URBACT stories

Hear from the URBACT community on today’s most pressing challenges and inspiring examples from all around Europe. Find the inspiration you have been looking for to put knowledge into action!

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    The light festival that put a small Czech town on the map

    How an URBACT project in Světlo Valmez (CZ) became an international event.

    Jamie Mackay

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  • Ravenna is redeveloping its City Docks thanks to URBACT and Urban Innovative Actions

    Ravenna (IT) is one of the major urban centres of the Emilia Romagna region, on the Adriatic coast. Amélie Cousin looks at the City Docks’ urban redevelopment project aiming to transform the former harbour and industrial area into a homogeneous and compact urban district due to become a culturally vibrant knowledge centre, giving the new future economy a boost.

    Amelie Cousin-de Broucker

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  • The do’s and don’ts of urban journalism. Tips from the editor of Guardian Cities

    Chris Michael shares his advice on how to write compelling city stories.

    Jamie Mackay

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  • 5 URBACT lessons to improve Placemaking in your city

    From methodology to strategic planning and including a gender perspective, Jon Aguire Such shares the secrets of placemaking, URBACT style.

    Jon Aguirre Such

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  • Cascais’ Participatory Budget: an inspiring example

    How one medium Portuguese city's participatory budget acts as a platform for democratic change by shifting attitudes.

    Eddy Adams

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  • Bringing (more) sustainability to cities: 5 golden rules

    How are cities putting sustainable urban development into practice? Here are 5 golden rules from URBACT's City Lab.

    Marcelline Bonneau

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