Governance

Urban Development Funds (UDFs) foreseen in the JESSICA initiative for integrated plans for sustainable urban development

Developing “triple helix” structures in which municipalities, university and businesses shared a common vision and ambition.

Develop and implement new integrated strategies for a sustainable development at neighbourhood level.

REDIS was a network of cities that was focused on how municipalities can re-shape districts into science quarters.

Explore how cities can attract and retain migrant populations and what initiatives cities can employ to make themselves a popular choice with international workers.

NeT-TOPIC is addressed to medium sized (intermediate) cities located close to a major city within a metropolitan area. As a result of their location, these cities face today some common challenges, such as territorial fragmentation or the need to adapt to the new demands for uses and activities in...

FIN-URB-ACT strives for more efficient local support structures for SMEs' development and innovative economies. The rationale is that such structures on local level - where financial instruments meet nonfinancial assistance - are basic prerequisites for fostering start-ups and business growth.

The starting assumption of the project is that creativity can act as a driving force for economic development of small urban centres and not only of big cities. Thus, the main value-added that the work of the Creative Clusters network can produce is to transfer the “creative city model” (too much...

Exploring current approaches to strengthen social cohesion in neighbourhoods

Develop new structures and tools that make it possible to improve collaboration on the "city-region" level.