PLUREL October 2010 Increased coordination of urban sustainability research in Europe

PLUREL October 2010 ERA-Net? European Research Area Network Framework Programme funding scheme To improve coordination and cooperation of national and regional programmes Aimed at national and regional programme makers and managers

PLUREL October 2010 Main Activities “State of the Art”

Strategic Research Framework IMPLEMENTATION primary reference EC research agenda funding coordination RESEARCH PRINCIPLES cross disciplinary integrated transferability of results knowledge exchange added value PRIORITY RESEARCH AREAS

PLUREL October 2010 Priority Research Areas Sustainable Land-use in City Regions Integrated Urban Management and City Leadership Climate Change in the Urban Context Health, Quality of Life & Public Spaces

PLUREL October 2010 Integrated Urban Management and City Leadership Enhancing citizen participation in urban governance Policies and practices to secure sustainable development Changing dynamics of local democracy Organisational innovation to achieve integrated urban management

PLUREL October 2010 Sustainable Land-use in City Regions Basics of land-use and settlement Spatial aspects of settlements and cities Implementation of a Sustainable land-use policy Driving forces of land-use Socio-economic impacts and consequences of land-use

PLUREL October 2010 Climate Change in the Urban Context Curbing climate change: adaptation and mitigation Living with climate change: quality of life Handling uncertainty: risk assessment & management Policy- making in the face of climate change: the integrated approach

PLUREL October 2010 Health, Quality of Life and Public Spaces Planning, design and management Social well-being - interaction and inclusion Accessibility and safety Ecosystem services, leisure and recreation

PLUREL October 2010 Main Activities “State of the Art” 2 Research Calls

PLUREL October 2010 Jan – Apr 08 3M Euros 24 eligible proposals Oct – Jan 10 5M Euros 12 eligible proposals 2 Transnational Calls 16 funded projects 16 countries > 50 research teams

Dilemmas of urban network democracy Gender, Diversity and Urban Sustainability Sustainable land use policies for resilient cities Integrating ecosystem services in urban planning Vectors of degradation processes in large housing estates CURE – Cultural industries and urban resilience REPLACIS – Retail planning for city sustainability Research network for climate neutral cities Urban tourism and climate change Potential of CC on heat stress in building structures Urban planning and architectural parameters for energy use in Mediterranean cities Governance Land use policy and planning Housing and Economy Climate Change

PLUREL October 2010

Networking & Influencing  Research community  Policy & knowledge institutions  Practitioner fora

PLUREL October 2010 European Initiatives Joint Programming Initiatives Urban Europe; More Years Better Lives; CLiK’EU Urban Development Group – Toledo Declaration European Urban Knowledge Arena Reference Framework Sustainable Cities

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PLUREL October nd Call Oct 09 – Jan 10 “Urban Land Management for Climate Neutral Cities” Impacts on urban land-use Urban structure & urban processes Managing urban change Fund 6 of 12 proposals Total ~5M Eur

PLUREL October 2010 Country Profiles Programme comparisons Good practice examples of research programmes  Themes (integrated approach)  Actors (local government involvement)  Eligibility (Community groups action research)  End-user oriented dissemination (training)  Impacts regarding usability of knowledge Environmental Social Economic 54% 27% 19% Programmes Analysis

PLUREL October 2010 Programmes Database

PLUREL October 2010 Ecosystem services Sweden, Turkey, NL, South Africa Participatory planning Sweden, France, NL, Spain Urban climate Sweden, Portugal, Germany Time-space planning Sweden, Portugal, France, Spain Consumer logistics Sweden, France, UK

PLUREL October 2010 Development of good practice and knowledge exchange urban sustainability indicators Communities of Practice Influencing, lobbying and funding strategies Joint Activities