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Transition to circular economy: the ‘’power’’ of the building sector towards better cities

What does circular economy in the building sector mean to you in theory and where are we standing today? Which are the key challenges, the needs and how can we meet them starting from acting locally and upscaling our achievements towards better cities? The URGE APN project attempts a first dive into the issue of circularity in the building sector, aiming to impact importantly local policies and contribute to the achievement of the ambitious European goals and objectives.

UrbSecurity - An Action-Plan Network for planning safer cities

UrbSecurity is a network of 9 cities which proposes an innovative approach to urban security and safety by integrating it with urban planning, social cohesion and other urban policies, following the recommendations of the Urban Agenda on Security in Public Spaces expected to be published still in 2019.

“Culture with everyone”: Why creating culturally inclusive cities is changing the way capital city policymakers approach their work

Happy, healthy, prosperous cities are rich in culture but culture does not enrich and empower everyone equally. 

“Gender is everywhere”: Introducing the Action Planning Network GenderedLandscape

Thriving Streets: Designing mobility for attractive cities

Ten European cities join forces in the new ‘Thriving Streets’ network. Their approach: transform streets to create people-friendly places, encourage walking and cycling, and reduce car-dependency. In this way they work on a more healthy, attractive, accessible, inclusive and thriving future of their cities.

Introducing the Resourceful Cities Action Planning Network: Driving citizen centred, resource-based transition in cities across Europe

A citizen centred circular economy project with a difference, the Resourceful Cities concept was conceived by The Hague and Oslo, arising from their membership in the Urban Agenda Partnership on Circular Economy. The project was developed to implement one of the twelve actions addressed by the Urban Agenda partnership - namely the action to "Promote Urban Resource Centres for waste prevention, re-use and recycling".