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This final brochure is a comprehensive summary of the main steps and results from the entire work of the URBACT project LC-FACIL. Different aspects are described as a short extract of the throughout project work:

• summarizing representatives of the individual, existing measures and projects in the LC-FACIL cities
• some informations about the lessons learnt and conclusions each of the 4 work packages
• the on-line toolkit "Reference Framework for Sustainable Cities" (RFSC)
• the involvement of the LC-FACIL at the development
• the individual Local Action Plans (LAP) of all 6 LC-FACIL partner cities

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In this flyer are shown the results from the conference in Leipzig on 10th / 11th of May 2011. To mark the finish of the URBACT II project LC-FACIL and four years of the Leipzig Charter the conference aimed to:

• Show the current status of implementation of the Leipzig Charter
• Find the missing links
• And name the impacts for the next EU funding period

Viewpoints from all levels (EU, member states, regions, cities / the local level) were heard. A concrete topic of the conference was the discussion of the draft version of the Reference Framwork for Sustainable Cities (RFSC).

The development of concrete solutions for different challenges at the local level was one of the motives of the city partners to take part in the LC-FACIL working group. The so called Local Action Plans (LAPs) of all six partner cities are directly linked to one or more ofthe four LC-FACIL work packages.

All the six LAPs describe actions for sustainable integrated urban development and are based on decisions and discussions with the Local Support Groups in each city.

As all of the LAPs of the partner cities could be good practice examples for other cities, summaries of the actions and the development processes can be found at the following links:

1. Local Action Plan - City of Leipzig, Germany
2. Local Action Plan - Rennes Métropole, France
3. Local Action Plan - City of Bytom, Poland
4. Local Action Plan - Kirklees Council, Great Britain
5. Local Action Plan - City of Gothenburg, Sweden
6. Local Action Plan - City of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

LC-FACIL partners have identified good practice examples concerning the 4 work packages (Monitoring & Evaluation, Financing & Cooperation, Strategy & Implementation and Review & Re-Assessment) of the LC-FACIL.

Good practice examples on Monitoring & Evaluation:

1. Baro`Métropole - A barometer for sustainable development _ Rennes Métropole (France)
2. Implementation of Monitoring and Evaluation System of Bytom Development (MESBD) _ City of Bytom (Poland)
3. Monitoring of the Integrated Urban Development Concept _ City of Leipzig (Germany)
4. Area-based monitoring system (RBS) with a sectoral approach _ City of Leipzig (Germany)
5. Statistics eXplorer _ City of Gothenburg (Sweden)

Good practice examples on Finance & Cooperation:

1. Working with credit unions to address financial inclusion _ Kirklees Council (Great Britain)
2. Miniwaste - Design, implementation and assessment of an innovative and suatainable strategic plan to MINImise municipal organic WASTE in EU-States _ Rennes Métropole (France)
3. An initiative to establish an urban development fund within the policy initiative JESSICA _ City of Gothenburg (Sweden)
4. System Project of Activity (SPA) _ City of Bytom (Poland)
5. Public-private Programme: owner-occupiers.de (Selbstnutzer.de) _ City of Leipzig (Germany)
6. Integrated Urban Development Concept - Valuation of Municipal Budget _ City of Leipzig (Germany)
7. Private-private cooperation: "Guardians houses" (Wächterhäuser) _ City of Leipzig (Germany)
8. Integrated action: Recreation Park "Rabet" _ City of Leipzig (Germany)

Good practice examples on Strategy & Implementation:

1. Integrated Urban Development Concept (IUDC) _ City of Leipzig (Germany)
2. `build`(Regeneration & Economic Development Service) _ Kirklees Council (Great Britain)
3. Companies Mobility Plan _ Rennes Métropole (France)
4. Development Strategy of Bytom 2009-2020 (overall strategy) _ City of Bytom (Poland)
5. BBC (Low Energy Consumption Building) _ Rennes Métropole (France)
6. Sustainable Mobility and Public Space Plan (Phase 1) _ City of Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain)
7. Warm Zone _ Kirklees Council (Great Britain)

Good practice examples on Review & Re-Assessment:

1. ABLE 2 Kirklees (Green Business Network) _ Kirklees Council (Great Britain)
2. The Aalborg Commitments Review _ City of Gothenburg (Sweden)
3. Implementation of Quick Scan - the city development reassessment tool _ City of Bytom (Poland)
4. Urban Development Concept District Centres and Retail Trade _ City of Leipzig (Germany)
5. Agenda 21 _ Rennes Métropole (France)

One year after the Interim brochure in Spring 2010, the LC-FACIL group presented in another second brochure a part of their work of the last months.

With this booklet the project gives a short summary on the following topics:

• all LC-FACIL City partners with general infos and experience
• LC-FACIL main aims
• Results of the LC-FACIL work packages  (WP 1 - Monitoring and Evaluation; WP 2 - Finance and Cooperation; WP 3 - Strategy and Implementation; WP 4 - Review and Re-assessment)
• LC-FACILs involvement at the development of the reference framework for sustainable cities
• Summary

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Four years after the adoption of the Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities by the EU member states the city of Leipzig invites all interests to a conference that aims to take stock of results so far and will mark the end of the common URBACT II project "LC-Facil.

The conference offers the opportunity for midterm evaluation and for discussion with representatives of all relevant (political) levels - local areas, municipalities, regions, national states. 

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Almost a year ago the work of the group has started: beside the active participation in the development process of the Reference framework the cities started their work on their independend work programme, exchanged in depth their own experience and have researched whether other cities are facing similar hurdles when implementing the Leipzig Charter.

With this brochure the project presents itself:

its aims and work methodology,

• all participating cities with an example of their particular experience and
• their recommendations for a cooperation and support by regional, national and European counterparts.

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In the frame of Work package 2 "Finances and cooperation" the experiences in the field by partners were collected and compared. In addition to that a survey among 45 European cities has been carried out on experiences and challenges when implementing integrated, sustainable urban development. A special focus was laid on the cooperation, interchange of resources and finances with all relevant levels involved (regional, national to European).

Whereas a short summary is included in the interim brochure of the project, this document provides the long version of the analysis and the results of the survey.

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The work on Work package 1 "Diagnosis and Evaluation" started with the analysis of existing experience in partner cities with monitoring systems and indicators. During the meeting in Gothenburg the results of the analyses as well as the particular examples of the partner cities were presented and discussed.

The attached documents contain the summary of analysis, the discussion and a formulation of the next step for the group work to be taken from there. 

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Having a specific background the project has several work strands to follow: firstly the active participation in the follow-up process of the Leipzig Charter, in form of the development process of a "Reference Framework for a Sustainable City". Secondly the group follows an independent work programme on existing experience and challenges when cities implement integrated, sustainable urban development.

In this hand out, produced for the URBACT Thematic pole Meeting in September 2009, you will find an overview on the background and activities.  

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As the project is directly linked to the European policy paper the "Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities" an overview of all relevant policy papers of the last years as well as the follow-up process after the adoption of the Leipzig Charter in May 2007 at the Informal Ministerial Meeting in Leipzig were created as a basis for the work of the group.

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The baseline study enabled the partner to share and compare their experience and challenges when implementing integrated, urban development accoding to the principles of the Leipzig Charter.

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