Partners4action

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As one of the first approved thematic networks, Partners4Action has a very specific theme focussing on Public Private Partnerships in urban regeneration. The lead partner city, Liverpool, has significant experience in this theme and wanted to share this and learn from other cities experiences. The P4A network firstly undertook a baseline study to assess the immediate needs of the partners to then allow them to further develop their understanding of PPP. This entailed gathering comparative data from the partner cities on their perceptions of PPP and their current usage of PPP in order to adopt a common framework to be used for the duration of the network. In addition to the baseline study a glossary of terms was created to ensure that in the exchange and discussions all the partners had the same understanding of what was being debated. This defined key concepts such as urban regeneration and PPP itself. The main activity of the network focussed on the development and analysis of PPP case studies, based on the practical experiences of the partners in undertaking projects in their cities. These ranged from individual buildings through to large scale area based regeneration schemes and the use of a template format allowed the partners to identify common features, issues, and characteristics that would of interest and value to other regeneration practioners. The network produced a “practitioners guide” illustrating results and case studies which will be useful to other European cities considering Public Private partnerships. A CDROM is included within the report which explains in more detail the case studies and also outlines in full the baseline study.

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