Masterplan concepts
Integrated Urban Development and Vision focuses on creating holistic, long-term strategies for cities that weave together interconnected elements: land use planning, housing, mobility, green and blue spaces, economic vitality, and social inclusion. This approach moves beyond siloed sectoral policies to foster synergies that make cities more sustainable, resilient, livable, and equitable.
Integrated Urban Development and Vision
Core Principles from the EU Context
The European Union strongly promotes this through its Cohesion Policy, which emphasizes integrated and place-based approaches. These tailor strategies to the unique characteristics, potentials, challenges, and assets of specific territories rather than applying one-size-fits-all solutions. Key ideas include:
Integration
:Multi-sectoral coordination across policy domains (e.g., linking transport investments with land-use changes and housing to reduce sprawl and improve accessibility).
Place-based development
Grounded in local analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and risks, unlocking endogenous potential (local resources, knowledge, and actors). This draws from the 2009 Barca Report and has been reinforced in Cohesion Policy frameworks (2014–2020 and beyond), including tools like Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) and Community-Led Local Development (CLLD).
Alignment with broader goals
Support for the New Leipzig Charter (2020), Territorial Agenda 2030, New European Bauhaus (emphasizing sustainable, beautiful, and inclusive living spaces), and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). At least 8% of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is earmarked for sustainable urban development in many contexts.
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