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The Playful Paradigm: cruising across complexity of URBACT Transfer Plans

An article by Paola Amato.

Gaming and gamification are broader concepts that can help cities cope with demographic changes and the complexity behind an evolving society. This requires a shift in mentality and adoption of participative models where local communities are called to actively share and co produce solutions. But every context is different and much depends on the local governance and the role subsidiarity plays in each and every context.

4 lessons on capacity building for city makers

Find out how URBACT builds the capacity of cities to work in a more integrated and participatory way.

A report from the URBACT Campus

4 lessons on capacity building for city makers

Find out how URBACT builds the capacity of cities to work in a more integrated and participatory way.

A report from the URBACT Campus

Find the courage to start implementing innovative solutions for our own city! A story from Salerno, Italy.

The suggestion I can give to the other European cities from this experience is: being in contact with cities that have already made successful experiences is important to become more confident in our potential and to find the courage to start implementing innovative solutions for our own city.

From URBACT to H2020

Manchester (UK) and Poznań (PL) are just 2 of many European cities building on their URBACT experiences to boost local participation and improve results in bigger national and EU projects.
 

Transnational Meeting Parma

On the 18th and 19th of June 2019, the city of Parma in Italy hosted the third WIT transnational meeting. Parma, capital of food, Italian capital of Culture 2020. It was apt that the transnational meeting in Parma was themed ‘Citymarketing’. As per design, the first day of this meting was all about Parma, the second day was about the theme and about the best practice.