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Play and Placemaking – a perfect match for great public spaces

This article addresses two questions:

How can we work together in communities to make better public spaces?

How can play be used to create the momentum and focus for placemaking?

The article follows on from an online transnational meeting held on 11 February 2022 where play and placemaking were explored by partners in the Playful Paradigm Second Wave Project.

By Wessel Badenhorst

URBACT Ad Hoc Expert

April 2022

Case study Granada: Social circularity at Santa Adela

In this nineth and last case study delivered by the URGE network, the city of Granada shares their approach to the renewal of the Santa Adela quarter in which social circularity has contributed massively to a succesful revitalisation. In the next phase of the project, environmental circularity will be added. 

"Facilitating partnership brokering in an Industry 4.0"

"Facilitating partnership brokering in an Industry 4.0" by Alison Partridge, Ad Hoc URBACT expert

What can cities do to facilitate partnership brokering in an Industry 4.0 context? 

First face-to-face meeting in Solingen

Together with the cities of Tallinn and Heraklion the TM#6 was hosted by Solingen and was held from April, 6 to April, 8 in the Theater and Concert Hall in Solingen. After one year of work in
the GG4C project participants from 14 different countries took the chance to meet in person.

Insights from Heraklion, the co-host of TM6

The city of Heraklion was the co-host of the 6th Transnational Meeting which was held between 5-8 April 2022 in Solingen, Germany along with Solingen and Tallinn.

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