REVITALISATION OF PUBLIC SPACES IN HISTORIC CITIES -adaptation of cities courtyards to climate change in Central Europe

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B Central Europe

Date of latest update: 2025-10-08

Description

Description (EN):

Adapting historic cities and urban public spaces to climate change is a necessity, and building their resilience is one of the EU's policy priorities. This challenge particularly concerns local and regional authorities and policies, NGOs, small businesses and EU citizens. The beneficiaries of the RE- PUBLIC SPACES project will be the EU's historic cities of Central Europe, as well as the European Union as a whole. Within the framework of the RE-PUBLIC SPACES project, investments in the form of demonstration courtyard revitalisations from a climate change perspective will be carried out in Italy in the city of Pinerolo - "cooling city", in Slovenia in the city of Veleneje - "green chamber", in Poland in the post-industrial city of Lodz - "water catcher" and in Croatia in Osijek - "building biodiversity and developing GI". Each of these will respond to different needs and challanges of the regions. In fact, historic cities are spatially composed of a system of public spaces. Historic centres consist of quartered buildings with internal courtyards, the aftermath of the art of building over the centuries. These are often excluded spaces. There is a need for solutions on a societal level, as well as legislative and organisational measures. To date, there is a lack of tools and policies for courtyards and the revitalisation processes undertaken do not sufficiently take into account the specificities of adapting this type of space to climate change. To change this, international and transnational cooperation is a solid foundation for the project. The different perspectives and experiences of the project partners and the adopted climate criteria based on the challenges of each region will allow us to build common international strategies for adapting backyards in historic cities to climate change. Therefore, the cooperation of research units from 4 countries (Poland, Slovenia, Croatia and Italy) and 4 cities (Velenje,Lodz, Pinerolo, Osijek) implementing the project will allow RE- PULIC SPACES to cover the wide complexity of the project topic and the different perspectives and experiences. The project aims to revitalise courtyard spaces in historic cities and adapt them to climate change while involving the local community and extensive participatory activities. Through the development of a common multi-criteria methodology based on the climatograms of each region, demonstration of climate strategies tailored to climate challenges, concrete solutions will be developed as a result of needs. To this end, we will develop a methodology for analysing backyards, which will be treated as a single spatial organism. We will propose demonstrators in which we will test and evaluate the developed climate-investment strategies, and then, based on the results, we will draw up protocols of conduct for the spaces of the historical backyards and develop instructions in the form of guidelines for local and regional authorities, Charter for green and sustainable backyards as a doctrinal tool. We will start with the first results of the project, which will be available after WP 1. This will be a jointly developed international methodology and four different adaptation strategies for courtyards in historic cities adapted to the specific climatic factors of each region and the associated challenges. We will then work on WP2 to create four model revitalisation projects and four demonstrators, which we will test, monitor and describe. The outcome of this activity will be a catalogue showing the implementations. In WP3 we will develop protocols for dealing with backyard spaces and guidelines in the form of a handbook and a Charter - a doctrinal document. The outcome will be a jointly developed methodology, implementations and collaborations. As a result, the project will propose a range of solutions consulted with the local community and authorities, thus developing climate change adaptation needs and building a healthy living environment for EU citizens. Within three years of cooperation, we expect to propose concrete solutions in the form of demonstrators and strategies for historic cities. Through dissemination and networking, the results can be implemented in different cities of the European Union.

Actual Achievements (EN): N.A. N.A.

Project outputs: TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR ADAPTATION OF CITIES COURTYARDS TO CLIMATE CHANGE(EN)
FOUR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR COURTYARD SPACES IN HISTORIC CITIES (EN)
FOUR PILOTS IMPLEMENTATIONS IN HISTORIC CITIES(EN)
FOUR CLIMATE ADAPTATION PROTOCOLS FOR HISTORIC COURTYARDS (EN)
GUIDELINES FOR ADAPTING COURTYARD SPACES IN HISTORIC CITIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE (EN)
CHARTER ON GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE COURTYARDS IN HISTORIC CITIES(EN)

Thematic information

Urban development Climate change and biodiversity

Priority: (VI-B_CE_2) Cooperating for a greener central Europe

Priority specific objective: RSO2.4. Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention and resilience, taking into account eco-system based approaches

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility

Type of intervention: 059 Adaptation to climate change measures and prevention and management of climate related risks: fires (including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems, infrastructures and ecosystem based approaches)

Partners (9)

Lead Partner: Politechnika Lubelska

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 998139313

Partner’s ID if not PIC: PL7120104651

Department: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Department of Conservation of Built Heritage

Address: Nadbystrzycka , 20-618 Lublin, Poland

Department address: Nadbystrzycka , 20-618 Lublin, Poland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://pollub.pl

Total budget: EUR 266 980.09

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 213 584.07

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 53 396.02

Città di Pinerolo

Name: Città di Pinerolo

Department: Settore Organizzazione Programmazione Controllo/ Servizio Ricerca Finanziamenti

Partner’s ID if not PIC: IT01750860015

Address: Piazza Vittorio Veneto , 10064 Pinerolo , Italy

Department address: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 10064 Pinerolo, Italy

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: https://www.comune.pinerolo.to.it/web/index.php

Total budget: EUR 149 114.52

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 119 291.61

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 29 822.91

Mestna občina Velenje

Name: Mestna občina Velenje

Department: Economic Development and Transition Office

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 935281470

Partner’s ID if not PIC: SI49082884

Address: Titov trg , 3320 Velenje, Slovenia

Department address: Titov trg , 3320 Velenje, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://www.velenje.si

Total budget: EUR 148 600.40

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 118 880.32

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 29 720.08

Contractors:

Name: Boštjan Oder s.p.
VAT registration or tax identification number: 46229221
Name: Zavod za turizem ŠD
VAT registration or tax identification number: 15285367
Name: Kaja Flis s.p.
VAT registration or tax identification number: 74979752

Miasto Łódź

Name: Miasto Łódź

Department: City of Łódź, Municipal Architect's Department

Partner’s ID if not PIC: PL7250028902

Address: Piotrkowska, 90-926 City of Łódź, Poland

Department address: Wólczańska , 90-608 City of Łódź, Poland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: https://bip.uml.lodz.pl/

Total budget: EUR 152 289.29

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 121 831.43

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 30 457.86

Fondazione LINKS – Leading Innovation & Knowledge for Society

Name: Fondazione LINKS – Leading Innovation & Knowledge for Society

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 916573856

Partner’s ID if not PIC: IT11904960017

Address: Via Pier Carlo Boggio, , 10138 Torino, Italy

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://linksfoundation.com/

Total budget: EUR 195 540.19

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 156 432.15

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 39 108.04

Polski Komitet Narodowy ICOMOS

Name: Polski Komitet Narodowy ICOMOS

Partner’s ID if not PIC: PL5252183250

Address: Plac Zamkowy (Zamek Królewski) , 00-277 Warszawa, Poland

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: http://www.icomos-poland.org/pl/

Total budget: EUR 40 080.40

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 32 064.32

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 8 016.08

Univerza v Ljubljani Fakulteta za arhitekturo

Name: Univerza v Ljubljani Fakulteta za arhitekturo

Department: Faculty of Architecture

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999923240

Partner’s ID if not PIC: SI54162513

Address: Kongresni trg , 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Department address: Zoisova cesta , 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://www.uni-lj.si

Total budget: EUR 184 602.69

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 147 682.15

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 36 920.54

Grad Osijek

Name: Grad Osijek

Partner’s ID if not PIC: HR30050049642

Address: F. Kuhača, 31000 Osijek, Croatia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://www.osijek.hr

Total budget: EUR 149 840.29

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 119 872.23

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 29 968.06

Energetski institut Hrvoje Požar

Name: Energetski institut Hrvoje Požar

Department: Department for Renewable energy, climate and Environmental protection

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999570063

Partner’s ID if not PIC: HR43980170614

Address: Savska cesta, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Department address: Savska cesta, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.eihp.hr

Total budget: EUR 180 320.79

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 144 256.63

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 36 064.16

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Pinerolo city

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Municipality of Velenje

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City of Łódź

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LINKS Foundation

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Polish National Committee ICOMOS

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University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture

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City of Osijek

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Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar

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Politechnika Lubelska

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Summary

Project name (EN): REVITALISATION OF PUBLIC SPACES IN HISTORIC CITIES -adaptation of cities courtyards to climate change in Central Europe

Project acronym: RE-PUBLIC SPACES

Project ID: CE0200517

Project start date: 2024-06-01

Project end date: 2026-11-30

Project status: ongoing

Relevant linked projects:

REPUBLIC-MED - REtrofitting PUBLic spaces in Intelligent MEDiterranean Cities (EN) | The REPUBLIC-MED project (REtrofitting PUBLic spaces in Intelligent MEDiterrannean Cities) focuses on the development and experimentation of a new methodology for conducting complete techno-economical studies for the refurbishment of public buildings and open spaces (public spaces).
The project identifies new insights on the study stage, which enhance current study methods towards the implementation of energy performance and urban planning standards, taking into account requirements for renovation rates of buildings owned and occupied by central government from 2014 onwards (27/2012/EC) as regards retrofit works in the public sector. The benefits of these novel approaches are highlighted through applications in strategically selected pilot sites in the partner countries (Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, and Spain).
The project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)The common element in both projects is the subject of public spaces.
The RE-PUBLIC SPACES project, however, refers to public spaces in Central Europe in the form of courtyards and puts more emphasis on the development of a research tool for the revitalisation of such spaces and adaptation to climate change. In the development of a multi-criteria tool and strategy, the issues addressed in the RE-PUBLIC MED project will be taken into account and developed.
(EN), SALUTE4CE (EN) | SALUTE4CE (Integrated environmental management of SmALl Green Spots in FUncTional Urban ArEas following the idea of acupuncture)
following the idea of urban acupuncture, has developed a methodology to involve inhabitants to participate in activities aiming at taking care of the small areas in their neighbourhood and promoting the planting of native and climate resistant vegetation on these areas to restore the biodiversity and natural heritage. In the framework of the project, trainings and public events were organized to show the values and benefits of planting the native vegetation. These methods can be taken as examples to develop a solid framework to let the citizens involved in RE-PUBLIC SPACES pilot cases be protagonist of the decisions concerning the public spaces in their cities. (EN), PROGIREG (EN) |
PROGIREG: the involved cities Dortmund, Turin, Zagreb and Ningbo hosted Living Labs in post-industrial districts where nature-based solutions were developed, tested and implemented. The city of Turin can be involved in RE-PUBLIC SPACES to give guidelines and indications aimed at a positive involvement of citizens. The RE-PUBLIC SPACES project is able to capitalize on operating methods and contact networks to broaden the audience of stakeholders and achieve solid and shared results. (EN), H2020 INSPIRATION (EN) | H2020 INSPIRATION, as a project which was aimed at adopting a funder and end-user demand-driven approach developed in the framework of Coordination and support actions, has developed a governance framework able to effectively involve the variety of stakeholders (public bodies, business, science, citizens and society) in the public decisions. It may be useful to borrow the INSPIRATION approach and adapt it to RE-PUBLIC SPACES to enhance the effectiveness of engagement action. The RE-PUBLIC SPACES project is able to capitalize on operating methods and contact networks to broaden the audience of stakeholders and achieve solid and shared results. (EN), CircUse (Circular Flow Land Use Management) (EN) | CircUse (Circular Flow Land Use Management) has developed organizational models to discuss land use strategies in a regional context. These models are illustrated in the document “Towards Circular Flow Land Use Management - The CircUse Compendium”, which can be used as a guide from which to take inspiration for the governance of RE-PUBLIC Spaces. (EN), LUMAT (EN) | LUMAT - Land use management includes planning strategies with innovative technology supported by citizen participation, and can offer examples for co-planning and involvement of stakeholders with the support of technological tools. The RE-PUBLIC SPACES project is able to capitalize on operating methods and contact networks to broaden the audience of stakeholders and achieve solid and shared results. (EN), RUINS (EN) | The project RUINS objective was to give “the second life” to medieval ruins contemporary, socially useful functions, while preserving historical value of these sites. Project aims to develop and disseminate transnational guidelines and integrated model of contemporary use, modern management and protection of medieval ruins in Central Europe in order to enable elaboration of comprehensive management plans for ruined historical sites. Innovation of project was to go beyond technical problems and to create integrated model that brings together 3 elements: contemporary use, modern management and sustainable preservation of ruins. The RE-PUBLIC SPACES project is able to capitalize on operating methods and contact networks to broaden the audience of stakeholders and achieve solid and shared results. (EN), Resolution on the Long-Term Climate Strategy of Slovenia 2050 (EN) | Resolution on the Long-Term Climate Strategy of Slovenia 2050
Slovenia was one of the first countries in the world to include cultural heritage in its Long-term Climate Strategy 2050. This is encouraging, although the inclusion of heritage in strategic documents alone does not guarantee implementation.
Project is an opportunity to develop the necessary concrete knowledge for implementation of strategic goals from the strategy on national level not only on the pilot action in Velenje. Here the important contribution for the historic urban areas is foreseen. The project corelates very well with the state’s policy documents on the field of green transformation and as well with the necessary revitalization of several heritage urban cities’ centres which are facing downsizing of population and above all the moving of the trade and other programs to the shopping centres on the outskirts of the cities.
Results of the project will be helpful for national authorities to redirect the negative trends and will give the basis for concrete measures for policies that will encourage people to rediscover the benefits of living in historic cities’ areas.
Link: https://www.energetika-portal.si/fileadmin/dokumenti/publikacije/redps50/redps50_dz_jul2021.pdf
(EN), HEI-TRANSFORM – Heritage for Inclusive Sustainable Transformation / Slovenia (EN) |
The project RE-PUBLIC SPACES is directly connected with the ongoing basic national research project HEI-TRANSFORM, which deals among others with historic city centres as a resource for green transformation of Slovenia. The project’s hypothesis in which 36 researchers from 13 different fields are working on can be summarized in the statement: As ICH is the capital for the sustainable transformation of Slovenia, it is imperative to find ways to activate it to the greatest extent possible and use it as a starting point for a balanced and inclusive sustainable future for all.
In order to prove the above and to prepare the basis for improving the competitiveness of ICH in the process of green transformation, the transdisciplinary research was designed. In it, heritage is highlighted as a process of change and a resource - the capital of a sustainable future for Slovenia. The main goal of the project is designing and testing the Cultural Heritage 4.0 (CH 4.0) model that will build on existing and new approaches and tools, to customizing and testing the Conservation 3.0 (Gustafsson, 2019) model for a specific Slovenian context in a way that will allow all stakeholders to comprehensively compare the future potential of adaptive re-use for ICH sites and buildings, especially the ones without use or underused. The CH 4.0 model/tool will be developed with the use of Multi Criteria Decision Assessment (MCDA) method, which will be use to evaluate proposals for adaptive re-use of ICH and their impact on the heritage, society, environment and economy of the local communities under consideration. The model can be used as well in the project RE-PUBLIC SPACES.
(EN), MED990 CESBA MED - CESBA MED Sustainable MED Cities (EN) |
CESBA MED Sustainable MED Cities aimed at developing eight regional contextualized tools for sustainability assessment, including methodology for use. The tools are designed as support in decision-making to the public building managers for the preparation of energy efficient reconstruction plans, of both buildings and the wider urban area. The tools also enable synergies between single building and neighborhood level approach to renovation planning. This is the key synergy with the RE-PUBLIC SPACES because the developed tools in CESBA MED could be implemented as a part of the analytical tool for the examination of urban environments in terms of energy efficiency and consequently used for the necessary adaptation measures to climate change. In addition, the tools from the CESBA MED and lessons learned can be transposed while designing selected courtyards (pilot projects) to assure sustainability
(EN), CE1373 PROSPECT2030 – PROmoting regional Sustainable Policies on Energy and Climate change mitigation Towards 2030 (EN) |
PROSPECT2030 tackles the challenges related to the transition towards a low-carbon economy and the adoption of climate change mitigation policies that all Central Europe Regions are facing. The project is based on the belief that EU regions should be the hub for a radical rethink of public fund use and energy planning approach in a more decentralized and smart way. The key synergy is that the RE-PUBLIC SPACES could implement gathered knowledge on policy gaps and mitigation policies to develop guidelines and protocols for local and national policy – makers (WP 3) that will be aligned with the findings of PROSPECT2030, thus speeding the implementation of proposed guidelines on the local level.
(EN), MED504 IMPULSE – Integrated Management Support for Energy efficiency in Mediterranean Public Buildings (EN) |
IMPULSE introduced an integrated management support system for planning energy efficiency interventions in public buildings. The project tackled the lack of available energy consumption data for the building stock and complicated decision-support systems that resulted in lack of affordable action plans that could transform the inadequate energy efficiency of the public buildings. The key synergy is that the RE-PUBLIC SPACES could implement gathered knowledge on what is necessary to assure that the support system is clear, simple and that it functions so that the necessary measures could be implemented in order to revitalize the historic courtyards in a sustainable manner.
1. Methodology for planning green infrastructure, including typology, standards and criteria of green infrastructure and a brochure on the benefits of strategic green infrastructure planning for the Republic of Croatia.
(EN), ZEB4ZEN (EN) | The Interreg Central Europe project „ZEB4ZEN” deals with the development of solutions and methodologies aiming to decarbonize historically recognized neighboourhoods. The solutions will contribute to desine near-zero energy neighbourhoods. Thanks to the participation of the PPs HSMD and RE-PUBLIC SPACES to the ZEB4ZEN Project, the solutions developed within the ZEB4ZEN project will be used as starting point to design energy action plans for decarbonizing historical neighbourhood and rivitalized countryards in historical cities.
The objective of the ZEB4ZEN is to develop methodology for determining the potential of near-zero energy neighborhoods in well-known historic cities (recognized as the ideal star-shaped cities of the Renaissance). This project identifies and exploits solutions aimed at modernizing and adapting historic centers while at the same time emphasizing the importance of restoration of historic buildings and protection of historical heritage. The project will have a positive impact on climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, carbon emissions and achieving electricity neutrality by providing better energy planning. In addition, by implementing green solutions, the project also helps to build healthier environments in neighborhoods, while at the same time preventing decay of historic neighborhoods. This is the key synergy with the RE-PUBLIC SPACES because the project results (measures for achieving the zero emission neighborhoods), and lessons learned from the ZEB4ZEN can be transposed and used while planning appropriate revitalization of historical courtyards in the aspect of energy efficiency and climate change adaptation. (EN)

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 467 368.66

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 173 894.91

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 80.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 173 894.91. Co-financing rate, 80.00%.

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Infrastructure investments:

I2.1 - Revitalization of the courtyard in Łódź - EUR 109 005.17 - country: Polska (PL), town: Łódź, street: Traugutta , 8, postal_code: 90-007, Łódzkie (PL71), Miasto Łódź (PL711)
I2.2 - Revitalization of the courtyard in Velenje - EUR 107 000.00 - country: Slovenija (SI), town: Velenje, street: Stari TRG, 17, postal_code: 3320 , Vzhodna Slovenija (SI03), Jugovzhodna Slovenija (SI037)
I2.3 - Revitalization of the courtyard in Pinerolo - EUR 89 260.00 - country: Italia (IT), town: Pinerolo, street: Piazza Vittorio Veneto , 8, postal_code: 10064, Piemonte (ITC1), Torino (ITC11)
I2.4 - Revitalization of the courtyard in Osijek - EUR 106 330.75 - country: Hrvatska (HR), town: Osijek, street: Šetalište kardinala Franje Šepera , 8, postal_code: 31000 , Panonska Hrvatska (HR02), Osječko-baranjska županija (HR025)

Deliverables:

Joint methodology on climate change adaptation of courtyards in historic cities
Development of climate change adaptation strategies for courtyard spaces in historic cities
Development of climatic revitalization project for historic courtyards
Four revitalisation projects
Report on pilot implementation in Lodz
Report on RE-PUBLIC SPACES Project Objectives and Pilot Action Insights - Press Conference
Report on pilot implementation in Pinerolo
Report on RE-PUBLIC SPACES Project Objectives and Pilot Action Insights - Press Conference
Report on pilot implementation in Velenje
Report on RE-PUBLIC SPACES Project Objectives and Pilot Action Insights - Press Conference
Report on pilot implementation in Osijek
Report on RE-PUBLIC SPACES Project Objectives and Pilot Action Insights - Press Conference
Report on ex-post assessment of implemented pilot actions
Report on development of four climate adaptation protocols for histoic courtyards
Report on development of guidelines for local and national authorities and neighbourhood communities
Elaboration of Charter for green and sustainable historic courtyards
International dissemination of the Charter for green and sustainable historic courtyards

Contribution to wider strategies and policies:

EuropeanGreenDeal The project RE- PUBLIC SPACES Taims to reach the European Green Deal pillars:
1.Fresh air, clean water, healthy soil and biodiversity - through the greening of courtyards and the following reduction of heat islands in the urban environment and increasing of rainfall storage and water filtering.
2.Renovated, energy efficient buildings – more energy efficiency through cooling effect provided by new green areas and trees
3.Cleaner energy and cutting-edge clean technological innovation
4.Future-proof jobs and skills training for the transition – increase the culture of greening strategy as adaptation for new climate challenge
In general, the project assumes relevance with respect to the European Green Deal because it aims to experiment with ways of managing urban public spaces that can help reduce the effects of climate change. This objective is in line with the general setting of the EGD and focuses on the compatibility of the actions to be implemented in urban spaces with the need for these actions to be socially fair. In fact, the pilot projects envisaged by the cities participating in RE-PUBLIC SPACES aim to encourage citizen participation in the decision-making process and to implement actions that make internal courtyards spaces for social aggregation, as well as small laboratories to increase resilience to climate change. In fact, the social aspect is very important when it comes to projects to combat climate change because, to enhance their effectiveness, these projects must include actions to involve citizens and increase their awareness of the issue, so that they can understand the motivations and participate actively in the pursuit of the objectives.
TerritorialAgenda2030 Territorial Priorities for Europe is a Justice Europe providing future prospects for all areas and people. They include:
1. SUSTAINABLE EUROPE - More balanced territorial development making use of Europe's diversity
2. FUNCTIONAL REGIONS - Convergent local and regional development, less inequality between areas
3. INTEGRATION ABOVE BORDERS - Easier living and working across national borders
4. HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT - Better, green livelihoods, climate-neutral and resilient cities and regions
5. CIRCULATED ECONOMY - Strong and sustainable local economies in a globalised world
6. SUSTAINABLE CONNECTIVITY - Sustainable digital and physical connectivity of areas.
The RE- PUBLIC SPACES project fits into the main priorities of the Territorial Agenda 2030. It is a transnational project addressing territorial challenges and aims at the convergent development of the Central European region of urbanised space in terms of building resilience and adaptability of historic cities to climate change.
The aim of the project is to develop model solutions for the revitalisation of the courtyards that make up the fabric of historic cities in Central Europe. Implementing solutions based on nature's resources in the form of blue-green infrastructure and building the city's resilience to climate change is a key task, and a healthy urban environment contributes to the well-being of EU citizens.
The RE-PUBLIC SPACES project is an inclusive, community-focused project. It aims to raise awareness among local and regional communities in order to protect and revitalise built environments in the context of climate change adaptation while respecting their historic value. The outcomes of the project will therefore include climate adaptation stategies, methodology, protocol and a guide with instructions on how to revitalise historic yards, a doctrinal document in the form of a Charter a dedicated to regional and local authorities, experts and above all the EU public.
EUStrategyAdriaticIonianRegion Our project will contribute to the European Union Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR) regarding pillar 3. Environmental quality. We tick the specific objective to contribute to the goal of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to halt the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem services in the EU by 2020, and restore them by addressing threats the terrestrial biodiversity. Specifically, our project is in line with the topic 2 - Transnational terrestrial habitats and biodiversity. In addition, the project will ensure the preservation of cultural heritage thus creating the basis for sustainable tourism (pillar 4. of the EUSAIR).
EUStrategyAlpineRegion The Alpine region is a distinctive area as it faces significant difficulties including consequences of climate change on the ecology, biodiversity, and residents' quality of life are all anticipated. In addition, problems of controlling and satisfying demand for energy on a global and European level in a safe and affordable manner.
The implementation of investment interventions leads to the reduction of energy consumption on a timely basis, and if done so in an efficient manner, they may provide systemic benefits in opposition to the adverse effects of climate change.
EUStrategyBalticSeaRegion The project RE- PUBLIC SPACES aims to contribute to the strategies and policies of the Baltic Sea region by addressing four pillars of sustainable development: environment, prosperity, accessibility, and attractiveness/safeness. The project will involve multi-level cooperation, including national, regional, and local stakeholders, as well as academic and research institutions and private organizations focusing on the development of solutions to adapt living spaces of historic towns to climate change, which is a critical issue in the Baltic see regions. By bringing together a diverse range of actors, the project aims to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing to develop effective solutions that can be scaled up and replicated across other historic cities within the Baltic see regions.The project aligns with the four pillars of sustainable development in the following ways:
1. Environment: By adapting living spaces to climate change, the project will contribute to the preservation of natural resources and the reduction of environmental impacts in historic towns.
2. Prosperity: The project will support economic growth and job creation by promoting sustainable tourism and heritage conservation.
3. Accessibility: The project will improve accessibility to historic towns, making them more attractive for visitors and residents alike.
4. Attractiveness/safeness: By adapting living spaces to climate change, the project will contribute to the preservation of cultural heritage and enhance the attractiveness and safeness of historic towns.
EUStrategyDanubeRegion The RE- PUBLIC SPACES project can contribute to Area 06 of the EUSDR "Protecting the environment" priority -" Biodiversity, Landscapes and Air & Soil Quality" In the Re - Public Spaces project, a very important element will be the development and construction of green infrastructure and biodiversity. The pilot implementations (WP2) will raise the topic of building a green network of urban spaces in order to integrate the developed strategies with those already existing and ensure their coherence.
Other THE NEW EUROPEAN BAUHAUS:
The New European Bauhaus initiative is intended to link the European Green Deal with our everyday lives and living spaces. It is founded as a bridge between the worlds of science and technology, art and culture. The new European Bauhaus is based on three pillars :
1. sustainability, from climate goals to circularity, zero pollution, and biodiversity,
2. aesthetics, quality of experience and style beyond functionality,
3. inclusion, from valuing diversity to securing accessibility and affordability.
The RE-PUBLIC SPACES project is based on the principles of this initiative.
The project is aiming to be sustainable, aesthetically pleasing and inclusive.
The theme of the project is REVITALISATION OF PUBLIC SPACES IN HISTORIC CITIES
-adaptation of cities courtyards to climate change in Central Europe.
1. Within the framework of the project, courtyards in historic cities will be revitalised and adapted to climate change through the introduction of NBS solutions and according to sustainable development principles.
2. The quality and aesthetics of the solutions should be appropriate to the built environment but sustainable, eco-friendly and of high quality.
3. The RE- PUBLIC SPACES project is to integrate the local community and develop solutions together with them. Within the participation activities, the community will be present at the stage of diagnosis, implementation and ongoing dissemination of results and projects.
Other New Urban Agenda - Habitat III
Strategic United Nations document incorporates a new recognition of the correlation between good urbanization and development for sustainable future. It emphasizes the commitment to the sustainable leveraging of natural and cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, in cities and human settlements, as appropriate, through integrated urban and territorial policies and adequate investments at the national, subnational and local levels (article 38). The signatory countries committed themselves to developing vibrant, sustainable and inclusive urban economies, building on endogenous potential, competitive advantages, cultural heritage and local resources, as well as resource-efficient and resilient infrastructure (article 45). In Article 97 is stated the promotion of planned urban extensions and infill, prioritizing renewal, regeneration and retrofitting of urban areas, as appropriate, which all show direct connection of the goals of the project with the document.
Link: https://habitat3.org/the-new-urban-agenda/
Other Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda 2021-2027
Agenda was created in 2019 by The European construction, built environment and energy efficient building technology platform (ECTP), which is a leading membership organisation promoting and shaping the future of the built environment and construction sector in Europe.
As stated in the document, its goal is to take up the challenges and overcome the barriers that the built environment is facing in Europe, to define the most efficient actions to tackle them and as such help leading the way to industry growth and a more sustainable future. It details the present and future needs of the built environment (from building to infrastructures and cultural heritage), reflecting the complexity of the ECTP playground. By defining societal challenges and their consequences for the sector it emphasises the need for further research to deploy solutions to ensure the restoration and long-lasting preservation of the Cultural Heritage, its full integration into the citizen’s life as a meaningful, liveable and resource-efficient built environment, and leverage its full potential as a driver for urban regeneration and tourism.
Link: https://www.ectp.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/ECTP/Miscellaneous_doc/ECTP_SRIA_FINAL_20-11-2019.pdf
Other The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, through the goal Greening urban and peri-urban areas (2.2.8) aims to reverse negative trends regarding the loss of green urban ecosystems. In Croatia, integrated approach to the topics of green infrastructure development, circular management of space and buildings, and energy efficiency, and their mutual synergistic effects is addressed through the Program for development of green infrastructure for the period 2021. to 2030. and the Program for development of circular management of space and buildings for the period 2021. to 2030. Program for development of Green infrastructure for the period 2021. to 2030. is a medium-term strategic document that is the first step to sustainable development, strengthening the resistance to climate change and the achievement of the goals of the European Green Plan. In addition, the above-mentioned Program is in line with the strategic goals of the National development strategy of Republic of Croatia until the 2030 for achieving climate neutrality. Implementation of the green infrastructure as a concept in the historic courtyards will strengthen climate resilience in urban areas thus contributing to the Climate change adaptation strategy in the Republic of Croatia for the period until 2040 with a view to 2070 as well as the Low – carbon development strategy of the Republic of Croatia until 2030 with a view to 2050. This strategy is as a long-term and multi-sectoral strategy that paves the way for the transition to a sustainable competitive economy, in which economic growth is achieved with low greenhouse gas emissions. The goals of this strategy are in line with the aims to transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient, and competitive economy where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 as stated in the European Green Deal.
Other Results from RE-PUBLIC SPACES project (revitalization of 4 neighborhoods in regards the climate change adaptation) are also in line with the Europe 2020 Strategy as they contribute to the sustainable growth with supporting sustainable use of natural resources and preserving urban biodiversity while at the same time contributing to the minimization of the impacts of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems. With the methodology for the diagnosis and design of historic backyards in the context of climate change adaptation, guidelines, and massive open online course outputs from our project we will contribute to the smart growth of the above-mentioned Strategy. Also, because our activities throughout WP2 include public participation and inputs from various stakeholders, we contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy through the inclusive growth by giving citizens a unique opportunity to get involved in shaping the appearance of the historic yards while at the same time increasing awareness and building the resilient urban areas by exploring sustainable options and ensuring the economic and social sustainability.

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RCO 084 - Pilot actions developed jointly and implemented in projects, Measurement unit:
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RCR 084 - Organisations cooperating across borders after project completion, Measurement unit:
RCR 104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations, Measurement unit:
RCR 079 - Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations, Measurement unit:

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