Project MULTIPLY aims at encouraging local authorities to uptake integrated urban planning measures at district level by engaging them in a dedicated peer-to-peer learning programme under which they will share and discuss how to combine elements of sustainable transport, energy and spatial planning.
Project activities:
Specific project activities include:
- organising NATIONAL COMPETITIONS for selecting cities for the exchange programme;
- selecting FORERUNNER CITIES, who already have some experience in integrated urban planning, and COMMITTED CITIES, who have ambitions to develop in a more sustainable way;
- launching PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING PROGRAMME, which shall increase the capacities of municipal politicians and staff to effectively plan, finance, communicate and implement the energy transition;
- organising series of TARGETED WORKSHOPS and EXCHANGES addressing specific needs of involved cities;
- supporting committed cities in the development of comprehensive PLANS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL DISTRICT;
- widely SHARING MULTIPLY results, guidelines and recommendations!
Integrated urban planning:
By integrated urban planning we mean planning that combines elements of sustainable transport, sustainable land-use and sustainable energy. Thus it establishes grounds for concerted actions allowing to reach for full energy-saving potential of the territory, at the same time making it a convenient and comfortable place to live.
Integrated urban planning answers complex challenges faced by today's cities, which require whole-system solutions. Let's remember that good urbanism reverberates well beyond energy savings - it has effects on public health, affordable housing, land conservation and builds social and economic quality.
Project in a nutshell:
- Financing: HORIZON 2020
- Implementation period: December 2018 – November 2021
- Coordinator: Deutsche Umwelthilfe e. V. (DE)
- Polish partner: Association of Municipalities Polish Network „Energie Cités”
- Project leaflet
- Project website: www.citiesmultiply.eu
