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EUKN
EUKN Policy Labs
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Thematic focus of EUKN
• social inclusion & integration;
• housing;
• transport & infrastructure;
• urban environment;
• economy, knowledge & employment;
• security & crime prevention;
• skills & capacity building.
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EUKN Annual Conference
Energy Efficient Cities
Oradea, Romania, on 6 -7 of November 2013
Key note speakers, interactive workshops, on-site visits
Debate & a look into the sustainable future
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Policy Lab Czech Republic
Central theme: Integrated approach
Key elements:
Difficult complex process with many stakeholders
and many different interests
Long term effect positive
Policy related: Integration of different policy areas Cross-sectoral: Cooperation with different levels of government and with different actors (including citizens and private partners). Horizontal & vertical cooperation Place-based: Cities and their surroundings areas are interconnected, therefore the developments have to be implemented on an integrated way
Broader framework
European context:
EU Presidencies:
National programmes
Cohesion Policy, Structural Funds (5% urban), ITI and CLLD, RFSC
German EU Presidency: Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities (2007)
French EU Presidencies: Marseille Statement (2008)
New Deal for Communities (UK), Politique de la Ville (France), Iniciativa Urbana
(Spain), Soziale Stadt (Germany), Regional Development Strategy (Czech Republic),
Cooperative regional development (Hungary)
German case study
National programme Socially Integrative City (Soziale Stadt)
Targeted at deprived neighbourhoods
Programme implementation at three levels:
o Federal: programme framework
o Länder: programme regulations
o Municipalities: programme implementation
Annually renewed contracts between Federal Government and Länder
Characteristics:
Pooling of resources
Area based focus
New cooperative structures (district moderator)
Citizen participation (neighbourhood offices)
German case study
Evaluation Socially Integrative City (Soziale Stadt)
Positive impact:
o Improved living conditions
o Quality of houses
o Improved cooperation between neighbourhoods and municipality
Room for improvement:
o Certain groups difficult to reach
o Local economy/labour market
o Monitoring and evaluation
German case study
Socially Integrative City (Soziale Stadt)
In 2012 new phase of Soziale Stadt
Main focus on:
o Regeneration of neighbourhood area (public space)
o Improve quality of houses
o Greater variation of (family) houses
o Up-grade of neighbourhood infrastructure
Cross-sectoral cooperation (PPP)
www.staedtebaufoerderung.info
German case study
Duisburg: Project Poet Quarter
Great experience with integrated approach
Partnership between a private housing company and municipality
Developed specific neighbourhood management programme
One common vision underlying joint activities
Put in place dedicated structures at neighbourhood level
All activities self-sustaining !
Focus on social aspects:
o Residents participation
o Youth, sports and culture
o Language and education
German case study
Duisburg: Results
Percentage of residents moving out decreased (downward spiral)
Reduced vacancy rate 2-3%
Greater social cohesion though citizen participation
Bottom-up structures:
Structural cooperation structure with private partner
Strategic Steering Group
Neighbourhood Advisory Council
Round table
Lessons learned
Official fixed structures needed for continuity and long term commitment
Mix of social, economic, physical and environmental interventions
Integrate approach difficult to measure, especially social interventions (effect over longer term) e.g Dutch neighbourhood approach, New Deal for Communities
Participatory integrated approach complex
Combination short-term and long-term
Flexibility needed
Different way of working and communicating
Political commitment
Phasing out process important
Policy Lab Czech Republic
More information to be found on:
www.eukn.eu/PolicyLabs
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