Cooperation and exchange for

sustainable urban developmentsustainable urban development

Tom Becker

Cellule nationale d’Information pour la Politique Urbaine

Brussels, 9th October 2013

CIPU – an interface for urban policy and a tool for

integrated urban development

European level, i.e. EU or

intergovernmental

cooperation in the field of

urban policy and urban

development

Local urban policies, i.e. National

Research, i.e. University of

Luxembourg or other

research institutes

Local urban policies, i.e.

local decision-makers, urban

professionals, NGOs,

neighbourhood associations,

citizens, …

National level, i.e. ministries

with competences in the

field of urban policy and

urban development

National

Information

Unit for

Urban Policy

(CIPU)

Main CIPU activities

Some results

Organise opportunities

for networking and

exchange

Disseminate information

and knowledge

Support local

stakeholders, promote

and (co)develop tools for

cities

Conduct research on

specific urban policy

issues

Some results

Over the past few years, CIPU has contributed to…

– changes in stakeholder constellations in the field of urban policy in Luxembourg

– an increased concentration of forces and financial resources among urban stakeholders

– an increasing willingness to cooperate and a more active involvement of urban stakeholders in European and national decision-making processes

– greater consideration of local divergences and cities’ specific needs

– a scrutiny of existing policies, processes, values and stakeholder constellations

– a more efficient use of European, national and local resources

RFSC: not only a tool for cities !

Link the RFSC to university curricula

• Presentation of the RFSC to students from the Master course in spatial planning and from trainingcourses for practitioners taught at the University of Luxembourg

• In depth RFSC training session planned later this year

� External experts play an important role in urban development in small and medium-sized cities

� Scientific input is important for the further development of the tool

Link the RFSC to other activities in the field of urban policy in LuxembourgLink the RFSC to other activities in the field of urban policy in Luxembourg

• Test the RFSC in the framework of intermunicipal cooperation in urban areas (testing of themonitoring tool)

� RFSC contributes to creating a common undertstanding of and a common vision on sustainableand integrated urban development

� It supports horizontal and vertical cooperation

• Include findings and experiences from the RFSC in other projects focusing on sustainable andintegrated urban policy in Luxembourg such as Europe 2020 going local (Interreg IV C) or the OECD Project on measuring the potential of green growth (Indicators of local transition to a low-carbon economy)

� Create synergies with other projects to reach new target groups