The ECoC evidence base

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Forty years of European Capitals of Culture in their own words: what cities promised, what they did, and what the evaluations found.

documents: 472
cities: 190
evaluations: 53
bid books: 182; 1985–2031

13 documents of type bid book (final selection) for “Health”

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What the document types mean

Bid book (pre-selection): A city's first application for the title, judged by the selection panel to make the shortlist.; Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Bid book (final selection): A shortlisted city's full, final application for the title, with its programme, budget and plans.; Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Selection panel report: The EU expert panel's assessment of the bids in one competition, with its reasons and its recommendation.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Monitoring panel report: The EU expert panel's report on a designated city's preparations before its title year, with its advice.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Ex-post evaluation: An assessment, written after the title year or a programme, of what it actually achieved, usually by independent evaluators.; Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Monitoring or progress report: A city's own report on how its programme is going, written while it runs, with the figures it has tracked.; Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Strategy: A city's long-term plan or policy for culture, including legacy strategies and council decisions.; A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Action plan: A concrete plan of what a city or organisation will do, by when and with what resources.; A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Guide or toolkit: Practical how-to material that others can reuse: guides, toolkits, handbooks and templates.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Research: Studies, frameworks and papers across one or more cities, written by researchers rather than by a city.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Other: Anything else: news, memos, programme brochures and documents that fit no type above.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.

…and munici- pality level Better access to culture for disadvan- taged groups People of Tartu/region are aware of and active in their health and lifestyle choices LONG-TERM SOCIAL IMPACTS Enhanced participation in arts for all major social…

Bourges 2028 — Final selection

Bourges · 2028

THE JOURNEY TOWARDS HEALTH Mental Health and Community The Centre-Val de Loire and Cher regions have a suicide rate higher than the national average.

Three Sisters 2020 — Final selection

Three Sisters · 2020

…Greenways and Blueways throughout the Three Sisters 59 60 60 RE-IMAGINING OUR REGION RE-IMAGINING OUR REGION s t r e a m s i x Arts, Health & Wellbeing Sláinte 61 In the Three Sisters, we have been a pathfinder region for positioning…

Siena 2019 — Final selection

Siena · 2019

With Veliko Tarnovo, cooperation focuses on culture, health, and happiness; conservation strategies for tangible and intangible heritage; culture, social innovation, and sustainable urban development, closely related to the Siena2019…

Ravenna 2019 — Final selection

Ravenna · 2019

Health and well-being indicators eg increasing life expectancy and decreasing obesity levels. Happiness and well- being surveys. Perception surveys.

Leuven 2030

Leuven · 2030

…Leuven MindGate, Lubbeek, SOM, Tienen, UCLL, UZ Leuven, Vesalius Museum INT Art & Science Days Leiden (NL), Bielsko-Biała2026 (PL), CultureAndHealth Platform – Culture Action Europe (EU), EFA European Festivals Association (EU) CLTS 1, 2…

Galway 2020

Galway · 2020

Support the development of creative hubs and enterprises such as GMIT and Portershed. 2016–2025 Aim 6 Culture Health & Wellbeing Example Actions Support emerging youth and creativity focused initiatives, programmes organizations with new…

Hildesheim 2025 — Final selection

Hildesheim · 2025

…centre of our societies. budget 1.8 million € (including ﬂagship project) La Bella Vita (ﬂagship project) A Bike Tour on Wellness, Self-Care, Health, Laziness, Spas, Meditation, and the New Human, With Artistic Interventions Around Bad…

Bielsko-Biała 2029

Bielsko-Biała · 2029

We are all living together longer on this planet, and with that comes a desire to live longer in good health. This ini- tiative explores six interrelated themes – belonging, self-perception, creativity, embodiment, affective response and…

Veliko Tarnovo 2019 — Final selection

Veliko Tarnovo · 2019

…open space, schools, hospitals, chitalishta, cultural institutions Creativity and Wellbeing Week is an initiative developed by London Arts in Health Forum and the National Alliance for Arts Health and Wellbe- ing.

Turku 2011

Turku · 2011

Turku belongs to the European Healthy Cities Network of the World Health Organisation in which well-being is seen as a central part of the development of cities.

Nova Gorica 2025

Nova Gorica · 2025

Herceg Novi 2021 — Final selection

Herceg Novi · 2021

Also at Igalo is the renowned Institute of Health which is still used, often by Scandinavian visitors but could also be a long term project in terms of a modern facility to provide an outstand- ing public private model of culture and…