The URBACT Local Support Groups in the spotlights!
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09 October 2017The URBACT Local Support Groups (ULSG) are one of the key innovations in the URBACT II programme that aim to foster participative action planning at local level. Each URBACT partner is required to set up a Local Support Group gathering the local stakeholders concerned by the policy issue addressed by the network they are involved in. To learn more about the activities of the URBACT Local Support Groups, visit the new URBACT Local Support Group page on the URBACT website.
The main aim of the URBACT Local Support Group is to strengthen the impact of transnational exchange and lessons learnt on local practices and policies. More especially these groups have a special role in the production of the Local Action Plan (LAP) that each partner commits to produce at city level. After the end of the URBACT project, URBACT Local Support Group members have the potential to become a long-lasting legacy, follow up the implementation of the Local Action Plan, disseminate key messages to a wider audience, get involved in other similar projects.
The URBACT Local Support Groups represent a community of nearly 4 000 people around Europe. They include local elected officials, representatives of various local administrative departments, representatives of residents, NGOs, associations, etc. Their composition depends on the theme and on the type of project and partner involved.
In the web page dedicated to the URBACT Local Support Groups on the URBACT website, you will find:
- The latest URBACT Local Support Groups News: results of the survey on URBACT Local Support Groups among URBACT partners; launch of the 1st URBACT Local Support Groups Summer University in Krakow, Poland, 29-31 August 2011, etc.
- A selection of useful tools and resources to set up and run participative action-planning
- A list of useful links for URBACT partners and Local Support Group members
Read more:
- URBACT Local Support Groups - URBACT website
- First URBACT Local Support Groups Summer University - URBACT website
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