URBAN-NET - Supporting urban sustainability research in Europe

URBAN-NET has wide geographical and cultural representation through its membership of 16 partners from 13 countries. The project is managed by a consortium formed by these partners and will run for four years from August 2006 to July 2010.

The project will deliver better value for money at a European level by achieving economies of scale, minimising duplication in research funding, and improving the standards of research commissioning, its management, evaluation and dissemination. URBAN-NET sets out to address the urban research agenda in Europe and will result in long-lasting transnational coordination primarily through jointly funded research programmes.

CALL FOR RESEARCH - The second URBAN-NET call for research IS NOW CLOSED. For information about the call please see the Research Call page.

• The Strategic Research Framework in the Field of Urban Sustainability is a key output for the URBAN-NET project. We will continue to promote the Framework as a recognised and influential agenda for integrated research on urban sustainability within Europe. The full document may be downloaded here. A summary leaflet is available here.
• A summary leaflet with the results of the first URBAN-NET call for research projects is here.
• Summaries of research projects funded through the first call are here.
• A glossary of research programme management terminology, with some terms specific to URBAN-NET, is now available. If you would like to suggest more entries, please contact info@urban-net.org .
• URBAN-NET's global partner, UN-HABITAT, have launched a new website for their Global Report on Human Settlements (GRHS) series. The website contains downloadable copies of all issues of the GRHS since 1986, most of which are also searchable.