All Archimedes partners are participating to a "virtual discussion" on three priority themes regarding urban planning. These three themes are:
- CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, coordinated by Venice
- URBAN REGENERATION, coordinated by Bordeaux
- STRATEGIC PLANNING AND TOURISM, coordinated by Genoa.


In this framework, different working documents are being produced on each theme, with the collaboration and inputs of all partners:
- Introduction working paper on the state of the art at European level.
- Presentation on the occasion of Archimedes Sofia meeting (July 2007), based on the experiences of the MEDA partners.
- Guidelines (in process)

These documents can be downloaded on the right of this page.



Expected outcome

Common Guidelines on each theme will be drawn up on the basis of a synthesis of all contributions. These will be useful to:
- support the analysis of the areas;
- suggest a new approach to urban problems;
- compare implementation methodologies;
- deliver best practices patterns;
- define implementation tools.



The three thematic groups discussion is part of the project's first phase dedicated to "transfer of knowledge based on EU cities experience and definition of a common methodology", and will be developed from June to November 2007.