Objective
The project IT TAKES TWO aims to temper the barriers for technological innovation in sustainable urban management. The project focuses on five post-war high-rise areas in the cities of Antwerp, Dublin, Gothenburg, Leipzig and Naples. Different techniques and methods (e.g. SWOT-analysis, Technology Assessment, European awareness Scenario Workshops, Eco-Team and Neighbourhood Programmes and indicators) are combined into an integrated approach. A trajectory from the start of the sustainable urban regeneration process, the vision making, the action planning, the implementation and evaluation will be designed and tested in practice.
The five cities will start by making an inventory of the strengths and weaknesses of the chosen project area. This will result in a report, which is the input for the various expert centres to make an inventory and assessment of the available techniques in the clusters architecture, construction & urban design, urban greenery, energy, water & waste, traffic & transport and ICT.
Next, the five cities will each organise a series of three workshops in the respective project areas. They will be offered technical support for organising the workshops. These workshops involve politicians, technical experts, citizens, housing corporations, NGOs and businesses in the area. The first workshop must generate a coherent vision on how the involved parties see their area in 20 years time. This vision is again focused on the clusters architecture, construction & urban design, urban greenery, energy, water & waste, traffic & transport and ICT. In the second workshops the vision will be translated in into actions. In this workshop the available technologies will be introduced. The third workshops elaborates on the chosen actions and technologies and generates an action plan for implementation. One particular (small) project in every city will be chosen as demonstration project.
The dissemination phase consists of organising a summer course for 40 representatives from European cities. During this phase a CD-ROM containing all the used management tools and the assessed technical solutions will be launched. The CD-ROM can be used as a decision support tool in other cities
The project results in:
* visions and action plans for the five project areas;
* technology assessment done by 6 expert centres on the clusters of Architecture, Construction & Urban Design, Urban Greenery, Energy, Water & Waste, Traffic & Transport and ICT
* 5 pilot actions in five cities
* a web-site, a CD-ROM and an advanced study course.
The project is divided into two components: a technical part and a non-technical part. The technical part concerns the physical improvement of the project areas. This means the upgrading of the buildings and the public space.
The non-technical part is the whole participative process of vision making and planning and the dissemination of the results of the project. In the technical and non-technical parts go hand in hand. Technological innovation and societal innovation are complementary.
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