Good Practice
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Making vacancies visible
The "Plattform Land" draws attention to vacancies in South Tyrolean pilot communities and shows how they can make good use of empty properties.
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The best idea wins
Kindergarten, after-school care, flats for senior citizens, surgeries, village shop and family café: how the German municipality of Schwabsoien revived a vacant inn in the village centre with an urban development competition.
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Urban life in the countryside
A drive-in cinema, indoor cycling, workshops – the “BASIS Vinschgau Venosta” project aims to create an inspiring venue in the northern Italian municipality of Schlanders, South Tyrol.
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Picnic at the construction site
How a disused construction site in the middle of the Slovenian capital is becoming a popular meeting place.
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Keeping free spaces free
How an association in Vorarlberg, Austria came up with the idea of buying land in order to save it from being built on.
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The politics of vegetables
Cooking together: not just sociable, but also political.
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Time and skills as capital
Why you can pay not only with cash but also with talents in Vorarlberg, Austria.
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Municipal budget by postcard
How the Italian town of Mals decides how the municipality will spend its money.