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Talking houses in Gyergyószentmiklós / Gheorgheni

The Armenian heritage of Gyergyószentmiklós/Gheorgheni is visible on the buildings located in the downtown area. The exterior of the building, however, shares only part of the full story; the rest lays untold behind the gates, doors, and the people inhabiting the spaces inside. A civilian group is seeking to change that for a day and is inviting all open-minded inhabitants and citizens to visit these Armenian houses, because on September 7, all doors will be open to everyone curious to hear about the history and stories related to these homes.

5 URBACT lessons to improve Placemaking in your city

From methodology to strategic planning and including a gender perspective, Jon Aguire Such shares the secrets of placemaking, URBACT style.

REFILL@LILLE: Policy Design Labs and URBACT exchange networks

How civil servants from Lille Metropole benefited from the experience of URBACT REFILL network to shape a roadmap to set their temporary use policy. 

City of Pardubice Inspired by Innovative Know-how in the UK

Pardubice has become a successful candidate and joined the TechRevolution project under URBACT III operational programme. The project will help to find solutions in the digital and creative industries. TechRevolution project leader is an English town Barnsley, which has selected its closest partners for the first stage of the project: Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain, and Pardubice, The Czech Republic.

The project aims at small and medium-size industrial municipalities interested in high-tech initiatives, focusing on the establishment and sustainability of business incubators, creative hubs or start-ups, regardless of the stage of preparation or development of the local innovative environment.

The Educational Innovation Network towards the Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals

Last month, the Third Report on "Local Governments and the Location of the Sustainable Development Goals", elaborated by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), was presented in New York at the High Level Political Forum of the United Nations.

Cascais’ Participatory Budget: an inspiring example

How one medium Portuguese city's participatory budget acts as a platform for democratic change by shifting attitudes.