Poseidon Project
The operation “POSEIDON: Partnership on socio-economic and integrated development of deprived neighbourhoods” enables partner areas to exchange experiences on their local neighbourhood management policies and practices and introduce improvements and new approaches.
The World in our Neighbourhoods Conference
The final Haringey conference was held on Monday 11 December 2006, at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and over 150 delegates attended.
The conference explored how globalisation, migration and cultural diversity impact on neighbourhoods in London and other cities around the world. Featuring a wide range of speakers from international experts to community practitioners and local authorities, the programme will include case studies about diverse neighbourhoods in Amsterdam, Stockholm, London and Paris.
The speakers included David Lammy MP, Geoff Mulgan (Director of The Young Foundation), Professor Miles Hewstone (Oxford University), Professor Michael Keith (Goldsmiths College), Superidendent Dal Babu amongst others.
Overall objective
The overall goal of POSEIDON is to improve social cohesion and overall living conditions, as well as the general image of deprived urban neighbourhoods in the partner areas. Co-operation focuses on three specific themes:
- contents, instruments and structural patterns of neighbourhood management policies;
- communication with and consultation of local communities and direct involvement of inhabitants living in deprived urban neighbourhoods.
- projects improving the socio-economic situation in deprived neighbourhoods.
Expected achievements
POSEIDON activities will significantly improve theme-specific know-how in neighbourhood management and broaden the scope and improve the quality of related policy actions in its partner areas. Through jointly developed pilots, new approaches will be tested in the partner areas developing or deepening specific topics related to neighbourhood management policies.
The pilot measures will address particular needs in the POSEIDON partner areas, such as
- the establishment of new neighbourhood management units or the improvement of existing ones
- measures in the field of community consultation and social conflict management
- the stimulation of the local economy
- the setting up of local alliances for economy and employment or other socially-driven urban renewal measures.
Partnership
City of Vienna (AT), Partners: Province of Genova (IT), City of Amsterdam (NL), City of Stockholm (SE), Medway Council – North Kent (UK), Haringey Council – London (UK)
Duration:January 2004 – December 2006
Total budget:EUR 2,182,386.00
ERDF:EUR 999,576.00
Lead partner:City of Vienna, Planning Department (MA 50), Muthgasse 62 A-1194 Vienna, Austria
Contact: Wolfgang Förster.
Tel: +0043-1-4000-74813
Email: foe@m50.magwien.gv.at
| Filename | Filetype | Size |
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dal babu presentation.pdf  | 370K | |
| haringey presentation.pdf | 1042K | |
| the world in our neighbourhoods - c levy-vroelant.pdf | 456K | |
| michael keith tottenham combined.pdf | 438K | |
| miles hewstone presentation.pdf | 490K | |
| north kent presentation.pdf | 53K | |
| stockholm workshop.pdf | 113K | |
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