NEB ambition

The ultimate ambition of the New European Bauhaus is to achieve transformation. To do this, the NEB Compass has identified specific levels of ambition that outline the desired outcomes for each of the NEB values.

Action areas

These areas refer to the five key domains of intervention that CrAFt's New European Bauhaus Impact Model considers essential for guiding and evaluating complex urban initiatives.

Participation level

The participation level refers to the degree or extent to which individuals or groups are actively involved or engaged in a particular activity, project, or process. It assesses the depth of their involvement, contributions, and commitment, ranging from minimal or passive participation to active and dedicated participation.

NEB values

The New European Bauhaus (NEB) aims to promote the values of sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusion in the design and transformation of urban spaces. It emphasises the integration of environmental, social, and economic considerations to create harmonious and innovative living environments.

Implementation Stage

According to the Smart City Guidance Package, there are seven stages to plan and implement smart city projects. These stages propose a logical and coherent roadmap for city initiatives involving many stakeholders.

About CrAFt

The project Creating Actionable Futures – CrAFt is part of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative of the European Union. The project is placing the transition to climate neutrality at the heart of urban stakeholders.

We cooperate with the Mission Board on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities and the NetZeroCities platform. And support cities in designing and deploying Climate City Contracts based on the experience from CrAFt’s Sandbox Cities —Bologna, Prague, and Amsterdam—, as well as more than 70 CrAFt Reference Cities (pdf).

We are testing and sharing collaborative local governance models to harness the value of inclusiveness, aesthetics and sustainability towards climate neutral cities. Download the project’s fact sheet.

Support to the European Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities

Assist the NetZeroCities Mission Platform, the Mission Cities with the design and deployment of Climate City Contracts, and the New European Bauhaus.

Conduct sandbox testing in three cities

Test and share collaborative local governance models in three Sandbox Cities —Amsterdam, Bologna and Prague— to harness the value of inclusiveness, aesthetics and sustainability towards climate neutral cities.

Promote cooperation among 70+ CrAFt Cities

More than 70 cities have joined the CrAFt community of cities. Find out more about them (map and pdf)

Write a Guidance Package for Climate-Neutral & Smart Cities: NEB Edition

Guidance and pathways to climate neutrality based on 160 collaborative local governance models, tools, examples, and testimonials and featuring 80 emblematic projects.

Develop a NEB Impact Model

A New European Bauhaus-inspired Impact Model to evaluate the quality in urban transformations towards climate neutrality. Check the initial version of the NEB Impact Model.

Engage with the arts and cultural sectors, property owners and citizens

More than 30 European universities and schools of arts and design will be engaged in supporting their local cities, with more than 100 students engaged in STEAM teams, internships and local capacity building.

Coordinate Mutual learning exercises

Testing and sharing knowledge on collaborative local governance models and Climate City Contracts.

Build long-term local capacity: Next-Generation NEB

Shape the next generation of NEB doers through think/do tanks, STEAM teams, university-city agreements, design challenges, hackathons and action research.

Create a storytelling campaign on actionable climate-neutral futures

Compelling and inclusive narratives for, with and by citizens and communities to spur more sustainable and climate-friendly practices.

What CrAFt can offer you

CrAFt helps you to bring together cities and their citizens, policymakers, arts and academia to jointly shape the transition to climate neutrality.

Work with us to test and share collaborative local governance models to harness the value of inclusiveness, aesthetics and sustainability towards climate neutral cities.

Project’s fact sheet

Cities

The CrAFt (Creating Actionable Futures) platform will help cities to make their climate-neutral transformations beautiful, inclusive and sustainable.

Universities

With universities and schools of arts and design, we aim to create a bridge between science and practice to speed up the transformation towards climate-neutral cities across Europe.

CrAFt partners

Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU
Norway

University
of Bologna
Italy

ELIA
Netherlands

Czech Technical
University in Prague
Czech Republic

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences – AUAS
Netherlands

European Cultural
Foundation
Netherlands

International Union of Property
Owners – UIPI
Belgium

Locality
Europe
Netherlands

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