04Newsletter September 2011Bundesprogramm Transnationale Zusammenarbeit

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This newsletter informs about the Federal Programme Transnational Cooperation. With this programme, the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development supports German project partners in European projects of strategic political relevance for the Federal Governement on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Development.More Information on the Federal Programme at: www.interreg.de or www.deutscher-verband.org

German Association for Housing, Urban and Spatial Development | DV-GmbHHeike Mages, Littenstraße 10, 10179 BerlinPhone +49 (0)30/206 41 690 | Fax +49 (0)30/206 41 691interreg@deutscher-verband.org

DATES

8 September 2011 | CLISP

Final Conference | European Territorial

Cooperation Alpine Space Project

Vienna

15 September 2011 | MANDIE

Final Conference | Strong District Centres

for Vital Cities | Stuttgart

22 September 2011 | ACT4PPP

Final Conference | Public-Private-Partnerships

as a Tool of Urban Development

Schwerin

4 –5 Oktober 2011 | Via Regia Plus

Final Conference | Corridors and Cohesion

Wrocław

13 Oktober 2011 | ACT4PPP

Workshop during the Open Days | Approaching

Public-Private-Partnerships in Urban

Development Projects | Brüssel

9 November 2011 | Longlife

Final Conference | Berlin

22 November 2011 | SCANDRIA

Conference | SCANDRIA Corridor:

Green Transport and Growth | Brüssel

1 –2 December 2011 | Urb.Energy

Final Conference | Riga

P reserving existing resources and reducing

CO2 emissions are central issues in many

transnational projects. While the last is-

sue of this newsletter focused on environmentally

friendly traffi c solutions, it will now be about

sustainable developments in the building sector.

It is that sector, after all, that has the greatest en-

ergy-saving potential according to the European

Commission. “Energy-effi cient”, under its “Energy

Effi ciency Plan 2011”, is the label given to houses

that employ less energy by comparison at the same

level of economic activity or service.

The cooperating projects Urb.Energy and Longlife

deal with this topic. The former focuses on the

energy-based modernisation of residential neigh-

bourhoods, while the Longlife partners have

worked out energy-related guidelines with mini-

mum requirements for sustainable buildings. In

addition, together with six other energy projects,

Urb.Energy and Longlife form an energy cluster in

the Baltic Sea region in June for a period of twelve

months.

Since the project term of many projects subsidised

by the Federal Programme Transnational Coop-

eration will end at the end of this year or early next

year, this issue’s focus will also be on a result-based

review of the outcome and progress achieved

in the transnational exchange. What has been

accomplished by the projects soon to expire? To

what extent will cross-border cooperation and the

transfer of results show effects even beyond the

projects’ term?

Last, but not least, the perspective will shift to

the future again: fi ve new projects that are set to

commence their transnational work will be intro-

duced, including their issues, topics and objec-

tives.

Enjoy reading the issue!

Your DV team

PIXELIO, Rainer Sturm

THEMES

Energy Effi ciency in Town

Planning and Housing

Longlife

URB.ENERGY

Page 2

Innovative Measures

for Urban and Regional

Development

MANDIE

ACT4PPP

Page 3

Spatial Planning

Strategies to Adapt to

Climate Change

CLISP

LABEL

Page 4

Regional Development

by Innovative Transport

Projects

Via Regia Plus

Page 5

Presented: New Starting

Projects of the Federal

Programme Transnational

Cooperation

RAILHUC

Amber Coast Logistics

AQUAFIMA

C3-Alps

HELPS

Page 5|6

Please see the projects’ websites at the last page to get more information.

a newsletter of selected projects within the Federal Programme Transnational Cooperation

capacities to set up integrated

urban development strategies,

to take advantage of financing

instruments at European and

national levels or to embed

involved actors in energetic

refurbishment and enhance-

ment measures. Therefore

during the project specific

approaches have been devel-

oped that provide the basis for

a structured and coordinated

improvement of the neighbour-

hoods. Experiences from the

project will be used to develop

manifold recommendations

for neighbourhood-based

energetic upgrades of existing

buildings.

After a closing conference in

Riga in December 2011 the

project Urb.Energy will find

its preliminary end in January

2012. A continuation of the

project will promote individual

implementations of measures

identified as helpful during the

project.

www.urbenergy.eu

pilot projects will be planned

based on the Longlife bench-

marks with the help of the cat-

alogue up to the time of the

Longlife Final Conference. All

projects can be implemented

then.

Longlife has made an applica-

tion to accompany the con-

struction of the Lithuanian

energy-effi cient building and

certify it with the Longlife Per-

formance Pass. Longlife wants

to demonstrate that the qual-

ity of design infl uences the

minimisation of the energy

consumption and operating

costs of a building in its life

cycle. The practical solutions

and innovative technologies

are also applicable to other

building types. All Longlife

Partners will continue their

cooperation in 2012 in an as-

sociation.

Together with seven other

projects in 2012, Longlife is to

present a compendium that

shows the potential and syn-

ergy of a cluster of energy.

Energy Efficiency in Town Planning and Housing 2

In the Baltic region, the

construction technology,

sustainability standards, and

procedures for planning,

building permits, tendering

and funding are different.

Project partners from Den-

mark, Lithuania, Poland, Rus-

sia and Germany are working

in the project Longlife until

January 2012 to jointly de-

velop guidelines for energy

effi ciency, sustainability,

resource-saving buildings and

low operational costs.

These guidelines include

minimum requirements

for sustainable buildings

and benchmarks, which help

to reduce the energy con-

sumption in the life cycle of

a building. A catalogue of

materials, building elements

and technologies for energy

effi ciency and renewable

energy sources that meet

the minimum requirements

of Longlife, for example the

fi nal energy consumption by

40KWh / m2 / year, supports

the design procedure. Five

Longlife

Common standards for sustainable construction

Urb.Energy

Area-based development concepts for

energetic refurbishment

www.longlife-world.eu

The projects SPIN, REMOWE, COOL BRICKS, Baltic Biogas Bus, Bioenergy Promotion,

Urb.Energy, PEA and Longlife form the Energy Cluster in the Baltic Sea Region.

T he aim of the project

Urb.Energy with

partners in Germany, Estonia,

Latvia, Lithuania, Poland

and Belarus is the develop-

ment of strategies for en-

ergetic refurbishment in

the context of integrated

area-based urban develop-

ment concepts. Besides

neighbourhood-wide ener-

getic improvements of build-

ings and tests for appropriate

financing instruments, the

attractiveness of the neigh-

bourhood and the district is

increased. Hence, recommen-

dations for energy upgrades

of buildings in the context

of neighbourhood-based

approaches are developed.

In this way the exchange of

experience and knowledge

between partner com-

munities paves the way for

transformations to energy-

efficient and more liveable

cities and the fulfilment of

the European climate goals.

The project experiences show

that independent observa-

tions are required for each

district. Despite similar

building stocks in participat-

ing communities, key fac-

tors vary, such as ownership

structure or energy require-

ments. For neighbourhood-

based implementation of

energy efficient measures

the technical know-how is

less of a problem. Instead,

though, there is a lack of or-

ganisational structures and

B oosting district centres in

a sustainable fashion is at

the core of the project “Manag-

ing District Centres in North-

west Europe” (MANDIE). Dis-

trict centre management and

marketing strategies are to be

employed to support district

centres that are struggling

with the effects of the econom-

ic downturn, such as vacancies

and out-migration or that fi nd

it diffi cult to hold their own

against shopping centres in

the countryside. The objective

was to strengthen the district

centres in their function as

spaces that residents use for

identifi cation purposes, as lo-

cal labour markets and centres

for local shopping needs.

The partners from Northwest

Europe developed in this

connection, through transna-

tional exchange, measures for

district centre management

that they implemented in ac-

cordance with the local initial

situations and in cooperation

with the local players. The

main aspects of district centre

T he Central Europe Project

ACT4PPP – Transnational

Actions for Public Private

Partnerships has dealt during

the past three years with the

application of Public Private

Partnerships (PPP) to urban

development projects.

The project was born by a

partnership that was com-

posed of city administrations,

regional and local develop-

ment agencies, associations,

consultancies and research

institutions. On the basis

of twelve locally run pilot

projects in Germany, Austria,

Poland, Italy, Slovenia, Slova-

kia and the Czech Republic,

accompanying ACT4PPP,

the application of different

cooperation forms between

stakeholders from the private

and the public could be tested

in practice.

The topic, however, went far

beyond the traditional scope

of PPP applications like public

education and utility services.

The focus was also put on

management focused on

urban planning (e.g., rehabili-

tation), business development

(e.g., improved customer

service in retail) and social

elements (identity-building

measures). The three universi-

ties involved provided ongoing

scientifi c advice. They devel-

oped lecture modules for

district centre managers

across various courses and

tested them on students. They

also defi ned the job profi le of

the “district centre manager”.

At the fi nal conference in

September, the project fi nd-

ings will be presented by way

of three manuals. A practice-

oriented “tool kit” will present

the methods used by district

managers on the basis of exam-

ples. A guide based on interna-

tional surveys will provide tips

on how retailers can improve

the way they are perceived by

customers. Finally, the project

manual will summarise all

results and fi ndings.

comprehensive brownfi eld

development projects, leisure

and cultural facilities, hous-

ing and business incubation

projects.

Due to the geographical ori-

entation mainly on the new

EU Member States, and the

resulting lack of PPP experi-

ence, a primary objective of

the project was a common

discussion and capacity build-

ing process on the basic ques-

tions in terms of the formation

of PPP contracts, fi nancial

models, communication and

marketing concepts as well as

the formation of political will

in public and the internal city

administration.

The fi nal results will be pre-

sented during the public fi nal

conference in the German

partner cities Schwerin and

Rostock and during a work-

shop on the occasion of the

annual OPEN DAYS Event in

Brussels (see “dates”).

Innovative Measures for Urban and Regional Development 3

ACT4PPP

Public-Private Partnerships in urban

development projects

MANDIE

Making district centres attractive and

competitive

www.act4ppp.euwww.district-management.eu

www.clisp.eu www.label-eu.eu

Spatial Planning Strategies to Adapt to Climate Change 4

T he project CLISP (“Climate

Change Adaptation by

Spatial Planning in the Alpine

Space”) focuses on possible so-

lutions in climate-sustainable

regional planning. This way,

the project partners hope to

reduce the vulnerability of

spatial structures from nega-

tive climate change effects and

prevent any damages and costs

resulting from them. Thus,

CLISP is to contribute to the

sustainable regional planning

of the Alpine space.

In two model regions in

Bavaria, the districts of

Berchtesgadener Land and

Miesbach, using a methodol-

ogy of the European Academy

in Bolzano, an attempt was

made to assess the spatial

susceptibility to the effects of

climate change. As well, the

Bavarian regional planning

instruments were evalu-

ated and checked for “climate

change fi tness”. Another

project objective involved the

sensitisation of stakeholders

and decision-makers in poli-

tics, at technical authorities

and from the general public to

S ince the Elbe fl ood of 2002,

a lot of risk prevention

measures have already been

taken. But altering precon-

ditions like climate change

require enhanced activities

across borders. Building upon

a basic action plan from the

project ELLA, LABEL focuses

on concrete measures to adapt

to fl ood risks. Over the past

three years of the project

term, numerous interesting

results have been elaborated

and/or prepared.

In close cooperation with the

municipalities concerned,

project partners elaborated

propositions to adapt urban

planning to fl ood risks; re-

gional planning departments

will now work further on

these suggestions. Aiming at

a fl ood-risk-compatible tour-

ism, LABEL improved regional

offers and infrastructures and

supported environmental

education aspects. A cycling

guide, including elements

of the cultural and water

landscape and a touring

exhibition contribute to an

enhanced risk awareness of a

the risks of climate change.

For this purpose, in each mod-

el region a kick-off event and

two workshops were organ-

ised, where participants had

a chance to discuss the region-

al effects of climate change

and identify vulnerable areas.

The “climate change fi tness”

of the Bavarian regional

planning instruments was

evaluated on the basis of 17

expert interviews. Exchange of

experience among the project

partners was the focus of the

transnational level, as was the

attempt to apply the methodol-

ogy used to the entire Alpine

region.

The fi ndings of the entire

project have been summarised

in a fi nal report. In addition,

implementation is given fur-

ther cross-border and tran-

snational support via a “Tran-

snational Planning Strategy”.

Furthermore, Bavaria set up a

system of planning assistance

to help regional planning play-

ers to integrate aspects of cli-

mate change adaptation with

the planning processes even

beyond the life of the project.

broader public. Concerning

the complex issues of shipping

on the Elbe River, an inter-

disciplinary participation

process across administrative

levels was started. Not least,

the “Flood-partnership Elbe”,

existing since May 2009 and

involving 13 municipalities,

is an important result of LA-

BEL; a workshop on 25 and 26

August 2011 will be dedicated

to this and further networks

dealing with fl ood risk pre-

vention.

Due to the connecting func-

tion of the Elbe, local meas-

ures concern many places

and users. Therefore, a tran-

snational dialogue among

project partners is fundamen-

tal. Consistently, a common

strategy combines all project

results. The fi nalised strategy

will be presented throughout

the closing conference in

Dresden in May 2012; as early

as November 2011, during a

workshop in Berlin, central

aspects will be discussed with

a selected political public.

CLISP

Meeting the challenges of climate change

through spatial planning

LABEL

Impulses for European cooperation

along the Elbe River

Presented: New Starting Projects of the Federal Programme Transnational Cooperation

www.viaregiaplus.eu

Regional Development by Innovative Transport Projects

Via Regia Plus

Improving cross-border

connections

RAILHUC

Connecting cities and

regions to trans-Euro-

pean transport nodes

Amber Coast

Logistics

Smooth transportation

of goods between East

and Central Europe

AQUAFIMA

Sustainable fi sheries

management in the

Baltic Sea

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T he main objectives of

Via Regia plus were the

improvement of rail service

to turn it into an effi cient and

competitive carrier, improve-

ments to cross-border con-

nections and the promotion

of environmentally friendly

urban traffi c.

Other areas of focus were

the strengthening of the

ability to act on the part of

urban regions in the areas

of spatial management and

demographic shifts as well as

the marketing of potential in

tourism.

A special highlight was the

“Via Mobil” which was sent

on the journey together with

the State Art Collection Dres-

den. During fi ve month the

vehicle was on the road along

the former trading route as

a “travelling ambassador”,

promoting the Third Saxon

State Exhibition “via regia –

800 years of Movement and

Encounters”. At the same time

it presented the project results

of Via Regia plus toward a

modern east-west connection.

T he project Railway Hub

Cities (RAILHUC) will start

at the beginning of October

2011. It involves 13 regions,

cities, development agencies

and railway operators from

eight central European states.

RAILHUC extends the trans-

European railway network,

on an urban and regional level:

In order to improve small-scale

connections of important

nodes, sustainable concepts for

regional public transport sys-

tems are elaborated.

The project links existing

transport carriers and ad-

vances regional rail services

– e.g., by better orienting the

latter to long-distance traffi c.

The Metropolitan Area Central

Germany establishes an inte-

grated management system for

passenger service. A continu-

ous dialogue of the partners

concerned serves to prove the

transferability of regional

approaches. Not least, the

project aims at building con-

sensus about long-term politi-

cal strategies to develop impor-

tant European network-nodes

and their surrounding regions.

T he Baltic Sea region

project Amber Coast

Logistics (ACL) is to launch

shortly, which pursues the

objective of rendering more

effi cient the transportation

of goods by water and land

between the south-eastern

Baltic Sea region and Central

Europe.

This is to strengthen the

economic ties between the

countries of Eastern Europe

and the EU member states of

the Baltic Sea region, promot-

ing as well joint development

efforts. Another focus of the

logistics project is the fruitful

exchange between the play-

ers of the transportation sec-

tor, as well as the transfer of

knowledge between the part-

ners involved and the market

participants.

Through its transnational

logistics services, ACL intends

to open more routes to the

regions and to increase the

locational attraction of manu-

facturing companies.

M arine aquaculture, that is,

the controlled breeding

of fi sh, developed as an instru-

ment of sustainable fi sheries

management in the Baltic Sea

Region, is the objective behind

the AQUAFIMA project, which is

to launch in the autumn of 2011.

Leadpartner is the Landgesell-

schaft Mecklenburg-Vorpom-

mern. Politicians, scientists and

representatives of fi sheries and

environmental organisations

will discuss aspects as well as

alternative, more sustainable

approaches of fi sheries manage-

ment. For this purpose stocking

measures in connection with

different species of fi sh are

evaluated, and the applicabil-

ity of different approaches to

aquaculture technologies in

the Baltic Sea Region is ana-

lysed. In addition, strategies

are to be worked out as to how

aquaculture facilities can be

incorporated in the Integrated

Coastel Zone Management and

be utilised in the development

of tourism in regions with a tra-

dition of fi sheries. Moreover, the

project develops modules for an

international Master’s degree in

aquaculture.

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Presented: New Starting Projects of the Federal Programme Transnational Cooperation

C3-Alps

Dissemination of

knowledge about

climate change

adaptation

HELPS

Tackling elderly

people’s living

requirements

V arious Interreg projects

have dealt with, and

developed adaptation strate-

gies for, the consequences of

climate change for the Alps.

Since this collection of knowl-

edge is often translated to

specifi c actions only slowly or

insuffi ciently, it is the goal of

the C3-Alps project to compile

the fi ndings and to develop,

on the basis thereof, recom-

mendations and assistance

for the key players. The fi fteen

partners will transfer the re-

sults of the individual projects

to the actual decision-makers

in the regions and communi-

ties starting in 2012. National

and technical measures are

to be harmonised and inter-

disciplinary work to be sup-

ported. The objective is to

derive a long-term benefi t

from the project results. For

this purpose, the institutions

involved are conducting

training programmes, based

on educational sciences, and

disseminators are appointed.

Thereby the Chamber of Trade

München/Oberbayern plays a

key role.

E urope is witnessing pro-

gressive ageing of its

population. Hence, new ideas

and solutions have to be found

and tested in order to tackle

emerging requirements in

terms of living and social care

conditions for the elderly.

The HELPS project, starting in

autumn 2011, will cover this

topic. The overall objective

of the project is to promote

development strategies and

practices with a view to im-

prove the quality of life of an

ageing population in urban

areas.

The specifi c objective is to

develop and consolidate in-

novative housing and care

solutions for the autonomy

of the elderly population, by

supporting models of inte-

grated local governance to

guide policies, products and

services. The idea is to foster

synergies across different

domains by bringing together

the main actors active in hous-

ing and ageing-related fi elds,

from both the public and the

private sectors.

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Projects Supported by the Federal Programme Transnational Cooperation

Innovative Measures for Urban and RegionalDevelopment

ACT4PPP – Public Private Partnerships:

www.act4ppp.eu

AGORA 2.0 – Economic Development in the Baltic Sea Region:

www.agora2-tourism.net

BEST AGERS – Demographic Change:

www.best-agers-project.eu

CREATIVE CITIES – Strengthening and Professionalization

of the Creative Industry:

www.creativecitiesproject.eu

MANDIE – Managing District Centres:

www.district-management.eu

SECOND CHANCE – Creative Reuse of Industrial

Culture:

www.secondchanceproject.eu

Regional Development by InnovativeTransport Projects

INTER-REGIO-RAIL – Regional Rail Transport:

www.interregiorail.eu

SCANDRIA – Infrastructure and Economic Development:

www.scandriaproject.eu

SONORA – Infrastructure and Economic Development:

www.sonoraproject.eu

TRANSITECTS – Transalpine Freight Traffi c:

www.transitects.org

VIAREGIAPLUS – West-East Connection:

www.viaregiaplus.eu

Energy Efficiency in Town Planningand Housing

LONGLIFE – New Buildings’ Energy Effi ciency:

www.longlife-world.eu

URB.ENERGY – Integrated Urban Development Concepts:

www.urbenergy.eu

Spatial Planning Strategies to Adapt to Climate Change

BALLAST WATER OPPORTUNITY – Managing Ballast Water:

www.northseaballast.eu

BALTSEAPLAN – Spatial Development on the Sea:

www.baltseaplan.eu

CLISP – “Climate-Proof” Spatial Planning:

www.clisp.eu

LABEL – Flood Risk in the Elbe River-Basin:

www.label-eu.eu