Resources
RESOURCES
This page contains all of the project’s produced materials including everything from activity reports to the final readily-available tools such as the Matrix. Stay tuned!
2021, February 26th
PACTE project’s recommandations
While some governments are still hesitating between encouraging and prohibiting forms of organised physical activity, the PACTE project puts forward several key ideas extracted from its 3-year reflection.
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2021, February 26th
PACTE project’s recommandations
While some governments are still hesitating between encouraging and prohibiting forms of organised physical activity, the PACTE project puts forward several key ideas extracted from its 3-year reflection.
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2020, December 21st
Become an Active City! Unveiling the PACTE project’s Matrix for Change
Presentations
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2020, December 21st
Become an Active City! Unveiling the PACTE project’s Matrix for Change
Conference report - 26 November 2020
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2019, March 28th
Liverpool’s Active City initiative
The city of Liverpool launched in 2005 a comprehensive program to promote physical activity. It aims to be the most active city in the UK by 2021.
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2019, March 28th
Digitalisation and automation of transport: how sport can speed things up
Movement and transport are undeniable vectors for growth and development. They create opportunities and bring people closer together. Today, the digital revolution is making profound changes to our way of life.
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2019, March 28th
Motiv’Air, a tool for local authorities
Motiv’Air is a tool for evaluating the impact of local policies to encourage active means of displacement (walking and cycling). Its development was funded by ADEME within the framework of a call for AACT-AIR projects .
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2019, March 28th
The French “Active and Sporting city” label
Created in 2016 by the Sport ministry, the national association of elected politicians in charge of sport (ANDES) and the Sport & Cycling UNION, this label aims to recognise initiatives, measures and policies concerning sport and to promote physical activity and sport in a local area.
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2019, March 28th
“An innovative project based on local associations”
An innovative concept for urban sport-for-health tracks, suitable for all sectors of the public: that is the idea behind the “Fitness Trails”, a challenge taken up in 2009 by the town of Biarritz. Françoise Sauvageot was then the vice-president of the CNOSF and he helped in developing this initiative.
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2019, March 28th
“Winning back our territory to give Parisians tranquil spaces to live in”
With the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the horizon in 2024, Paris is at the centre of media attention in the world. Will these Olympics be the chance to transform the city and region and to improve the quality of life for Parisians and people in the Ile de France? An interview with Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris.
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2019, March 28th
The Italian way in disseminating active cities good practices
Supporting the efforts of Italian municipalities to become healthier, more inclusive, safer, resilient and sustainable: this is the main challenge and mission the Italian National Association of Municipalities (ANCI) is dealing with, persuaded that cities play a pivotal role in steering the transition towards a better present and future society.
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2019, March 28th
Cycling, an active mode of transport
More than 80% of the European population is expected to live in urban areas by 2030, with cities playing a crucial role in promoting and protecting health and well-being.
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2019, March 28th
Transforming public spaces to promote physical activity
How can city leaders, public health professionals and designers support physical activity through changes to the urban environment? A publication titled “Towards More Physical Activity in Cities” , recently produced by Gehl Institute and the WHO Regional Office for Europe, explores some known strategies and presents a range of case studies where improvements to the built environment have increased opportunities for people to be physically active.
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2019, March 28th
Active Cities: a European perspective
In urban areas access to sport facilities and infrastructures is crucial to allow and promote the practice of sport and physical activity. Integrated strategies linking sport across all urban policies are however required to achieve truly “active” cities.
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2019, March 28th
PACTE: Active cities at the heart of a new European project
Following the 2017 Erasmus+ call for proposals, the PACTE project led by the Sport and Citizenship Think Tank was selected and was officially launched on 15 and 16 January in Brussels.
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2019, March 28th
“Play and sport can help kids realize their full potential”
Research shows that encouraging physical activity in cities deliver multiple benefits, and Nike’s Vice President of Community Impact Jorge Casimiro says the same is true for their youngest citizens. In an interview with Sport & Citizenship, he tells us how Nike is working with partners around the world to fuel “Made to Play”, the company’s commitment to get more kids moving.
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2019, March 28th
Building Global Active Cities for tomorrow
The world is urbanising at breath-taking speed: by 2050, more than two thirds of the global population and 80% of the European population is expected to live in cities. This brings benefits but also challenges. As the world suffers from a growing epidemic of physical inactivity and related non-communicable diseases (NCDs), urban environments, in many cases, do not promote active and healthy lifestyles.
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2019, March 28th
Living in a WEIRD city
Modern human beings are stone-agers in a technological world. Physical inactivity has become the new normal, and there is a serious price to be paid for this change. For the first time in recorded history, children have a shorter lifespan than their parents due to noncommunicable diseases.
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2019, March 06th
Physical activity policies at municipal level in Europe
Analysis of the passport survey
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2019, February 26th
Executive summary: Physical activity policies at municipal level in Europe
This document is part of the PACTE project and reports PASSPORT survey's executive summary.
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2018, April 15th
Sport and Citizenship Journal with a special feature on Active Cities
The journal includes several contributions on the theme of "Active cities" and some examples
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