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Wrocław te așteaptă: Descoperă gazda Festivalului Orașului URBACT 2025!

Festivalul URBACT City 2025 va fi locul unde vor fi prezentate 116 bune practici inspiraționale, se vor crea noi parteneriate înaintea apelului pentru Rețele de Transfer URBACTși se vor împărtăși perspective valoroase asupra dezvoltării urbane sustenabile.

URBACT Pioneers Accelerator: call for applications closes with strong interest from municipalities

URBACT – Landesgartenschau Löbau 2012

When we decided to apply for the Greenplace project, we already knew what we wanted to share with the other project participants – our experience from the 2012 Saxon State Horticultural Exhibition (6. Sächsische Landesgartenschau Löbau 2012). For this exhibition, a 20-hectare industrial wasteland in Löbau was completely transformed. The site had previously housed several textile factories and various buildings of the Löbau sugar factory. Following the decline of these industries, the sugar factory—the last operating facility in this area near the city center—closed in 2002.

Οικοδομώντας μια καλύτερη Ευρώπη: 6 τρόποι με τους οποίους οι Ευρωπαϊκές πόλεις επαναπροσδιορίζουν τη συμμετοχική δημοκρατία

Ανακαλύψτε έξι αποτελεσματικούς και συναρπαστικούς τρόπους με τους οποίους οι πόλεις συμπεριλαμβάνουν τους πολίτες στις δημοκρατικές διεργασίες και την αστική διακυβέρνηση. Μέσα από αυτές τις ιστορίες, που αναδύθηκαν σε πόλεις μέλη των Δικτύων URBACT ActiveCitizens Action Planning Network (2019-2022) και Agents of Co-Existence (2023-2025), αναδεικνύεται η μεταμορφωτική δυναμική της ενεργής συμμετοχής των πολιτών και η ενίσχυση της δημοκρατίας (που επεκτείνονται και πέρα από την εκλογική διαδικασία). 

How Did Biodiversity Become a Core Organising Principle of Urban Development in Guimarães, Europe’s Green Capital 2026?

Urban biodiversity is a critical yet often overlooked aspect of sustainable city development. As cities continue to expand, the preservation and integration of biodiversity within urban landscapes become increasingly important, both for ecological balance and the well-being of residents. Guimarães, a city in northern Portugal, has emerged as a model for biodiversity-driven urban planning, integrating nature-based solutions into its governance framework.

Beyond car dependency & brain drain: How Ormož is striving for a more sustainable future

From February 3rd to 6th, 2025, urban practitioners and stakeholders from the URBACT EcoCore network gathered in Ormož, Slovenia for a transnational partner visit. The meeting provided an opportunity to explore innovative solutions in investment attraction, sustainable mobility, business zone development and industrial transformation. These topics resonate with cities across Europe facing economic transitions, talent retention challenges, and sustainability goals. In this article we share some of the key takeaways on these topics from our meeting in Ormoz.