The JPI Urban Europe network has awarded funding to 16 new research projects within the EN-UTC Urban Transformation Capacities Call 2021 covering the call topics on:
- Urban circular economies;
- Community-based developments and urban innovation ecosystems;
- Robust and resilient urban infrastructure and built environment.
The total budget of awarded projects amounts to 16,8 M EUR, including 4,2 M EUR of European Union co-funding.
The following projects with Polish researchers were awarded within the EN-UTC Call 2021:
U-GARDEN: Promoting capacity building and knowledge for the extension of urban gardens in European cities. Polish Applicant: Group of entities - Warsaw University of Technology (Leader of the group of entities) in cooperation with the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (Member of the group of entities). Polish Principal Investigator: dr hab. inż. Maciej Kazimierz Lasocki. The project will involve research teams from Spain, Romania, and Sweden.
CREST: Climate resilient coastal urban infrastructures through digital twinning. Polish Applicant: Group of entities - National Institute for Spatial Policy and Housing (Leader of the group of entities) in cooperation with the Kołobrzeg Commune (Member of the group of entities) and INnCREASE Sp. z o.o. (Ltd.) (Member of the group of entities). Polish Principal Investigator: dr hab. Bogna Gawrońska-Nowak. The project will involve research teams from France and Norway.
CONTRA: Conflict in Transformations. Polish Applicant: Group of entities - University of Warsaw (Leader of the group of entities) in cooperation with the Municipality of Gdynia (Member of the group of entities) and IDEA Institute Ltd. (Member of the group of entities). Polish Principal Investigator: dr Joanna Monika Krukowska. The project will involve research teams from Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway.
City&Co: Older Adults Co-Creating a Sustainable Age-friendly City. Polish Applicant: Group of entities - Jagiellonian University in Cracow (Leader of the group of entities) in cooperation with the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (Member of the group of entities). Polish Principal Investigator: dr hab. Jolanta Małgorzata Perek - Białas. The project will involve research teams from the Netherlands and Romania.
EmbedterLabs: Better Embedded Labs for More Synergistic Sustainable Urban Transformation Planning. Polish Applicant: Gdańsk University of Technology. Polish Principal Investigator: dr inż. Joanna Beata Bach - Głowińska. The project will involve research teams from the Netherlands and Sweden.
The aim of the JPI Urban Europe is to finance international, interdisciplinary research projects that respond to the challenges of modern cities and urban areas. The National Science Centre has been cooperating with the JPI Urban Europe network since 2015.
The implementation of research projects funded within the EN-UTC Call 2021 will start in 2022. More information and the full list of projects recommended for funding can be found at JPI Urban Europe website.