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What’s the URBACT e-University?

We are officially less than a week away from the start of this milestone capacity-building event!

A foot in the right direction for Manchester

To achieve their Zero Carbon 2038 ambitions, Manchester City Council have looked to reduce short car journeys, specifically within the city centre. Lockdown has provided the impetus to pedestrianise parts of the city centre.

Χρειαζόμαστε τη συμμετοχική δημοκρατία για να σώσουμε την ίδια τη δημοκρατία;

Όλοι αναγνωρίζουν σήμερα ότι οι δημοκρατίες σε όλο τον κόσμο αμφισβητούνται όλο και περισσότερο. Ο αριθμός των ζητημάτων που πρέπει να αντιμετωπίσουν - και για τον οποίο αντιμετωπίζουν δυσκολίες ως προς την επίλυσή τους (κοινωνική δικαιοσύνη, οικονομική σταθερότητα, κλιματική αλλαγή κ.λπ.) - θέτουν σε κίνδυνο τις δημοκρατίες μας. Επιπλέον, ένας αυξανόμενος αριθμός ανθρώπων πιστεύει ότι δεν εισακούγονται ούτε λαμβάνονται υπόψη από τους υπεύθυνους χάραξης πολιτικής. Οι πολίτες διεκδικούν το δικαίωμα να έχουν λόγο στις δημόσιες αποφάσεις, επιλογές και πολιτικές που λαμβάνονται.

On the importance of a transversal approach for public procurement

Schaerbeek is part of the « Making Spend Matter » European funded URBACT Transfer Network, allowing the Municipality to exchange good practices concerning public procurement with fellow cities across Europe.

One of the ways our Municipality has progressed in its sustainable practices is by discussing its procedures and objectives internally and externally with our URBACT partners. This is indeed necessary, as public procurement is a complex administrative act, with many interdependent aspects.

The evaluation of a good example - housing agency for shrinking cities on the test stand

As a lead partner and official URBACT Good Practice in the URBACT Transfernetwork ALT/BAU, Chemnitz was not like the other six partner cities initially faced with the question of how the working methods of a good practice could be transferred and adapted to another city. Nevertheless the city of Chemnitz also expected to gain knowledge from the URBACT network and pondered how this could be achieved.

The evaluation on the URBACT good practice - the Housing Agency for shrinking cities in Chemnitz on the test stand

As a lead partner and official URBACT Good Practice in the URBACT Transfernetwork ALT/BAU, Chemnitz was not like the other six partner cities initially faced with the question of how the working methods of a good practice could be transferred and adapted to another city. Nevertheless the city of Chemnitz also expected to gain knowledge from the URBACT network and pondered how this could be achieved.