Network of neighbourhoods for innovative policies on gentrification

Strategies and interventions to regenerate neighbourhoods may lead to gentrification, a process that can bring revitalization, sustainable economic growth, diversity and integration but also segregation, insecurity, exclusion, displacement, loss of cultural identity, and socio-economic inequality. Mitigating the negative consequences of gentrification cannot be achieved without policy innovation.

This topic supports informal networking among neighbourhoods to exchange knowledge and experiences, build their capacity, facilitate innovation in policymaking to mitigate the negative consequences of gentrification – including green gentrification[[ See definition in the Glossary section of the NEB part of the HE WP25.]] – that may result from interventions aligned with the New European Bauhaus.

Proposals are expected to address all of the following:

• Create a bottom-up network of neighbourhoods with a (potential) risk of gentrification, to facilitate peer exchange among all relevant stakeholders. Proposals should aim for the participation of at least 15 neighbourhoods located in urban, peri-urban and rural areas from different Member States and Associated Countries.
• Map neighbourhoods’ needs, challenges, trends and opportunities to inform policies and interventions that mitigate the negative consequences of gentrification and of integrating the New European Bauhaus values and principles[[ See definitions of NEB values and NEB working principles in the Glossary section of the NEB part of the HE WP25.]].
• Identify, document, and disseminate current knowledge, evidence, policy design, tools, and best practices for tackling gentrification and translate the results into useful tools that address the identified needs, challenges and opportunities.
• Support local decision makers in better understanding:
  • The main drivers of gentrification (such as overtourism, interim use and short term rental markets).
  • The effect of housing market speculation, rental agreements and (lack of) housing policies (e.g. fiscal measures, funding instruments, legislative measures) on gentrification.
  • The effects of gentrification on different socio-demographic groups, as well as on local identities and cultural heritage.
  • The interplay between urban, peri-urban and rural gentrification.
• Address the issue of gentrification in the participating neighbourhoods through at least one of the following actions:
  • Develop or revise local policies (such as those on social/economic/urban development, housing, planning, mobility, green transition) to mitigate the negative consequences of gentrification.
  • Develop neighbourhood regeneration strategies that include measures to mitigate the negative consequences of gentrification.

Proposals are expected to follow a participatory and transdisciplinary approach[[ See definition on NEB working principles in the Glossary section of the NEB part of the HE WP25]] through the integration of different actors (such as local or regional public authorities, local actors from the targeted neighbourhoods, civil society, private owners, cultural institutions, etc.) and disciplines (such as architecture, urban design, design, arts, (civil) engineering).

This topic requires the effective contribution of social sciences and humanities[[ See definition in the Glossary section of the NEB part of the HE WP25.]] (SSH) disciplines and the involvement of SSH experts, institutions as well as the inclusion of relevant SSH expertise, in order to produce meaningful and significant effects enhancing the societal impact of the related research activities.

Proposals are expected to dedicate at least 0.2% of their total budget to share their intermediate and final results and findings with the Coordination and Support Action 'New European Bauhaus hub for results and impact' (HORIZON-MISS-2024-NEB-01-03).