URBAN PROJECT/METROPOLITAN, AREA DEPRIVED AREAS/DEVELOPMENT ECO

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Metropolitan areas are both hubs of wealth production and economic development and areas that are host to the poorest populations, a large part of which originate from other regions or countries. These inhabitants are mainly concentrated in deprived areas of the agglomerations. To successfully generate their sustainable development, the cities must implement regeneration projects in areas of social housing, combining major urban interventions (demolition/restructuring/rehabilitation) and interventions in social, cultural and economic terms with employment, education, health, transport infrastructure, prevention and security initiatives. The aim of the network is thus to support social cohesion at the neighbourhood level by enabling deprived urban neighbourhoods at the same time to contribute to the competitiveness surrounding cities and regions. Following on from the methods developed by the REGENERA network this pilot Fast Track network (PFTN) seeks to set up new urban and social regeneration projects. The principal actions are: 1. Diagnosis of the area (place/people/institutions). What are the circumstances of the site and its inhabitants and which objectives are being pursued at different levels within the area? 2. Programmes/projects - How are the programmes formulated? Strategies applied to different fields (housing conditions, economy, employment, social and cultural initiatives, developments, health, prevention, security, transport infrastructure, etc.) 3. Citizen participation methods 4. Partnerships and management of projects both in terms of neighbourhoods, cities, urban agglomerations and in terms of technical elements and politics 5. Bringing together human and financial resources (suited to objectives, leverage effect of additional loans – particularly from Europe, securing private funding, etc…) 6. Programme and project assessment The outputs of phase I of this PFTN (financed through URBACT I) are a baseline study, the work programme for phase II and a framework for local action plan. The outputs of phase II project financed through URBACT II will be the setting up of Local Support Group and local action plan for each partner city.

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