NEB-STAR, as the first-generation New European Bauhaus (NEB) Lighthouse project, aims to demonstrate how cities can make the transition to climate neutrality inclusive, beautiful and sustainable - for, by and with all stakeholders. NEB-STAR is running 4 Demonstrators (12-month area-based experiments) in 2 Testbeds (experimental transformation areas) in Stavanger and additional 2 Demonstrators in Utrecht and Prague as Twinning Cities. Partners and stakeholders will jointly create and test transformative solutions to address these emblematic challenges through co-creation and citizen engagement approaches.
The learnings from these Demonstrators and Testbeds will help accelerate Stavanger’s Territorial Transformation Plan towards climate neutrality with NEB values and principles at the core, as a lighthouse for other Nordic and European cities.
In this manner, NEB-STAR provides experimentation, demonstration, insight, and guidance on operationalising NEB values and principles in urban transitions in cooperation with the twinning cities Prague and Utrecht, and peers in Europe and the Nordics.
The project will deliver a Detailed Roadmap for full-scale implementation of Stavanger’s Territorial Transformation Plan, supported by an extensive Co-Creation Process, a Portfolio of Policy Strategies and Tools, and Financial and Partnership Models.
These are co-created with local stakeholders and partners, tested in Demonstrators in the three cities, jointly evaluated with stakeholders and experts, and will be exploited and replicated in cooperation with Nordic and European NEB and Missions communities.
NEB values and principles are used to address four emblematic challenges:
- Challenges linked to use, preservation & reconstruction of existing infrastructure and heritage: co-creating a new sense of aesthetics for climate-neutral cities and communities that captures places' unique qualities, history and potential, and generates a sense of belonging, pride and ownership;
- Environmental and climate adaptation challenges: Reconnecting with nature to boost resilience and a sense of community, giving new life to the spaces in between buildings through food and nature;
- Social challenges: Creating temporary meeting spaces in urban transition areas, that embrace diversity and strengthen the identity and uniqueness of people and places that need it most;
- Economic and territorial challenges linked to the green transition: Co-creating co-benefits for the neighbourhood and city through multi-functional use of spaces and infrastructures.
NEB-STAR will contribute to The New European Bauhaus and the Transition to Climate Neutrality by:
- Developing a Detailed Roadmap for the full implementation of Stavanger’s TTP, with NEB values and principles at its core.
- Developing a Portfolio of Policy Strategies, Tools, Financial and Partnership Models
- Twinning with Prague and Utrecht, as a first proof of concept of European cooperation and transferability
- Developing, testing and validating the NEB-STAR Impact Model to capture the social, cultural, financial, governance and technical impact on the built environment, and the stakeholders that affect /are affected by them.
- Showcasing clear co-benefits of NEB approaches in cities’ transitions
- Developing Progress Stories co-created with local stakeholders and partners, policy briefs and Solution Booklets to present evidence-based results
- Integrating NEB-STAR learnings into the Norwegian and Nordic Smart Cities roadmaps.
- Providing guidance and examples for other cities to include NEB-STAR results and NEB values into their transitions plans, supporting the European Green Deal
- Providing Partnership and Financial Models to unlock value and additional investment for NEB-inspired transitions
- Cooperating with the other NEB Lighthouse projects to learn from each other and support transferability of knowledge and experiences across projects, cities and communities
