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PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
1 Innovative societies
objective
1.2 Responsive public services
Project type
Implementation
January 2023 - December 2025

Liveability

The project Liveability trains public administrations in innovative ways to engage people to create liveable and attractive city environments that adapt to people’s needs.
In the spotlight

How can cities manage transformation processes together with their citizens? What can city administrations do to increase their capabilities to act creatively, flexibly and transparently with the goal of making cities more liveable?

Answers to these questions are being explored in the project „Liveability -Designing Public Services for Resilient Neighbourhoods“.

Project summary

Even before COVID 19, cities faced complex social, environmental, and economic oppositions like social inequalities, climate or demographic changes. However, transformative challenges are also a chance: Medium-sized and smaller cities can attract residents and businesses by being liveable. Creating visible, collaborative and community-oriented public environments through public services and socio-cultural life, has the chance to evoke active citizenship and sense of belonging. Innovative approaches for public engagement are essential for vibrant and attractive city environments that cater to people's needs and promote collective well-being. Liveability promotes proactive efforts from city administration and enhances their capabilities in creativity, flexibility, and transparency.

Public interest design (PID), is an approach, where design is applied for the common good. It prioritises collective well-being in urban planning processes and is a suitable framework for inclusive and sustainable urban development as well as the development of public services. Liveability aims to assist local authorities by integrating the aspect of PID into city strategies and administrative processes as well as providing practical guidance to civil servants.

For this we have developed the Liveability Design Approach, this is a capacity building programme, that consists of three interlinked components, that have been developed, piloted and distributed: 1) The charter for designing the liveable city, provides a guiding framework with which cities can demonstrate their commitment to becoming a liveable city 2) a use case guide, accompanying the application of design principles in the development or delivery of a concrete public service or urban planning process in a neighbourhood, and 3) a training programme, that helps city employees understand and apply design approaches in their daily work. Cities are invited to join a transnational community, the Liveable Cities Network. It functions as a knowledge exchange platform and strives to foster the debate of Liveability in cities, transfer the components of the capacity building programme as well as awarding a “liveable city” label. Overall, it joins resources to support medium-sized and smaller cities on their journey towards liveability.

 

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Budgets

Liveability
in numbers.
  • 3.28
    Million
    Total
  • 2.62
    Million
    Erdf
  • 0.00
    Million
    Norway

Top news

News

The next edition of the Liveability Talks is coming up - register now!
The Liveability project team invites you to the next Liveability Talks online session, “Courage to ...

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Designing Liveable Cities: Seminar on Urban Sustainability and Resilience in the Baltic Sea Region
The European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) Annual Forum was hosted by the ...

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Become a candidate for the Liveable Cities Label!
Join us on the journey towards Liveability!

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Liveability Design Approach showcased at 60th ISOCARP World Planning Congress

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Join our new series of events – the Liveability Talks!
Are you passionate about designing liveable cities?

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Copenhagen Meeting - Pool of inspiration for liveable cities

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Liveability at UBC Seminar and DIGI-INCLUSION URBACT Network Meeting
Our project partner Gdańsk University of Technology spread the word about Liveability.

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Impressions from the Creative Bureaucracy Festival 2024

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Insights from Kolding on the principles of the charter for designing the liveable city
Watch the video and witness firsthand how urban spaces can be thoughtfully designed to benefit and ...

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May Day event at the new TGT creative space in Pori

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Join us in Visby and register for the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2024 now!

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Cooperation with the Geography Department at the Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel

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Exciting progress with the Liveability project in Guldborgsund
Innovative approaches to social services yield early success

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TGT Creative Space in Pori's City Centre

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Partner Meeting in Gdynia - building up the Liveable Cities Network
The project team met once more in Gdynia on March 13th and 14th, marking another milestone in the ...

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"Liveability" in Interreg B-Journal

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One year “Liveability” - Annual review
How can cities manage transformation processes together with their citizens? What can city ...

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"Transforming Cities. Shaping development policies"
Liveability project presented during International Conference in Gdańsk, November 6-7, 2023.

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Liveability design contest: Winners revealed, finalization phase begins!
We are excited to announce the results of the Liveable City Label and Network Design Contest. After ...

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Partner Meeting in Pori - updates, inspiration and collective efforts
Our transnational project team met in Finland the 18th & 19th of September, hosted by our very ...

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Liveability brochure - first issue released
This brochure presents the essence of the project Liveability, providing an insightful overview of ...

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VASAB Experts Conference in Wismar | 1 June 2023
The Experts Conference celebrated the completion of the VASAB Vision 2040. Experts in the field of ...
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33 Benefitting organisations 1 Solution(s) in preparation 1 Solution(s) plannedfor use / upscale 3 Pilotactivities 26 Organisationsin the project

Liveability
in numbers.

  • 54.358288310.1362019
  • 54.3223521510.132972723211434
  • 55.686724312.5700724
  • 55.4894939.483981
  • 54.78345511.865164
  • 61.4927867521.719571809410695
  • 56.949397724.1051846
  • 54.508820418.5423992
  • 54.370685818.61298210330077
  • 52.5014913.4163431
  • 59.4424661524.74113906683491

Project partners

Lead partnerHeinrich-Böll-Foundation Schleswig-Holstein e.V.
  • Town
    Kiel
  • Region
  • Country
    Germany
  • Region
    Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt
Total partner budget
623,440.80
City of Kiel
  • Town
    Kiel
  • Region
  • Country
    Germany
  • Region
    Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt
Total partner budget
369,985.00
Danish Cultural Institute
  • Town
    Copenhagen
  • Region
  • Country
    Denmark
  • Region
    Byen København
Total partner budget
264,509.00
Business Kolding
  • Town
    Kolding
  • Region
  • Country
    Denmark
  • Region
    Sydjylland
Total partner budget
387,361.94
Guldborgsund Municipality
  • Town
    Nykøbing Falster
  • Region
  • Country
    Denmark
  • Region
    Vest- og Sydsjælland
Total partner budget
417,361.70
City of Pori
  • Town
    Pori
  • Region
  • Country
    Finland
  • Region
    Satakunta
Total partner budget
357,860.00
Riga City Council
  • Town
    Riga
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Vidzeme
Total partner budget
280,156.80
City of Gdynia
  • Town
    Gdynia
  • Region
  • Country
    Poland
  • Region
    Trójmiejski
Total partner budget
198,212.00
Gdansk University of Technology
  • Town
    Gdansk
  • Region
  • Country
    Poland
  • Region
    Trójmiejski
Total partner budget
135,709.99
nextlearning e.V.
  • Town
    Berlin
  • Region
  • Country
    Germany
  • Region
    Berlin
Total partner budget
49,400.00
Estonian Academy of Arts
  • Town
    Tallinn
  • Region
  • Country
    Estonia
  • Region
    Põhja-Eesti
Total partner budget
196,398.00

Associated organisations

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News

Events

06
December
Liveability Talk with Jaakko Blomberg
Project: Liveability
Virtual Meeting
06. December 2024
13:00 - 14:30 (CET)
    07
    November
    Liveability Talk with Charles Landry
    Project: Liveability
    Virtual Meeting
    07. November 2024
    14:00 - 16:00 (CET)
    29-31
    October
    Seminar 'Designing Liveable Cities in the Baltic Sea Region' at EUSBSR Annual Forum 2024
    Project: Liveability
    Physical Meeting
    29. - 31. October 2024
    05-06
    September
    Liveability in Copenhagen
    Project: Liveability
    Physical Meeting
    05. - 06. September 2024
    13-14
    March
    Project Internal Meeting
    Project: Liveability
    Physical Meeting
    13. - 14. March 2024
    30-31
    January
    Internal Training Programme Launch Event
    Project: Liveability
    Physical Meeting
    30. - 31. January 2024
    09:00 - 13:00 (BST)
    18-19
    September
    Liveability working meeting & train the trainer kick-off
    Project: Liveability
    Physical Meeting
    18. - 19. September 2023
    12-13
    June
    “Liveability” Seminar and Internal Partner Meeting
    Project: Liveability
    Physical Meeting
    12. - 13. June 2023

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