Get in touch! We're networking industrial and post-industrial cities across Europe.

1. Urban Workshop
2015
Help us to create
a network of
post-industrial cities

2. "Research shows that
untapped (post-industrial
areas) brownfields exist
in more than three-
quarters of 50k cities and
more than half of middle
size cities."
Domański
2000

3. We want to create a strong network of
post-industrial cities, whereby local
authorities and non-government
organizations could exchange
experiences, tests new solutions, acquire
funds and lobby for their interests.
What's our goal?

4. Even though the industry lost its role, post-industrial
cities still play a big role in their regions.
They struggle with similar challenges:
ź search of a new identity: social, economic, spatial
ź consequences of de-industrialisation
ź make an attempt to redefine their role
This challenges create great conditions to test
innovative solutions.
Why post-industrial cities?

5. The network will be built of:
ź local authorities
ź non-government organisations
ź city activists
We invite partners from all over Europe (not only EU)
There's only one condition: the willingness to share
experiences and build a platform with
other cities.
Who are we inviting to the network?

6. In Autumn 2015 we will ocially launch the
network in Konin.
At this point, we are forming a working group,
which will design the framework for the network
and choose main areas of interest.
What's the plan?

7. Send an e-mail with a short description of your
experience to:
m.kubecka [at] pracowniamiejska.pl
Wanna join our working
group?

8. Send an e-mail entitled 'follow the network' to:
Magdalena Kubecka
m.kubecka [at] pracowniamiejska.pl
Don't you want to co-create
the network but still curious
about how it's going to work
and grow?

9. http://pracowniamiejska.pl/
We know that post-industrial cities
can be the hotbed of innovation,
that these are the places that oer
enough space to design and test
new ways of reducing
unemployment, boosting
entrepreneurship and supporting
sustainable growth. We hope to
help post-industrial cities head in
this direction.
A few words about us
in Urban Workshop

10. "Maybe we still have
a chance to figure
out a way that would
avoid the mistakes
of west European
cities."
Krzysztof
Nawratek, 2011