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URBACT and the TOGETHER Project 22 November 2012
« The URBACT method »7000 persons involved in 54 Projects in 28
countries
Sharing experience, learning, drawing lessons for « the outside world »
A strict balance between Comp and Conv partners
Action-oriented: Local Action Plans
Involving local stakeholders: URBACT Local Support Groups
Involving Managing Authorities
Permanent support to networks & community of work (experts, Secretariat)
A staged approach: networks created in 2 stages (6-month Development phase)
URBACT programme Wednesday 7 November 2012 I Page 2
Focus on Social inclusion
URBACT fostering integrated approach to urban policies social inclusion issues to be addressed in all projects
13 networks addressing Social inclusion as a first level topic (out of 35 projects approved under Calls 1 and 2)
Thematic approach of Social inclusion in URBACT projects builds on 3 main entry points:
* area-based approach with a focus on deprived neighbourhoods but not only (e.g. historical city centres)
* policy challenge (e.g. health, co-responsibility, housing)
* target group approach (e.g. young people, migrants, Roma)
TOGETHERNew ways of linking public authorities and people
The 8 cities organised focus groups in each municipality with open questions on well-being and ill-being
147 groups across 8 cities; 14,000 responses Coded, analysed and then basis for pilot
actions which expressed the principles of co-responsibility.
Measured against a 7 point scale to measure citizen engagement.
Then applied similar principles to LAP.
Shared TOGETHER and Workstream messages
• The leadership of Cities is needed to plan and to monitor the
process of co-responsability
• The Crisis as a driver of change and to change mindsets
around public services
• The need for new customer-driven approaches to service
design and delivery
• The value of effective outreach – enabling us to listen to
citizens’ priorities more effectively – and act upon them
• The importance of shared development spaces like the ULSGs
for social innovation
• The potential of practical tools like these developed by
TOGETHER
Threats (CoT)Demographic decline
Economic dvpt & competitiveness under pressure
Growing social polarisation
Depletion of natural ressources
Responses
6 URBACTWorkstreams
Workstream 1
Shrinking cities: challenges and opportunities
Workstream 2
More jobs: better cities
Workstream 3
Supporting young people
through social innovation
Workstream 4
Against divided Cities
Workstream 5
Motivating mobility mindsets
Workstream 6
Building Energy efficiency
Capitalisation on urban experience and knowledge
URBACT Conference Copenhagen, 3-4 December 2012
CITIES of TOMORROW, ACTION NOW
… and drafting orientations for the future of URBACT
Strengthening Exchange and learning activities through networking
Developing capacity-building on integrated and sustainable urban policies
Reinforcing linkages with Cohesion Policy and its instruments: for example Community Local Led Development
Consolidating capitalisation and dissemination of knowledge and expertise
