Assessing Governance Options for Revitalising Urban Areas (AGORA)

Priority

Innovative and socially responsible Danube region - Increase competences for business and social innovation

Project Idea Promoter
(name of the institution)

URBASOFIA, WWW.URBASOFIA.EU, BUCHAREST

Needs and challenges
(Needs, main problems or challenges to be addressed)

As stated in the Pact of Amsterdam, major societal challenges (segregation, unemployment, poverty, demographic/economic shrinkage) are concentrated in urban areas. It means that the local governments, in contexts of multi-level governance schemes, should

Objectives
(main and specific objectives to be achieved)

The overall objective of the project is to provide the local governance layer (urban areas) with capability of designing and managing strategic tools for territorial development. These tools should generate working governance schemes promoting multi-acto

Main results and core outputs

Outputs: Strategies based on use of EU/National funds; Design of operative multi-level governance schemes; Coordination of local/central stakeholders through participatory planning processes; Awareness raising on territorial development issues (main targe

Main foreseen activities

The AGORA framework is distilling those positive energies that can create synergies, design Agendas, implement Actions for economic, social and cultural growth, where urban areas take the role of development engines and innovation makers. AGORA triggers n

Innovative character of the project idea

Triple AAA urban areas becoming reference centralities for the development of surrounding territories. Experimentation of social/technological/technically innovative tools in pursuing integrated and sustainable development.

Estimated Total Budget
(in EUR)

1.900.000

Estimated duration
(in months)

36

ERDF Partners

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IPA Partners

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Associated Strategic Partners

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ERDF Partners

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IPA Partners

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Associated Strategic Partners

we are still assessing candidatures

Name

Pietro Elisei (Urbasofia's Director)

Address

Iancu de Hunedoara 2, bl. H6, sect.1, ap.30, Bucuresti

Country

Romania

Telephone number

+40731159785

E-mail address

pietro.elisei@urbasofia.eu

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