Lessons from the Soft City
▶Summary
The Lessons from the Soft City (LESC) project aims to enhance urban policies by integrating Soft City principles, focusing on inclusive participation techniques, community-driven placemaking, sust...
▶Objectives
The Lessons from the Soft City (LESC) project aims to enhance urban policies by integrating Soft City principles, focusing on inclusive participation techniques, community-driven placemaking, sustainable design, and increased creative & digital competencies in urban planning. We seek to empower urban professionals, policy makers, socio-cultural workers, and NEETs with the skills to foster inclusive, resilient urban spaces while strengthening community engagement and long-term policy development.
▶Activities
The LESC project will include activities such as action-research, focus groups & stakeholder mapping to assess local needs. We'll host a LESC Training Course on inclusive placemaking, sustainable design, digital tools, such as mapping and AI, in Madrid, complemented by Assets Based Community Development workshops. Participants will co-create digital maps, quality proposals, and 3 Soft City Podcast tours, culminating in a final dissemination event and book launch in Brussels to share key results.
▶Impact
The LESC project will produce key results, including new urban policies, based on Soft City principles, digital maps highlighting urban opportunities, a co-created quality proposals for sustainable placemaking, and a co-created multi-year policy plan for the participating cities and co-develop policy recommendations for urban resilience. Additionally, the project will deliver 3 Soft City Podcast Tours, Training Course Materials, and the LESC Guidebook, shared widely to ensure lasting impact.