In paper five, Anzoise and Sardo explore the crucial role that
evaluation can play in the co-development of project design and its
implementation. Based on this background, the authors present a
case study, the Green Communities (GC) project, funded by the
Italian Ministry of Environment within the EU Interregional
Operational Programme (2007–2013) ‘Renewable Energy and
Energy Efficiency’. The project’s broader goals included an attempt
to trigger a change in Italian local development strategies,