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World Music Center of Aarhus, a cross-cultural project

CULTURAT 2015, a great lobbying initiative, Abitibi-Témiscamingue

CULTURAT: A mobilisation initiative for sustainable development

Cultural policy in Angers and Agenda 21 for Culture in the Anjou Region

"Inhabitants and event contributors" in the City of Angers

The City of Angers' culture and solidarity charter

Antonio Ante's Imbabura factory cultural centre

Australia: the National Local Government Cultural Forum

Culture for development in Azul

Cultural policies and Agenda 21 in Baie-Saint-Paul

The Aceh post-tsunami cultural heritage project

Cultural policies of Barcelona

Barcelona Cultural council

Barcelona, Creators in residence

Barcelona Art factories

Beit Shour old town: a corner of culture

Cultural policy of the canton of Belén

Belo Horizonte: Arena da Cultura – Artistic and cultural training programme

Belo Horizonte: network of regional cultural centres

Culture as the engine of Bilbao's economic and social transformation

Bogotá, Transformation and cultural practices in APIs

Arts, culture and sports: educational and social transformation factors, Bogotá

Bogotá: Ruptures, transitions, reinventions. Responsible graffiti practices

Bogotá: Inhabiting community culture

Cultural policy of Buenos Aires

Emilio Balcarce Tango orchestra school

Remembrance Park - Monument to the victims of state Terrorism

Busan historic downtown culture cluster 'TOTATOGA’

Democratic governance in Caguas; Soul of Nation

Culture and citizens connected to public space in Canoas

Arts, culture and creative industries policy of Cape Town

Strategy "Culture for a sustainable growth of Cesis"

The "Mediterranean Diet" project in Chefchauen

Concepción: Cultural strategic plan

The French Shore historical society (FSHS) : the development of Conche through heritage, identity and culture

The museum of Congonhas – the first site museum of Brazil

Micro-neighbourhood workshops in neighbourhoods of Coquimbo

Cordoba - Your neighbourhood on stage

Curitiba's Citizen cultural participation programme

School of the Commons of Dakar

Dublin city council Art plan 2014/2016

The Estrie art and culture general assembly

EThekwini Inanda heritage route

Culture, gastronomy and sustainability in Floriánopolis

Gabrovo: Trends in cultural development

Everybody matters: a cultural sustainability framework for Galway

Musem – Culinary art training centre of Gaziantep

Gijón – Feten, the European performing arts fair for children, 2016 Max Prize for Contribution to the Performing Arts

Ha Long Ecomuseum

Twinning for a culture of sustainability, Hannover

Building Hoi An towards a cultural city

The Byblos municipal cultural centre

Nature, culture and people in Jeju Island

Sustainable development throught traditional cultural revitalization in Jeonju

Joburg Carnival

Restoration and rehabilitation of the historical texture of Mohtasham district in Kashan

Kaunas, the Šančiai cabbage field project – small scale seeks big transformation

2015-2017 Kazan culture development

Sunday cultures fair – the marvellous city of La Paz

Rebuilding Lake Megantic

"Build together", Transformation of a military site into a multicultural site in Le Havre

Leeuwarden-Fryslân European Capital of Culture 2018 : culture as a driver

Cultural policies of Lille Métropole

"Bal à Fives" of Lille

Lima: Living community culture municipal programme

Open Commons Linz

“Urban Art Gallery” of Lisbon

Lisbon Sardine's contest

City of Liverpool, Transformational events programme

Cultural mediation in the City of Longueuil

"Rome in Lugo - ARDE LVCVS (Burn Lugo)"

Making Lyon a sustainable city:a culturally cooperative community

Cultural cooperation Carter for a sustainable city of Lyon

Makati Poblacion heritage conservation project

Malmoe

Medellin cultural policy 2002-2014: a public and sustainable cultural project

The Cultural Policy of Mexico City

Factories of arts and jobs in Mexico City - FAROS

Mexico: Imagination in motion; cultural businesses and enterprises

Cultural policy of Milan

World City Forum of Milan

Milan: ExpoinCittà

Cultural co-management civic centre SACUDEde Montevideo

Cultural mediation: an action philosophy for the City of Montreal

Montreal's cultural access network: local cultural venues

Namur Confluent Culture: an ambitious approach to culture by the Meuse-side city

Namur: the "NA!" project: assessing classical music

Nevşehir, «The largest underground settlement of the world»

Strategy for the intration of arts and culture into acadian society

Nilüfer, the house of the exchange of populations

The creative quarter project of Nottingham

Reemdoogo music garden, Ouagadougou

Batik culture based sustainable development of creative economy

Ocuparte, heritage art school in the neighbourhood of Peñalolén

Pilsen, European Capital of Culture 2015

Plaine Commune, the Grand Paris project's land of culture and creation: culture, driving force behind the city collaborative development

Decentralization of culture, Porto Alegre

International impact through the Hamuy Cocha Festival, Puno

Quebec's Agenda 21 for culture

Culture as a means for the reconstruction of the social fabric, Querétaro

The decentralization of cultural policy – Ramallah model

Integrated world heritage management plan, Regensburg

Cinecarioca, Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Local Actions

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