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The aim of the project is to strengthen social and economic cohesion by increasing the quality of life for all residents, tourists and users (including disadvantaged groups), in particular by launching an active environmental, participatory and social policy, which is part of the city''s economic recovery based on the activity of residents, creativity and commitment to tradition.
The result of the project implementation will be: improvement of the quality of life and the image of the city; revitalizing the city center using endogenous resources; economic development and increasing the city''s competitiveness; creating mechanisms that adapt the city to climate change; improvement of air quality through an active policy of increasing green areas and enhancing the importance of renewable energy sources; limiting the urban heat island phenomenon; creating time-spending zones outdoor; improving the quality of life and the aesthetics of the city; enhancing the recreational and tourist values of the city; disseminating the idea of a circular economy; increasing the accessibility and making the city''s resources available by adapting to the needs and expectations of residents; limiting architectural, urban and digital barriers of the city; involving the local community in planning, joint designing and ultimately co-managing the city''s public space; increasing the use of the city''s values and tourist attractiveness; improving the mobility of the inhabitants of Cieszyn; strengthening the mechanisms of social participation in the city management process as well as increasing the competences of employees working in the City of Cieszyn, implemented, inter alia, by by means of a series of trainings, study visits and an internship program; more efficient use of energy; implementation of public tasks using the potential of the public sector through the use of Public-Private Partnership.