The project, financed within the programme Europe for Citizens, was inspired by the Pact of Amsterdam for the European Urban Agenda. The main objective was to spread greater civic involvement in urban discussions and decision-making processes, as well as strengthening the ties between public authorities, civil society, local institutions, and social and economic actors.

EUCANET has explored the means through which European citizens, even through urban agencies such as Urban Center, can actively contribute to defining priorities when it comes to developing the cities and communities in which we live, concentrating in particular on the role that processes of territorial planning and government can play.

In addition to the Fondazione per l’Innovazione Urbana and Urban Center Metropolitano in Turin – project leader – the consortium is composed of the city of with the Faculty of Architecture of SS Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Euromediterranée, Cluj Urban Center, the Biennale di ArchitetturaIABR, the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York, ICLEI, and Eurocities WG Urban Agenda.