Citizen engagement and participatory urban planning
5 European H2020 organizations list this as part of their work — 1 as their primary capability.
Most active in this area
- AYUNTAMIENTO DE MURCIA
Spanish municipality providing urban pilot sites for circular economy, energy efficiency, and electromobility demonstration projects across Europe.
“CityLoops, VALUEWASTE, and UserCentriCities all involve citizen participation, public procurement innovation, and co-design of urban services.”
ES7 projects - BIOPOLUS INTEZET NONPROFIT KFT
Budapest nonprofit applying circular water systems and nature-based urban design to improve city health and resource efficiency.
“EuPOLIS keywords include citizens observatories, serious games, and augmented reality for user engagement, indicating Biopolus works with community-facing tools within urban planning projects.”
SMEHU2 projects - KADIKOY BELEDIYESI
Istanbul district municipality serving as urban testbed and public authority partner for EU smart city, energy transition, and industrial heritage research projects.
“Keywords across both projects — co-creation, social innovation, participatory governance — indicate a recurring role in community-facing aspects of urban research projects.”
TR2 projects - LODZ-MIASTO NA PRAWACH POWIATU
Polish city authority and urban living lab for nature-based solutions, citizen health planning, and digital community engagement in post-industrial contexts.
“Both projects involved residents directly — EuPOLIS via citizens observatories and serious games/augmented reality tools, T-Factor via societal transition frameworks.”
PrimaryPL2 projects - GEMEENTE TILBURG
Dutch municipal authority serving as an urban living lab for child-friendly and inclusive transport innovation in real Tilburg neighbourhoods.
“Both projects required the municipality to engage residents directly — children and vulnerable groups in Metamorphosis, and digitally underserved users in DIGNITY.”
NL2 projects