Urban Policy
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National Urban Policy of France
21 Dec 2005Politique de la ville does not mean, as a literal translation might suggest, the urban policy for a city as a whole, but is rather the policy for ‘disadvantaged neighbourhoods’ with difficulties in the areas of housing and urban environment and in the socio-economic fields of employment, academic success, health, public order and security and urban services. The French urban system is a transitional one between North and South Europe: a high density cities network in the northeast of the country, urbanisation along the rivers and the coast in the southeast, relatively autonomous cities with large rural areas in the west. Some characteristics may be stressed: the mammoth size of the Parisian urban area as compared to the other cities, the relatively important urban sprawl around towns and cities, and the extreme division of local authorities with 36,000 ‘communes’. 45 million people live in urban areas, out of a total population of 60 million. 10 million are in the Parisian urban area. Three urban areas hold between 1 and 2 million, while six have between 500,000 and 1 millioni nhabitants.There are 751 critical urban areas (Zones Urbaines Sensibles), which are the core target of the French politique de la ville, with nearly 4.5 million inhabitants (including 1.3 million in the Parisian urban area).
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Framework agreement between the State and the National Agency for Urban Renewal (ANRU)-FR
27 Aug 2007The agreement between the Interministerial Delegation for Urban and SocialDevelopment (DIV) and the ANRU is aimed at taking into account the goalsassigned to the ANRU in terms of urban renewal, and determining the reciprocalcommitments between the two partners.
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Study on the involvement of General Councils in the urban process
03 Jun 2009This research work establishes a typology of the départements' modes ofinvolvement (see glossary), which highlights the different strategies used byeach département for involvement in urban realities and which identifiesappropriate ways for them to intervene in this area, according to theirsocio-economic characteristics.
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New publication on the urban dimension in EU policies
23 Jun 2010The European Union contributes to the sustainable development of urban areas through a range of policies and initiatives which cover many areas of activity. In particular, the EU's cohesion policy, through the structural funds, plays a key role in underpinning the development and revitalisation of Europe’s towns and cities. Designed to explain these initiatives in the field of urban policies, this updated guide from the European Commission's Inter-Service Group on Urban Development, looks at the ways in which cities can benefit from EU policies, explores the impact of European policies in urban areas, and offers information on potential sources of finance.
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Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities
23 Jun 2010To achieve the objective of sustainable cities, an integral approach to urban issues must be chosen. In addition, the European structural funds should be made available for local projects that embrace this integral approach. This is the most important message of the Leipzig Charter, which was adopted by the European ministers responsible for urban policy on 24 May.
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Speech by Ms Christine Boutin. Cities Forum: After Leipzig, the sustainable and socially-inclusive city on a day-to-day basis
23 Jun 2010During the Cities Forum, which took place on the 2nd and 3rd of December 2008in Montpellier, Ms Christine Boutin, Minister for Housing and Towns, presentedthe Charter on the sustainable European city, adopted on May the 24th 2007during the German presidency.
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Integrated urban projects (PUI) of the Greater Toulouse urban community
28 Sep 2011The objective of this PUI is to reinforce the action of the major urban project.
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Interministerial Committee for Cities (CIV), 9 March 2006: “For a stronger urban and social development policy” - FR
08 Jun 2007The French government has decided to implement a range of measures to renewand strengthen its actions aimed at improving the quality of life inimpoverished areas.
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The urban cohesion challenge in Europe: assessment and public policies
04 Nov 2008What to do about social segregation which divides most developed European conurbations?
To answer this question, the IAURIF carried out a comparative study on social and urban segregation in five European conurbations: Île-de-France, Berlin,London, Barcelona and Milan. -
Call for projects “Access to employment for suburban areas: a new mobility” Dynamique Espoir Banlieue (Hope for the Suburbs approach), Improved access: transport and service quality
10 Jul 2009The call for projects launched on 9 January 2009 as part of the DynamiqueEspoir Banlieue, aims at reducing social inequalities in terms of access toemployment by promoting improved access to and from neighbourhoods and themobility of their residents via an overall improvement in the public transportoffer.
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State of European Cities Report
23 Jun 2010The State of the European Cities Report gives a valuable insight in the current situation in 258 cities in the EU territory. It is based upon the Urban Audit, which allows these 258 cities to be statistically compared for the first time. It addresses a wide range of issues including demographic change, urban competitiveness, living conditions and the administrative power of cities. The report acknowledges the role of cities as laboratories: the places where economic and societal changes are often experienced first and most profoundly. It offers a reference point for cities that seek to understand the changes around them and look for strategic reorientation.
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Metrolab, Metropolisation and territorial dynamics - FR
23 Jun 2010Introduction
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National network of knowledge centres for “politique de la ville”
23 Jun 2010The network of regional knowledge centres for “politique de la ville” consists of places of exchange and training for local actors in municipal policy.