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CityZen responds to the growing number of cities and regions that recognize the benefits of urban farming for living sustainably and improving revenues. It aimed to promote urban farming as a successful driving force for economic and social transformation by introducing the concept to policy makers. Various policies on green innovation and resource efficiency, like food security, waste management, community development and adaptation to climate change, were to be improved by integrating urban farming models and practices. CityZen explored successful and new (business) values that urban farming brings to the ecosystem and link them to innovative entrepreneurship and supply chains. The creation of a knowledge pool of urban farming policies, initiatives and business processes is meant to support decision makers and leverage the efficiency of their actions. Showcasing how improved policies impact the five European partner regions, create entrepreneurship opportunities and drive business and social transformation was a set a priority of the CityZen project. CityZen’s main outputs included 5 Action Plans for policy change in each region, a good practices ‘marketplace’, accelerators for policy makers, serious gaming by a JRC SES technique and compelling guidelines on how urban farming changes city landscapes. The project scaled up capacities in 5 regions and 10 municipalities, who adapted in practice 6 new models in business, marketing and food consumption and matured 20 projects to foster interactions among local stakeholders. The project was funded under Interreg Europe.
https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/cityzen/
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