CSI Europe

Edited on 28/07/2025

01/05/2012 30/04/2015

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  • Action Planning Network
  • Participative governance
  • Urban planning
  • Finance and resources
  • Urban renewal

The aim of the JESSICA initiative is to support “sustainable investment in cities”. Through the implementation of the initiative, Urban Development Funds are emerging as potentially powerful tools to pursue sustainable urban transformation. CSI Europe will build upon the achievements to date to improve the effectiveness of current delivery and future potential.

Summary

Introduction

The Network will focus on the involvement of cities in Urban Development Fund (UDF) structures and the way these instruments can be more effectively embedded in future city planning and governance. It will also strive to demonstrate the role that financial instruments can play in efficiently planning, progressing and administering urban development priorities, particularly in the context of the current economic and financial crisis.

 

Partners

Lead Partner : Manchester - United Kingdom
  • Ancona - Italy
  • Leipzig - Germany
  • Lille - France
  • Malmö - Sweden
  • Porto - Portugal
  • Poznań - Poland
  • Riga - Latvia
  • Seville - Spain
  • The Hague - Netherlands

Timeline

Project launch

Project completed

Stories

Articles

  • Articles
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  • Articles
    Malta

    Malta's Urban Newsletter – Vol. 3/2025!

    As the designated Urban Contact Point (UCP) for the European Urban Initiative and National URBACT Point (NUP) for URBACT, both operating within the Local Government Division, we remain committed to

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  • EU City Lab sulla Mobilità Attiva

    Unisciti a noi ad Amburgo e scopri soluzioni pratiche per incrementare l’uso della mobilità attiva e implementare sistemi di trasporto urbano più sostenibili, inclusivi e centrati sulle persone.

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