URBAN-NET SECOND CALL

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CALL IS NOW CLOSED

key details of the call are as follows:

Themes and approaches

Climate Change, Sustainable Land Use and Integrated Management in an Urban Context

Urban response to global challenges
Identification and analyses of driving forces of urban change; development of concepts and measures to describe and measure their impacts at the local level.

Urban structure and urban processes
Theoretical and empirical studies on the interrelation between urban structure and urban processes at local and regional levels.

Managing urban change
Planning and management procedures at various stages and levels: development of new and evaluation of existing strategies and tools used in these procedures.

• An integrated approach – integrating social, economic and ecological dimensions - is imperative and inter- and trans-disciplinary research teams are a means to manage the complexity of the urban problems. Social, economic and environmental dimensions must be considered.
• Applicability is an important aspect, and consultation and involvement of potential users in the research process will be evaluated favourably.
• The spatial dimension should be present and articulated in all proposals.
• European policy on sustainable urban development is a basis for transnational cooperation. Adaptation and mitigation of climate change is such a common concern with important implications in urban planning and management.

URBAN-Net thematic research framework is the background and key reference to the topics, approaches and research questions of the call. The report can be downloaded from www.urban-net.org.

Eligibility for funding – size and duration of projects

The size of the projects will be limited by the contribution from each funding organisation. Funding can be applied for a maximum of three years per project – starting in July 2010, ending in June 2013 at latest.

The research consortia must include researchers/national teams from a minimum of three countries. Two national teams must be based in countries with organisations funding the call. The researchers are funded by these national organisations the rules of which must be followed. National teams from other countries must be funded from other sources.

Applicants should read the more detailed call text that includes guidelines for application and consult the national contact point about national rules and conditions for participation.

Application

Formas, the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning is the call secretariat and is managing this call. Further details and the application process can be found at:
http://www.formas.se/formas_templates/Page____5588.aspx

Countries and organisations funding the call

Cyprus, Research Promotion Foundation (RPF)

France, Ministry for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Planning (PUCA)

France, National Research Agency (ANR)

Portugal, Science & Technology Foundation (FCT)

Sweden, The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Formas)

Turkey, The Scientific and Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)

Dates and deadlines

Call published 26 October 2009

Deadline for submission of proposals, 15 January 2010

Transnational evaluation process, January 2010- May 2010

Final selection of proposals, End May 2010

Decision by national funding org, July 2010 - September 2010

Start of project funding, July 2010 - September 2010

Midterm research from projects, as required by the funding organisation

Final project report, September 2013