When I started writing EU projects, reading a call and the criteria that project proposals should fulfill, I felt like all those years of English Grammar were worth nothing. Digging in the internet, even before the times of Google, I found some guides and guidelines that I completed with seminars and consultations with the concerned …
Category: Urban Diplomacy
Choosing a city network : How to
Originally posted at Atlantic Cities’ blog (September 2013) From CAAC coaching activities on the international strategies of our members, a question keeps coming round: Which is the best network of cities (apart from us, of course!)? Where should I join to get the best return? Since the XX century, many city networks have been created, …
Cities and cohesion policy: networking as a tool
Originally posted in Atlantic Cities blog (May 2013) Since the early 80’s, in a context of globalization and rapid socio-economic and environmental shift, the progress of urban networks has been steady. Thus, urban networks have become key actors tackling the sustainability challenges of the 21st century. From a general point of view, an urban network …