CSI Europe

19/09/2022 19/09/2022

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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
  • Ancona - Italy
  • Leipzig - Germany
  • Lille - France
  • Malmö - Sweden
  • Porto - Portugal
  • Poznań - Poland
  • Riga - Latvia
  • Seville - Spain
  • The Hague - Netherlands

Timeline

Project launch

Project completed

Articles

  • Articles

    From strategy to tactic: incrementalism and the collaborative framework of Daring Cities

    It is a cold November morning in Ravenna, a mid-size city in the Northern Italian Emilia-Romagna region. Thick fog covers the streets as the humidity of the nearby Adriatic Sea infiltrates the city

    Levente Polyak

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  • Articles

    Securing resources for cities: practical tips from the URBACT Toolbox

    While financial landscapes shift, and local needs evolve, URBACT offers practical, accessible tools that provide clarity and support in developing effective funding strategies. 

    Maria Laura Mitra

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  • Insights and Future Pathways: The One Health 4 Cities Network

    The One Health 4 Cities Network, a URBACT IV Action Planning Network, unites nine cities to integrate the One Health approach—connecting human, animal, and environmental health—into urban strategies

    Sofia Aivalioti

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    From URBACT to H2020: how 2 cities are scaling up citizen-powered projects for greener communities

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    As URBACT opens its first call for Transfer Networks here’s a story of how a Good Practice from one city was adapted and transferred to a completely different local context.

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    Preserve, Contain, Improve: Towards Integrative Policies For Urban Growth Management

    The consequences of the unleashed urbanization process before the real estate crisis are today very explicit on the building stock as well as on the spatial configuration of cities. As for the

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