Presentation delivered by Susana Bayo for URBACT Training for Elected Representatives on Integrated and Sustainable Urban Development. Seminar 3 (2-4 December 2013, Brussels, Belgium): Sustainability and change. How can cities tackle the challenges of climate change and assess their progress? And how to intervene in complex energy transitions while improving a city's quality of life? Read more: http://urbact.eu/en/news-and-events/urbact-events/training-for-elected-representatives/

1. ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT
COUNCILLOR
MS. SUSANA BAYO
PARTNER of project

2. OURENSE CITY
Mid-term city (over 100.000 unhabitants)
Located on Galicia region at northwest of Spain
on barrier with Portugal
Administrative and comercial capital of Ourense
Province (unique city of these lands)
European historic thermal city
Last Galician city between our region and Madrid
for road and train (“Galicia Gate”)

3. OURENSE CITY CHALLENGES ON URBACT
General
Extreme ageing: Low incomesrising
Massive unemployment: Critical young unemploymentNo incomes
City development on transition from rururban design to
urban design= Lacks of urban planning
“Biggest chrisis never seen” context
Focused
Lots of unused rururban lands on perimeter: Lot of
private and public unproductive zones
Depressed local shops & restaurants

4. “COMEOURENSE” ULSG
Agrofood faculties: Researching and technical support
All civil representatives: to “City agreement” + Transparency = To be a
“City project”
Ecologists (and Co-ops): Technical Support & Publicity (rotating
presence)
Neibourhoods associations: Focused Publicity & field support (rotating
presence)
Food shops association: Focused Publicity & Focused support
Technicians: UE, Environment, Education, City Development, Rural
perimeter departments to focused technical & financial support
(rotating presence)
EU projects consultant as ULSG Coordinator and project manager
Enviroment Council as leader

5. LAP
With Pilot actions!
Landbank
Local Food Unit: “ComeOurense” Brand
Analysis of city done
Objectives done
Indicators: parcially developed (In progress)
Funding -on progress- with local results

6. 10 Months on project execution
Local Food Unit:
Space achieved on traditional central market
University Greenhouse:
Achieved
Equipment needs at 50% from Youth Local Department
LandBank development:
Agreement model achieved
Data bank started
1 rururbanneibourhood “activated”: Seixalbo:
4 ULSG meetings opened to citizens

7. THANK FOR YOU ATTENTION
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