ALPCITY Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria) Urban Regeneration in Lower Austria since 1992 Task: to enable the citizens and the local authorities to organise self-help Each town: office with consulter Today: 40 towns involved, 450 projects, 15 Mio € subsidies – 62 Mio € total costs

ALPCITY Niederoesterreich  Village and Urban Regeneration in Lower Austria Association for regeneration of towns and villages Office in each of the 4 regions of Lower Austria

ALPCITY Niederoesterreich  Our Tasks Workshops Leading discussions / presentations Developing of an integrated regeneration concept Project Management Financial aid / final account of projects (Fördereinreichung/-abrechnung?) Controlling Public Relations

ALPCITY Niederoesterreich  Targets Increase the quality of life Strenghten the community life (more solidarity) Strenghten the sense of responsibility To enable the citizens and the local authorities to organise self-help

ALPCITY Niederoesterreich  Regeneration program: Information Work agreement Advisory council with members from policy, administration and citizens Developing of an integrated concept by participation of citizens (bottom up) Resolution of the municipal council Realising of developed projects Evaluation

ALPCITY Niederoesterreich Advisory council Working group Advisory council administration working group leaders consulter, advisor policy experts stakeholder Working group

ALPCITY Niederoesterreich  Tasks of the advisory council Working out the main targets Coordination of the working groups Information and recommendation of the municipal council Information of the citizens

ALPCITY Niederoesterreich  Quality of life and services: NOE: 2 networks planned Multimedia libraries Aim: showing the value to society and creating positive effects by cooperation Youth gathering needs and ideas for projects, finding right method for working with young people

ALPCITY Niederoesterreich  Network Youth: 8 cities interested, 2 fixed yet  Network covers needs to: find methods for working with young people integrate youth into local development achieve active cooperation between regional authorities, cities, youth groups, citizens

ALPCITY Niederoesterreich  Strategy: facing local challenges  Working fields: Integration into development, local identity Prevention of drug abuse, social hatred Unemployment, vandalism

ALPCITY Niederoesterreich  Experiences up to now: Many different approaches Constant involvement of youth only with constant cooperation quick change of interested young persons Often social experts necessary