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Edible Cities Network Integrating Edible City Solutions for social resilient and sustainably productive cities

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

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

Topic(s)

SCC-02-2016-2017 - Demonstrating innovative nature-based solutions in cities

Call for proposal

H2020-SCC-NBS-2stage-2017

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Funding Scheme

IA - Innovation action
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Coordinator

HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAET ZU BERLIN

Address

Unter Den Linden 6
10117 Berlin

Germany

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU Contribution

€ 3 439 745

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TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 47 500

GEMEENTE ROTTERDAM

Netherlands

EU Contribution

€ 832 250,75

STADT ANDERNACH

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 716 230

OSLO KOMMUNE

Norway

EU Contribution

€ 707 062,50

INTERNATIONALE BAUAUSSTELLUNG HEIDELBERG GMBH

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 551 753,12

SENATSVERWALTUNG FUER STADTENTWICKLUNG UND WOHNEN

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 154 781,25

Ajuntament de Sant Feliu de llobregat

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 166 345

LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY HERITAGE FOUNDATION

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 157 517,76

OBCINA SEMPETER-VRTOJBA

Slovenia

EU Contribution

€ 147 706,25

COMMUNE DE CARTHAGE

Tunisia

EU Contribution

€ 108 406,25

VILLE DE LOME

Togo

EU Contribution

€ 101 187,50

MINISTERIO DE EDUCACION Y CULTURA

Uruguay

EU Contribution

€ 108 218,75

DEUTSCHER DACHGARTNER VERBAND E.V.

Germany

BUNDESVERBAND GEBAUDEGRUN EV

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 94 166,25

BRIGHTON & HOVE FOOD PARTNERSHIP LTD

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 107 593,75

FUNDACIO SOLIDARITAT UB

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 78 565

TRANSITION OSTSTEIERMARK - GEMEINSCHAFTEN NACHHALTIG GESTALTEN

Austria

EU Contribution

€ 178 750

UNITE TECHNIQUE DU SEMIDE GEIE

France

EU Contribution

€ 125 000

ASSOCIATION TUNISIENNE DE DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE: LA RECHERCHE EN ACTION

Tunisia

EU Contribution

€ 49 750

HIDROLAB, PROJEKTIRANJE IN INZENIRING DOO

Slovenia

EU Contribution

€ 95 200

TERRA CONCORDIA GEMEINNUTZIGE GMBH

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 123 500

GALLIS HELENE

Norway

EU Contribution

€ 314 125

NOLDE ERWIN

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 96 853,75

UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 195 997,50

UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI

Slovenia

EU Contribution

€ 449 780

UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN

Austria

EU Contribution

€ 387 185

UNIVERSITAT DE GIRONA

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 111 250

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

Netherlands

EU Contribution

€ 454 125

OSLOMET - STORBYUNIVERSITETET

Norway

EU Contribution

€ 117 775

FUNDACIO INSTITUT CATALA DE RECERCA DE L'AIGUA

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 389 780

NIBIO - NORSK INSTITUTT FOR BIOOKONOMI

Norway

EU Contribution

€ 362 000

ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SPAIN SL

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 284 812,50

PEKING UNIVERSITY

China

Project information

Grant agreement ID: 776665

Status

Ongoing project

  • Start date

    1 September 2018

  • End date

    31 August 2023

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.5.2.1.

H2020-EU.3.5.2.3.

H2020-EU.3.5.1.2.

H2020-EU.3.5.1.3.

H2020-EU.3.5.2.2.

  • Overall budget:

    € 11 921 624,75

  • EU contribution

    € 11 254 912,88

Coordinated by:

HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAET ZU BERLIN

Germany

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Last update: 25 October 2019

Record number: 216082