Anticipating the long-term future of neighbourhoods in line with the New European Bauhaus

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Local stakeholders adopt long-term stewardship and participate[1] in anticipating and envisioning the long-term future[2] of their existing neighbourhoods[3].Existing neighbourhoods are more resilient and can adapt to changing socioeconomic, cultural, demographic, and climatic conditions, challenges and needs. Scope:The New European Bauhaus (NEB) is redefining the way neighbourhoods across Europe and beyond are presently planned, designed, developed, and revitalised by fostering a new paradigm for sustainable[3], inclusive[3], and beautiful[3] living environments and lifestyles.Neighbourhoods are currently planned for short and medium term, typically with a 5 to 10-year perspective[7], often influenced by insufficient coordination with broader regional and national levels or changing political directions in local governance, for instance. However, fundamental changes in socioeconomic, cultural, demographic, and/or climatic conditions can challenge the long-term[8] future resilience and adaptability of neighbourhoods.Concurrently, there is a need to include local stakeholders in anticipating and envisioning the long-term future of their existing neighbourhoods by anticipating their changing needs, circumstances, and preferences. Participatory foresight approaches can help address these challenges.Proposals are expected to address all of the following:Develop and validate a participatory foresight approach to inform the long-term planning, (re)design and development of existing neighbourhoods. The approach must cover at least the following: Analysis of socioeconomic, cultural, demographic and climate[9] conditions, long-term trends (e.g. population decline; shift in population composition and diversity; migration between urban, peri-urban, and rural areas; societal and aesthetic acceptance in neighbourhoods), as well as the drivers for those long-term changes in th