACCESS enters its second phase and the world deals with the pandemic reality, Culture in Lisbon is both focusing on the territory that has been chosen to work upon and the constraints that will emerge from it and from the global and local context.

    TessaV

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  • Programa completo de las jornadas ‘Transferencias Urbanas’, que también se retransmitirán en directo

    Ya tenemos cerrado el programa de las jornadas "Transferencias Urbanas" que organizamos junto al Ayuntamiento de Madrid los próximos días 7 y 8 de septiembre. Con 150 participantes presenciales (el aforo máximo permitido por las restricciones de la COVID-19), y dado el interés que ha generado la convocatoria, hemos pensado que sería oportuno emitir por streaming las conferencias, las ponencias y las mesas redondas.

    Jon Aguirre Such

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  • “Trabajamos para que las entidades locales accedan y gestionen directamente los fondos europeos”

    Gema Rodríguez es la jefa del Área de Desarrollo Sostenible de la Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias (FEMP). Será una de las ponentes en las jornadas ‘Transferencias Urbanas’ organizadas por el Punto Nacional URBACT y el Ayuntamiento de Madrid los próximos días 7 y 8 de septiembre. Sin duda, la presencia de la FEMP aportará a los participantes información muy interesante sobre cómo se está trabajando desde este organismo para que las entidades locales puedan beneficiarse de los fondos europeos de recuperación.

    Jon Aguirre Such

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  • Insights from the URGE network: thematic report

    Circular economy in the built environment, approached from different perspectives: academic, design, architectural, construction, civic and the role of infrastructure for materials’ storage, Destination circular: The case of Copenhagen.

    By Dr. Eleni Feleki, Lead Expert of the URGE Action Planning Network

    City of Utrecht

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  • Case study Copenhagen: Citizen engagement for circular gardens

    In this fourth case study delivered by the URGE network, the city of Copenhagen shares their experiences with citizen engagement in the regeneration of an urban courtyard: 'Urban Garden of the Future', in which they placed focud on circular reuse of soil, concrete, windows, and wood.

    City of Utrecht

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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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