Partners for new URBACT projects

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Posted on: 10 May 2012
By: mackene
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The 19 URBACT Thematic Networks approved in April 2012 are now looking for new EU partners, including cities but also regional authorities, universities and other public institutions, to join their work on integrated, sustainable urban development. During the 6 month Development Phase, all new URBACT projects have to extend their partnerships from five up to a maximum of 12 partners. The approved projects include:

CityLogo: City branding and marketing to promote better positioning of cities in the post crisis economic arena;

CSI Europe: Involvement of cities in Jessica Urban Development Fund (UDF) structures – Role of financial instruments in efficient planning;

DID-RFSC: Referential Framework for Sustainable cities – Monitoring local strategic plans to engage stakeholders/ citizens in an integrated and sustainable approach;

E4C: E-skills for innovative cities through joint definition of integrated urban strategies, policies and practices;

ENTER.HUB: Railway hubs/ multimodal interfaces of regional relevance in medium size cities as engines for integrated urban development and economic, social and cultural regeneration;

EUnivercities: Exploring the next generation partnerships between cities and universities for a more strategic and effective co-operation;

RE-Block: Creating sustainable high-rise blocks through social cohesion, green spaces and poverty reduction;

Sustainable food for urban communities: Innovative initiatives for more sustainable food production/ retail & consumption in urban communities;

URBACT Markets: Local markets as drivers for local economic development and regeneration by exploring the links between local sustainability and successful markets;

USE ACT: Fostering opportunities for people & businesses to settle in existing locations and avoid consumption of land, through new planning processes and partnership approaches;

USER: New processes and partnerships for Urban sustainable & efficient regeneration by integrating expertise of uses from inhabitants and field workers;

WOOD FOOTPRINT: Fostering local economic development through the use of brownfield and  buildings/ spaces abandoned due to the transformation of the wood/ furniture sector.

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