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  • Bologna attracts young and cultured immigrants

    Young or very young, still have not built their family, a high educational level and in 60% of cases are Italian. They are the immigrants of Bologna, as in the research of the municipality. The analysis also reveals that the town's population grows thanks to new arrivals.

    annaandersz

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  • Get inspired by 10 plans to revitalise retail from medium-sized cities across Europe

    During 2 years, ten medium-sized European cities have been working together to improve each one’s local retail sector, by adopting a more holistic approach, and involving key stakeholders. Each URBACT Local Group has been exchanging perspectives on ways to reshape their city's retail propositions to make them more attractive, and in line with the local consumers’ needs and expectations. Discover the resulting Integrated Action Plans in this article.

    Anna Suarez

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  • Welcome to RetaiLand!

    RetaiLand is a platform were you can find the most relevant contents our network has produced: case studies, outputs, good practices, integrated action plans... We invite you to surf around a virtual city, and discover all the elements that are connected to create a succesful retail strategy, organised in a funny and innovative way. Do you fancy a tour? 

    Anna Suarez

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  • INTERCOMUNALE LEIEDAL. Peer Review Reports, INT-HERIT Project

    During the transnational meeting celebrated last February in the kortrijk region in Belgium, the INT-HERIT team had the possibility to visit two important sites. Both of them cultural heritage looking to be managed in an integrated and innovative way.

    Antonio Zafra

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  • AGRI-URBAN LEGACY

    AGRI-URBAN has arrived to the end of its implementation in the frame of the URBACT Programme.

    This last article is the summary of two texts included in the final publications produced by experts and partners of this Project and offers an overview of the itinerary followed during the past 30 months.

    We kindly invite you to read the set of publications and videos created and particularly to benefit from the Integrated Action Plans approved by the eleven cities involved in AGRI-URBAN. All documents and videos are accessible on this website and the YouTube project page.

    Antonio Zafra

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  • Women walking on the street

    Gender sensitive public space? Placemaking and spatial justice through the perspective of gender

    Take a trip down memory lane with us. Re-discover stories and reflections that we've captured over the last years. This article was first published in 2018 and, yet, is more relevant than ever. 

     

    Sally Kneeshaw

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