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Project
The project will lead to environmental sustainability, economic revitalization and social inclusion driven by participatory urban planning and management approaches. At four demonstration sites, urban areas will be regenerated while preserving heritage and integrating new infrastructure while transforming citizens' habits and aspirations. AFUR will support city stakeholders towards robust and sustainable decarbonisation pathways, strengthening their resilience to climate change through the implementation of selected regeneration interventions. Co-designed with stakeholders, new participatory processes and digital tool solutions will revitalize and rejuvenate underutilized or underdeveloped areas, improving the quality of life of residents and attracting new investments and economic activity

Start date: 01/06/2023
End date: 31/12/2025

Partnership
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
R2M Solution France
Integrated Environmental Solutions
Tecnalia Research & Innovation 
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research 
NOBATEK INEF 4 
The Impact Lab S.à rl 
Gemeng Beckerich (Municipality) 
Schroeder & Associés SA 
Ayuntamiento de Laredo (Municipality) 
BEGIRUNE foundation 
DINYCON  
Municipality of Milan (Municipality) 
Territory Environment Mobility Agency 
R2M Solution Italy 
Dublin City Council (Municipalities) 
CODEMA CODEMA 
Arden Energy 
DEMO CONSULTANTS BV 
KAW architects and advisors 
Vervoort Architecten E
GTB Labs
ISOCARP Institute

Aims
• develop a mixed-scale environmental assessment framework, to develop and monitor urban regeneration guidelines for low-carbon societies and economies;
• develop a software environment to support regeneration actions at European level on the urban scale (up to the neighborhood scale) (Urban Digital Twin);
• enable participatory approaches and data-driven tools to strengthen the regeneration of the built environment, while shaping lasting changes in lifestyles and businesses;
• create a catalog of local construction solutions and develop a digital deconstruction tool (DDC) to ensure high circularity and minimal environmental impact in the regeneration process;
• address the management of multiple sources of renewable energy generation, focusing on the renovation of high energy efficiency buildings, with a holistic approach, supporting both private and public decision-making processes;
• stimulate, evaluate and help support behavioral changes in the lifestyles of citizens and businesses;
• standardize neighborhood energy desks and share best practices and tools.

Actions
As part of the REGEN project, the Municipality of Milan, in collaboration with AMAT, also part of the partnership, will mainly participate in the following development activities of a local case study aimed at:
• develop the digital twin of the via dei Giaggioli neighborhood (Lorenteggio) based on geospatial data (open data from http://geoportale comune milano it), BIM of new buildings, historical energy consumption, energy profiles with ICL, and other relevant data ;
• implement at a local level, with residents and local citizens, the technological and participatory tools developed through the REGEN toolbox;
• define and implement a plan for participatory actions, based on the methods formulated by the project partnership and aimed at promoting participatory and virtual planning tools for the city;
• create an energy desk in the neighborhood based on the existing "One-stop-shop";
• participate in exchange activities of good practices and knowledge with the international partnership; support for project management activities and communication and dissemination activities linked to the European project, within their scope of competence.

Expected results
• A sustainable, resilient, inclusive approach and accessible neighborhood regeneration;
• Integrate a holistic sustainability assessment framework, fundamental for the EU decarbonisation pathways focused on cities and the built environment evidently lacking today;
• Address diverse stakeholder groups and influence behavioral changes, leveraging citizen science and tailored participation approaches;
• Social-ecological implementation of enablers in various application fields (e.g. energy, circularity, mobility, etc.);
• Rely on digital technologies and applications, fundamental for exponentially improving the efficiency of the urban development project, allowing the involvement of citizens and achieving acceptance by the stakeholders of the urban context for regeneration interventions.