1

REGIONAL REPORTBRUSSELS

A.Kuhk / J. VerleyeDepartement Architectuur

Sint-Lucas Brussels

2

introduction

Neighbourhood contracts

The initial proposal

Indispensableadjustments

3

topics of discussion

theme / local pilot project selection

review of public theory and practice

identification of citizens and planners needs for public participation

revision/consolidation of local partnerships development of learning material preparation of LCC set-up

4

theme / local pilot project selection

Different options:

• Neighbourhood contracts

• Sites of regional importance

(“lever zones”)

• Sites under dispute

Solution: pilot and test-cases

5

neighbourhood contracts

Generation 5FONDERIE & PIERRON (MLB) or VERHAEGENSTR. (SG)2002 2003 2004 2005 2006Contractsigned

PlanningPublic space

Start ofconstructions forpublic space

Planning buildings Start ofconstructionsfor buildings

Finalisation

Generation 6BLYCKAERT (ELS) Habitat et Rénovation, planning for parc and buildingsOr HEYVAERT (MLB) Additional external budget, 12.000 m² residences, incooperation with private sector, investors still to be found2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Contract signed PlanningPublic space

Start ofconstructionsfor public space

Planningbuildings

Start ofconstructions forbuildings

6

neighbourhood contracts

Housing and real estate Public Spaces Social Action

shared investments(municipality, region, state, PPS)

7

review of public theory and practice

Theory and practice of participation in urban planning:

cyclical, not necessarily cumulative, empowerment, advocacy, social learning,

comunicative action….mostly bottom-up approaches,

main focus: citizens and planners, interesting: degrees of participation.

[Phd A.Kuhk Co-production in urban planning: Metropolitan Governance in BCR]

8

participants in urban planningin BCR

Scale ofinter-

vention

Supra-local(supra-regional, regional or for

several municipalities)

Local(Within a single municipality, a

neighbourhood or even a smaller scale)

BRUSSELS CAPITAL REGION 19 MUNICIPALITIES

Executive:The Government of BCR

‘Executive’: the mayor andaldermenElected

officials Legislative:The Council of BCR

Electedofficials

‘Legislative’:members of themunicipality councils

PoliticalActors

Appointed officials:Administration of BCR

Appointed officials: Administrations of themunicipalities

Interest groups for various sectors Interest groups for various sectors- Clients/ Users

Research Organisations -Societalactors

Press -

[Phd A.Kuhk Co-production in urban planning: Metropolitan Governance in BCR]

9

citizens and planners needs

Minimal composition of LCID:inhabitants (8)different associations and voluntary

groups (2)representatives of municipal

administrations (3)Public Social Assistance Centre

(C.P.A.S./O.C.M.W.). (1)representatives of regional

administrations (2)various local actors (4)and representatives of communities (2)

Municipality

PSACRéseau Habitat

Inhabitants

French speaking

Flemish

Actors of local development :inhabitants, traders,

associations, ...

Local Commission

for integrated Development

Municipality

Others

10

citizens and planners needs

A brief reaction on the questionnaires: frame for respondents selection of respondents translation and local differences

defining key concepts questions

(answers according to social desirability, motivation and backgrounds, specification, questions about alternative tools)

control questions as check-up of understanding

11

revision/consolidationof local partnerships

Particular attention is drawn to questions of: Involvement of umbrella organisations, Involvement of municipal and regional

authorities, Continuous involvement of citizens, Non-organised inhabitants and different ethnic

groups (different language groups also), Changes of the planning team in different

phases of case development.

12

development oflearning material

Tool development: 3D CAAD models, web and projector applications,

Training development:Distance learning modules, direct evaluation from citizens

and planners, info-participation centres and self-management in connection to LCC and community centres

Relevance:innovative tool developmentmore flexible urban debatehigher acceptance of design solutions

13

How to communicate design for neighbourhoods in change?

Combine available techniques:digital city modelling, GIS information projection, rapid

prototyping scale models, interaction and interface design, multimedia links and connection to image-databases

With attention for following requirements:reliable, accessible, easy to learn and non-intimidating.

relating the people to important proposed changes in their everyday surroundings, pulling down knowledge boundaries

Resulting in a double interface:web and projector application for private and public use

PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT

[M. Stellingwerff, Involving the end-user through low threshold interactive design presentation]

14

Concluding

[Development: Dag Boutsen and Annette Kuhk]