Juillet 2014
CIPU
Nous avons publié notre nouveau bulletin d’information de juillet 2014!
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Publié le 25.07.2014
URBACT
URBACT National Infodays in your country!
Starting with September, URBACT is on the road again! Showcasing the results and successes of URBACT II and introducing the new features for 2014-2020, the URBACT team will be present in a maximum of EU Member or Partner States. Check first dates below! The URBACT National Infodays will be a unique opportunity for city stakeholders, practitioners and decision makers to get information in national languages about the results of URBACT and about the perspectives for the new programming period 2014-2020.
Published on 25.07.2014
URBACT
URBACT at the Open Days 2014!
The OPEN DAYS – European Week of Regions and Cities – is the most important annual rendez-vous for all those passionate about their region, city or community. Organised over 4 days, the event welcomes some 6 000 participants in October each year for more than 100 workshops and debates, exhibitions and networking opportunities in Brussels. The OPEN DAYS 2014 will be held under the slogan 'Growing together – Smart investment for people'. URBACT is actively involved in the event with workshops, speakers and a special side event for the URBACT Community! The workshops offered by URBACT are the following:
- Building stakeholder capacity in Europe's cities
- Getting the most out of pan-European cooperation programmes 2014-2020
- Food-related initiatives for sustainable local development: lessons from URBACT
For more information, visit the URBACT or the Open Days websites.
Published on 25.07.2014
Ville de Luxembourg
Beien an der Stad - Les abeilles dans la Ville
La Ville de Luxembourg a mis en place un sentier pédagogique et ludique en 12 étapes à travers la capitale: ce circuit d’environ une heure et libre d’accès permettra aux enfants ainsi qu’aux adultes de découvrir la richesse de la biodiversité dans le milieu urbain ainsi que le monde des abeilles et autres insectes indispensables à un environnement sain et équilibré.
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Publié le 24.07.2014
URBACT Blog
Social Grocery Shop Grants Access to Organic Food and Regional Products
Partners of the URBACT Sustainable Food in Local Community network recently met in Lyon, France, for a study visit and workshops. Their hosts introduced them to La Passerelle d’Eau de Robec, a social grocery helping deprived population to access to basic and sustainable products and which creates a social link between people in need and residents from the district.
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Published on 24.07.2014
URBACT Blog
Give space! A “Placemaking” Project in Hungary in 4 questions
In january 2014, URBACT kick-started 6 pilot transfer network. The Placemaking Fo(u)r Cities project has been introduced on the URBACT blog only a few weeks ago, presenting how the network approaches Placemaking and the challenge of transfering a practice. How does it work on the receiving side of the transfer? How does the Placemaking practice translate, not only in Hungarian, but in Hungary?
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Published on 24.07.2014
URBACT Blog
Where Are You Going to, this Summer?
Summer approaching, members of the URBACT Secretariat were asked by this blog’s editors for books, which they felt had a strong connection with one city or one aspect of life in cities. Here are their picks on Barcelona, Venice, New York, Dublin, Shanghai, Alexandria, Mumbai, Berlin… and a couple of imaginary or invisible cities made it on that list.
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Published on 24.07.2014
URBACT
Cities in Competition – High-quality Cultural Offer Improves Attractiveness
Many cities focus on their economic development in order to become more competitive. They forget though that the soul of a city, its capacity to be festive, to make noise is a crucial parameter of attractiveness in the competition to attract industries and talents.
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Published on 24.07.2014
URBACT
Rebuilding Málaga on Community Power
"Each city is like a different world," says Fernando Barreiro, Lead Expert of the USER network, "but there are many things they can learn from each other". Understanding this was precisely what made the active Spanish city of Málaga join a network with other cities across Europe, aiming to share knowledge and experience on how to engage citizens in the caretaking of their surroundings and, together with other stakeholders, the creation of better public spaces.
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Published on 24.07.2014
URBACT
Are You an Open City? Send your application for the Access City Award 2015
Is you city barrier-free? Do you have strategies and actions that make it a better place for everyone? Showcase your work on accessibility by sending your application for Access City Award.
EU cities are invited to participate in the fifth edition of the Access City Award - The European Prize for making cities more accessible to people with disabilities and older people. The prize recognizes and celebrates cities for their efforts to make it easier for disabled and older people to gain access to public areas such as housing, children’s play areas, public transport or communication technologies.
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Published on 24.07.2014
CIPU et EUKN
EUKN Policy Lab: « Systèmes de certification pour quartiers urbains durables »
Le 30 juin 2014 s’est tenu à Ettelbruck le deuxième EUKN Policy Lab organisé par la Cellule nationale d'Information pour la Politique Urbaine (CIPU) et EUKN en collaboration avec le Département de l'Aménagement du territoire du MDDI et de la Ville d'Ettelbruck et rassemblant une soixantaine de participants. La conférence a porté sur les systèmes de certification pour quartiers urbains durables tels que BREEAM Communities, HQE Aménagement, LEED-ND ou DGNB Stadtquartiere. A l'occasion de cette manifestation, les conférenciers donné un aperçu des différents systèmes de certification pour quartiers durables internationaux, la réglementation y relative en vigueur ainsi que diverses initiatives et outils permettant de faciliter le développement de quartiers urbains durables au Luxembourg (LUNAZ, Conseil national pour la Construction Durable et le logiciel Ecoquartier). L’après-midi était consacré aux expériences vécues au Luxembourg (projet Arboria à Differdange) et à l’étranger (certification nationale au Danmark et le système HQE Aménagement en France).
Les présentations se trouvent d'ores et déjà sur le site d'EUKN.
Publié le 18.07.2014
Ville de Luxembourg
Projet «Klouschtergaart»: un jardin dédié à la conservation des espèces de plantes luxembourgeoises et à l’agrobiodiversité
Ce jeudi 10 juillet 2014, le Collège échevinal a invité à une visite du jardin «Klouschtergaart», situé au pied du rocher du Bock et accostant le vignoble de la Ville. Ce jardin se distingue tout autant par sa composition que par ses objectifs. En effet, en 2004, dans le cadre de son partenariat avec la «Landesgartenschau» de Trèves, la Ville de Luxembourg avait remis en état ces jardins en terrasses et avait à nouveau cultivé des vignes et des plantes médicinales, à côté des cultures maraîchères qui y avaient toujours été exploitées. La parcelle de terrain en question est entièrement dédiée aux plantes traditionnellement cultivées au Luxembourg et à leur conservation par une récolte des semences.
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Publié le 15.07.2014
European Commission
Inspiring examples from across Europe featured in 2014 Best Practice Guide
The Best Practice Guide for European Mobility Week 2014 outlines exemplary sustainable mobility cases from the 10 European cities shortlisted for the EMW 2013 Award. The Guide is published each year to offer inspiration to cities joining the campaign. Particular focus is given to innovative campaign activities, city partnerships with stakeholders, media work and permanent measures implemented. All of these activities contribute to the adoption and promotion of sustainable mobility practices and behaviour. The guide is available for download on the EMW Resources page, which also contains links to other materials such as the European Mobility Week Charter, Handbook, Thematic Guidelines, and the communication toolkit and designs.
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Published on 15.07.2014
URBACT
Le bulletin d'information de juin est en ligne!
La présente édition du bulletin d'information contient les articles suivants:
- ÉDITORIAL juin 2014
- Basingstoke : partenariats locaux pour une croissance durable avec URBACT
- Le meilleur du blog : Athènes stoïque face à la visite d’Angela Merkel et à l’explosion de la bombe : 7 histoires de développement urbain à Athènes (en mots et en images)
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Publié le 10.07.2014
EUKN
Why Stockholm leads the green economy
Green Economy Leader Report clarifies Stockholm’s leadership position in the field of green economy. The general goal of the report is to provide an overview of Stockholm’s green economy and assess major challenges and opportunity for the city to stimulate green economy. The report is divided into three main parts: framework for assessing green economy leaders, drivers of Stockholm’s green economy, and Stockholm’s policy programmes. Overall, Stockholm’s low carbon economy remains highly competitive and well-positioned in the future in spite of the global downturn.
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Published on 10.07.2014
EUKN
Second tier cities in Europe: why invest beyond the capital cities in an age of austerity?An international study led by the European Institute for Urban Affairs at Liverpool John Moores University and funded by the European Commission and ESPON provides new evidence about the economic performance of 124 second tier and 31 capital cities across Europe. Second tiers are the non-capitals whose performance matters most to the national economy. Capital and second tier cities combined constitute 56% of Europe’s total GDP. Second tiers contribute 33% and capitals 23 % of the total.
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Published on 10.07.2014
QuattroPole
Le réseau QuattroPole devient une association de droit allemand
Ce vendredi 27 juin à 14 heures, Lydie Polfer, Bourgmestre de Luxembourg, Charlotte Britz, Maire de Sarrebruck, Dominique Gros, Maire de Metz et Klaus Jensen, Maire de Trèves, ont signé à l’Hôtel de ville de Luxembourg une déclaration commune portant sur la création d’une association pour le réseau de villes QuattroPole.
Publié le 07.07.2014
ESPON
Evidence Brief “CityBench Webtool: Urban Benchmarking”: Un outil interactif permet de comparer les villes européennes
En coopération avec la Banque européenne d'investissement et EUROSTAT, ESPON a développé un outil innovant et interactif pour une première analyse comparative des villes européennes. En prenant en compte des critères tels que la démographie, l'économie, la qualité de vie, il permet notamment de comparer les villes européennes et de mettre en lumière celles où l'investissement serait le plus propice.
Basé sur une liste d’indicateurs territoriaux, l'outil permet de comparer jusqu’à quatre villes européennes sur un total de 171 grands centres urbains (délimitation « Larger Urban Zone »). Les résultats de l’analyse permettent à l’utilisateur de déterminer les villes les plus intéressantes pour des études plus approfondies.
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Publié le 07.07.2014
URBACT
How to Create ‘Exercise-friendly’ Environments
That is not what we’d call a news: exercise is important for public health. That is why it is particularly interesting for cities to think about how they can create ‘exercise-friendly’ environments. Between 2011 and 2013, 9 Dutch cities were involved in a pilot study into the creation of exercise friendly public space, including: Almere, Amsterdam (Nieuw-West)Rotterdam, ’s-Hertogenbosch (Rosmalen), Deventer (Voorstad-Oost), Ede (Kenniscampus), Heerhugowaard (Edelstenenwijk), Zoetermeer and Bergen op Zoom (Gageldonk-West). In the Fall of 2013, the Dutch Institute for Sports and Exercise (NISB) published the outcomes of this pilot study into exercise-friendly environments, commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Wellbeing and Sports (VWS).
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Published on 07.07.2014
URBACT
Community-Led Local Development or How to Put People at the Center of Policy-Making
Building a common view of what Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) means and supposes, sharing experiences related to participatory processes and the use of this tool in non-urban contexts and understanding the challenges of applying it to urban areas – here are the main objectives for the working seminar URBACT recently organized on the topic of Community-Led Local Development.
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Published on 07.07.2014
URBACT
Get Your Camera Ready – Your Chance to Win Photo Equipment and a Trip to Brussels
The third annual ‘Europe in My Region’ Photo Competition takes place this summer and once again aims to raise awareness of projects which have received funding as part of EU regional policy.
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Published on 07.07.2014
URBACT
Parents and Cities – a Winning Partnership to Boost Employment for Young People
URBACT PREVENT network thinks so. The 10 partner cities work with parents to prevent Early School Leaving (ESL). Their aim is to guarantee better school to work transition, making sure that young people have the skills and qualifications necessary for better jobs and for a more active role as citizens.
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Published on 07.07.2014
URBACT
What Schools Should Teach Us Is How to Be Effective in Our Lives!
During MyGeneration@Work (MyGen@W) project meeting in Tampere (FI) that took place on 17-18 of June 2014 we had the chance to talk with Piotr Kowalczuk, the new Director of Education and Social Services Unit of the Municipality of Gdansk (PL). His vision and ambitious plans for the city go hand in hand with the approach of the project and with the URBACT method!
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Published on 07.07.2014
URBACT
24 On-going Networks, 190 Active Cities – What Are They Doing?
The URBACT III Programme is now almost here! Consultations with local stakeholders, Member States and European Commission are moving forward and the new Programme is taking shape. But this exiting perspective shouldn’t make us forget the intense activities of the 190 European cities involved in the ongoing Thematic and Pilot Networks.
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Published on 07.07.2014