LOURES BRINGS CHILDREN CLOSER TO AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

The City Council of Loures organised in January and February, when covid-19 was still something far away from our “reality”, a series of workshops in two of the RU:RBAN pilots, the Quinta do Conventinho and the Petrogal urban gardens, aimed at bringing children closer to good environmental practices. Children are the engine, the driving force for a real change from some agricultural practices still in place, for example the use of chemicals in urban gardens, towards healthy and environmentally friendly practices. How do we do this? Through education, training and…why not, playing!

Where does cooperation stand when cities cannot meet?

An editorial from the URBACT Secretariat on the short and long-term impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on city cooperation.

Katowice: a time re-think how music can keep contributing to social cohesion

Dubrovnik efficiently implementing project on-line: thinking, communicating and advertising like a Platform!

Reflection after a midterm reflection

The Welcoming International Talent project has finished their mid-term reflection and is half-way the project. First part of the project went great, but some things have changed. Read all about our project lead Jan-Kees' reflection after the mid-term reflection.

A collection of useful Covid-19 resources from the Playful Paradigm network cities

Useful and playful ideas to fill this period while locked at home.

CARD4ALL REFLECTION ON HOW A CITY CARD CAN BE USEFUL IN A PANDEMIC CRISIS

Cities that are open, transparent, collaborative and adopt comprehensive responses are better equipped to manage pandemics than those that are not.

Rotterdam completed the testing phase

Cooiman: "We will use the feedbacks to build MVP 2, together with the requirements previously designed by our local support group”

Exploring the gendered impacts of Covid-19

A reflection by Sally Kneeshaw, URBACT Programme Expert and Jaimie Just, Policy Advisor CEMR

What organisations need to think about to better engage with SMEs in public procurement

As cities confront the economic devastation wrought by the Covid-19 crisis, the need to rebuild local economies that are strong, resilient and inclusive is evident.  SMEs will have a critical role to play in this process but will need support to access the opportunities public procurement will offer.