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Thematic areas

Digital transition
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Digital transition
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knowledge
Urban Stories
INNOAIR Final Journal
UIA
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Functional urban areas
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skills
Key Tools
Guide on digital education economy
Functional Areas in the EU
Presentation of tactics for the Darsena
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Digital transition
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knowledge
Urban Stories
DARE Ravenna Zoom-in #3 - Co-designing a future vision: The selection of a tactic for Ravenna's Darsena
UIA
Ménesi Street Parade. Photo by Levente Polyák
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Digital transition
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Urban Stories
CUP4Creativity Journal #3: Institutionalisation and continuous experimentation
UIA
Sustainable soil and land use
Food systems
Resilient environments
Climate adaptation
Climate change mitigation
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Nature protection and biodiversity
Energy transition
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Closure event
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Local production
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Urban Stories
Green Minds, insight papers, case studies, and evaluations
UIA
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Research and Innovation
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Urban practices
OASIS, Paris, France
Paris , France
UIA
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Sustainable soil and land use
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skills
Key Tools
Guide on geo-spatial and geo-statistical open-data sources
Functional Areas in the EU
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Urban regeneration
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skills
Key Tools
Methodology on land suitability analysis
Functional Areas in the EU
Social inclusion
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Culture and cultural heritage
Safe and secure urban environment
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policy lab site visit
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Research and Innovation
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knowledge
Urban Stories
Leveraging culture for positive urban change
UIA
Guangzhou price
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Research and Innovation
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knowledge
Urban Stories
Good conversations help start new journeys
UIA
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Research and Innovation
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knowledge
Urban Stories
Journal 4: One year after the end of EPIU implementation period
UIA
camina
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Research and Innovation
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knowledge
Urban Stories
How CAMINA invented a novel approach for cultural participation in Almería
UIA

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DGUM
European Urban Initiative
Agenda Urbana para a UE: destaques da reunião dos Diretores-Gerais dos Assuntos Urbanos (DGUM) em Budapeste A reunião dos Diretores-Gerais dos Assuntos Urbanos da União Europeia (DGUM) teve lugar a 27 de novembro, em Budapeste, Hungria.
05/12/2024
Evento UCP Portugal
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UCP Portugal Promove Capacitação Urbana no Evento sobre o Concurso City-to-City Exchanges
European Urban Initiative
04/12/2024
City-to-City Exchange Grafik
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City-to-City Exchange im Überblick
European Urban Initiative
04/12/2024
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Edusammud EL Linnade Tegevuskava partnerlustes
European Urban Initiative
04/12/2024

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