River//Cities Platform

Do you want your river to be an exciting, inspiring, and unique place? Well, that’s not necessarily easy, but possible. You can change your river and let it change you.

Rivers are often regarded as means of transport, or – at best – a space for water sports. But they are also powerful and symbolic icons for connecting people and ideas across regions and national borders. They are the land’s blood system that can both join and sometimes divide people. They are THE PLACE that may connect many important fields in the city: environment, architecture, city planning, transport, but also arts, culture, cultural tourism, and education.

The River//Cities Platform is a partnership between cultural, environmental and political initiatives which work in their cities to interact with and develop their rivers or waterfronts as cultural spaces.

Take a look at River//Cities, join us and let your river and River//Cities inspire you!

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Alpha Consult

Alpha Consult is made up of a multidisciplinary group of highly qualified professionals who offer consultancy services to the public and private sectors since the early 1980s, in the various fields of engineering, urban planning, agriculture, information technology, training and communication.

Alpha Consult has been operating in the field of river training, irrigation, aqueducts and sewers and development of water resources, including WSUD, in Europe, Africa and Asia, aiming to tackle the ambitious Water challenges of “Achieving sustainable water systems for a sustainable economy” in a changing world.

Alpha Consult is one of the main Italian companies active in the field of GIS and WEBGIS and has been operating in the last 20 years in the field of web applications for Geographic Information Systems on-line.

Alpha Consult has an IT laboratory for the development of both customized solutions on desktop GIS products and for the creation of geoportals with the use of commercial and open source WebGIS solutions.

Alpha Consult is specialized in GIS technology, is a registered developer of Autodesk Inc. and is part of the ADN Autodesk Development Network.

Alpha Consult has a data entry service centre equipped with high resolution scanners, automatic vectorization programs and specialized personnel for the georeferencing of map data and the preparation of thematic maps for environmental risk analysis.

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Rome Sapienza

Fo.Cu.S - RESEARCH CENTER FOR TRAINING CULTURE HISTORY

“Enhancement and management of minor historic centers and related landscape-environmental areas "

FoCuS is an Interdepartmental Research Center (https://web.uniroma1.it/focus/) of Rome Sapienza University. Its main aims consist in developing local economic resources and promoting the regeneration of small centers. Our approach is oriented to investigate the landscape-environmental systems integrating different disciplinary sectors in different territorial scales. Our goals intend to promote the enhancement of local resources and the development of tangible and intangible networks.

The FoCuS Center was founded in February 2007 and its members belong to:
_ DPDTA, Department of Planning, Design and Architecture Technology;
_ DIGS, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering;
_ DEC, Department of Economics and Law;
_ DICEA, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Since October 2015 Fo.Cu.S is directed by Prof. Arch. Claudia Mattogno, who took over from Prof. Manuela Ricci. The activities of the center foresee and encourage collaboration between professors, researchers and PhD students of Rome Sapienza University 

The activity of the FoCuS Center is part of a growing complexity of the economic and social contexts of reference. Its research activities have therefore also extended to metropolitan and international contexts, with socio-political, theoretical and technical approaches that affect settlement and housing conditions up to landscape and environmental ones.
The Fo.Cu.S Center has been participating for years in research activities at national and international level, including:
_2019-21: SOS Climate Waterfront, Sustainable Open Solutions for European urban waterfronts as part of the Horizon 2020 MSCA-RISE 2018 Program together with international partners including Local Authorities, Universities and Research Institutes, Companies, Associations, Non-academic and dissemination organizations from Portugal, Poland, Greece, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands.

_2015-19: MAPS-LED Project Multidisciplinary Approach to Plan Smart Specialization Strategies for Local Economic Development as part of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie RISE project funded by the European Union Research and Innovation program HORIZON 2020, on S3-Smart themes Specialization Strategy, place-based regeneration policies and sustainable local development, public-private partnership. Coordination of the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria. Partners: FoCuS Sapienza University of Rome, Northeastern University, (Boston), San Diego State University, Aalto University (Helsinki), Salford University (Manchester).

_2011-14: CLUDs Research Project (Commercial Local Urban District) funded by the 7th European Research Framework Program under the Marie Curie Actions IRSES 2010 on the themes of urban regeneration, local economic development, public-private partnership, city-countryside networks and the involvement of local communities. Coordination of the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria. Partners: FoCuS Rome Sapienza University, Northeastern University, (Boston), San Diego State University, Aalto University (Helsinki), Salford University (Manchester).

_2000_2010: Numerous research projects to support territories on behalf of local territorial bodies, including the identification of possible management models for local development programs aimed at enhancing and managing minor historic centers and landscape-environmental systems (Sardinia Region); The enhancement and management of minor historical centers and landscape-environmental systems (Province of Rome); The redevelopment of minor seismic risk centers (Umbria Region).
 

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Royal Institute of Technology

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European Commission

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European Commission

MDAT (Dissemination)

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Horizon 2020

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Horizon 2020

TOBB University of Economics and Technology

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The City of Gdansk

Municipality of Gdansk

The City of Gdańsk with the population 461 935 (30.06.2014) belongs to the group of largest cities in Poland and plays a role of capital of the Pomorskie region and a heart of political, economic and social life of the regional community numbering nearly 2 million inhabitants. The City of Gdansk performs tasks of commune and county. Therefore, the City of Gdansk has the responsibility for all public matters of local significance: education, public health promotion, and protection, social welfare services, family support policy, assistance to the disabled, employment, maintaining public order and collective security, maintenance of county facilities and public utilities, local infrastructure, electricity and heath supply, public transport, fire protection, supporting cultural institutions, sport, and tourism constructing and maintaining roads, environmental protection, municipal housing. The legislative authority of the City of Gdansk is performed by the City Council, which consists of 34 members. The mayor of Gdansk, elected in direct elections, is the executive authority. The mayor exercises direct general supervision over managing the municipal property and the property entrusted to municipal management, organization, and functioning of the municipal office, security and public order, civil defence, and emergency conditions.

The City of Gdańsk has in its structure substantive department, which for many years perform international cooperation projects devoted to various topics. These projects cover issues related to improving energy efficiency, reducing CO2 emissions, implementing innovative activities in the field of active mobility and the use of ICT tools in the management of various sectors of the city. The project team members have extensive experience in project management in the public sector. The experience of the project team applies in particular to project settlement, organizing events, seminars, study visits, etc.

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Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies

Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias is the largest non-public University in Portugal. The University name comes from the word "Lusofonia" which names all the Portuguese speaking countries and their common linguistic and cultural background.

The university assumes itself as the leading institution responsible for the development of this geographical and cultural space with more than 200 million inhabitants.

With a student body of more than 12.000 students and 679 teachers, the university offers a very rich environment, either in scientific as in social and cultural terms. The large amount of foreign students studying here, namely the ones from Brazil and Africa, adds a lot to the already very lively University ambient.

The University big and well-equipped campus is situated in the centre of Lisbon "University City", just a few minutes away from all the city main areas.

From https://www.ulusofona.pt/en/ects-guide/about-the-institution

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Intercult

We do and share!

We engage in trans-border cultural projects. We allow ourselves to be challenged by the forces of contemporary diversity: voices and expressions. 

We act inter-culturally, both as producers and experts. We connect local and international initiatives, we work across disciplines and in multiple partnerships. We bring together artists, operators and audience, creating unexpected encounters. 

We operate actively in several networks. We share experience through seminars, conferences, lectures and mentorship. We have many direct experiences of managing EU projects. We are a Europe Direct office, engaging in cultural politics and citizen communication.

From our home base on the south side of Stockholm, we interact as a project-based platform, engaging with others on cultural managemnt development. We are accessible: we do and share.

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Gdansk University of Technology

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CPONH

CPO Noord-Holland NGO started in 2008 with the mission to support civilian initiatives in the Northwest of the Netherlands; to stimulate new sustainable housing, and other sustainable initiatives. CPONH has supported many municipalities and civilian initiatives in the past years; from which most of the initiatives are realized on the island Texel. - CPONH is very motivated participating in the ‘SOS Climate Waterfront’ program, because of the urgency of climate change and its effect of seawater-level rise, the intrinsic danger for cities that have location near she shore in special in delta areas; because CPONH as a non-academic network umbrella organisation that supports sustainable civilian initiatives, wants to contribute to the resilience of these cities with special focus on the contribution of the citizens and their relation to government and its related allies.

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Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Founded in 1834 the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a private intersectorial organisation that promotes and represents the general economic interests and stimulates the development of companies in Portugal and abroad.

As a Chamber of Commerce and Industry we perform various activities and services to support companies:

Export Documentation Services

Certificates of Origin which certify the origin of goods being exported, required by customs in certain countries of destination either to determine tariff rates, or for other purposes.

ATA Carnets which allow a temporary circulation of goods throughout more than 110 countries/regions, without a deposit or previous bail at the Customs.

Support to Trade and Internationalisation

Promotion of international co-operation and partners search;

Promotion of contacts between Portuguese and foreign companies;

Organisation of trade missions;

Organisation of business meetings;

Support and advice for new businesses;

Assistance to national or foreign businessmen;

Organization of seminars on doing business with foreign markets, focusing on business opportunities, market strategy approach and prior successful business experience in such markets from Portuguese companies.

Information and Support in Legislation Matters

Either by direct assistance or by the issue of a monthly newsletter.

Training / Seminars

Implementation of training programmes in various fields and organisation of technical conferences and seminars.

Centre for Commercial Arbitration

The Arbitration Centre of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CAC) was founded in 1987. It is the oldest Portuguese Arbitration Centre and it has administered the greatest number of arbitration proceedings over the years.

Invest Lisboa

A partnership was established with the Lisbon Municipality to create Invest Lisboa, with the objective of attracting investment in the city of Lisbon.

Invest Lisboa promotes Lisbon and supports national and foreign investors, companies and entrepreneurs to invest or set up their businesses in Lisbon.

Invest Lisboa personalized, free and confidential services include:

Consultancy throughout the decision-making process;

Identification of investment opportunities, partners and locations;

Information and promotion of contacts with local and national institutions;

Workshops for investors and entrepreneurs.

International Filiations

Eurochambres – Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry, that represents over 20 million businesses in Europe through 45 members (43 national associations of chambers of commerce and industry and two transnational chamber organisations) and a European network of 1700 regional and local chambers.

ICC – International Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest business organization, with a network of over 6.5 million members in more than 130 countries.

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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

It is widely recognized as a vibrant center of learning, academic achievement and excellence. The main campus is located in the historic center of the city of Thessaloniki, and covers an area of about 33.4 hectares. It comprises 10 faculties which consist of 41 schoolsoffering a large and diverse academic portfolio and numerous other units (such as laboratories, study rooms, libraries, clinics, research centres etc). Some educational and administrative facilities are located off campus and outside of Thessaloniki.

About 74.000 students study at the Aristotle University in undergraduate and postgraduate programs, as well as, Doctoral level, while there are 2.024 faculty members, more that 500 research fellows and assisting teaching personnel and more than 1400 employees providing administrative services. Cultural activities offered to students at the university include an abundance of clubs and societies. The university has a strong international reputation and boasts a longstanding association with the international exchange Erasmus Programme.

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki performs a great deal of research in a variety of scientific fields. It is in constant and close cooperation with universities, organizations and research centres both in Greece and abroad. The large number of its faculties and its approximately 250 laboratories enable scientists of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki to carry out a variety of research projects with great success. 

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