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Rural-Urban Outlooks: Unlocking Synergies

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Objective

Mutually beneficial relations along rural – peri-urban – urban trajectories can contribute substantially to Europe’s smart, sustainable and inclusive growth agenda. Success in creating synergies is largely determined by decisions made at local and regional levels. Well-designed governance arrangements can be conducive to decisions that strengthen beneficial relations between rural and urban areas. Central to ROBUST is a place-based case study approach in which the case studies focus on thematic functional linkages cutting across rural-urban areas. The content and governance of these functional linkages are analyzed in diverse case study areas that represent the main types of rural – peri-urban – urban settings across Europe. ROBUST will identify and strengthen policies, governance systems and practices that can contribute more effectively to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Particular attention will be paid to the capacities of municipal and regional governments, the related administrations and other stakeholders to deliver and enhance mutually beneficial relations. ROBUST aims to provide practice-oriented information about successful governance models applicable to different settings as well as related communication and training material. In ROBUST, the questions and research needs of practice partners will guide the research process. Researchers will support the related multi-actor consultations through data collection and analysis, by providing suitable platforms and through facilitation. The insights co-generated by research and practice partners and stakeholders will be translated into tools, including scenario development, as well as training materials and capacity building measures. ROBUST will in this way contribute to a better understanding of rural-urban interactions, and it will at the same time enhance the capacity of relevant actors and institutions to foster mutually beneficial relations along rural – peri-urban – urban trajectories.

Programme(s)

H2020-EU.3.2.1.3. - Empowerment of rural areas, support to policies and rural innovation

Topic(s)

RUR-01-2016 - Consolidated policy framework and governance models for synergies in rural-urban linkages

Call for proposal

H2020-RUR-2016-2

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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

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Coordinator

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

Address

Droevendaalsesteeg 4
6708 Pb Wageningen

Netherlands

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU Contribution

€ 801 978

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Participants (24)

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ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 344 505

NODIBINAJUMS BALTIC STUDIES CENTRE

Latvia

EU Contribution

€ 278 518

TUKUMA NOVADA DOME

Latvia

EU Contribution

€ 106 869

UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 429 531

BUNDESANSTALT FUR AGRARWIRTSCHAFT UND BERGBAUERNFRAGEN

Austria

EU Contribution

€ 288 809

BUNDESANSTALT FUER BERGBAUERNFRAGEN

Austria

PLANUNG & FORSCHUNG POLICY RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY BERGS UND ISSA PARTNERSCHAFTSGESELLSCHAFT WIRTSCHAFTS-UND SOZIALWISSENSCHAFTLER

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 504 842

PERI-URBAN REGIONS PLATFORM EUROPE

Belgium

EU Contribution

€ 224 340

UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 200 107

OIKOS SVETOVANJE ZA RAZVOJ DOO

Slovenia

EU Contribution

€ 187 558

LUONNONVARAKESKUS

Finland

EU Contribution

€ 437 780

HELSINGIN KAUPUNKI

Finland

EU Contribution

€ 247 630

REGIONALNA RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA - LJUBLJANSKE URBANE REGIJE ZAVOD

Slovenia

EU Contribution

€ 81 988

ICLEI EUROPEAN SECRETARIAT GMBH (ICLEI EUROPASEKRETARIAT GMBH)*

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 364 384

GEMEENTE EDE

Netherlands

EU Contribution

€ 167 068

COMMISSAO DE COORDENACAO E DESENVOLVIMENTO REGIONAL DE LISBOA E VALE DO TEJO

Portugal

EU Contribution

€ 100 844

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO

Portugal

EU Contribution

€ 234 953

UNIVERSITA DI PISA

Italy

EU Contribution

€ 161 477

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 153 059

REGIONALVERBAND FRANKFURTRHEINMAIN

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 156 945

PROVINCIA DI LUCCA

Italy

EU Contribution

€ 137 926

WELSH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 151 546

REGIONALMANAGEMENT STEIRISCHER ZENTRALRAUM GMBH

Austria

EU Contribution

€ 125 902

FEDERACION VALENCIANA DE MUNICIPIOS Y PROVINCIAS

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 111 375

Project information

ROBUST

Grant agreement ID: 727988

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 June 2017
End date

31 May 2021

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.2.1.3.

Overall budget:

€ 5 999 937,50
EU contribution

€ 5 999 934

Coordinated by:

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

Netherlands

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ROBUST (Rural-Urban Outlooks: Unlocking Synergies)

Reporting period: 2017-06-01 to 2018-11-30

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

Mutually beneficial relations along rural–periurban–urban trajectories have been shown to contribute substantially to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth agenda outlined in the EU 2020 strategy. Well-designed multi-level and multi-actor governance systems and processes are key to strengthening beneficial relations between rural, peri-urban and urban areas. A challenge for all involved actors is to contribute to a more balanced, future-oriented, sustainable and spatially integrated place-based development that takes into account synergies across rural–periurban–urban areas. Urbanisation processes can contribute positively to rural development by providing access to markets, services, and knowledge if carefully designed and managed. Rural areas, in turn, can offer urban centres amenities that contribute positively to urban quality of life, regional competitiveness and cultural identity.
Hence, the overall goal of ROBUST is: to advance our understanding of the interactions and dependencies between rural, peri-urban and urban areas, and to identify and promote policies, governance models and practices that foster mutually beneficial relations. Improved governance arrangements and synergies between rural, peri-urban and urban areas will contribute to Europe’s smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, maximizing the creation of rural jobs and value-added.

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

The people of ROBUST

Project information

ROBUST

Grant agreement ID: 727988

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 June 2017
End date

31 May 2021

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.2.1.3.

Overall budget:

€ 5 999 937,50
EU contribution

€ 5 999 934

Coordinated by:

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

Deliverables

Documents, reports (10)

In-depth analysis of the connections between rural, peri-urban and urban areas, and the creation of value added and job growth

In-depth exploration of socio-economic variables at micro-spatial scale (neighbourhood) to monitor the evolution of functional linkages around the private sector and employment in the German case study region. Connections between share of commercial estate, level of purchasing power, demographic structure, unemployment rate and other variables can be made visible with the microm database. This will result in a simplified method for the analysis of rural-urban links in the area ‘New businesses and labour markets’ to be applied in WP3 in the case study areas where this theme is prioritised.

Minutes of first General Assembly

Minutes of the first consortium meeting.

Synthesis report ‘Interactions and dependencies between rural, peri-urban and urban areas and contemporary governance approaches’

Synthesizing the international level results of WP2 and the workshop in a discussion paper.

Working paper ’Conceptualisation of rural-urban relations and synergies’

Working paper based on: a) a literature review of the conceptualisation of rural-urban relations in different theoretical perspectives, utilising the linguistic resources of the consortium to engage with relevant literatures in major European languages. b) a review of the deployment of concepts of rural-urban relations in policy and spatial planning practice, through document analysis and selected key informant interviews where appropriate. c) a literature review of relational perspectives on space and place will be carried out with a specific focus on its application to rural-urban relations.

Guide on application of the conceptual framework for practitioners

Based on interviews and/or focus groups with the practitioners from the practice partners a guideline will be developed on how to apply the conceptual framework by and for practitioners

WP2 discussion paper

Discussion paper on the use of night satellite images and novel data processing methods for capturing relevant spatial developments and dependencies

Outreach, Communication & Training Plan

A comprehensive Outreach, Communication, and Dissemination Plan to link all dissemination, exploitation and training tasks and their related products. It defines the phases and key contents of the project’s communication, the target groups addressed, the channels used and the roles each partner plays. It will be reviewed annually and modified as necessary.

"Practice-based abstract #1"

Eleven practice-based abstracts (one per case study area) in native language summarising the project and case study findings following the EIP-AGRI Common format for interactive innovation projects

Working paper ‘Conceptual framework for ROBUST’

Based on literature reviews and the outcomes of the expert workshop, AU will elaborate an analytical framework for the ROBUST research incorporating inputs from relational spatial theory, smart regional growth theory and literature on effective regional governance and policy-making

Action and Policy-oriented Conceptual and Methodological Framework

Final result of WP1

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Other (1)

Expert workshop ’Smart regional growth experiences and rural-urban relations’

Analysis of literature on smart regional growth and on approaches to effective regional governance and integrated policy-making will provide input for an expert workshop on Smart Regional Growth Experiences and Rural-Urban Relations for which 10 experts on these topics will be invited. Based on the literature review and the outcomes of the expert workshop, AU will elaborate an analytical framework for the ROBUST research incorporating inputs from relational spatial theory, smart regional growth theory and literature on effective regional governance and policy-making.

Publications

Publications not available

Project information

ROBUST

Grant agreement ID: 727988

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 June 2017
End date

31 May 2021

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.2.1.3.

Overall budget:

€ 5 999 937,50
EU contribution

€ 5 999 934

Coordinated by:

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

Project information

ROBUST

Grant agreement ID: 727988

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 June 2017
End date

31 May 2021

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.2.1.3.

Overall budget:

€ 5 999 937,50
EU contribution

€ 5 999 934

Coordinated by:

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

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