Italy: Foligno (Perugia) offers study-support for its young citizens and Alghero (Sardinia) opens a platform for youth voices

By trentinofamiglia.it New support service in Foligno for children and adolescents Good news from the municipality of Foligno, which continues to be a great source of inspiration for our family-friendly network. The city, located in the Italian region of Umbria, is set to provide strong and consistent support for the education of its younger citizens. … Read more

Why Size Really Doesn’t Matter: From Megacity Myths to Place-Sensitive Prosperity

By Linda Banfi Although the main opinion of New Economic Geography (NEG) experts has been for long that larger cities are the best for economic growth, in his paper “Why Size Really Doesn’t Matter: From Megacity Myths to Place-Sensitive Prosperity,” (December 2025), the economic geographer Andrés Rodríguez-Pose argues that the key to better economic outcomes … Read more

Solutions 4: Saturation Economy – A new approach for more efficient, collaborative, and attractive territories 

Environmental, demographic, and socio-economic changes are putting pressure on traditional models of territorial development. For many years, growth has been driven by the linear economy, based on a logic of continuous expansion: produce, consume, and discard, with a steady increase in resources, infrastructure, and supply. This model has supported economic development, but today it shows … Read more