URBAN EUROPE

Svenskt samhällsbyggande i EU 17 September 2015

Stockholm

JOINT PROGRAMMING INITIATIVE

Joint Programming Initiative Urban Europe

Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom

JPI Urban Europe EUROPEAN HUB FOR URBAN RESEARCH

20 European countries participating and contributing

Goal Strengthen research and innovation in the urbanisation field

Additional partners In dissemination

Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

Core members Observers & occasional co-funders of joint calls

Czech  Republic;  Hungary  

New Members: Germany, Slovenia

Ambition JPI Urban Europe

The  JPI  Urban  Europe  is  a  transna;onal,  mission-­‐oriented,  forward-­‐looking  research  and  innova;on  ini;a;ve  on  sustainable  urban  development.  Its  ambi;on  is:  

•  to  provide  evidence  for  new  urban  policies  and  strategies  and  by  that  enhancing  ci;es’  capaci;es  for  transi;on  

•  to  address  urban  development  and  sustainability  in  its  complexity  and  genera;ng  radical  new  knowledge  and  concepts  to  tackle  the  urban  challenges  (cross-­‐sectoral,  interdisciplinary)  

•  to  team  up  with  ci;es  and  urban  stakeholders  of  all  kinds  to  enhance  the  impact  of  our  research  and  support  the  exploita;on  of  technological  and  social  innova;on  (transdisciplinary,  focus  on  societal  impact)  

Background Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda

•  The  main  reference  for  JPI  Urban  Europe  mid-­‐  and  long-­‐term  research  and  innova;on  needs  

•  Urban  Megatrends  reports  (March  2014)  

•  Co-­‐crea;on  exercise  to  realise  and  establish  commitment    

•  Scien;fic  Advisory  Board,  Governing  Board,  na;onal  consulta;ons,  European  Commission,  ci;es’  representa;ves,  research  and  civils  society  stakeholders  …  

•  Publica(on  date  set  for  end  of  September  2015  

Two-­‐dimensional  concept Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda

Focusing  on  the  transi;on  towards  sustainability  two  dimensions  need  to  be  considered  and  included  in  a  comprehensive  research  framework:  

Longitudinal  dimension  

Thema(c  dimension  

=>  Implementa(on    

Two-­‐dimensional  concept Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda

Longitudinal  dimension:    

•  Focus  on  methodological  innova;on,  a  beWer  understanding  of  the  complexity  of  urban  sustainability,  and  support  for  ci;es  along  the  en;re  transi;on  cycle,  from  target  seXng  up  to  concept  implementa;on  and  valida;on.    

•  This  calls  for  research  efforts  on  radical  new  insights  into  sustainability,  its  drivers  and  condi;ons,  new  methods,  concepts  and  tools,  databases,  indicators,  transi;on  processes  and  pathways,  etc.  

A  new  type  of  research  and  innova(on  projects Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda

Embracing  complexity:    

•  projects  need  to  deal  with  the  mul;-­‐dimensional  seXng  of  inter-­‐,  trans-­‐disciplinary,  and  cross-­‐sectorial  research,  in  order  to  analyse  and  con;nue  to  develop  the  conceptualisa;on  of  smart,  urban  spa;al  dimensions,  and  to  understand  how  to  develop  capaci;es  to  deal  with  a  super-­‐wicked  issue.    

Solu(on-­‐orienta(on:    

•  project  funding  needs  to  enable  an  over-­‐arching  approach,  in  order  to  bridge  the  gap  between  development  of  new  methods  and  their  implementa;on.  Funding  of  basic  research  aspects  together  with  very  applied  elements  must  be  possible  in  the  same  project.  

Sustainable and livable urban areas Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda

Urban transition Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda

To  support  ci(es  along  the  en(re  transi(on  cycle,  from  target  seJng  up  to  concept  implementa(on  and  valida(on.  By  efforts  to:  

•  enhance  our  understanding  of  the  complexity  of  urban  sustainability  in  all  its  dimensions    

•  provide  a  framework  to  assess  and  monitor  urban  sustainability  progress    

•  iden;fy  and  quan;fy  pivotal  forces  that  influence  sustainability  and  its  cons;tuent  factors  as  well  as  the  interrela;onships  between  them  

Urban transition Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda

To  support  ci(es  along  the  en(re  transi(on  cycle,  from  target  seJng  up  to  concept  implementa(on  and  valida(on.    

By  efforts  to:  

•  prepare  and  tes;ng  context-­‐specific  transi;on  strategies    

•  provide  tools  and  methods  that  support  ci;es  in  this  decision  making  process  as  well  as  to  support  the  implementa;on  of  strategies  

•  take  advantage  of  new  data  sources,  the  opportuni;es  provided  by  big  data  and  their  poten;al  for  urban  decision  making  and  governance  

Thematic priorities Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda

Vibrant  urban  economies  •  Agglomera;ons  and  smaller  urban  areas,  resilience  and  

external  forcing,  from  compe;;on  to  coopera;on  Welfare  and  finance  •  Public  services,  community-­‐based  services,  and  new  

business  models  to  finance  transi;on  models  Urban  environmental  resilience  •  CCA,  eco-­‐system  services,  integrated  land-­‐use  

management,  resilience  engineering  Urban  accessibility  and  connec(vity  •  User  needs  and  behaviours,  quality  of  life  and  

accessible  services,  new  forms  of  organiza;on  and  management  

Urban  governance  and  par(cipa(on  •  Collabora;ve  governance  in  uncertainty,  par;cipatory  

devices      

Implementation Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda

A  sneak  preview  of  the  thema(c  frame  for  a  mul(-­‐year  call  agenda  (roadmap)  

A  theme  to  guide  each  call  with  elements  of  all  priori;es  integrated  

•  Allowing  each  of  the  priori;es  to  contribute  to  the  call  

•  Suppor;ng  cross-­‐fer;lisa;on  of  thema;c  priori;es  

•  Having  clearly  defined  and  focused  call  topics  from  each  of  the  priority  areas  at  the  same  ;me  

Implementation Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda

Call  development  •  Call  topics  defini;on  for  each  call  considering  

achieved  results,  latest  scien;fic  developments,  newly  iden;fied  research  needs  and  external  coopera;on  opportuni;es  

Opening  opportuni(es  for  teaming  up  with  other  ini(a(ves  

•  JPI  UE  calls  supported  by  H2020  Challenge  for  ERA-­‐NET  opportunity  if  feasible  

•  Joint  ac;ons  with  URBACT  or  Structural  Funds  can  be  nego;ated  

Programme  management  and  call  development  •  Thema;c  guideline  for  connec;ng  the  thema;c  

priori;es,  u;liza;on  of  results  for  calls,  workshop  and  conferences  to  develop  the  community,  science-­‐policy  exchange,  etc.  

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Chair Governing Board: Ingolf Schädler Management Board: Margit Noll, Jonas Bylund, Arjan van Binsbergen Policy Coordinatiom: Hans-Günther Schwarz Coordinator CSA (Coordination and Support Action) BOOST: Edwin Hubers

THANK YOU! JPI Urban Europe