1. URBACT and the TOGETHER Project
22 November 2012

2. « The URBACT method »
7000 persons involved in 54 Projects in 28
countries
 Sharing experience, learning, drawing lessons for « the
outside world »
 A strict balance between Comp and Conv partners
 Action-oriented: Local Action Plans
 Involving local stakeholders: URBACT Local Support Groups
 Involving Managing Authorities
 Permanent support to networks & community of work
(experts, Secretariat)
 A staged approach: networks created in 2 stages (6-month
Development phase)
URBACT programme Wednesday 7 November 2012 I Page 2

3. Focus on Social inclusion
 URBACT fostering integrated approach to urban policies
 social inclusion issues to be addressed in all projects
 13 networks addressing Social inclusion as a first level
topic (out of 35 projects approved under Calls 1 and 2)
 Thematic approach of Social inclusion in URBACT
projects builds on 3 main entry points:
* area-based approach with a focus on deprived
neighbourhoods but not only (e.g. historical city centres)
* policy challenge (e.g. health, co-responsibility, housing)
* target group approach (e.g. young people, migrants, Roma)

4. TOGETHER
New ways of linking public authorities and people
 The 8 cities organised focus groups in each
municipality with open questions on well-being
and ill-being
 147 groups across 8 cities; 14,000 responses
 Coded, analysed and then basis for pilot
actions which expressed the principles of co-
responsibility.
 Measured against a 7 point scale to measure
citizen engagement.
 Then applied similar principles to LAP.

5. Shared TOGETHER and Workstream messages
• The leadership of Cities is needed to plan and to monitor the
process of co-responsability
• The Crisis as a driver of change and to change mindsets
around public services
• The need for new customer-driven approaches to service
design and delivery
• The value of effective outreach – enabling us to listen to
citizens’ priorities more effectively – and act upon them
• The importance of shared development spaces like the ULSGs
for social innovation
• The potential of practical tools like these developed by
TOGETHER

6. Threats (CoT)
Demographic decline
Economic dvpt &
competitiveness
under pressure
Growing
social polarisation
Depletion of
natural ressources
Responses
6 URBACT
Workstreams
Workstream 1
Shrinking cities:
challenges and
opportunities
Workstream 2
More jobs:
better cities
Workstream 3
Supporting
young people
through
social innovation
Workstream 4
Against
divided Cities
Workstream 5
Motivating mobility
mindsets
Workstream 6
Building
Energy efficiency
Capitalisation on urban experience and knowledge

7. URBACT Conference
Copenhagen, 3-4 December 2012
CITIES of TOMORROW, ACTION NOW

8. … and drafting orientations for the future of
URBACT
 Strengthening Exchange and learning activities through
networking
 Developing capacity-building on integrated and
sustainable urban policies
 Reinforcing linkages with Cohesion Policy and its
instruments: for example Community Local Led
Development
 Consolidating capitalisation and dissemination of
knowledge and expertise

9. contact@urbact.eu
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10. contact@urbact.eu
www.urbact.eu