ro3kvit | Dnipro Zaporizhzhia Kryviy Rih

Strategy, research, analysis

Urban and regional planning

2023-ongoing

Strengthening of Urban Resilience: Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih

The war in Ukraine has led to major changes in housing, and infrastructure. Three of the main cities in the Eastern part of the country are still free, but under constant threat: Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Kryvvy Rih. The economy in the cities has dropped, and the demography has changed. The cities play an important role in the regional context. Detailed information about damages, demography, local capacity and needs assessment seems to be lacking, and the link between urgent needs and long-term improvements is not or hardly present. Understandable, in present conditions. Ro3kvit aims to give support, to be able to prioritize urgent issues and to renovate and rebuild aligned with future perspectives.
Ro3kvit aims to provide support in identifying priority and urgent projects for implementation, as well as expertise in how to connect the crisis needs of today with the perspective of urban development in the future.

Goals of the project:

Understand the (urgent) needs of all cities Dnipro Zaporizhzhia and Kryviy Rih and their capacity.
Building on that, we aim to assess the interest of the municipalities to actively join the next step(s) in the process. Additionally, select the project locations in the three cities, and define its main concepts of program, renovation or building and the process.

Align short term needs with long term perspectives (and demands) of urban development

Start assisting municipalities and local communities with technical advice in planning and preparation of renovation or building concepts, and to be prepared for future developments in urban strategic decisions. assessment of the needs of three selected Ukrainian cities with regard to war-related damages and capacities. It shall provide various forms of expertise to partner cities to embark on integrated and sustainable urban development paths during recovery, to prioritize and implement projects and to connect among each other

Project team: Elina Polianska, Fulco Treffers

Project "Strengthening of urban resilience in the Areas of Supply Infrastructure and Housing of Ukraine" is financed by the German government and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

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Ro3kvit Urban Coalition for Ukraine is a network of Ukrainian and international experts in architecture, urban planning and related topics, who united to develop knowledge and methodologies for rebuilding Ukraine.

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