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Come in! - Talking Houses /Shared Stories at Budapest

On the first weekend of May will be held the Budapest100 Open Houses, this year's theme is Bauhaus. The event coincides with URBACT Come in! - Talking Houses / Shared Stories project with Masterclass weekend, based on the good practice of Budapest100 itself.

RU:RBAN speaks with the Far East

The 14th High Level Forum (HLF) on Regional and Urban Policy Cooperation, organized by the IUC Asia project (https://www.iuc-asia.eu/2019/04/eu-china-cities-cooperation-2019-launched/) as a side event of the EU-China summit, took place in Brussels on 9th April 2019.

RU:RBAN reaches beyond-EU frontiers

Rome was the venue, on 15 April 2019, of a meeting  between representatives of the Iranian NGO WSAEP (Women Society Against Environmental Pollution, http://wsaep.ir/2019/01/26/about-us/ ) and Rome City Officials (Urban Gardens Department ) to exchange experiences on the topic of community gardens.

Diary of an international talent in Groningen

The Welcoming International Talent project focusses on welcoming international students and expats in medium sized European cities. Aim is to improve welcoming policies of these six cities with various projects. But how do internationals themselves experience living in these welcoming cities? In this column, an international from each WIT-city will share their experiences. This time: Evi Kiorri from Groningen, the Netherlands!

This article is written by Evi Kiorri for the Northern Times: a English newspaper for internationals living in the north of the Netherlands.

Re-grow City: turning disadvantage into opportunity

Regeneration practitioner and academic, Dr Hans Schlappa is the lead expert on Re-growCity. This network focuses on small and medium sized towns facing urban decline and shrinkage following Altena (DE)’s successes including starting an NGO such as the Stellwerk with minimal funding.

The challenge urban shrinkage

The housing paradox: what can local municipalities do?

The negative consequences of the financialisation of housing can be felt first and foremost on a local level, in the urban housing markets. Thus the crucial questions are: what are local municipalities doing? Or to what extent can the growing problem of affordable housing be handled on a local level?