Specific CITY FOCUS objectives:
•
SO1.
To
develop,
test
and
provide
a
theoretical
model
for
a
citizen-oriented
assessment
of
urban
vulnerabilities
and
boosting transformation capacity for more livable and sustainable cities;
•
SO2.
To
assess
urban
vulnerabilities,
resilience
performance
and
the
transformative
capacity
for
RO
cities,
including
differences in access to various urban amenities and in capacity to develop sustainable and high-quality spaces
•
SO3.
To
generate
a
shared
knowledge
base
using
urban
development
and
governance
indicators
(mixed-methods
approach
and
innovative
AI-powered
Digital
Data
Warehouse
for
evidence-based
and
data-driven
decision-making
towards
sustainable and resilient cities)
•
SO4.
To
develop
an
operational
and
replicable
citizen-based
framework
and
smart
solutions
(approaches,
methods,
tools,
policy
recommendations)
for
a
'responsive
city-organisation’
that
is
capable
to
transform
future
challenges
into
new
and
robust resilience outcomes;
•
SO5.
To
enhance
the
research
and
management
skills
of
the
UAIC
academics
and
administrative
staff;
with
a
wider
contribution to the international competitiveness of the Romanian research;
•
SO6.
To
implement
an
integrated
program
for
developing
the
research
skills
of
early-stage
researchers,
increasing
their
involvement in international research groups and projects;
•
SO7.
To
establish
a
robust
research
framework
at
the
hosting
university
for
promoting
an
integrative
and
interdisciplinary,
place-sensitive, approach to urban studies.
CITY-FOCUS
is
an
innovative
and
transformative
project
that
aims
to
address
the
multifaceted
challenges
faced
by
modern
cities
through
new
resilience-oriented
approaches
and
smart
cities
solutions.
CITY-FOCUS:
(i)
will
provide
a
new
and
replicable
theoretical
framework
for
assessing
urban
vulnerabilities
and
transformation
capacity;
(ii)
will
offer
evidence-based
methods
and
tools
for
urban
planning
that
promotes
sustainable
and
high-quality
urban
environments,
including
digital
and
smart
cities;
(iii)
will
push
forward
the
hosting
university’
scientific
resources
and
will
enhance
the
team
members
‘competences
beyond
the
current conceptual, institutional and methodological horizons, with an impact on the research development in Romania.
ABOUT
"City:
Future
Organization
of
Changes
in
Urbanization
and
Sustainability",
project
code
CF
23/27.07.2023,
financing
contract
no.
MCID
-
DGGCPNRR
760277/26.03.2024,
project
financed
by
the
National
Recovery
and
Resilience
Plan
[Planul
Național
de
Redresare
și
Reziliență],
PNRR-III-C9-2023
-
I8_round
2,
Component
C9.
Support
for
Private
Sector,
Research,
Development
and
Innovation,
I8.
Development
of
a
program
for
attracting
highly
specialized
human
resources
from
abroad
in
research,
development
and innovation activities.
The
project
implementation
period
is
from
27th
of
March
2024
to
30th
of
June
2026.
The
total
value
of
the
project
is
5.713.644,00
lei,
of
which
the
PNRR
funding
amount
is
5.580.797,00
lei
and
the
VAT
amount
of
132.847,00
lei
corresponding
to
the
amount
financed
by
PNRR,
ensured
from
the
budget
of
the
coordinator
of
reforms
and/or
investments,
in
accordance
with
the
legislation
in force.
