GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

Proposals are expected to address all of the following:

• Study and refine engagement model(s) and methodology(ies) that enables the meaningful participation of concerned stakeholders and citizens in the co-design, refurbishment and development of public spaces in their neighbourhoods. The model and methodology should:
  • Be inclusive and accessible, and ensure that citizens are empowered to contribute to the decision-making processes;
  • Use innovative digital tools, platforms and technologies such as augmented reality or virtual reality, to facilitate virtual and physical collaboration between citizens, designers, urban planners, policymakers and the construction ecosystem to enhance citizen engagement in the planning, design and construction process while ensuring that digital solutions remain inclusive and accessible, and assessing their added value compared to ‘traditional’ in-person methods.
• Demonstrate that the chosen engagement approach(es) (e.g. model, methodology, digital tools) can effectively and measurably foster openness, social cohesion, trust and acceptance within communities as well as promote the inclusion of marginalised communities and/or vulnerable groups in public space redevelopment projects. Proposals should demonstrate this in at least three neighbourhoods with differing local environmental, social and economic conditions, and each one located in a different Member State or Associated Country.
• Monitor and evaluate all stages of the chosen engagement approach(es), using an appropriate methodology, and measure the success of projects in fostering openness, social cohesion, acceptance within communities as well as the inclusion of marginalised communities and vulnerable groups.
• Assess how the above may impact future project design and decision-making in the construction of neighbourhoods as well as in the construction ecosystem.

Actions are strongly recommended to collaborate with and build on the work of relevant research. Actions are also encouraged to take into account and contribute with their results to future work on the impact of public spaces on social relations in neighbourhood communities.

Projects shall share their intermediate and final results and findings with the ‘New European Bauhaus hub for results and impacts’ that will be established. It will also cooperate, interact and take part in its activities when relevant to support the achievement of its objectives.