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Strengthening resiliency in small tourist-led cities amid Covid-19

URBACT is already helping smaller cities reliant on tourism to re-imagine their future in the wake of Covid-19.

Obnova odľahlých lokalít s aktívnou účasťou obyvateľov: inšpiratívny príklad z mesta Brno (Česká republika)

Okolité oblasti patriace mestu Brno nemajú vybudovanú vhodnú infraštruktúru a majú slabé sociálne väzby. Pri riešení týchto problémov mesto využíva nástroje operačného programu URBACT, pomocou ktorých realizuje nový model obnovy lokalít. Na tomto modeli budú v prvom rade participovať obyvatelia z lokality Červený kopec (Brno).

Healthy Cities during COVID-19; Accelerating from planning to action

By Dr.Sebastiaan van Herk, lead expert Healthy Cities, and Sofia Aivalioti, Ad Hoc Expert Healthy Cities

The COVID-19 pandemic that has sent the world into lockdown has also affected, but not derailed, progress towards building healthier cities. In fact, it’s only under confinement that many people truly took stock of their living environment - their homes, streets and neighbourhoods - and appreciated the value of accessible green spaces. It was also a time to (re)discover the importance of community and collective health: our health depends on the health of others. This places health at the centre of the debate when re-considering the priorities of urban planning. Out of the crisis, cities can build back better with much more support for city policies in greening, mobility and health, that may well have taken years to build up otherwise. In other words, they can work towards becoming a healthy city.

Европейската Зелена сделка – нов Фонд за модернизация, нови възможности и стари проблеми

14 милиарда евро за енергиен преход на държавите-членки

Promotion of neighbourhood communities – the key to cooperation between the municipality and residents

In the recent years, the idea of neighbourhoods has developed rapidly in Riga, targeted activities are organised, focusing the interests and needs of the community of a particular neighbourhood, several neighbourhood associations have been established. We invited for a conversation Guntars Ruskuls, the author of the implementation of the neighbourhood idea and platform, Head of the Strategic Management Board of the Riga City Council’s Department of City Development.

Modelli territoriali e sviluppo urbano in Italia, dall'analisi ESPON i temi al centro dei network URBACT delle città italiane

A policy brief addressed to policy makers from European cities and regions. A policy brief addressed to policy makers from European cities and regions. Produced in October 2016 by ESPON, Interact, Interreg Europe and URBACT. Authors: Martina Bačová, Kai Böhme, Marie Guitton, Marjan van Herwijnen, Tamás Kállay, Jenny Koutsomarkou, Ivano Magazzù, Eilish O’Loughlin and Ania Rok.