Description du projet
Des solutions pour les villes en rétraction
Certaines villes sont amenées à s’atrophier. Phénomène multidimensionnel, l’atrophie des villes est la conséquence du déclin urbain, qui peut être provoqué par une série de problèmes, allant du tarissement des ressources naturelles à la désindustrialisation en passant par la migration. Quelle qu’en soit la cause, les études montrent que ce déclin est généralement de longue durée et que l’atrophie représente une menace pour la compétitivité européenne. Dans ce contexte, le projet RE-CITY, financé par l’UE, apportera une perspective en faveur du développement solide et durable des villes en rétraction tout en soutenant les aspects que sont la prospérité économique, la qualité de vie, la stabilité sociale et l’innovation. Le projet, qui fédère 16 partenaires universitaires et non universitaires possédant une expertise en matière d’aménagement de l’espace, de géographie, d’économie et de sciences sociales, élaborera des solutions pour les villes en rétraction.
Objectif
Processes of shrinkage are multidimensional phenomena encompassing cities, parts of cities, or regions that are experiencing a dramatic decline in their economic and social bases. While the causal factors are diverse and complex, the most evident factor in shrinkage is a loss of employment opportunities and out-migration of population. Previous research by the beneficiaries has pointed out that decline is enduring, and shrinkage is most probably jeopardizing the prosperity of European competitiveness. Moreover, experts, who are specifically trained in leadership and management of shrinkage processes, are in short supply throughout Europe.
Through this RE-CITY ETN, new approaches and success factores for shrinking cities will be explored and evaluated.
RE-CITY provides a perspective for the robust and sustainably sound development of shrinking cities, while supporting elements of economic prosperity, liveability, social stability and innovation.
This ETN will develop novel solutions for shrinking cities, and investigate case studies approaches for dealing with shrinking cities in terms of four innovative key themes: conceptualising shrinking smart, governing, greening/right-sizing, and regrowing shrinking cities. On this basis RE-CITY applications will be developed:
a tangible framework of tools and methods including planning instruments.
The RE-CITY ETN aims at training highly skilled experts for the four key themes of shrinking cities noted above, enabling them to act as leaders, mediators, and consultants of change while fostering innovative solutions and perspectives for these areas. These aims will be achieved by a structured training programme to provide expertise to multidisciplanary RE-CITY professionals by means of key scientific skills targeted to the requirements of shrinking cities, and to establish a long-lasting training programme with pioneer solutions for shrinking cities.
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MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinateur
67663 Kaiserslautern
Allemagne