Network of neighbourhoods for innovative policies on gentrification

Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:

• Increased use of policies to mitigate the negative consequences of gentrification and enhance its positive impacts (e.g. revitalization, sustainable economic growth, diversity and integration) in urban, peri-urban, and rural neighbourhoods .
• Increased capacity of local policymakers to anticipate and mitigate the negative consequences of gentrification when designing and implementing policies in alignment with the New European Bauhaus.
• Empowered local communities  engaging in decision-making processes to mitigate the negative consequences of gentrification due to the regeneration of neighbourhoods.

Proposals are expected to address all of the following:

• Create a bottom-up network of neighbourhoods with a (potential) risk of gentrification, to facilitate peer exchange among all relevant stakeholders. Proposals should aim for the participation of at least 15 neighbourhoods located in urban, peri-urban and rural areas from different Member States and Associated Countries.
• Map neighbourhoods’ needs, challenges, trends and opportunities to inform policies and interventions that mitigate the negative consequences of gentrification and of integrating the New European Bauhaus values and principles.
• Identify, document, and disseminate current knowledge, evidence, policy design, tools, and best practices for tackling gentrification and translate the results into useful tools that address the identified needs, challenges and opportunities.
• Support local decision makers in better understanding:
  • The main drivers of gentrification (such as overtourism, interim use and short term rental markets).
  • The effect of housing market speculation, rental agreements and (lack of) housing policies (e.g. fiscal measures, funding instruments, legislative measures) on gentrification.
  • The effects of gentrification on different socio-demographic groups, as well as on local identities and cultural heritage.
  • The interplay between urban, peri-urban and rural gentrification.
• Address the issue of gentrification in the participating neighbourhoods through at least one of the following actions:   
  • Develop or revise local policies (such as those on social/economic/urban development, housing, planning, mobility, green transition) to mitigate the negative consequences of gentrification.
  • Develop neighbourhood regeneration strategies that include measures to mitigate the negative consequences of gentrification.  

Proposals are expected to follow a participatory and transdisciplinary approach  through the integration of different actors (such as local or regional public authorities, local actors from the targeted neighbourhoods, civil society, private owners, cultural institutions, etc.) and disciplines (such as architecture, urban design, design, arts, (civil) engineering).

This topic requires the effective contribution of social sciences and humanities  (SSH) disciplines and the involvement of SSH experts, institutions as well as the inclusion of relevant SSH expertise, in order to produce meaningful and significant effects enhancing the societal impact of the related research activities.

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