LIST OF PANELS

For several years, local governments have been tackling new challenges related to the regeneration of their cities, within the physical sphere (in relation with the physical rehabilitation of their spaces), as well as in the economic and social spheres. This task is developed within the framework of these initiatives in accordance with what has been called the Integrated Urban Development Model, understanding the Integrated nature of this approach not only in terms of the spheres of public policy involved, but also in relation to their management. This panel aims the analysis of public policies devoted to the regeneration of urban areas in crisis. It proposes an analysis of practical experiences based on the Urban Development Model. Traditionally, the analysis of these policies has focused on the specific case study, focusing on specific areas or cities. The aim of this panel is analyze cases from the point of view of the European integrated urban development model. Practical and theoretical papers will be welcome, addressing the following issues: 1. Analysis of the proliferation of initiatives for sustainable integrated urban development since 2007 in Europe. As several publications report, since 2007, European countries have assumed the notion of integration at na­tional and local level, implementing integrated development strategies more frequently. This is partly due to the requirements imposed by the EU subvention policy (Berg, Braun y Meer, 2004; BMVNS, 2012; Marshall, 2004; Atkinson and Rossignolo, 2009). 2. In the framework of the European urban development model promoted from the EU, there are recommendations about policies content. In recent years, a large number of European cities have promoted public intervention programmes in areas of social, economic, and urban deterioration. These programmes, introduce scaled actions characterised by their response to different demands and various functions. Hence, the new way of tackling intervention in the urban space is not limited just to the transformation of their physical space, but also includes what could be termed a social, economic, and cultural dimension (Bianchini & Parkinson, 1993).  3. This urban development model also assumes that such an approach tries to respond to the problem of how to govern and manage the fragmentation in urban settings and how to promote development in inherently complex environments facilitating: a) inclusion (policy issues and actors); b) coordination (structures, processes and resources) and c) effectiveness / efficiency (outcomes) (Farinós, 2008; Zamora and Merinero, 2012; Aparicio and di Nanni, 2011, González (2011). These issues, would be oriented to respond the following questions: Question 1. Is there a European model of urban development? Can we find any similarities in the way European countries assume their role in urban development? Is possible to identify the way in which European recommendations about a model of urban development exist at the local level? Question 2.  What exactly is this approach? Can we analyse this model in relation to the policy content? Is also possible to analyse the way cities are managed from the point of view of this model? Question 3. What is the connection between its elements and success? How to measure this issue? There is a special interest in cases allowing evidence that connect and identify the elements of the model that have led to success in different cases.

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