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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    ACCELERATOR_X_NIGHT ALYTUS

    An Innovation and Entrepreneurship Camp Night in Alytus, Lithuania

    Zoltán Szenes

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  • The ideation phase continues at the 5th Transnational meeting

    Podcast - Christophe Gouache

    Christophe Gouache, public policy designer and Lead Expert of the Urbact program, shares his experience within the Breaking Isolation network and the initiatives led by its participants. 

    Barbara Gautherie

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  • Residents of the Future on University Campus

    The City of Šibenik Presents Itself to Zagreb Students as a Hub of Career Opportunities and High-Quality Living

    Work-Life Balance in the Mediterranean Style. On Thursday, December 5th, the Technical Polytechnic of Zagreb (TVZ) hosted a presentation about Šibenik, showcasing it as a city where it’s possible to develop a successful career while enjoying all the benefits of the Mediterranean lifestyle. The event was part of the URBACT project – Residents of the Future, which addresses the challenges of depopulation and population loss in small towns.

    Krešimir Grubić

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  • C4TALENT Highlights at Piraeus ULG Meeting and Blue Growth Conference

    Held at the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce.

    Zoltán Szenes

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  • Talent-Friendly Cities

    Introducing C4TALENT's Infographic #2.

    Zoltán Szenes

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  • The participants in the Empathy Retreat. The image shows the 32 people and trainers in front of the Museum, where some activities were held. (Source: Robert Barlea for AMAIS, 2022).

    Accessible and Inclusive Public Spaces: Foundations for Thriving Communities

    Public spaces are the core of urban community life, offering people a place to observe each other, connect, and share goals, needs, and stories. When designed with human diversity in mind, these spaces have the transformative potential to foster social cohesion, enhance quality of life, and support sustainable urban living. They serve as platforms for community interaction, cultural exchange, and recreation, contributing in the long term to healthier, more equitable cities. Public spaces should be accessible to all citizens and not create discrimination caused by the built environment. However, although accessibility and inclusion are recurring topics in numerous EU documents and reports, they are still too often treated as add-ons rather than integral components of urban planning. This leaves many spaces inaccessible or unfriendly to diverse user groups and leads to missed opportunities for building an equitable society.

    To build on this, GreenPlace, one of Urbact’s networks that aims to develop a set of activities for "recycling" unused urban areas using social participation tools having a strong focus on diversity and inclusion, recently held a workshop titled “Equitable Cities—An Inclusive Approach” in Nitra, Slovakia. The participants examined how the built environment can contribute to social segregation and generate disabilities even where there are no permanent ones. They discussed the importance of shifting accessibility from being viewed as a "special case" 1 to becoming a core priority in public space development. 

     

    iris.popescu

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