{"id":2014,"date":"2023-06-02T11:13:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T11:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urban-diplomacy.de\/?p=2014"},"modified":"2024-09-12T14:15:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T12:15:22","slug":"ude-german-british-partnership-conference-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urban-diplomacy.de\/en\/ude-deutsch-britische-partnerschaftskonferenz-leeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Diplomacy Exchange German-British Partnership Conference | 19-21 June  2023 | Leeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2014\" class=\"elementor elementor-2014\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28ee2e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28ee2e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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See below for more information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086f72a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"086f72a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4954b33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"4954b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7681\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7681\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-walking\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Zero Carbon Housing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7681\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7681\"><h6><em>Walking toor<\/em><\/h6><p>The Leeds <em>Climate Innovation District<\/em> is a \u00a3250 million housing development by private developers <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/citu.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CITU<\/a> <\/strong>, with 800 zero\u2011carbon homes, which aims to accelerate the shift to sustainable cities.<\/p><p>The <em>Climate Innovation District<\/em> is believed to be the largest urban sustainable development in the UK, and CITU intend it to radically change the way we live in cities, and accelerate the shift to zero-carbon cities.<\/p><p>The scheme\u2019s design targets the three major emission sources of carbon contributing over 60 per cent of UK emissions: buildings, energy and transport.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7682\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7682\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-walking\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">A sustainable approach to major regeneration<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7682\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7682\"><h6><em>Walking toor<\/em><\/h6><p><em>South Bank<\/em> Leeds is believed to be one of Europe\u2019s biggest regeneration programmes, propelled by \u00a3500 million investment.<\/p><p>It is the result of a visionary plan to double the size of Leeds city centre by rejuvenating the formerly industrial area south of the River Aire, covering an expansive 253-hectare space equivalent to 350 football pitches. The goal is to create a world-class destination that seamlessly integrates living, learning, creativity, leisure, and investment opportunities. The scheme is projected to create 35,000 new jobs across various sectors.<\/p><p>Sustainability is at the heart of the vision, as it encompasses the creation of vibrant public spaces, including <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.leeds.gov.uk\/news\/double-delight-as-work-on-landmark-aire-park-hits-two-key-milestones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aire Park<\/a><\/strong>, which will be the largest new city centre green space in the UK, as well as cultural amenities, and enhanced connectivity.<\/p><p>The project also emphasizes the preservation and integration of historical elements, ensuring that the rich heritage of the area is celebrated and woven into the fabric of the new developments.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d410ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1d410ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc60f3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"dc60f3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2311\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2311\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-bus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Cohesion and communities (max. 10 people)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2311\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2311\"><h6><em>Two combined site visits by mini-bus \u2013 maximum 10 participants (first come first served basis)<\/em><\/h6><p>The participants were taken out of Leeds city center to see work in Harehills and Seacroft. <em>Harehills<\/em> and <em>Seacroft.<\/em> Two communities with very different demographics, doing excellent work to support cohesion and inclusiveness.<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/catchleeds.co.uk\/who-we-are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CATCH<\/a><\/strong> are based in Harehills Leeds \u2013 a culturally diverse community bringing together many people who were (or whose parents or grandparents were) born outside the UK. CATCH have been working with adults and young people from diverse backgrounds for over 10 years. They have a popular youth programme with over 1000 members providing a range of opportunities for sport, creativity and learning, as well as for volunteering and social action projects. A group of eight young people from CATCH were recently involved in a visit to Dortmund, facilitated by Leeds City Council, Stadt Dortmund and Jugendring Dortmund, and funded by UK German Connection.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Seacroft, where<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?pglt=41&amp;q=LS14+Trust&amp;cvid=73213009fc3640ae97048f553fe47af3&amp;aqs=edge..69i57j0l3.1030j0j1&amp;FORM=ANNTA1&amp;PC=U531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LS14 Trust<\/a><\/strong> is based has a mostly white British demographic. They offer an exciting and sustainability-driven community centre bringing together diverse communities and tackling Far Right radicalisation. The LS14 Trust was set up in 2009 by a group of local people who wanted to work together to change the communities that they loved across Seacroft, Swarcliffe and Whinmoor.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a56a093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a56a093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/urban-diplomacy.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Park-Square-Skyline-Carl-Milner-Photography-for-Leeds-City-Council--1024x486.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2019\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urban-diplomacy.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Park-Square-Skyline-Carl-Milner-Photography-for-Leeds-City-Council--1024x486.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urban-diplomacy.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Park-Square-Skyline-Carl-Milner-Photography-for-Leeds-City-Council--300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urban-diplomacy.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Park-Square-Skyline-Carl-Milner-Photography-for-Leeds-City-Council--768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urban-diplomacy.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Park-Square-Skyline-Carl-Milner-Photography-for-Leeds-City-Council--18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/urban-diplomacy.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Park-Square-Skyline-Carl-Milner-Photography-for-Leeds-City-Council-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Park Square Skyline - Carl Milner Photography for Leeds City Council <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Programm und Dokumentation Die\u00a0Urban Diplomacy Exchange deutsch-britische Partnerschaftskonferenz\u00a0\u201cCity partnerships for an inclusive and sustainable future\u201d\u00a0fand vom 19. bis 21. 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