The URBACT II Programme 2007 - 2013 - Lublin

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