In the field of urban development, the use of new financing instruments to complement classical financial grants has … been discussed, tested and implemented for more than ten years in Europe and Germany. Urban Development Funds aim to … support projects that are important for urban development policy but that are not otherwise guaranteed secure public or …

With the JESSICA initiative, the EU introduced a new financing instrument for urban development in the funding period … 2007 – 2013. Instead of the usual grant funding, ERDF resources can be transferred to revolving urban development funds if … specific conditions are met. These urban development funds provide loans, guarantees and equity capital for urban development …

level. Based on an analysis of current research findings on the effects of urban development funds on urban development, it … is shown that the introduction of urban development funds will implement elements of entrepreneurial, neoliberal urban …This paper discusses the political and planning-theoretical background of the new EU funding instrument of urban …

The underlying conditions of urban development funds, such as economic or political status and constellations of actors …, differ widely amongst the European states and on a local level. A comparison of the urban development funds used in the … framework of the JESSICA regulations, also influence the objectives and design of the funds. In The Hague urban development …

instruments in the field of urban development policies. Compared to the rest of Europe, the development and implementation of … urban development funds (UDFs) has not gained much momentum in Germany. Only in a few federal states and municipalities has … attention been devoted to developing an UDF concept. Comparable and successful case studies for urban development funds in …

The article discusses the possibilities and limitations of urban development funds for the revitalisation of brownfield … commercial sector. Hence, the advantages and disadvantages of urban development funds are critically reflected from a theoretical …

The paper outlines the model of a revolving urban development fund as a locally applicable, problem-oriented, lean and … no longer engage in project development due to limited expectations of returns. Start-up financing from revolving urban … development funds can enable the realisation of a so-called "low return" project. Due to the spatial proximity (= locality) of the …

panel to undertake a feasibility study and elaborate key aspects of an urban development fund. The following paper outlines … nonetheless strongly contribute to urban development policy goals. The paper concludes by outlining open questions and the first …