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High-power charging of the electric minibus at the municipal tram depot in Sofia (Photo: Gereon Meyer)
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Urban Stories
INNOAIR Journal 3: Launching and scaling-up the green mobility services
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Map of cultural and technology organisations in Újbuda. Image by KÉK
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CUP4Creativity Zoom-in #2: Building local civic ecosystems
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Event at Adaptér. Photo by Levente Polyak
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Building new communities through culture: The legacy of CUP4Creativity in Újbuda
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Innovative community programs in Újbuda
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SPIRE ZOOM IN 2 - WHAT - WHY - WHO - HOW
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Faces
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UPPER faces - Zoom-In 2
UIA
Prato Urban Jungle (c) Prato Urban Jungle
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Sustainable soil and land use
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PUJ Prato Urban Jungle Journal N°4
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Tandou Kindergarten Schoolyard, City of Paris
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OASIS takes off! - Final Journal
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STEPS Verona
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Laboratories of self-construction: a benefit for the community and the common good, as well as an opportunity for new social relationships.
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Conceptual map of the resource
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Policy brief
New perspectives on territorial disparities
Joint Research Center (JRC) – Territorial development
VoxPop impact assessment framework
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VoxPop project has delivered the impact assessment framework
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High-power charging of the electric minibus at the municipal tram depot in Sofia (Photo: Gereon Meyer)
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INNOAIR Journal 3: Launching and scaling-up the green mobility services
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STEPS Verona
UIA
Laboratories of self-construction: a benefit for the community and the common good, as well as an opportunity for new social relationships. The S.T.E.P.S. project has been active in supporting processes that aim to promote citizens’ participation by co-creating and suggesting new ways to improve the quality of community space.
10/05/2024
Research and Innovation
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Bemalte Wand mit spielerischen Symbolen der nachhaltigen Stadtentwicklung
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Alle Informationen zum dritten Innovative-Actions-Call
EUI
07/05/2024
Präsentationsfolie der Infoveranstaltung zu Calls von EUI und URBACT
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Aktuelle Calls der Europäischen Stadtinitiative und URBACT
EUI
06/05/2024
JRC future of cities webinars programme
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2024 JRC Webinar Series – Future of Cities
Joint Research Center (JRC) – Territorial development
03/05/2024
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