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“Bragança, Freedom to Start over”: Bragança bets on new project to attract remote workers

The Municipality of Bragança launches the pilot project "Bragança. Freedom to Start Over", a challenge that will give the opportunity to four families to enjoy the experience of living in Bragança, during the next month of May. The registration begun Monday, March 22nd, through the form available in the project's website.

Transfer Story: Replicating the mediator’s role from Lodz to Birmingham - what happens if we empower community representatives to become mediators?

The last decade saw Birmingham fall victim of the most drastic austerity measures applied by the national Government after the financial crisis in 2008. The change of the national political leadership left Labour-led local authority exposed to the most severe budget cuts. Immediately after the economic crisis of 2008, Birmingham City Council was faced with unrealistic saving targets and several difficult decisions had to be made.

‘Housing First’: how two URBACT cities in Belgium implement the right to housing

Find out how two Belgian cities are fighting homelessness as part of the URBACT ROOF network.

Alphen aan den Rijn: Op weg naar een groen-blauwe stad!

Alphen aan den Rijn is een gemeente in de Nederlandse provincie Zuid-Holland. Het was oorspronkelijk een Romeinse stad, maar industrialiseerde in de 19e en 20e eeuw. Het buitengebied en de dorpen zijn gecentreerd rond agrarische bedrijvigheid, waaronder het dorp Boskoop, dat beroemd is om zijn 560 plantenkwekerijen. Deze groene achtertuin is een belangrijke economische pijler van Alphen aan den Rijn en gaat een belangrijke rol spelen bij de gezonde stadsplanning.

SAVE THE DATE: 13 y 14 de mayo evento presencial URBACT y EDUSI en A Coruña

Los días 13 y 14 de mayo de 2021 el Punto Nacional URBACT junto al Ayuntamiento de A Coruña organizamos “Del Huerto a la Ciudad”, una jornada conjunta entre URBACT y EDUSI sobre políticas alimentarias para un Desarrollo Urbano Sostenible. La jornada tendrá un formato presencial, garantizando todas las medidas de seguridad necesarias para salvaguardar la salud de las personas que asistan. ¡Os esperamos en A Coruña!

The Climate Kid - A Superhero we all need!

The Climate kid works with schoolchildren on a sustainable living environment

The City of Vilvoorde launched the Climate kid on 20 February 2018. Its mission is to make it clear to children of the 3rd grade of the primary school what climate change means and how they can contribute to a climate neutral Vilvoorde. The Climate kid visited 15 classes in different schools and his tour ended with a closing event at which the pupils presented their plans for a climate-active Vilvoorde.