Results of the URBACT II third Call for Proposals

This third URBACT call was open from 9 December 2011 until 15 March 2012, for the creation of up to 19 new Thematic Networks.The thematic coverage for this call was related to the pillars of the Europe 2020 strategy for innovative, sustainable and inclusive cities.

The URBACT II Monitoring Committee, which is responsible for URBACT's strategic orientation and making decisions that ensure the programme's efficacy and quality, decided, within the framework of the third URBACT II Call for proposals, to approve the Thematic Networks listed below.

In order to maintain the Programme's quality-oriented approach, the Monitoring Committee approved the projects that were ranked highest by the External Assessment Panel (EAP), which was in charge of assessing and ranking all eligible projects.

The newly approved projects will now begin the Development Phase and will broaden their partnerships to include more cities. If you would like to become a partner in one of these projects or if you want to learn more on the topic of a project please contact the appropriate Lead Partner.

Here are the 19 URBACT projects approved on 23 April 2012:
 

4D CITIES

• Lead Partner: Igualda (ES)
• Lead Partner Contact details: Macarulla Sanz Enric enric.macarulla@gmail.com
• Partners:, Tartu (EE), Novara (IT), Plunge (LT), Leeds (UK)
• Issue addressed: Fostering integrated policies on Health innovation so that they become driving forces for local economic development

CityLogo

• Lead Partner: Utrecht (NL)
• Lead Partner Contact details: Haye Folkertsama h.folkertsma@utrecht.nl
• Partners: Coimbra (PT), Zaragoza (ES), Genova (IT), Krakow (PL)
• Issue addressed: City branding and marketing to promote better positioning of cities in the post crisis economic arena

CreativeSpin

• Lead Partner: Birmingham (UK)
• Lead Partner Contact details: Suresh Patel suresh.patel@birmingham.gov.uk
• Partners: Mons (BE), Sevilla (ES), Rotterdam (NL), Wroclaw (PL)
• Issue addressed: Connecting Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) with other sectors to stimulate spill over effects in order to ensure a sustainable and integrated model of socioeconomic development

CSI Europe

• Lead Partner: AGMA Manchester (UK)
• Lead Partner Contact details:  Paul Evans Paul.evans@neweconomymanchester.com
• Partners: Ancona (IT), Porto (PT), Poznan (PL), The Hague (NL)
• Issue addressed: Involvement of cities in Jessica Urban Development Fund (UDF) structures - Role of financial instruments in efficient planning

E4C

• Lead Partner: Consortium Red Local (ES)
• Lead Partner Contact details: Ana Rodriguez arodriguezl@ayto-torrejon.es
• Partners: Agueda (PT), Ghent (BE), Sunderland (UK), Patras (EL)
• Issue addressed: E-skills for innovative cities through joint definition of integrated urban strategies, policies and practices.

ENTER.HUB

• Lead Partner: Reggio Emilia (IT)
• Lead Partner Contact details: David Zilioli David.zilioli@municipio.re.it
• Partners: Ulm (DE), Ciudad Real (ES), Craiova (RO), Agglomeration of Creil (FR)
• Issue addressed: Railway hubs/ multimodal interfaces of regional relevance in medium size cities as engines for integrated urban development and economic, social and cultural regeneration

EUnivercities

• Lead Partner: Delft (NL)
• Lead Partner Contact details: Patrick Van Geel pvgeel@delft.nl
• Partners: Varna (BG), Aachen (DE), Aalborg (DK), Lublin (PL)
• Issue addressed: Exploring the next generation partnerships between cities and universities for a more strategic and effective co-operation.

INNOVA

• Lead Partner: Tomares (ES)
• Lead Partner Contact details: Alfonso Barrios Cardona abarrios@tomares.es
• Partners: Santa Cruz (ES), Viborg (DK), Monza (IT), Molfetta (IT)
• Issue addressed: Sustainable business growth based on innovation & knowledge through the creation of poles of innovative enterprises and participatory governance and socially responsible models.

JOBTOWN

• Lead Partner: Cesena (IT)
• Lead Partner Contact details: Roberto Branchetti branchetti_r@comune.cesena.fc.it
• Partners: Latsia (CY), Moshato Tavros (EL), Gondomar (PT), Thurrock (UK)
• Issue addressed: Local partnerships for the advancement of youth employment opportunities

M-SPICE

• Lead Partner: Umea (SE)
• Lead Partner Contact details: Albert Edman albert.edman@umea.se
• Partners: Agglomeration of La Rochelle (FR), Agglomeration of Grand Nancy (FR), Zalau (RO), Hradec Kralove (CZ)
• Issue addressed: Referential Framework for Sustainable cities - Monitoring local strategic plans to engage stakeholders/ citizens in an integrated and sustainable approach

My Generation at Work &nb

• Lead Partner: Rotterdam (NL)
• Lead Partner Contact details: Cleo Pouw Cleo cc.pouw@rotterdam.nl
• Partners: Antwerp (BE), Riga (LV), Gdansk (PL), Glasgow (UK)
• Issue addressed: To promote the employability of young people in a changing labour market with focus on enterprising skills and attitudes

PREVENT (former PESL)

• Lead Partner: Nantes (FR)
• Lead Partner Contact details: Jean-Jacques Derrien  jean-jacques.derrien@mairie-nantes.fr
• Partners: Antwerp (BE), Sofia (BG), Gijon (ES),Stockholm (SE)
• Issue addressed: The role of local authorities in involving parents in the prevention of early school leaving

RE-Block

• Lead Partner: Budapest XVIII District (HU)
• Lead Partner Contact details: István HUNYADI hunyadi@bp18.hu
• Partners: Gelsenkirchen (DE), Komotini (EL), Malaga (ES), Iasi (RO)
• Issue addressed: Creating sustainable high-rise blocks through social cohesion, green spaces and poverty reduction

SMART CITIES

• Lead Partner: Coimbra (PT)
• Lead Partner Contact details: Fernando Zeferino zeferino@cm-coimbra.pt
• Partners: Santurtzi (ES), Gualdo tadino (IT), Gdynia (PL), Mizil (RO)
• Issue addressed: Citizen Innovation in smart cities - Improving public services through an open innovation process.

Sustainable food for urban communities

• Lead Partner: Brussels Capital (BE)
• Lead Partner Contact details: Stephanie Mantell smn@ibgebim.be
• Partners: Athens (EL), Messina (IT), Amersfoort (NL), Bristol (UK)
• Issue addressed: Innovative initiatives for more sustainable food production/ retail & consumption in urban communities

URBACT Markets

• Lead Partner: Barcelona (ES)
• Lead Partner Contact details: Núria Costa Galobart ncosta@mercatsbcn.cat
• Partners: Torino (IT), Suceava (RO), Plovdiv (BG), Westminster (UK)
• Issue addressed: Local markets as drivers for local economic development and regeneration by exploring the links between local sustainability and successful markets

USE ACT

• Lead Partner: Napoli (IT)
• Lead Partner Contact details: Gaetano Mollura gaetano.mollura@comune.napoli.it
• Partners: Athens (EL), Barakaldo (ES), Dublin (IE), Baia Mare Metropolitan Assoc (RO)
• Issue addressed: Fostering opportunities for people & businesses to settle in existing locations and avoid consumption of  land, through new planning processes and partnership approaches

USER

• Lead Partner: Agglomeration Grenoble Alpes Metropole (FR)
• Lead Partner Contact details: Guillaume Tournaire guillaume.tournaire@lametro.fr
• Partners: Barakaldo (ES), Malaga (ES), Pescara (IT), Lublin (PL)
• Issue addressed: New processes and partnerships for Urban sustainable & efficient regeneration by integrating expertise of uses from inhabitants and field workers.

WOOD FOOTPRINT

• Lead Partner: Paços de Ferreira (PT)
• Lead Partner Contact details: Duarte Pedro Álvares mail@mentortec.eu
• Partners: Larissa (EL), Yecla (ES), Sternatia (IT), Wycombe (UK)
• Issue addressed: Fostering local economic development through the use of brownfield and  buildings/ spaces abandoned due to the transformation of the wood/ furniture sector

Read more:

• URBACT Call for proposals - URBACT website
• Join a new URBACT project! European Cities & other partners welcome - URBACT website
• Become a partner - URBACT website