What has changed in the policy for urban development? The proposals highlight the important contribution of cities to Europe’s growth and employment. The objective is to focus on sustainable urban development, with the Commission proposing that each Member State earmark a minimum 5% of its ERDF allocation to “integrated actions”. These actions would combine investment […]
LDnet | New Regulations for EU funds
The new draft regulations can be found at this page http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/what/future/proposals_2014_2020_en.cfm .
LDnet | Key questions for LD policy in Europe
1. What are the main objectives of local development (and what would we like to promote)? It is surprising that there are no objectives, goals or missions specified for Community-led local development in the General Regulation laying down the common provisions for all five EU shared management funds (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD, and EMFF […]
LDnet | PRIDE
| PRIDE PRIDE stands for Partnerships for Rural Integrated Development in Europe, see final report ‘Local Partnerships for Rural Development, the European experience’, ed. Malcolm J. Moseley, CABI 2003 http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Local_partnerships_for_rural_development.html?id=NSpGD97TqB4C(cache)
LDnet | Category Other OECD countries
Category Other OECD countries e.g. USA, Canada, Australia, South Korea, Japan etc
LDnet | LDnet Founder Members
LDnet was founded in February 2011 The Founder Members were Fernando Barreiro, Spain Urszula Budzich-Szukala, Poland Eileen Humphreys, Ireland Katalin Kolosy, France Rosalba La Grotteria, Italy Haris Martinos, UK, Greece and Belgium Alberto Melo, Portugal Jean-Pierre Pellegrin, France Peter Ramsden, UK Goran Soster, Slovenia Paul Soto, Spain, UK and Belgium, Hans-Olof Stålgren, Sweden Filippo Strati, […]
LDnet | the webmaster
the webmaster Email: peterramsden2@gmail.com Company: Freiss ltd Birthday: 21 May For me local development is a crucial way of engaging people and communities in the development process. This is the piece that reaches the street.
LDnet | General Assembly 2014
Annual Report 2013-2014 & Work Plan 2014-2015 The annual General Assembly of the LEDA-LDnet Association took place on 6 October 2014 in Brussels. It received and discussed the Annual Report 2013-2014 and established work priorities for 2014-2015 (attached below).
LDnet | CLLD
| CLLD CLLD stands for Community Led Local Development and in European policy terms is a shorthand for the LEADER approach based on a strategy for a local territory drawn up by a local partnership. CLLD can be seen as a model of endogenous growth drawing on the assets and resources in a local area.
LDnet | Community-led local development: making it a success
In this common statement, a number of European civil society organisations and networks with a long experience and deep knowledge of local development welcome the proposals of the European Commission for Community-led Local Development (CLLD)… … and call for action by European, national, regional and local stakeholders to ensure that this initiative can be turned […]
LDnet | LD in EU Programmes (2014-2020)
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LDnet | Local Development
Local development can be described as area-based local initiatives based on a strategy built around a local partnership. Local development is about solving local problems locally, by mobilising local actors and resources. Local in this sense refers to a functional area with a geographical coverage that may include one or several local authorities or parts […]