Networks and cities' news

How to involve your ULG members using a card game?

Boulogne-sur-Mer, a historic coastal city in northern France, is blending community engagement with urban revitalization through a unique card game designed for collaborative planning. Facing challenges like economic shifts, population decline, and coastal erosion, the city is rallying local stakeholders to reimagine and activate underutilized spaces. This approach has inspired new ideas for future projects, fostering deeper community involvement and turning citizen input into actionable plans for a thriving local future.

Turning the Tide: How Small Cities are Competing for Talent

C4TALENT’s Lead Expert, Béla Kézy, takes you to ten small- and medium-sized cities as they fight to reverse the 'brain drain' and retain talent.

Adressing Heathcare Migration in Lampedusa, Italy

Lampedusa, a small Italian island situated between Tunisia and Sicily, has become a focal point for migration to the European Union. Despite its modest population of 6,000, the island saw over 100,000 migrants arrive by boat from Tunisia and Libya in 2023. Lampedusa’s identity has been significantly shaped by EU migration policies, which often make these journeys perilous, leading to tragic losses at sea. This situation is largely due to the fact that people arrive in rather dire conditions. Consequently, as part of the WELDI project, the city organized the 6th transnational meeting focused on health-related issues to enhance community well-being.

WELDI workshop on Setting Up One-Stop Shops for Migrant Support

Making every step count: Last-Mile Logistics for City Centres

According to Laetitita Dablanc, Director of the Gustave Eiffel University Logistics City Chair, “city logistics represents more than the mere transportation of goods within urban areas. It can be defined as any service provision contributing to efficiently managing the movements of goods in cities and providing innovative responses to customer demands (City Logistics).

Shaping accessible and welcoming cities

During the last transnational meeting in Ormož, the partners of the ECONNECTING network discussed inclusive mobility solutions for accessible and welcoming cities.