Estratègies de Qualitat Urbana

Estratègies de Qualitat Urbana (EQU) is a consulting firm, described in public data as a consulting firm, that works with public administrations and organisations to develop public policies, transform conflicts and strengthen democratic governance. Its official website presents the firm as a driver of collaborative processes, positioning itself at the intersection of institutional strengthening, democratic innovation and territorial development. The firm's service portfolio is organised around several lines of work. Under institutional strengthening and democratic innovation, EQU accompanies administrations and networks in improving their governance models, shared leadership and participation. Through shared strategies for public change, it promotes collective planning processes with diverse actors to define priorities, actions and shared roadmaps. It also designs and energises co-production networks and territorial alliances — collaboration spaces between administrations, entities and citizens to address common challenges. A further line covers conflict management and transformation, providing mediation, facilitation and analysis tools to address social, institutional or community disagreements through dialogue. Finally, under citizen commitment and participation, EQU designs creative and accessible participatory devices to activate collective intelligence and legitimise public policies. EQU's client base is made up of public administrations and organisations, and much of its work is carried out in the framework of European programmes and territorial governance initiatives. The firm has supported the Ajuntament d'Arteixo (Galicia) in its participation in PARKS, one of the Transfer Networks of the European URBACT programme, focused on the sustainable and participatory management of urban green spaces. EQU has also taken part in the URBACT University 2026 held in Cork, Ireland, described as the main training event of the URBACT programme. In addition, EQU participated in the Fòrum Territori Rural Resilient in Santiago de Compostela, contributing to a thematic table on governance and public-private cooperation for territorial planning. The firm operates primarily in Spain, with a strong presence in Catalonia and Galicia, and engages with European city networks. Its work spans urban policy, rural resilience, tourism de-seasonalisation, fisheries innovation and territorial governance. EQU communicates in Catalan and Spanish, reflecting its Catalan base and its work across Spanish territories.

Estratègies de Qualitat Urbana (EQU) is a consulting firm that works with public administrations and organisations to develop public policies, transform conflicts and strengthen democratic governance. Public data describes the entity simply as a consulting firm, and its own communications present it as a facilitator of collaborative processes rather than a traditional strategy consultancy. The firm's identity is built around the idea of accompanying administrations and networks. Its service lines — institutional strengthening and democratic innovation; shared strategies for public change; co-production networks and territorial alliances; conflict management and transformation; and citizen commitment and participation — indicate a practice rooted in governance, participation and mediation. EQU describes its purpose as designing fairer, more sustainable and more shared governance models, and it frames its work as generating real changes in the territory. Much of EQU's documented activity takes place within European and Spanish territorial programmes. The firm has provided technical support to the Ajuntament d'Arteixo, a municipality in Galicia, in its participation in PARKS, one of the Transfer Networks of the European URBACT programme, which focuses on the sustainable and participatory management of urban green spaces. As part of this work, EQU participated in the URBACT University 2026, held in Cork, Ireland, from 25 to 27 August, described as the main training event of the URBACT programme and bringing together hundreds of professionals and local agents from the 25 active Transfer Networks in Europe. Juan Arredondo de la Fuente represented EQU at the event, alongside Pablo Martín Fernández, head of the Urbanism and Environment Area of the Ajuntament d'Arteixo. EQU has also engaged with rural and territorial governance debates. On 17 March, the firm took part in the Fòrum Territori Rural Resilient in Santiago de Compostela, at the Fundació RIA, in a thematic table dedicated to governance and public-private cooperation for territorial planning. The session gathered representatives of public administrations, third-sector entities, companies and research centres to share experiences and reflect on new governance models capable of addressing the challenges of the Galician rural territory. EQU senior consultant Juan Arredondo contributed to the discussion, which emphasised that territorial governance cannot be limited to occasional participation formulas but requires stable cooperation frameworks, relational capacity and tools to build shared responses to complex challenges. The session was part of a working process culminating on 28 May 2026 in Santiago de Compostela, expected to produce a conclusions document and a proposal of key actions to strengthen territorial cooperation mechanisms. Other documented areas of activity include tourism de-seasonalisation through cultural heritage in the Baix Empordà, fisheries innovation and generational renewal in the Blue Economy Local Action Group (GAC) of the Baix Empordà, and participation in the Fòrum Territori Rural Resilient. These examples illustrate a practice that spans urban policy, rural resilience, tourism and maritime economy, always through the lens of governance, participation and territorial cooperation. EQU communicates primarily in Catalan and Spanish, reflecting its Catalan base and its work across Spanish territories, and it maintains an active news section documenting its projects and partnerships. The firm's clients are public administrations and organisations, and its positioning is that of a specialised consultancy for collaborative public-policy processes rather than a generalist management consultancy.

• EQU provides technical support to the Ajuntament d'Arteixo in its participation in the URBACT Transfer Network PARKS.

• EQU participates in the URBACT University 2026 in Cork, Ireland, from 25 to 27 August.

• EQU takes part in the Fòrum Territori Rural Resilient in Santiago de Compostela, in a thematic table on governance and public-private cooperation for territorial planning.

• The Fòrum Territori Rural Resilient working process is expected to culminate in Santiago de Compostela with a conclusions document and a proposal of key actions.

A specialised consultancy facilitating collaborative public-policy and governance processes for public administrations and organisations, with a focus on democratic innovation and territorial development.

• Institutional strengthening and democratic innovation

  Accompaniment of administrations and networks in improving governance models, shared leadership and participation.

• Shared strategies for public change

  Collective planning processes with diverse actors to define priorities, actions and shared roadmaps.

• Co-production networks and territorial alliances

  Design and facilitation of collaboration spaces between administrations, entities and citizens to address common challenges.

• Conflict management and transformation

  Mediation, facilitation and analysis tools to address social, institutional or community disagreements through dialogue.

• Citizen commitment and participation

  Creative and accessible participatory devices to activate collective intelligence and legitimise public policies.

1. 1Inici - Estrategias de Calidad Urbanaequ.es
2. 2EQU acompanya l’Ajuntament d’Arteixo en la xarxa europea PARKS d’URBACT - Estrategias de Calidad Urbanaequ.es
3. 3EQU participa en el Fòrum Territori Rural Resilient sobre governança i cooperació per a l'ordenació territorial - Estrategias de Calidad Urbanaequ.es
4. 4Estratègies de Qualitat Urbana - Wikidatawikidata.org