Networks and cities' news

Catch up on the latest updates from cities working together in URBACT Networks. The articles and news that are showcased below are published directly by URBACT’s beneficiaries and do not necessarily reflect the programme’s position.

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    How citizens take over public park maintenance in Espoo

    Imagine, that you were given a public park of your own to take care of – you can cut the grass, clear off brushwood or remove invasive species, even to mow reed at the shores of a lake or sea. In Espoo, this is all possible, thanks to Our park concept.

    In Espoo, the citizens are invited to take part in the development of their local environment – through Our park concept, (finn. Meidän puisto), an individual resident, group of people or a community have been given a possibility to maintain their appointed local forests and parks on their own.

    Viktoria Soos

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  • From a housing agency to a living platform - the Torino transfer process

    What do Chemnitz and Torino have in common? An easy answer could be that, in the last century, both had been known as “the city of…”.  The city of Karl Marx for the former Karl-Marx-Stadt in the eastern part of Germany, and the city of cars for Torino, the home to the FIAT factory.
    Relax, this is not a quiz on cities!

    Erica Albarello and Giulietta Fassino report on the transfer process in Torino and the important protagonists.

    sabine.hausmann

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  • Case study Nigrad (Maribor): Production of recycled concrete

    In this second case study delivered by the URGE network, Nigrad d.o.o., the utility company of the City of Maribor, shares their experiences with the pilot production of recycled concrete.

    City of Utrecht

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  • Meet Europe's largest women's business centre

    Want to learn more about one of Berlin's largest cooperatives and the largest women's business centre in Europe? Check out the WeiberWirtschaft  here in the first GenderedLandscape video case study!

    annika.dalen@umea.se

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  • The OnStage Project in Brno: two years has shown us so much!

    In the last two years, in Brno, Czechia, URBACT OnStage has brought together new methods and horizons, created a community choir open to all, and involved more children and new local communities in the incredible journey of enjoying music – take a look at its last update!

    c.salido

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  • Novigrad's Transfer Story - How to support local sense of community and unity

    By Corinne Pozzecco - Project Coordinator "Playful Paradigm" and Senior Administrative Project Office at Novigrad City Administration

    CREAA

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