A set of tools in support of each stage of the action planning cycle
A set of tools and resources to help you shape better cities
The URBACT Toolbox has everything you need to design and implement integrated and participatory actions in your city. Browse through the Toolbox to discover guidance, tools, templates, prompts, explainers and much more to find your way when tackling urban challenges.
The Toolbox is organised into the five stages of the action planning cycle – analysis, planning, resourcing, implementing and measuring – and the crosscutting actions of engaging stakeholders and sharing knowledge. Aligned with the URBACT Method, the Toolbox draws from capacity-building activities. This means that as responses to urban challenges are updated, city-makers can expect to find new tools on this page – stay tuned!
Action stages
Analysing problems
Examine the current situation in order to identify the challenges in the city and what exactly needs to be fixed.
Planning Actions
Define the change you want to make before generating ideas and co-create a coherent set of actions.
Resourcing
Make sure you have proper and adequate human and financial means to make your plan concrete.
Implementing
Ensure your plan is operational and foresee challenges linked to the delivery of the actions.
Measuring results
Set up clear objectives and indicators to be able to monitor and assess the progress made.
Cross cutting actions
Engaging Stakeholders
Know who your stakeholders are and how to engage and work with them, at each step of the process.
Sharing knowledge
Capture, reflect on and disseminate the lessons learnt along the process, to make your plan sustainable.
What’s the URBACT Method ?
Drawing on more than 20 years of experience supporting cities across Europe, URBACT has developed the URBACT Method. This set of guiding principles are underpinned by the conviction that by sharing experiences with other cities we can harness the opportunities of integrated, inclusive and sustainable urban development.
The URBACT Method is based on three key concepts
- INTEGRATION
- PARTICIPATION
- ACTION LEARNING
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