Objective
The systemic use of urban landscapes for food production is a major step towards more sustainable, liveable and healthier cities. A multitude of initiatives around the World, however fragmented, are prospering, forming a global movement of Edible Cities. Their products, activities and services – the Edible City Solutions (ECS) - empower local communities to overcome social problems by their inclusive and participatory dynamics and to create new green businesses and jobs, and thereby generating local economic growth and fostering social cohesion.
EdiCitNet will leverage the substantial benefits that ECS effect today at local level and catalyse their replication EU- and world-wide by launching a fully open and participatory network of cities, empowering their inhabitants by a common methodology
a) to systematically explore the wealth and diversity of existing ECS,
b) to adapt, plan and implement successfully proven ECS in their specific urban context.
To make this happen, EdiCitNet will close knowledge gaps in the effective implementation of ECS and their transformation into sustainable, innovative business models. This new insight will feed into a openly shared and globally accessible knowledge base and methodology to enable sustainable and evidence-based integration of ECS into the long-term urban planning of cities covering a large spectrum of urban, climatic, social, environmental and cultural contexts.
5 Front Runner Cities (FRC), supported by a highly interdisciplinary consortium of city authorities, SME, NGOs and academia, will demonstrate their unique experience with own Living Labs and transfer their knowledge to 7 dedicated Follower Cities (FC), determined to replicate ECS for the benefit of their inhabitants. The carefully selected group of FRC and FC allows to study and monitor implementation in large variety of environments and also ensures truly global outreach with city partners based in Central America, Africa and East Asia
Field of science
- /social sciences/sociology/social issues
- /social sciences/economics and business
Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.3.5.2.1. - Further our understanding of biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems, their interactions with social systems and their role in sustaining the economy and human well-being
- H2020-EU.3.5.2.3. - Provide knowledge and tools for effective decision making and public engagement
- H2020-EU.3.5.1.2. - Assess impacts, vulnerabilities and develop innovative cost-effective adaptation and risk prevention and management measures
- H2020-EU.3.5.1.3. - Support mitigation policies, including studies that focus on impact from other sectoral policies
- H2020-EU.3.5.2.2. - Developing integrated approaches to address water-related challenges and the transition to sustainable management and use of water resources and services
Call for proposal
H2020-SCC-NBS-2stage-2017
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Funding Scheme
IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
10117 Berlin
Germany
Participants (34)
Participation ended
10623 Berlin
3011 AD Rotterdam
56626 Andernach
0037 Oslo
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69115 Heidelberg
10707 Berlin
08980 Sant Feliu De Llobregat
SG6 3JA Lechworth
5290 Sempeter Pri Gorici
2016 Carthage
Lome
11100 Montevideo
10117 Berlin
BN1 1YD Brighton & Hove
08014 Barcelona
8200 Gleisdorf
06902 Sophia Antipolis Valbonne
1082 Tunis
5290 Sempeter Pri Gorici
12435 Berlin
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0190 Oslo
10405 Berlin
BN2 4AT Brighton
1000 Ljubljana
1180 Wien
17004 Girona
6708 PB Wageningen
0167 Oslo
17003 Girona
1430 Aas
08018 Barcelona
100871 Beijing
12051 Berlin
0191 Oslo
