URBAN-NET issues First Call on Sustainable Urban Development 15-01-2008 URBAN-NET issues a first call for research proposals on sustainable urban
development from 15 January to 15 April 2008. URBAN-NET is a network of fifteen
research funding and coordinating European organisations and UN Habitat. The
goal of the consortium is to structure and coordinate research on urban
sustainability in Europe by identifying and addressing trans-national
requirements for research and the sharing of good practice. By making available
funding for research, URBAN-NET aims to develop an integrated approach to the
complex network of connections and conflicting goals that are significant for
urban processes. Such an approach asks for new combinations of cooperation and
perspectives.
In order to reach the goals outlined above, URBAN-NET issues a first call for
research proposals on sustainable urban development from 15 January to 15 April
2008. Researchers from universities, research institutes and other research
institutions in Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania,
Sweden and Turkey are invited to develop new ideas and contacts and submit joint
proposals.
Sustainable urban development is the wide framework within which research
consortia for full research projects and pre-research work are invited to write
a proposal. The research is to relate to the interactions between urban
functions and sectors (e.g. economy; environment; housing) rather than
developing more sustainable approaches within these. The Resilient City is such
a crosscutting theme integrating the economic, social/cultural and ecological
dimensions of sustainability and demanding a multidisciplinary approach.
There should be a clear demonstration of added value in the proposed
partnerships, which are to consist of a minimum of three researchers from three
different countries. The researchers are funded by the organisations in the
countries where they work. The proposals should deal with problems that could be
better understood if the research activities take place in more than one
European country.
For more information, please refer to the links and documents below:
Requests for additional information and questions can be directed to
Sanne Mohr, tel. +31 (0)70 3440958.
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