16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 THE CITY OF TOMORROW AND CULTURAL HERITAGE Copenhagen, 17 May 2001 David MILES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate D.I - Preserving the Ecosystem Tel: +32/2/ Fax: +32/2/

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage 1st and 2nd Calls Examples of projects and a cluster where work has started or where negotiation is complete and project not yet started. Examples of projects and a cluster where work has started or where negotiation is complete and project not yet started.

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Project example 4.1. IANUS (Indicators system to assess new urban services; Improving decision making through evaluation) Coordinator : Diputacio de Barcelona Consortium : Public authorities, private companies, universities, professional and city associations. Development of evaluation methodology of public urban facilities and services (buildings, cultural, educational, care and sports facilities) to determine impact on performance indicators such as functionality, end user satisfaction, cost, environmental impact. The aim is to develop models and tools to optimise sustainability. The involvement of the public and private sectors helps ensure the relevance of the work and its widest exploitation.

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Project example 4.1. PAYT (Variable rate pricing based on pay-as-you-throw as a tool for Urban Waste Management) Coordinator : TU Dresden Consortium : Universities, waste management companies, JRC, Institute. This project addresses growing concern over citizens’ ability/willingness to pay for urban utilities and particularly for urban waste. It will provide decision-making support through comprehensive assessment of the economic and environmental impacts and efficiency of different approaches to funding for the “urban waste utility” to encourage a waste reduction culture.

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Project example 4.2. SUIT (Sustainable development of cultural heritage through an active integration within towns) Coordinator : Université de Liège Consortium : Universities, regional government. The aim is to establish an Environmental Impact Assessment methodology (in line with the EU environmental Impact Directive) to ensure compatibility with the conservation requirements of cultural heritage and urban development. It will enable local authorities to assess their plans for urban development with regard to the sustainable exploitation of urban and architectural cultural heritage.

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Project example 4.3. SUREURO (Sustainable Refurbishment Europe) Coordinator : Kalmarhem Ltd. Consortium : 7 housing companies, construction company, consultancies, research organisations. The aim is to provide housing companies and local decision makers with practical management tools for the sustainable refurbishment of the 56 million flats built after Socio-economic and environmental considerations are integrated. Tenant involvement helps ensure the refurbishment management process falls within the range of normal and affordable costs. Includes testing and implementing of flexible new concepts for sustainable transformation of existing housing areas noting that the housing companies in the consortium together own 200,000 dwellings.

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Project example 4.3. NORISC ( Network Oriented Risk-Assessment by In-Situ Screening of Contaminated Sites ) Coordinator : City of Cologne Consortium : 2 urban authorities, 1 local authority, Geological survey administration, 2 environmental consultants, 2 research organisations, 3 universities The aim is to provide a standard guideline for efficient risk assessment of contamination profiles in urban areas. This is a valuable tool for city planners, land owners and investors. This guideline will enhance site characterisation and risk assessment and minimise time and cost for investigation, redevelopment and remediation.

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Project examples 4.4 ECTOS (Ecological City Transport System) Coordinator : Icelandic New Energy Ltd. Consortium : energy companies, universities, energy consulting company, car company, transport utility, transport research organisation. The aim is to assess the diverse impacts of running three fuel-cell buses in Reykjavik. The innovation lies in the comparative assessment of the fuel-cell technology (associated to a hydrogen infrastructure) with other clean alternatives. This will help to measure the potential of fuel-cell buses to improve urban sustainability.

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Cluster example 4.4. LUTR (Land Use and Transport Research Cluster) Five projects together are seeking to establish new tools and instruments for city authorities to implement new urban planning policies for more sustainable transport systems - less polluting and less congested. For example, to reduce mobility demand at source. A main emphasis will be to reduce individual motorised movements in line with the Green paper on Urban Transport now in preparation.

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 THE CITY OF TOMORROW AND CULTURAL HERITAGE Why?

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Overall goal : u sustainable economic development and competitiveness, u improved urban management and integrated planning policy, u safeguard and improve the quality of life and cultural identity of citizens

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Focus : Provision of an integrated socio-economic knowledge-base, and products, services, tools and technologies for better city management and on the environmental challenges, particularly in relation to reducing pollutant emissions

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 Approach u Socio-economic, environmental and technological including the development, integration, and demonstration of technologies, tools and methodologies to improve forecasting, monitoring, assessment and benchmarking of emerging best practice u Emphasis on increasing citizen and stakeholder participation in urban decision making and helping ensure the availability of reliable, efficient and affordable services for all urban citizens, including those with special needs

16May Copenhagen - 17 May themes Sustainable city planning and rational resource management Protection, conservation and enhancement of European cultural heritage Development and demonstration of technologies for safe, economic, clean, effective and sustainable preservation, recovery, renovation, construction, dismantling and demolition of the built environment, in particular for large groups of buildings Comparative assessment and cost effective implementation of strategies for sustainable transport systems in an urban environment

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Summary of 1 st (1999) and 2nd (2000) Calls u Available Budget : EURO u Very large response u 421 proposals (requesting EURO) u 68 “GO” proposals, good coverage of MS and candidate countries u 45 Proposals funded

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Characteristics of 3rd call, Spring 2001 u Available Budget : + 43 M EURO u Smaller response, 121 proposals of which 8 not eligible, requesting 184 M EURO, oversubscribed 4.3:1 u Average size of proposals = 1.5 MEURO u Average number of partners per proposal 11.4 u Proposals being funded : 26

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage End-user involvement in projects funded in the Key Action “City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage” 1999 and 2000

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage 3rd Call Overall Proposal Quality u Much better than first and second calls. u Quality and proposal characteristics similar for different sub-themes.

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Outcome of 3rd Call (Feb) deadline

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage 3rd Call 1st Deadline : u Opens 15 November 2000 u Closes 15 February 2001* u Budget approx. 43 Million EURO u Pre-proposal check from 15 Nov to 15 Jan nd Deadline : u Opens 15 November 2000 u Closes 15 October 2001* u Budget approx. 56 Million EURO u Pre-proposal check from 15 Nov to 15 Sept *New : Proposals must reach the Commission before the deadline

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Sub-themes open for 3rd Call - deadline October 2001 : 4.1.2Improving the quality of urban life 4.1.3Improving economic development, competitiveness and job creation in city centres and neighbourhoods 4.2.2Development of innovative conservation strategies 4.2.3Foster integration of cultural heritage in the urban setting 4.3.1Sustainable construction and reconstruction of large groups of buildings and urban infrastructure Networks and Concerted Actions : open for all sub-themes.

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Differences between 1999 and 2000 Work Programme (1) l “Cities” includes “associated city regions” (Objectives and Deliverables) l Reinforce the “inclusion of users in consortia” (Objectives and Deliverables) l Emphasize advanced communication technologies (4.1 and 4.1.3) l City scenarios and visions as thematic network (4.1) l Municipal solid waste (4.1.2)

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Differences between 1999 and 2000 Work Programme (2) l Green space sufficiently covered in earlier call so not included (4.1.2) l Emphasize regeneration of city centres and neighbourhoods, new models of public/private ownership (4.1.3) l Only whole system approach to sustainable built environment (4.3.1) l New : use of urban land - rehabilitation of brownfield sites (4.3.2) l Coordination with DG Transport and Energy (CIVITAS initiative) (4.4)

16May Copenhagen - 17 May Sustainable city planning and rational resource management Improving urban governance and decision making : instruments and best practices for effective sustainable city management Improving the quality of urban life : optimised methodologies and best practice for improving the quality of life (includes pollution and waste) in urban areas 4.1.3Improving 4.1.3Improving economic development, competitiveness and job creation in city centres and neighbourhoods: enhance urban structures, job creation, technology integration including advanced communication infrastructure

16May Copenhagen - 17 May Protection, conservation and enhancement of European cultural heritage Improved damage assessment on cultural heritage : better prediction and prevention of environmental damage to cultural heritage and identification of pollution threshold levels Development of innovative conservation strategies : tools for the sustainable management of cultural heritage Foster integration of cultural heritage in the urban setting: tools, methodologies and models to assist the decision making for sustainable exploitation and integration of cultural heritage in the urban development context

16May Copenhagen - 17 May Development and demonstration of technologies for safe, economic, clean, effective and sustainable preservation, recovery, renovation, construction, dismantling and demolition of the built environment, in particular for large groups of buildings 4.3.1Sustainable construction and reconstruction of large groups of buildings and urban infrastructure : Integrated and comprehensive approach enhancing social inclusion, indoor health, and comfort and accessibility in relation to the built environment, including use of renewable resources Optimum use of urban land and rehabilitation of brownfield sites : promoting and enabling the safe and cost-effective rehabilitation and re-use of contaminated and other brownfield sites.

16May Copenhagen - 17 May Comparative assessment and cost effective implementation of strategies for sustainable transport systems in an urban environment Strategic approaches and methodologies in urban planning towards sustainable urban transport : planning tools, assessment methodologies and best practices aimed at managing transport demand through reducing individual motorised vehicle movements and encouraging greater use of collective and other sustainable transport modes Comparative assessment and demonstration of novel transport forms and related infrastructure : concept simulation and evaluation of urban transport forms in a specific urban context

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 Benefits of networking and clustering u u widening scope of individual projects u u better consistency & co-ordination between projects, researchers and stakeholders u u increased awareness of technology trends u u enlarging RTD towards integrated solutions and improved exploitation of strategic RTD u u strengthening RTD infrastructure through foresight analysis, & access to research facilities u u contributing to focus and concentration

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 Messages for potential proposers based on experience of the first and second evaluation Present the objectives and the potential results in the context of the work programme. Explain why the proposed approach is the best way of meeting the objectives. Describe the methodology showing how the results would be obtained. Justify claims for socio-economic impacts. All levels (researchers, end users, public authorities etc.) of stakeholders should be involved in the research. The state of the art must be described (a description is of much more value than a list of references!). The approach to be followed must be sufficient to convince the evaluators of its credibility Ask somebody not involved to critically evaluate the draft proposal.

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Evaluation criteria Thresholds for each step : u Scientific Quality and Innovation u Community added value and contribution to EU policies; Contributions to Community Social Objectives; Economic development and S&T prospects. u Research, Partnerships and Management

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage RELEVANT EUROPEAN POLICIES The principal policies which set a research agenda for sustainable urban development will be found on the CORDIS web site

16May Copenhagen - 17 May 2001 u u FP5 is an opportunity for all stakeholders u u Start now ! CONCLUSION To keep up to date on Key Action 4 :