CityCentreDoctor

Revitalising city centres of smaller cities

Edited on 19/06/2025

15/09/2015 03/05/2018

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  • Action Planning Network
  • Urban planning
  • Local economy
  • City Branding
  • Jobs and skills
  • Research and innovation

The cities of this Action Planning network were challenged to identify the urban issues relate to their city centre, analyse perceptions and reality of those areas. All cities have a centre which historically and functionally brings residents, businesses, services and a range of social activities together. Thus, the involved cities shared ideas and practices, supporting each other to develop actions to strengthen the revitalisation of their city centres (which is often the nexus for social, cultural and, ultimately, economic local development).

 

Summary

PARTNERS

Lead Partner : San Donà di Piave - Italy
  • Amarante - Portugal
  • Heerlen - Netherlands
  • Idrija - Slovenia
  • Medina del Campo - Spain
  • Naas - Ireland
  • Nort-sur-Erdre - France
  • Petrinja - Croatia
  • Radlin - Poland
  • Valašské Meziříčí - Czech Republic

Timeline

Kick-off meeting in June (Heerlen). Transnational meetings in September (Medina del Campo) and November (Amarante).

Transnational meetings in April (Nord sur Erdre), May (San Dona di Piave), July (Idrija) and September (Valmez).

Final event in March (San Dona di Piave).

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Integrated Action Plans

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