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The transformative potential of co-governance in the green transition of neighbourhoods

eu HORIZON-NEB-2027-01-PARTICIPATION-01 · Horizon Europe (HORIZON)

Statusforthcoming
Opens05 May 2027
Deadline01 Dec 2027 — 445 days
ActionHORIZON Innovation Actions
Official pagehttps://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunit…
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Scope

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Policy makers, local administrations and neighbourhood [1] actors across Europe and beyond have access to evidence-based guidance and recommendations to support public participation in the green transition [1] of neighbourhoods, including their nature-positive [3] transformation. Co-governance [1] approaches aligned with NEB help balance interests, power and knowledge asymmetries and adopt more-than-human [1] approaches at the neighbourhood level; and inform policy, legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks at the national and EU levels. Scope: Public participation in the governance of the green transition of neighbourhoods presents an opportunity to improving inhabitant’s quality of life while addressing climate, biodiversity, and pollution challenges. For instance, co-governance may contribute to enhancin g representation, legitimacy, transparency and accountability, but also to balancing interests, flattening knowledge hierarchies, fostering inclusion and equity, and building a more balanced human-nature relationship. However, despite robust evidence, the connection between culture and democracy remains underused in co-governance approaches. As platforms for civic participation, cultural institutions and actors can have a key role in fostering engagement and cohesion among diverse participants and communities [1] . Digital tools (such as AI-supported participatory platforms, open data environments, and interactive modelling systems) can facilitate co-governance by enabling real-time feedback, broader engagement, and evidence-based decision making. This topic will investigate how co-governance can support a fair green transition in neighbourhoods while also provoking positive changes in society, culture, the arts, the natural environment as well as the public perception and reputation of those neighbourhoods. Proposals are expected to address all of the following: Refine and demonstrate co-governance approaches in at least ten neighbourhoods. The selected neighbourhoods are expected to be located in at least three different Member States and/or Associated Countries, as well as comprise a variety of contexts (i.e. urban, peri-urban and rural areas) and experiences (i.e. neighbourhoods with and without experience in public participation in governance of transition processes). Ensure that the co-governance approaches facilitate the inclusive, cultural, environmental and sustainable [1] development of neighbourhoods by: Giving nature a voice, using …

What consortia for this call have looked like

3 projects have been funded under this line (HORIZON-NEB-PARTICIPATION-01) in Horizon Europe and H2020. This is what they were made of — not a recommendation, just what the Commission signed.

12partners, typically
range 10–16
6countries per consortium
14 seen across all of them
38organisations in total
across those projects

The mix of organisations

13 universities
8 companies
7 public bodies
6 other organisations
4 research organisations

Who coordinated them

Coordinating an EU project is a demanding, specific job. These organisations have done it on this topic line before.

Technische Universiteit Delft · NL Th!nk E · BE Universidad Politecnica De Madrid · ES

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