The URBACT II Programme 2007 - 2013 - Lublin
The URBACT II Programme 2007 - 2013 - Lublin
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Final Application Form TN <strong>URBACT</strong> <strong>II</strong><br />
10 PROJECT MANAGEMENT<br />
10.1 Previous Experience of Lead Partner<br />
<strong>The</strong> city of Regensburg, being located close to the border to Czech Republic and<br />
Austria is since many years involved in European transnational activities and networks.<br />
<strong>The</strong> city has previously participated as lead partner (resp. co-ordinator) and<br />
partner on several EU-funded initiatives and projects.<br />
Some of the main activities are highlighted in the following descriptions:<br />
Regensburg maintains 9 town twinning partnerships to European cities in different<br />
countries (e.g. Pilsen, Aberdeen, Odessa).<br />
Partner in the INTERREG <strong>II</strong>IB CADSES project Hist.Urban »Integrated revitalisation<br />
of historical towns to promote a sustainable urban development« In the<br />
frame of this project 19 partners from 9 Central and East European countries<br />
have come together to support the development of attractive and competitive<br />
small and medium sized historical towns, using the potential of the built-cultural<br />
heritage as a development factor for an integrated, sustainable urban development.<br />
(http://www.histurban.net/).<br />
Partner in the INTERREG <strong>II</strong>IB CADSES project DONAUHANSE. Within the scope<br />
of the DONAUHANSE project, German, Austrian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Romanian,<br />
Serbian and Ukrainian cities situated along the Danube co-operate to create<br />
a joint benefit for all participating cities and regions. Aim of the project is to<br />
set up a well-functioning network between the Danube cities which is characterised<br />
by an open, trans-national co-operation culture<br />
(http://www.donauhanse.net/).<br />
INTERREG <strong>II</strong>IA project TECNOREGION–Sharing of Experiences in the Field of<br />
Development of Modern Economic Infrastructure between the cities Pilzen and<br />
Regensburg.<br />
Coordinator of the EU-LIFE Project “Implementation of environmental management<br />
systems in middle sized European cities; Lead partner: City of Regensburg,<br />
partner cities: Karditsa (GRE), Wels (AT).<br />
Partner in the APAS-Project “Energy Concepts for large scale Utilisation of solar<br />
Energy and Biomass in small and medium sized Cities in Europe (European<br />
Commission” , Directorate General XI).<br />
Founding member of the Working Group of Historical Towns (‘ARGE Historische<br />
Städte’),a consortium of the historic cities of Bamberg, Görlitz, Lübeck, Meißen,<br />
Stralsund und Regensburg.<br />
Founding member and initiator of the ‘ARGE Donaustädte’, a cross-border working<br />
group of cities located along the river Danube (Regensburg, Passau, Straubing,<br />
Deggendorf, Linz).<br />
Initiator of the Transnational Initiative ‘RegioPol’, a polycentric transboundary<br />
initiative between the regions East-Bavaria, Upper-Austria and Bohemia (Regensburg<br />
in close co-operation with the cities Linz (AT), Passau (DE), Pilsen<br />
(CZ), Budweis (CZ)).<br />
<strong>The</strong> city of Regensburg is full member of the Organization of World Heritage Cities<br />
(OWHC), which is an international non-profit non-governmental organiza-<br />
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