RFSC & cities: how Hradec Králové (Czech Republic) and Umeå (Sweden) use RFSC to enhance international cooperation?

Hradec Králové and UmeåHradec Králové and Umeå

Experience with the RFSC

Hradec Králové and Umeå– RFSC Involvement

Strategic reasons, why join RFSC?

• Gain and share experience with strategic planning

• Integrated and simplified approach to monitoring sustainable urban development

• Multi-level governance

Practical reasons, why work with the RFSC

• Establish cooperation with relevant peer cities with

• Proven track record and results

• Similar urban challenges

• Continue success with other EU projects (M-Spice, URBACT)

Hradec Králové – Ambassador City

Peer Cities Network

• La Rochelle (France), Umea (Sweden), Hradec Králové (Czech Rep.)

• focus on the Monitoring tool of the RFSC

Main GoalMain Goal

• to share experience of using the RFSC tool

• emphasis on monitoring and evaluation of strategies, projects

• to gain knowledge useful for the further expansion of the RFSC in the Czech Republic

Hradec Králové – Testing Phase

Strategic objectives

• Stimulate job growth with maintainedsustainability

• Promote culture as investment and inspiration for a sustainable society,growth & global development

• Develop the knowledge city, with goodeducation and life-long learning

Spatial strategies for 200 000 inhabitants

• Five kilometer city— the dense city

• More city— vitalizing urban areas

• Investment in public spaces & parks

• Developed public transport and conversion of traffic

• High density in mixed developmentseducation and life-long learning

• Women & men shall have equal power to form society as well as their lives

• Sweden’s best public health by 2020.

• High density in mixed developments

• Everybody takes part. A sustainablecity can only be built together with itsinhabitants.