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Neighbourhood centres
Citizens

Riga development plan of neighbourhood centres 2024-2028

A city-wide plan to coordinate investments in Riga’s neighbourhood centres, improving public spaces, mobility, identity, and business activity.

08 avr 2025 | Par project PROXIMITIES
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Craft School Cieszyn
Citizens

Craft School Cieszyn

The Craft School Cieszyn teaches handicraft techniques, showcasing their potential and modern applications, emerging from a service design process.

24 mar 2025 | Par project PICOBELLO
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View of the former caffarri feed mill, rigenerated and painted in different shades of green. View of the ex feed mill and the area and buildings around.
Citizens

Reuse in Santa Croce Neighbourhood

Urban regeneration process involving citizens, businesses, associations, and professionals to promote the reuse of disused and abandoned private properties.

20 mar 2025 | Par project PROXIMITIES
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Peer review
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Citizens

Promoting urban revitalisation

On 12–13 February 2025, the Policy Learning Platform conducted a peer review for the City of Duisburg, Germany, and Duisburg Business and Innovation (DBI).
| Par Platform
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Peer review
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Citizens

Creating a star-gazing destination in Rasinari

On 10-11 October 2024, the Policy Learning Platform held an onsite reverse peer review for the Municipality of Rasinari, Romania, which requested advice regarding their policy challenge on creating a star-gazing destination in the vicinity of their Natura 2000 site.
| Par Platform
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Peer review
Peer review - Valenciennes
Citizens

Promoting gender inclusive urban planning policies in Valenciennes Métropole

The Policy Learning Platform conducted a peer review for Valenciennes Métropole, France, held on 17-18 April 2024. Valenciennes Métropole sought inspiration to promote gender inclusive urban policies, namely regarding the process to involve stakeholders in a gender mainstreaming approach.
| Par Platform
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Policy brief
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Citizens

Urban-rural linkages

Urban-rural linkages play a pivotal role in advancing EU cohesion priorities. Explore five recommendations for leveraging their potential and impact.
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Policy brief
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Green
Citizens

Cultural heritage in mountain regions

Read this policy brief and get an overview of EU initiatives that local and regional authorities should refer to for boosting sustainable development in mountain areas through the valorisation of the cultural heritage.
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Policy brief
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Green
Citizens

Cultural routes in Europe

Discover the transnational routes that help tourists discover how Europeans have lived since ancient times. This policy brief presents the Council of Europe’s Cultural Routes Programme, the EU’s policies on Cultural Routes, and good practices.
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Story
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Citizens

Social resilience for urban revitalisation

Discover how the INTERREVITA project supports the development of holistic, place-based solutions tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized towns.
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Story
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Citizens

A participatory approach for urban regeneration in Livorno, Italy

Take a look at how the city of Livorno envisioned the Creative Hangar as a dynamic space where culture, technology, and community could coexist and flourish.
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Story
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Citizens

Temporary use of abandoned spaces to boost innovation, creativity and sustainability

European cities are home to over two-thirds of the EU population. However, they face multiple challenges and are rapidly changing. The story looks at how the IMPETUS project delivers innovative solutions for sustainable development strategies.
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Webinar
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Citizens

Citizen science for policy: Key learnings

The Policy Learning Platform hosted a webinar on citizen science for policy. Learn from initiatives and approaches from across Europe to promote citizen science in policymaking.
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Workshop
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Citizens

Enhancing the benefits of urban-rural linkages: key learnings

The Policy Learning Platform held an online workshop on November 14 from 14:00 to 17:00 CET, focusing on the essential connections between urban and rural areas. Discover the key learnings.
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Webinar
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Citizens

Blue-green infrastructure for resilient cities III: Citizens’ participation: key learnings

On 29 October 2024, the Policy Learning Platform hosted the third episode of the webinar series 'Blue-green infrastructure for resilient cities'. This last session focused on citizen's participation. Discover the key learnings.
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