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1 New website layout
2 Agenda of European events
3 Euroscapes project newsletter
4 Greenov project preparatory meeting agenda
5 New medina – Pilot cities CIUDAD project kick-off meeting agenda
6 Agenda of WHO-Kobe center meeting on Washington
Agenda of preparatory meeting for the China-Europa forum on
7 sustainable cities
Report on the Forum on sustainable development of small and
8 medium-sized cities
9 Report on the ENTP 2009 general assembly
10 Invitation to the ENTP 2010 general assembly
11 Agenda of the Spijkenisse – ENTP visit
12 Minutes of the 1st EP Urban intergroup
13 Excerpts from the ENTP position paper on the Europe 2020 strategy
Excerpt from the ENTP publication “European new towns: image,
14 identities, future perspectives”
15 “Creanov” project idea
16 “Innovative governance” project idea
17 “Soft housing” project idea
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European events
Working meeting for officers of involved partners
EUROSCAPE project kick-
18-19/02/10 + interested municipalities
off meeting
ENTP attended
Marne-la-Vallée – Val http://www.newtowns.net/euroscape-project-
Maubuée [FR] approved
Working meeting for officers of involved partners
+Respect project kick-off
22/02/10 + interested municipalities
meeting
ENTP attended
Brussels [SP]
st Informal EP group discussing urban topics. For
1 meeting of the European
Local authorities representatives, lobbyist,
24/02/10 Parliament Intergroup on
analysts.
Urban Housing
ENTP attended
Brussels [BE] http://www.urban-logement.eu
th
For the 6 call applicants only (call for
Individual meetings with the
25/02/10 proposals opened from 12/03 to 19/04/2010).
INTERREG IVB Secretariat
Registration by 17/02.
http://www.nweurope.eu/index.php?act=read_e
Lille [FR]
vent&id=1676
Public hearing at the European Parliament
Europe needs a strategy to dedicated to the II European Roma Summit –
03/03/10 fight the exclusion and Commitment for European Strategy for Roma
discrimination of Roma inclusion
ENTP attended
http://www.romadecade.org/files/events/euRoma
Brussels [BE]
A4.pdf
Civil society gathering for the promotion of
intercultural action. For representatives of local
04-07/03/10 Anna Lindh Forum 2010
authorities, NGOs, researchers.
ENTP attended
Barcelona [SP] http://www.euromedalex.org/forum2010
Conference to discuss the impact of EU
programmes with the Roma minority. Organised
EU projects in favour of the by the DG Education and Culture for all actors
10-11/03/10
ROMA community and decision makers at regional, national and
European level
ENTP attended
Brussels [BE] http://roma-conference.eu/web/roma/home
For technical officers, energy-related
EU Sustainable Energy stakeholders and policy-makers, lobbyists,
23-25/03/10 analysts
Week
23/03: High-level intelligent energy policy conference
(morning) + Presentation if the Sustainable Energy Europe
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Awards (evening)
24/03: Thematic workshops focusing on energy efficiency
and renewable energy
25/03: EU funding and networking seminars
ENTP attended
Brussels [BE] http://www.eusew.eu/?langid=en
Conference “Promoting For municipalities interested in the green
Innovation through Public procurement, organized by the DG Enterprise of
23-24/03/10
Procurement: Best Practice the European commission
and Networking” ENTP attended
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation
Brussels [BE] /policy/lead-market-
initiative/files/draft_agenda_pp_en.pdf
For ENTP board members
26/03/10 ENTP board meeting
ENTP event
Louvain-la-Neuve [BE]
Working meeting on the drafting of the
Meeting for the campaign on Declaration of Action for the Global Forum on
29-30/03/10
urbanization and health Urbanization and Health.
ENTP attended
Washington [USA] http://www.who.or.jp/urbanheart/index.html
Ciudad project “Pilot towns Working meeting for officers of involved partners
15-16/04/10 – NEW MEDINA” kick-off + interested municipalities
meeting Val Maubuée / ENTP event
Marne-la-Vallée – Val http://www.newtowns.net/from-new-towns-to-
Maubuée [FR] sustainable-towns-project-approved
For the signatories cities’ mayors and supporting
Covenant of Mayors
04/05/10 structures
ceremony
ENTP attended
Brussels [BE] http://www.eumayors.eu
Preparatory meeting for the
For the workshops speakers and organisers
10/05/10 workshop “Sustainable
ENTP event
cities and communities”
http://www.china-europa-
Brussels [BE]
forum.net/article702.html
th European summit for local authorities organized
6 European Conference on
by the Metropolitan Council of Dunkerque
19-21/05/10 Sustainable Cities and
ENTP
Towns
attended
Dunkerque [FR] http://www.dunkerque2010.org
European summit organized by the European
Regions for Economic
Commission. For local authorities elected
Change – Annual conference
20-21/05/10 representatives and officers, economy-related
on theme: “Building
stakeholders and policy-makers, lobbyists,
Sustainable Growth”
analysts
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/
Brussels [BE]
sustainable-growth/home_en.cfm?nmenu=1
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ENTP General Assembly: For ENTP members (officers and elected
“New Towns in their representatives), partners and key-note
26-28/05/10
Metropolises: From Pilot speakers
Towns to Mature Towns” ENTP event
http://www.newtowns.net/entp-2010-general-
Agios Stefanos [GR]
assembly-in-agios-stefanos
Working meeting for officers of involved partners
GREENOV project kick-off
17-18/06/10 + interested municipalities
meeting
ENTP is attending
Marne-la-Vallée – Val
Maubuée [FR]
Seminar to launch the Ciudad programme open
Launch of Ciudad
21-23/06/10 only to projects funded under last Ciudad call
programme
ENTP are attending
http://www.enpi-
Brussels [BE]
info.eu/mainmed.php?id=336&id_type=10
European summit organized by the European
th Commission on environment policy. For local
10 edition of the EU Green
01-04/06/10 authorities elected representatives and officers,
Week on biodiversity
related stakeholders and policy-makers,
lobbyists, analysts. Exhibitions included.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/greenweek/hom
Brussels [BE]
e.html
Organised by the Wallonia region and “Pour la
03/06/10 Seminar "La ville durable: un Solidarité” think-tank. For officers and
nouveau modèle urbain" stakeholders dealing with social policy and urban
planning.
http://www.urban-
Liège [BE] logement.eu/IMG/pdf/Programme_Seminaire_Vil
les_Durables_3_juin_2009.pdf
Working meeting for officers of involved partners
EUROSCAPE project
8-9/07/10 + interested municipalities
meeting
ENTP is attending
http://www.newtowns.net/euroscape-project-
Torun [PL]
approved
rd High-level forum on dialogue between China
3 biennal meeting of the
05-10/07/10 and Europe stakeholders
China-Europa forum
ENTP is attending
http://www.china-europa-
Shanghai / Beijing [China]
forum.net/article702.html
Urban sustainable development & energy
efficiency in cities - Building bridges between EU
05-07/07/10 EU-China smart city forum and China
Auditorium at the EU Pavilion – Shanghai Expo
ENTP is
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http://www.china-europa-
Shanghai [China]
forum.net/article702.html
Workshop organised by Les Ateliers – Maîtrise
Une agglomeration maritime
14-17/07/10 d’œeuvre urbaine
transfrontalière
ENTP takes part in the jury
http://www.ateliers.org/content/une-
Dunkerque [FR]
agglomeration-maritime-transfrontaliere
th The biggest European event organized by the
8 European Week of
European Commission on regional cohesion and
Regions and Cities (Open
urban issues. For local authorities elected
Days) on “Objective 2020:
04-07/10/10 representatives and officers, related
Competitiveness, co-
stakeholders and policy-makers, lobbyists,
operation and cohesion for
analysts.
all regions”
ENTP is attending
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/
Brussels [BE]
od2010/index.cfm
Seminar to gather ENTP towns and Chinese
to be Forum on sustainable cities administration and exchange good practices on
decided (to be decided) sustainable development of cities.
ENTP is co-organising
Shanghai [China]
The Global Forum brings together municipal
Global forum on leaders and national ministers to promote cross
15-17/11/10
urbanization and health sectoral action to reduce health inequities in
urban settings.
http://www.who.or.jp/2009/GF/RFP_091202_Ann
Kobe [Japan]
ex_I_Background.pdf
For officers of municipalities involved in Urbact-
30-11 to funded projects and for those interested in the
Urbact annual conference
01/12 EU Urbact program
ENTP will attend
http://urbact.eu/en/header-main/news-and-
Liège [BE]
events/view-one/urbact-events/?entryId=4824
Urban Forum on integrated European summit for local authorities organized
02/12/10
policy and governance tools by the Belgian presidency of the EU.
Liège [BE]
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2009/2010
Euroscapes project newsletter
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► Annex 4
GREENOV
Brussels – 22/01/2010
Agenda
10.30 – 12.30
- Round table of the partners: expectations and main role in the project
- Presentation by the lead partner: state of the negotiations and next steps + information on the
possible new partner
- Round table and discussion for the fulfilment of the conditions
Lunch
14.00 – 16.00
- Presentation by the lead partner and ENTP: what is requested from partners in an
INTERREG IVB project
- Round table for questions on the action plan and budget
- Discussion around the action plan: who is doing what?
GREENOV coordination/Meeting 22-01-2010
GREENOV coordination/Meeting 22-01-2010
► Annex 5
Touiza Solidarité
Des deux côtés de la Méditerranée :
villes pilotes, villes durables
15-16 avril 2010
SAN Marne-la-Vallée Val Maubuée
Jeudi 15 avril
9h00 – 9h30 Accueil
Présentation du SAN Marne-la-Vallée Val Maubuée par Philippe Aumard,
Vice-président en charge de la communication et des relations extérieures,
et Daniel Vachez, Vice-Président en charge de la politique de la ville et de
l’aménagement urbain
9h30 – 11h15
CONFERENCE D’INTRODUCTION SUR LES VILLES NOUVELLES ET LES ENJEUX
AUXQUELS ELLES SONT CONFRONTEES DES DEUX COTES DE LA MEDITERRANEE
Modérateur : Youssef Diab, Professeur à l’Université de Marne-la-Vallée et de l’école
des ingénieurs de la ville de Paris
9h30 – 9h45 Intervenant : Jean-Pierre Marchetti, Directeur général des services, SAN
Marne-la-Vallée Val Maubuée
Villes nouvelles du Nord – Villes nouvelles du Sud : villes matures –
villes pilotes ?
9h45 – 10h15 Villes nouvelles du Nord : caractéristiques, enjeux, perspectives
Intervenants : Vincent Fouchier, Directeur à l'Institut d'Aménagement et
d'Urbanisme de la région Ile-de-France (IAURIF)
Pascaline Gaborit, Directrice de l’ENTP – European New
Towns Platform, Belgique
Pierluigi Gardi, Ingénieur, Région du Latium, Italie
10h15 – 10h45 Villes nouvelles du Sud : caractéristiques, enjeux, perspectives
Intervenants : Adel Naguib, Senior Deputy Chairman de NUCA – National
Urban Community Authority, Egypte
Ziane Bendaoud, Directeur général des services de la ville
de Sidi Abdellah, Algérie
Présentation de la ville de Ch’Rafate
10h45 – 11h00 Bilan : Différences et points communs – Transition sur la conférence
suivante plus axée sur les outils de coopération et synergies possibles
11h00 – 11h15 Pausé café
11h15 – 13h00
FACE A CES NOUVEAUX ENJEUX ET DEFIS : QUELLE COOPERATION POSSIBLE ?
Modérateur : Jean-Michel Guenod, expert
11h15 – 12h30 Les villes nouvelles du Nord et du Sud de la Méditerranée : quelle
coopération possible face aux nouveaux enjeux actuels ?
Intervenants : Annie Takarli et Mohamed Khandriche, Touiza Solidarité,
France
Virginie Rouquette, Chargée de mission – Pôle
Méditerranée, Cités-unies France
Nicolas Détrie, Directeur, Les ateliers internationaux de
maîtrise d’œuvre urbaine de Cergy Pontoise
12h30 – 13h00 Quels instruments européens pour favoriser cette coopération ?
Présentation du programme CIUDAD et d’autres programmes et
outils européens pertinents
Intervenant : Naguib Amin, Key expert: Local & Municipal Development
13h00 – 14h30 Déjeuner
14h30 – 17-30 Visite du Val Maubuée
Vendredi 16 avril
9h00 – 9h15 Accueil
9h15 – 11h15
PRESENTATION DES PARTENAIRES PRESENTS :
ENJEUX ENVIRONNEMENTAUX ET DEFIS
Modérateur : Charles Lecomte, SAN Marne-la-Vallée – Val Maubuée
9h15 – 10h00 Synthèse de la première journée de débats
10h00 – 11h15 Les enjeux environnementaux et défis du projet
Intervenants : Représentants de la ville de Sidi Abdellah, Algérie
Représentants de la ville de Ch’Rafate, Maroc
Représentants des villes nouvelles autour du Caire,
Egypte
Représentants du SAN de Marne-la-Vallée Val Maubuée,
France
Représentants de la région du Latium, Italie
11h15 – 11h30 Pause café
11h30 – 12h45 Discussion autour du plan d’action et de l’agenda du projet
Intervenants : Charlotte Dessandier, SAN de Marne-la-Vallée – Val
Maubuée
Zoé Buyle-Bodin, ENTP
Discussion sur les cahiers des charges de l’étude transversale et des
diagnostics
Signature des conventions de partenariat
12-30 – 14h00 Déjeuner
14h30 – 17h30 Visite de Sénart et échanges
► Annex 6
Agenda of WHO-Kobe center meeting in Washington
► Annex 7
Agenda of preparatory meeting for the China-Europa workshop on sustainable
cities
China – Europa Forum
Preparatory meeting for the workshop:
“Sustainable cities and communities”
ENTP
10/05/2010
Agenda
8.45 – 9.00: Welcoming coffee
9.00 – 9.15: Introduction to the Forum China – Europa initiative – E. Jastrabsky
(Director of the China – Europa Forum)
Presentation of the workshop and of the issues at stake
9.15 – 9.30: Participants introduction
9.30 – 10.00: 1st session: The concept of “sustainable city”
• “Sustainable cities”: dream or reality? – D. Robinson (Ecole Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne – EPFL)
• Sustainable governance for sustainable cities? – C. Jacquier (Expert on urban
governance – CNRS)
• D. Hackforth (Representative of the Planning Officers Society)
10.00 – 10.45: 2nd session: Towards European sustainable cities?
• J. Olbrycht (Member of the European Parliament, President of the EP URBAN
Intergroup)
• J. L. Dubrigny (Director of the URBACT programme)
• P. Defranceschi (ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Brussels Office)
10.45 – 11.00: discussion and questions
11.00 – 11.15: Coffee break
11.15 – 12.15: 3rd session: Implementing sustainable cities on the ground – Some
examples and ideas
• JM Galley (Representative, National Association of towns and regions of Art and
History and protected Areas)
• Sustainable and Innovative Communities: the Issues at Stake – B. Wert (European
Commission DG ENTR)
• The energy challenge in sustainable cities – G. Bastin (Walloon Ministry for
Energy)
• Presentation of the cooperation the Shanghai area and New Towns – P. Gaborit
(Director of the ENTP)
12.15 – 12.30: discussion and questions
12.30 – 13.30: Lunch break
13.30 – 15.30: Preparatory meeting – P. Gaborit and J. Woessner (Architect, Project
Manager – Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation)
• 13.30 – 14.30: European sustainable cities: state of the art from the different
points of view of the participants
• 14.30 – 15.30: Brainstorming session: which questions would you like to ask
during the workshop in Shanghai, especially to your Chinese counterparts?
Could you please try to think about those two aspects (European state of the art
from your point of view on the one hand and the questions you would like to ask
to your Chinese counterparts on the other hand), even if you do not attend the
workshop in Shanghai, in order to make this preparatory meeting as interactive
and lively as possible?
► Annex 8
Forum on sustainable development of small and medium-sized cities
Shanghai, the 18th — the 20th of November 2009
ENTP took part in the Forum on Sustainable Development of Small and Medium-Side cities held in
Shanghai on the 19th of November. The forum was hosted by the Municipal Development and Reform
Commission together with the Shanghai Municipal Foreign Affair Office. ENTP was contacted by the
Shanghai Foreign Affair Office to contribute to the debate on the prospects of the growing new towns and to
exchange examples of good practices between the European and Chinese perspectives. ENTP contributed to
the organization of the event and provided a delegation of representatives and experts from new towns.
The study visit included a seminar on the main topic on the 19th of November and several study visits on the
18th and the 20th of November.
ENTP delegation included Ms. Joke Van Doorne, ENTP
president and Mayor of Capelle aan den Ijssel (NL), Dr.
Pascaline Gaborit, ENTP director; Mr. Adri Duivensteijn,
ENTP board member and alderman of Almere (NL); Mr.
Henk Meijers, director of Structuurvisie 2030+ project in
Almere (NL); Dr. Deni Ruggeri, assistant professor of
Landscape Architecture at the Cornell University, Ithaca
(USA), and Mr. Edoardo Guglielmetti, ENTP project and
network coordinator.
From L to R: Dr. Gaborit, Mr. Meijers, Mr. Duivensteijn, Ms
Van Doorne and Prof. Ruggeri
On Wednesday, the 18th of November, the ENTP
delegation was offered a visit to the Shanghai urban
planning exhibition hall and to the Shanghai urban
development history museum.
On Thursday, the 19th of November, the Forum on
Sustainable Development of Small and Medium-Sized Cities
was held, hosted by Ms. Wu Jinlan, Deputy Director-General
of the Shanghai Municipal Foreign Affairs Office.
The audience included approximately one hundred officers
and directors from the local administration and an
international delegation composed, among others, by the
ENTP representatives and delegates from the Rhône-Alpes
region (FR), City of Espoo (FI), Prefecture of Osaka (JP),
Central Denmark Region, and the Finnish Consulate.
The international delegation was then offered an
official meeting and dinner hosted by the local
authorities. The meeting included an official talk
between Mr. Zhou Taitong, vice-chairman of
CPCC (Chinese People’s Consultative Conference)
- Shanghai committee, and Ms. Joke Van Doorne,
ENTP president.
Ms. Joke van Doorne, ENTP president, Mayor of Capelle aan den IJssel,
and Mr. Zhou Taitong, vice chairman of CPCC (Chinese People’s
Consultative Conference) - Shanghai committee
The ENTP contributions to the seminar:
• Ms Joke Van Doorne, opening speech
• Ms Pascaline Gaborit, “European new towns, assessments and perspectives”
• Mr. Adri Duivensteijn, “The municipality of Almere and its future: how do we sell our city buildings, the
sustainable agenda and what’s the role of our business”
• Mr. Deni Ruggeri, “Between preservation and adaptability. Landscape architecture and the promotion of a
more sustainable future of an American new town”
You can download the presentations on the ENTP website, at the following page:
http://www.newtowns.net/report-on-shanghai-forum-on-sustainable-development-of-small-and-medium-sized-
cities
Ms. Joke van Doorne (ENTP president) Dr. Pascaline Gaborit (ENTP director)
Mr. Zhu Dajan (Tongji University), Mr. Niels Kjølhede (Moller Prof. Deni Ruggeri (Cornell University, Ithaca - USA)
& Gronborg / Central Denmark), and Mr. Adri Duivensteijn
(ENTP board member / Municipality of Almere)
On Friday, the 19th of November, ENTP delegation
took part in the study visit of the new towns of
Luodian and Zhujiajiao and in a tour of the Expo
exhibition center.
The seminar was an important occasion to share the visions on urban development and lessons learnt from both the
Western and the Chinese approaches to the design and management of new towns. The event guaranteed a rich
debate with high level city planning specialists and also involved official talks with the local authorities. A number
of topics for possible mutual cooperation were identified and the new town of Luodian expressed its wish to join
the European New Towns Platform.
Ms. Wu Jinlan, deputy director general of Shanghai Representative of the new town of Luodian
Municipal Foreign Affairs Office,
and Ms. Joke van Doorne, ENTP president
Ms. Joke van Doorne and the delegation of Zhujiajiao
Links
Shanghai Municipal Foreign Affairs Office http://www.shfao.gov.cn/wsb/english/index.html
News on the event from
Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform http://www.shdpc.gov.cn/main?main_colid=357&top_id=31
commission (in Chinese) 6&main_artid=15615
Central Denmark http://www.centraldenmark.cn/news/central-denmark-
region-participated-in-the-forum-on-sustainable-
development-of-small-and-medium-sized-cities.html
Rhône-Alpes Region http://shanghai2010.rhonealpes.fr/The-Small-and-medium-
sized-towns.html
ENTP 2009 General Assembly ► Annex 9
30 of September – 2nd of October
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Report of the
ENTP General Assembly
30th of September – 2nd of October 2009
Consell Comarcal del Alt Emporà, Spain
(Figueres – La Jonquera)
ENTP – EUROPEAN NEW TOWNS PLATFORM
/ VAARTSTRAAT 63-65, 1000 BRUSSELS
RUE DU CANAL
2-217.97.42 / FAX: +32-2-217.97.48
PHONE: +32-
www.newtowns.net / info@newtowns.net
Table of contents
Introduction
I. Day one / in Figueres
• Visits
• Welcome words
• Ice-breaking sessions
• Presentations
II. Day two / in La Jonquera
• Welcome words
• Presentations
• Key-note speech
• Panels
• Visits
III. Day two / in Marca del Ham
• Presentations
• Visit
IV. Day three / in Figueres
• Welcome words
• Reporting
• Presentations
• Decisions of the Assembly
Wednesday 30th of September
ENTP 2009 General Assembly
30 t hof September – 2nd of October
Introduction
This time, the yearly ENTP General Assembly was hosted by the ENTP member the
Consell Comarcal del Alt Empordà (CCAE), Spain. A Comarca being an administrative
division like a county, the event took place in different locations within the territory of the
CCAE, including the town seat of the county council (Figueres), one of its suburban wards
(Marca del Ham) and the border town of La Jonquera.
The registration and attendance scored the highest rates ever registered since the first ENTP
General Assembly (61 participants from 21 local authorities and 2 organisations).
Please find here below the list of participants:
Muncipality of Almere, the Netherlands Carla Lockhart
Adri Duivesteijn Nicola Wilson
Simone Eijsink
Henk Meijers Municipality of Emmen, the Netherlands
Ellie Teunissen Reina Beijering
Dennis Mous
Consell Comarcal del Alt Empordà (district), Spain
Salvador Alsina Morel Municipality of Érd, Hungary
Jordi Cabezas Orsolya Mile
Consoll Cantenys Mária Szabolcs
Raquel Fiol
Rosa Guixé Harlow Council, UK
Mar Morollón Andrew Johnson
Isable Pineda Catherine Shaw
Pere Vila
Joan Vilahú Municipality of Helmond, the Netherlands
Anja van Hout
Municipality of Barberà del Vallès, Spain Ad van Poppel
Nuria Hernandez Seyit Yeyden
Basildon, UK
Tony Ball Municipality of Katrineholm, Sweden
Gunilla Edwards Johannes Mattisson
Stephen Horgan Carl-Åke Söderquist
Bala Mahendran
SAN de Marne-la-Vallée – Val Maubuée
Municipality of Capelle aan den Ijssel, the (intermunicipality), France
Netherlands Philippe Aumard
Tom de Beer Charlotte Dessandier
Micle Jaliens Jean-Pierre Marchetti
Joke van Doorne
Angela van der Zijden Milton Keynes, UK
David Hackforth
Craigavon, UK
ENTP – EUROPEAN NEW TOWNS PLATFORM
RUE DU CANAL / VAARTSTRAAT 63-65, 1000 BRUSSELS
PHONE: +32- 2-217.97.42 / FAX: +32-2-217.97.48
www.newtowns.net / info@newtowns.net
ENTP 2009 General Assembly
30 of September – 2nd of October
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Municipality of Ottignies – Louvain-la-Neuve, Kristina Moskovics
Belgium
Cédric Du Monceau Municipality of Vantaa, Finland
Jukka Kullberg
Municipality of Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
Maria Gianotten Municipality of Zoetermeer, the Netherlands
Harry Harkema Edo Haan
Johann Van Everdingen Kim ‘t Hart
Peter van der Graaf
Municipality of Purmerend, the Netherlands
Maamke Schouten Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA
Marie-José Smulders Deni Ruggeri
SAN de Sénart (intermunicipality), France ENTP team, Brussels, Belgium
Sabine Beauvais Delouvrier Pascaline Gaborit
Mélanie Colletin Edoardo Guglielmetti
Marie-Hélène Rottembourg Ossi Lemström
Jonathan Nguyen
Municipality of Spijkenisse, the Netherlands
Mirjam Salet INTI – International New Town Institute,
Ben Stuijts Almere, the Netherlands
Marit Geluk
Municipality of Tatabánya, Hungary
Ferenc Lévai
The audience of the first
day.
On the first row,
from left to right:
Isabel Pineda
CCAE vice-president,
president of the CCAE
committee on social
issues and member of
Figueres council
Pere Vila
CCAE vice-president,
president of the CCAE
and ENTP board member
Joan Vilahú
CCAE vice-president and
president of the CCAE
committee on
environment
ENTP – EUROPEAN NEW TOWNS PLATFORM
RUE DU CANAL / VAARTSTRAAT 63-65, 1000 BRUSSELS
PHONE: +32- 2-217.97.42 / FAX: +32-2-217.97.48
www.newtowns.net / info@newtowns.net
ENTP 2009 General Assembly
30 of September – 2nd of October
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Day one
First day of 2009 General Assembly took place in the town of Figueres, where the seat of
district council (Consell Comarcall) lies.
Before the works started, the delegates were offered a free tour of the Dalí Museum in the
centre of the town.
Official meeting took place at the seat of the district council, where the President of the Alt
Empordà, Ms Consoll Cantenys and the ENTP President, Ms Joke Van Doorne, welcomed
the participants.
From left to right:
Joke van Doorne,
ENTP president and mayor
of Capelle aan den IJssel
Consoll Cantenys,
CCAE president
Pascaline Gaborit,
ENTP director
Ice-breaking sessions, on “how to solve the financial crisis”, followed. Participants were split
into 4 different groups, each one debating about one specific question (1. What solutions did
your town propose to face the economical crisis? / 2. What actions and policies can
stimulate growth, economical activity and employment at the local level? / 3. How can New
Towns best face the credit crunch and investment shift? / 4. What actions and policies for
the promotion of innovation and attractiveness of the territory?). Discussions were lead by
two separated sub-groups, whose representative reported then a sum up of the discussion to
the plenary.
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Ice-breaking session was followed by a session of presentations. Pascaline Gaborit, ENTP
president, together with Edoardo Guglielmetti, ENTP project coordinator, gave an overview
of the benefits and the challenges related to the participation of local authorities to European
projects.
Mr. Adri Duivensteijn, alderman of Almere, presented the state-of-the art of Almere
candidacy as European capital of culture and explained the reasons of its 5 years delay to the
run.
Mr. Jean-Pierre Marchetti and Ms Charlotte Dessandier, from Marne-la-Vallée – Val
Maubuée, presented their experience of successful participation in European projects and
encouraged the other municipalities to start this important process.
Adri Duivensteijn From left to right:
Almere alderman of urban planning Charlotte Dessandier,
and ENTP board member SAN de MLV-Val Maubuée EU project manager
Joke van Doorne, ENTP president
Jean-Pierre Marchetti, SAN de MLV-VM director general
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Day two
The morning session of the General Assembly 2nd day was hosted at the Can Laporta Civic
Centre in the town of La Jonquera.
The works were opened by Mr. Jordi Cabezas, mayor of La Jonquera and previously
president of the Alt Empordà council. Mr. Cabezas welcomed the participants, expressed his
satisfaction in hosting the 2009 event after having participated in the previous ones and
reaffirmed his strong involvement with the ENTP network.
Ms. Raquel Fiol, alderwoman for education and youth of La Jonquera, presented the social
and economic condition of the town, highlighting the most significant hinders and
challenging this border town has to face. She offered then an overview of their model of
local strategy for economical development, based on their local specificities, including
development of logistic facilities, attractiveness for commercial settlements, and capacity of
integrating migrants.
Joke van Doorne, ENTP president Raquel Fiol
Jordi Cabezas, mayor of la Jonquera alderwoman for education and youth of La Jonquera
Pascaline Gaborit, ENTP director, and Jonathan Nguyen, ENTP intern, expounded to the
audience the main findings of the study drafted by ENTP on the assessment and perspective
of European new towns, including an overview on some good practices from selected
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municipalities. A copy of both the study and of the good practices was made available to
each delegation attending the event.
For the 2009 General Assembly, ENTP invited as key-note speaker Mr. Deni Ruggeri,
associated professor of landscape architecture at the Cornell University, Ithaca (NY). Prof.
Ruggeri presented his research on the new towns’ identity and planned utopia focussing on
the case of Irvine. Prof. Ruggeri presented the evolution of Irvine’s master plan in relation
with the community’s attitudes and visions towards their landscape management.
Jonathan Nguyen, ENTP intern Deni Ruggeri
Pascaline Gaborit, ENTP director associated professor at Cornell University
Participants divided then into two groups to follow the parallel sessions. First panel,
moderated by Prof. Ruggeri, debated around identity/branding of town in a time of
economic recession.
► Almere representatives, Mr. Adri Duivensteijn and Henk Meijers, introduced the Almere
vision for the future development of the town and in particular according to the guidelines
developed under the seven “Almere principles”, also available on printed version.
► Ms. Catherin Shaw presented the 2020 Harlow vision on the development of the image
and identity of the town as their local core strategy.
► Ms. Marie-Hélène Rottembourg gave an overview of the actions the inter-municipality of
Sénart undertook to face the financial crisis, including the establishment of a social
observatory and some specific activities to promote local employment (guide for local
companies and coordination with the local “Maison de l’Emploi”).
► David Hackforth concluded the panel explaining how Milton Keynes is tackling the
recession, listing examples of short-term actions (creation of an economic task group), mid-
term actions (relocation of the national rail centre and promotion of green credentials) and
long-terms actions (application to host World cup events).
Second panel, moderated by Andrew Johnson, addressed the topic of combating recession
whilst stimulating growth.
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► Philippe Aumard, vicepresident of the intermunicipality council of Marne-la-Vallée – Val-
Maubuée and ENTP vice President, together with Jean Pierre Marchetti, director of services
of MLV-VM, presented the sustainable development cluster established in their territory.
► The director of city planning of Vantaa, Mr. Jukka Kullberg, gave a presentation on how
Vantaa tackled the previous financial crisis, and which solutions were then implemented.
► Gunilla Edwards, in charge of Basildon economic development, gave a presentation on
the delivery of sustainable economic regeneration through public/private partnerships.
► Orsolya Mile, strategic advisor of the Municipality of Erd, provided an analysis on how
does a municipality function during the World economic recession.
Adri Duivensteijn Catherine Shaw
alderman of Almere and ENTP board member Harlow Council Assistant Chief Executive
for Growth & Regeneration
Henk Meijers
project director of the Municipality of Almere
Mélanie Colletin, SAN de Sénart European officer
Marie-Hélène Rottembourg David Hackforth
Member of the SAN de Sénart council, first alderwoman Head of planning of Milton-Keynes Council
of Nandy, and ENTP board member
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The afternoon session included a guided visit of the Museum of Exile, in La Jonquera,
followed by a visit of the outskirt neighbourhood Marca del Ham. Ms Isabela Pineda,
alderwoman of Figueras for development plans welcomed the ENTP delegates to the
neighbourhood and Ms Mar Morollón presented the social and economic context of this
peripheral area and the actions undertook locally to provide specific services to the
population, including vocational training, meeting spaces, language classes, civic trainings
and women empowerment.
The ENTP assembly delegates at the Museum of Mar Morollón
the Exile in La Jonquera coordinator of the Integrated intervention plan in
Marca del Ham
Day three
Last session of the 2009 General Assembly was hosted at the Museum of Toys in the centre
of Figueras.
After the welcoming works by the ENTP president, Ms Van Doorne, the two chairs of the
parallel sessions of the previous day reported to the plenary about the main topics covered
and the debate they triggered.
Floor was then given to Ms. Mirjan Salet, mayor of Spijkenisse, new ENTP member, to
introduce the town, his development and his priorities to the other ENTP members.
Carl Åke Söderquist and Johannes Mattisson, Katrineholm delegates, gave then an overview
of their municipality philosophy, “Put the individual before the system” guiding their future
local strategy for urban and social development.
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Mr. Cédric Du Monceau, first alderman of Ottignies – Louvain-la-Neuve followed to
present the peculiar context of the new town of Louvain-la-Neuve and its relations with the
University structure and the old settlement. He also presented some examples of good
practices like the new build Museum Hergé, whose opening received significant media
coverage.
Mirjam Salet Carl Åke Söderquist and Johannes Mattisson ENTP president with Cédric du
mayor of Spijkenisse municipality of Katrineholm Monceau, first alderman of
Ottignies – Louvain-la-Neuve
ENTP president, Ms Joke Van Doorne, took the floor to make the point on the ENTP
history, spirit and strategy, with a stress on the expected involvement from the more
“sleeping” members and wishing an increased rate of participation on the submission of EC
funded projects application.
ENTP treasurer, Mr Edo Haan, presented the budget results underlying the measures taken
exceptionally this year to preserve the financial balance that suffered from a temporary lack
of European projects.
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Joke van Doorne Edo Haan
ENTP president Zoetermeer alderman and ENTP treasurer
ENTP director Pascaline Gaborit concluded the presentations’ session providing a detailed
overview of the main activities initiated by the ENTP during the 2009. As some of the
working sector have been previously questioned, the assembly was invited to express their
opinion on the effectiveness, completeness and opportunity of the actions carried out, by a
discussion and successively by filling a questionnaire on the ENTP’ role played and to play.
ENTP president acknowledge the approval of the budget and of the report on the activities,
included the suggestion from the floor to a better balance between projects submission and
lobbying activities, proposed an official message of support to the Municipality of Agios
Stefanos, recently hit by a serious fire, and announced Agios Stefanos candidacy to host next
General Assembly.
Helmond delegation also expressed their availability to host an official ENTP event in the
near future and gave ENTP president and the CCAE representation a commemorative gift.
Alt Empordà elected representative, Ms Pineda, thanked the Helmond delegation, ENTP
president and shared her satisfaction about the success of the event.
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From left to right:
Seyit Yeyden
alderman of economic
affairs of Helmond
Joke van Doorne,
ENTP president and mayor
of Capelle aan den IJssel
Isabel Pineda
CCAE vice-president,
president of the CCAE
committee on social issues
and member of Figueres
council
ENTP president concluded with a warm thank to the hosting local authority of Alt
Empordà, its representatives and its efficient team of organisers.
Alt Empordà elected representative, Ms Pineda, thanked the ENTP president and shared her
satisfaction about the success of the event.
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► Annex 10
Programme of the General Assembly
2010 | Agios Stefanos, Greece
Location
ATExcelixi Training and Conference Centre
154, El. Venizelou & Romilias
146 71 Kastri – Nea Erithrea
Phone No. +30-210-62.91.111
Fax No. +30-210-62.02.687
http://www.atexcelixi.gr/ATExcelixi/en
Wednesday, 26th of May
13:30: Registration
14:00: Welcome words by Andrew Johnson, ENTP President and leader of Harlow Council, UK
14.10: Welcome by Mayor Panagiotis Vorrias of Agios Stefanos, Greece
14:25: New Towns Quiz
15:10: “Questions and answers session about ENTP projects and research agenda:
GREENOV, EUROSCAPES; +RESPECT and NEW MEDINA” by Pascaline
Gaborit, ENTP Director and Charlotte Dessandier, SAN de Marne-la-Vallée – Val-Maubuée,
FR
15:30: Presentation about Europe 2020, by Edoardo Guglielmetti and Eva Zemandl of ENTP
15:45: Coffee Break
16:00: “Government Guidelines, Enterprise Participation, and Market Operation —
Enterprise’s Investment in New Towns: Practice and Exploration” (including
presentation of new ENTP member, Luodian) by Yu Songming, Vice General Manager,
Shanghai Golden Luodian Development Ltd., China
16:15: Presentation of new member: NUCA - New Urban Communities Authority by Khaled
Abbas, Business Development Advisor, NUCA - New Urban Communities Authority, Egypt
16:30: Discussion/Q&A
16:45: Signing ceremony for new members
17:00: - Free time/networking
- (Meeting for participating members in LABOUR PLUS application)
18:00: Dinner at ATExcelixi Training and Conference Centre
20:00: Departure for Agios Stefanos Ceremony Hall
20:30: Event showcasing the Greek-Pontians Heritage
Thursday, 27th of May
Plenary Session
Chaired by Andrew Johnson, ENTP President and Leader of Harlow Council
9:00: Presentation about Agios Stefanos by Mayor Panagiotis Vorrias of Agios Stefanos, Greece
9:20: Keynote presentation about “Placing the Human Being at the Heart of Urban
Planning” by Ms. Dorothée Oung, President of Fedreim, and Moïse Mitterrand, Les Nouveaux
Constructeurs
- Discussion/Q&A
9:50: “From New Towns to Pilot Towns,” by ENTP
10:05: Coffee break
10:25: Presentation of new member: NUCA - New Urban Communities Authority by Gamal
Mahmoud Talaat, Chairman, El Shorouk City, Egypt
10:40: “Purmerend and Amsterdam: a (s)mothering relationship” by Hans Krieger, Alderman
for Spatial Planning, Purmerend, NL
10:55: “Helsinki Region - World Design Capital 2012” by Jukka Kullberg, Head of City
Planning, Vantaa, FI
11:10: Discussion/Q&A
11:25: Presentation about “Ortega Cities: The Dutch Approach to New Towns” by Peter van
der Graaf, General Policy Advisor, Zoetermeer, NL
11:40: “Evolution of the English New Towns” by David Hackforth, Head of Planning, Milton
Keynes, UK
11:55: “The role of Sénart in the Paris Region” by Marie Hélène Rottembourg, Deputy Mayor of
Nandy, and Local Council of Sénart Intermunicipal Council, SAN de Sénart, FR
12:10: Discussion/Q&A
12:25: Lunch at ATExcelixi Training and Conference Centre
- Discussion about “Key Principles for New Towns”
14:00: Two panels
1st panel: Mixing residential and commercial activities
Moderated by Andrew Johnson, ENTP President and Leader of Harlow Council
•“Emmen Revisited” by Ton Sleeking, Alderman, Emmen, NL
• “The new developments in Tatabánya” by Vice Mayor Ferenc Lévai (Krisztina
Moskovics, Project Manager), Tatabánya, HU
•“Nieuwegein: from Quantity to Quality” by Jan de Jong, Town Development, Nieuwegein,
NL
2nd panel: Social inclusion, promotion of civic rights for minorities
Moderated by Joke van Doorne, Former ENTP President
•“The territorial plan for the inclusion of migrants” by Sergi Marti, Consell Comarcal del
Alt Empordà, ES
•“Wisselgeld: Integrated Approach of Roma Problems in Nieuwegein” by Mayor Cor
De Vos of Nieuwegein, NL
•“The +Respect European project” by Edo Guglielmetti, ENTP Project Coordinator
16:00: Briefing on panels
16:30: Departure for Marathon Museum
- Presentation and tour of Marathon Museum by Mayor Zagaris Spyros of Marathon City
20:30: Dinner near Marathon Lake
Friday, 28th of May
9:00: Welcome by Andrew Johnson, ENTP President and Leader of Harlow Council, UK
9:05: Keynote address by Michele Pasca-Raymondo, Deputy Director-General, DG Regio of the
European Commission
- Discussion/Q&A
9:35: Coffee break
- Signing of “Key Principles for New Towns”
9:50: Presentation of the “ENTP Strategy Paper” by Andrew Johnson, ENTP President and
Leader of Harlow Council, UK
10:05: Presentation of the ENTP budget by Edo Haan, ENTP Treasurer
10:20: Presentation of current and future activities - Communication by Pascaline Gaborit,
ENTP
Director
10:35: Questions, answers and suggestions from members
11:00: Coffee break
11:15: Board member communications and concluding words
11:45: Election of board members
12:30: - Site visit to the Town of Agios Stefanos
- Closing Ceremony at the Municipal Concert Hall
15:30: Lunch at ATExcelixi Training and Conference Centre
► Annex 11
SPIJKENISSE VISIT TO BRUSSELS
ENTP Agenda 1st Day
Contact person:
Simone Breure
Gathering point (2:30 pm):
Hotel Best Western 'Premier Carrefour de l'Europe'
Rue Marché aux Herbes / Grasmarkt 110
Tel. +32 2 504 94 00
www.carrefourhotel.be
First meeting (3 pm):
Committee of the Regions
with Ms Tönshoff
Contact person:
Fernanda Rondão Brito
Secretariat RELEX EDUC ECOS
Committee of the Regions, VMA 7049
rue Belliard 99-101
3 :45 to 4 pm: break at CoR cafeteria
Guided tour (4 pm):
Organised by ARAU (www.arau.org / 02-219.86.75)
Contact person:
Jean-Luc Delsaute
Taxis from Porte de Namur to ENTP (5:30 pm)
Presentation & aperitive at ENTP (6 to 7 pm)
Dinner (7:30) at
't Spinnekopke
place du Jardin aux Fleurs, 1 (near Fabriekstraat)
► Annex 12
URBAN Intergroup meeting with partners
24.02.2010
Brussels, JAN 6Q2
16:30 - 18:30
Minutes of the meeting
working language: EN
MEPs present: S. Briard Auconie, K. Delli, E.Ferreira, F. Kaczmarek, M. Kastler, I.
Matula, B. Marcinkiewicz, J. Olbrycht, M.T. Sanchez-Schmid, T. Skylakakis,
R.Trzaskowski,
J.Zeller
Partner organisations present: list of registered participants attached
Chair: Jan Olbrycht, President of the URBAN Intergroup
1. Welcome of participants
Jan Olbrycht, President of the URBAN Intergroup welcomed the participants and
informed that the URBAN Intergroup was officially approved at the European Parliament
in December 2009.
2. Presentation of the URBAN Bureau
Jan Olbrycht informed the participants about the composition of the URBAN Bureau:
Jan Olbrycht, EPP- President
Arlene McCarthy, S&D - 1st Vice-President
Oldrich Vlasak, ECR - 2nd Vice-president
Sophie Briard Auconie, EPP - Vice-President
Karima Delli, Greens - Vice-President
Ramona Manescu, ALDE - Vice-President
Lambert van Nistelrooij, EPP - Vice-President
Peter Simon, S&D - Vice-President
Rui Tavares, GUE/NGL - Vice-President
3. Global challenges for world's towns and cities - example of sustainable
urbanisation in developing countries - presentation by Jean B. Bakole, Director,
UN-HABITAT, Representation Office to the European Union and Belgium
Jean B. Bakole thanked for the invitation and stressed the importance of the URBAN
Intergroup. He provided the participants with basic information about UN Habitat.
Furthermore, J.B.Bakole outlined the main trends related to the urbanisation in
developing countries and pointed out several problems related to this process (poverty,
security, employment, water supply...). He presented also some UN Habitat initiatives in
this respect (up-grading slums, water and sanitation, improving access to land...).
Followed by the discussion with the participation of: J.B.Bakole, K.Delli, J.Olbrycht,
T.Skylakakis, S.Victor, C.J.Walsh and others
4. Priorities of the URBAN Intergroup
Jan Olbrycht informed the participants that the Intergroup has got 69 members (MEPs),
representing all the EP committees and political groups. Participants were informed about
different configurations of intergroups at the European Parliament and about the EP rules
concerning the work of intergroups. J.Olbrycht explained also why the name of the
Intergroup was changed to URBAN (previous name URBAN-Housing).
J.Olbrycht presented main objectives of the Intergroup:
. monitoring the legislative and non-legislative work of EP's committees on issues of
cities' interest
. working on common EU strategies - support for reflection of urban needs in EU policies
. active involvement in the preparation of the legislation
. permanent contact with partners and practitioners
. informing about the realisation of EU policies on the ground
and stressed the importance of the application of the horizontal approach -the Intergroup
is a cross-parties and cross-committees grouping to discuss urban related issues without
any strong connection to one political group, one committee or one partner.
Furthermore, J. Olbrycht presented the forms of work:
. organisation of hearings
. organisation of conferences, workshops and meetings
. participation in conferences
. tabling common amendments
. publications / newsletter
. internet website
and the schedule of meetings of the Intergroup:
. meetings of the Bureau - once a month in Strasbourg
. meetings of the whole Intergroup devoted to a specific subject - during each plenary
session in Strasbourg on Thursdays 10:00 - 11:30
. meetings with the partners - at least once a year
. conferences organised in collaboration with our partners in Brussels and abroad.
5. URBAN cooperation with the partners
Jan Olbrycht informed the participants that the URBAN Intergroup would like to
cooperate
with the partners in the following fields:
URBAN offers to the partners:
. organisation of common events in Brussels at the EP and elsewhere
. participation of MEPs in events organised by the partners
. invitation to participate in the monthly URBAN meetings in Strasbourg (always on
Thursdays 10:00 - 11:30)
. information about urban relevant issues discussed at the EP and legislation adopted
. exchange of news and information for the websites and the newsletter
. organisation of yearly meetings of the Intergroup members with the partners
URBAN expects from the partners:
. information about conferences and events organised by the partners
. expertise - analysis / position papers / publications on urban relevant issues
. input for the influence of EU legislation and debates (eg. AM proposals)
. information about what is going on on the ground
. possibly release of joint publications (financed by the partners)
. exchange of news and information for the websites and the newsletter.
J.Olbrycht presented also the plan of Intergroup's activities for 2010:
. organisation of several events with the partners
. organisation of the next meeting with all the partners on "EU 2020 and the cities"
in autumn (TBC)
. permanent monitoring of urban relevant EU issues on the European agenda
specifically: EU 2020, budget review, urban dimension of the cohesion policy
. creation of URBAN Intergroup website
. publishing of newsletter
. organisation of monthly meetings in Strasbourg
. in March (11.03): EU 2020 and housing -with the participation of a representative of
CECODHAS
. in April (22.04): urban dimension of the cohesion policy - experience and expectations -
with the participation of a representative of the urban unit in DG Regio and the German-
Austrian URBAN network
. in May (20.05): cities and crisis or preparation of cities for natural catastrophes
. in June (17.06): cities and crisis or preparation of cities for natural catastrophes
Followed by the discussion with the participation of: N.Hauw, R. Lax, N.Lhayan,
J.Olbrycht, G.Magnin, A.Sagne, S.Scheurwater, C.J.Walsh and others
6. Any other business
Jan Olbrycht informed the participants that a form for partners will be sent out soon with
the request to provide the URBAN secretariat with the information concerning:
- the organisation
- interests of the organisation in urban issues
-the contact persons
and to confirm the interest to become an official URBAN partner.
Katarzyna Szczepanska
Assistant/advisor to Mr. Olbrycht
► Annex 13
ENTP position paper
on the Europe 2020 strategy
Excerpts
Overall assessment
For medium-sized towns, like New Towns, the proposed strategy is unbalanced and biased
towards economic and industrial growth. Social inclusion seems to be treated as a secondary
pillar, a factor growing in importance, rather than as one of the three principal pillars of the
strategy. However, in the case of local authorities, perspectives on urban challenges integrate
environment, social issues and urban local development as global policies (the economy is
not always a competence of local authorities). What makes urban issues important is that
80% of the EU population lives in urban areas. The focus on industry and economic targets
and tools largely surpasses the stress on social innovation and urban development aspects; an
overall welfare oriented goal is not mentioned […]
The organisation and balance of the dimensions should be more citizen-oriented and
integrate stakeholders, such as local authorities and NGOs (and other relevant
associations and community leadership) in the decision making process. It is
therefore unclear how global targets against poverty and unemployment could be
realistically reached with measures proposed by the strategy.
[…]
Analysis of the strategy coherence
The proposed targets are appropriate but the ensemble lacks of coherence and several
aspects appeared to be overlooked:
- Involvement of local authorities, though recognised as important for the strategy’s
implementation, does not seem to be accounted for in the presentation of the targets,
despite the fact that they are structurally linked to the services and policies delivered locally.
- There is little reference to implementation, which is left to national governments’ capacities
and appreciation for proper implementation, as well as to their adapted measures.
- Furthermore, there is no reference to the structure and process of the open method of
coordination, nor an elaboration of its use as a tool for coordinating progress in meeting the
strategies’ targets and the synergies between them.
- Moreover, territorial cohesion is not elaborated in the strategy, despite that intra-regional
disparities are a major factor in hindering the post-crisis recovery and a particular feature of
the enlarged Union. Urban issues are too often featured as an afterthought in the strategy,
despite that 80% of the European population lives in an urban environment.
- The targets concerning early school leavers and tertiary degrees are not sufficiently focused
because they do not speak to the quality of education, nor to other factors which influence
school drop-outs (such as family and social cohesion issues like unemployment, social
exclusion, migrant/immigrant integration, etc.).
- The risk of contradictory measures should also be addressed. For instance, the goal to
support increasing competition within the services markets is not complemented by the
proposal for measures tackling job market disparities, salary gaps and impacts to local
economies which are based on local service suppliers.
Moreover, the goal of increased mobility is not accompanied by recommendations for
administrative instruments addressing the reduction of barriers to mobility (which European
citizens are regularly faced with).
-In addition, a global market with a global labour force cannot be achieved without a
coherent coordination of available welfare solutions and public policies.
[…]
Recommendation on the targets
- Health, urban health equity and well-being deserve to be treated and expressed as targets
because they cover crucial dimensions beyond employment and economy.
- Education levels: expressing quality in terms of levels in reading, writing, and arithmetic, as
well as computer literacy (etc.) to more accurately express the fundamental dimensions of
education and their respective levels needed to achieve better global competitiveness.
- Social Inclusion (define other range of indicators)
- Territorial cohesion should also have clear targets
Recommendation on cohesion policies
- Better involve local authorities and target groups in the cohesion policy
- Integrate regional associations, but also at town level, in all decision making process
- Strengthen the cooperation objective of the structural funds to increase the European
cohesion.
Presently, only a few programmes are specifically dedicated and tailored to local authorities’
capacities and competencies. Despite the role of towns and provinces as laboratories for
social innovation, as real observers of social trends and as key actors for service-delivering
and economic investments, not enough opportunities for European transnational exchanges
and cooperation are foreseen by the present set of funding programmes. The stress on
innovation, meant in absolute terms and industrially oriented, implies the risk of increasing
the gap with the local authorities of the more disadvantaged regions. Moreover, the recently
adopted criterion of tagging relatively extended territories under the convergence or
competitiveness objective does not take into account socially relevant local disparities within
the same territorial unit.
► Annex 14
Executive Summary
The aim of this book is not only to conduct comparative research about European New Towns—
depicting their current situation in terms of the main historical, administrative, financial, economic,
social or environmental features and challenges—but also to identify different paths for adapting to
current challenges and to address the fundamental issues of image and identity. In other words, this
book will examine the capacity of New Towns to manage their transition to maturity (becoming
“Mature Towns,)” —to be viewed as pilot and liveable towns, rather than “dormitory towns.”
Firstly, this study will emphasize the history of New Towns in Europe and several other countries.
Established during the post-World War II period around major cities, their aim was to provide spatial
solutions to population growth, alleviating the congestion of metropolitan areas. They were mostly
born out of planned initiatives led by the state or in cooperation with the national administration.
Specific policies and tools were put in place for their creation and to foster development. Yet, this
pattern is undergoing radical changes across Europe; due to the drastic reduction of public spending,
New Towns have to increasingly manage and adapt to new challenges on their own.
Secondly, the historical framework will conclude with an overview of the main challenges New
Towns are facing in their age of “maturity”. Thus, the book will focus on:
1. Financial and administrative aspects: Although the general overview seems quite negative in
light of the State’s gradual disengagement, it is important to examine the different national situations
to better assess New Towns’ needs and remaining financial resources.
2. Current demographic trends: New Towns had been experiencing strong population growth,
which has significantly slowed in most cases. The populations tend to be rather young, but New
Towns are not spared from the ageing phenomenon and this challenge will require specific measures
in the future.
On the other hand, the situation across New Towns tends to vary considerably, as large towns
continue to experience growth.
3. Provision of public services and amenities: As they emerge from the same historical pattern, all
New Towns share the problem of providing public services and amenities. Basic facilities are in great
need of attention, especially for rapidly growing towns, and “soft” investments are becoming
increasingly important in fostering social cohesion and improving town image.
4. Distance and transportation: New Towns are typically well connected to their “mother cities”
(e.g., London, Paris, Rotterdam, The Hague). However, local transportation, which involves
connecting areas within New Towns, needs to be enhanced. Until recently, the reliance on cars
featured prominently in urban planning. Improved public transportation systems could reinforce social
cohesion and the use of local public services.
5. The Rural – Urban Dimension, Management of Landscapes and Preservation: City limits,
borders, centres and peripheries, etc. Today, these concepts seem less and less relevant for urban
planners. One of the major challenges is polycentricism and its territorial and social consequences, as
well as the interactions between urban and rural areas. Most European New Towns are considered
heirs of Ebenezer Howard’s “Garden cities”. Therefore, in a context of growing concerns about
climate change adaptation and mitigation, these towns must develop sustainable landscape
management methods to preserve their natural heritage.
6. Housing: Supported by national policies, large-scale housing developments are still undertaken
in some places. The main problems are still present, including the lack of social diversity and the need
for urban regeneration of housing stocks. These have a negative impact on the image of New Towns.
7. Economic development: Although it was not originally a priority, New Towns have had to fill
the gap between them and other cities to become “complete” towns, not only dormitory towns. There
are many obstacles to solving the issue, including difficulties with investment and business attraction,
as well as the gap between jobs and skills.
8. Social cohesion and the fight against exclusion: Due to the lack of economic attractiveness, high
unemployment rates, and deteriorating housing stocks, New Towns often face major problems with
meeting social needs and addressing the resulting pattern of social exclusion. Solutions must be sought
through several channels.
9. Identity and sense of community: The lack of shared identity and sense of community are
fundamental problems for New Towns. This is especially so in a globalised world, where a town’s
identity can be an important tool for attracting investment and tourists and for promoting social
cohesion. Therefore, special attention should be paid to this fundamental issue, for example, by
fostering participation of the population and implementing branding strategies.
From the ENTP publication: “European New Towns: Image, Identities, Future
Perspectives”
► Annex 15
CREANOV
Support to creative and cultural industries’ clusters for urban design
General aim of the project (draft):
The partnership’s towns are in need of improving and adapting, according to growth
trends and inhabitants’ lifestyles, the towns’ appearance and functionality. In order to
revitalise neighbourhoods, to attract inhabitants, business and investments, interventions
on urban design can be implemented following an integrated plan. Urban design is often
flourishing in communities where a dynamic connection is established between the
existing education institutions, research centres, innovative businesses, leisure facilities,
forward looking administrations and a reactive public.
To contribute to the activation of this virtuous circle, creative and cultural initiatives
and industries should be supported and accompanied. “The creative economy
has the potential to generate income and jobs while promoting social inclusion,
cultural diversity and human development”1. Without such a social and economic
fabric, NWE towns will have fewer opportunities to develop, face the challenges of the
demanding public and citizens, and compete on a worldwide scale with other emerging
and fast growing metropolitan centres.
The project will develop:
- Innovation and strategy for establishment of creative and cultural
industries focused on urban design
- Development of alternative forms of support to SMEs / start-ups in the creative
industries
- Development of models for dynamic interaction and establishment of clusters
- Promotion of innovative approaches, technologies, materials and planning
- Design codes and tools for design principles of sustainable areas
- Rethinking attention given to urban furnishing / green areas
- Creative synergies with town planners, chambers of commerce, and researchers
with regard to new urban design
Priority & themes of the programme / Specific objectives:
[See: www.nweurope.eu]
The goal of the IVB Programme is to make the NWE area more competitive,
environmentally friendly and cohesive. IVB aims to capitalise on this ambition by
improving employment opportunities, enhancing the environmental qualities, improving
accessibility through intelligent transport solutions and ensuring that our cities and rural
areas are attractive and sustainable.
These themes for cooperation are translated into four Programme Priorities which are
explained in detail in the Operational Programme, the reference document for NWE:
1 - Capitalising on innovation
2 - Managing resources and risks
3 - Improving connectivity
4 - Strengthening communities
1
Creative economy report, UNCTAD 2008.
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Type of operations founded by the programme
This priority supports transnational actions that facilitate economic and social cohesion
within and between cities, towns and rural communities. Projects should aim to enhance
the potential of regional assets aimed at improving the attractiveness of environments,
examine the potential for energy efficiencies in the construction and use of buildings and
find solutions to the impacts of demographic change and migration.
For instance, the territorial development consequences of demographic change and
ageing are substantial: changing transport requirements (modes of transport, times of
travel) and land use demands (housing needs for the elderly population) as well as the
related impacts on the availability and need for infrastructure and services.
This priority, therefore, seeks actions and model solutions for adapting policies to achieve
a better balance in the settlement structure and avoid further polarisation and
depopulation tendencies. Projects which concentrate on local actions with no
transnational synergy effects, and which do not provide wider territorial development
benefits for the transnational area, will not be supported.
Expected results of the project (draft):
- The identification of feasible, innovative and efficient tools to improve urban design
through the development of creative industries clusters
- An integrated approach developing a set of indicators targeting the economic, social,
urban and employment dimension
- A measurable impact on the dimension targeted
- The adaptation of local plans and policies and the promotion of project results for
similar projects throughout Europe
- A large echo in the media and around the other European networks and programs, well
attended conferences
- A website where visitors can download the documents and outputs of the project
- An increased staff capacity especially in the departments of environment, urban
planning, business/economy, but also in the environment field
Partners involved / requested:
Participating partners can be national, regional and local authorities including sector
departments and related public agencies, transnational bodies, universities, research and
development agencies, and non-profit organisations. Under certain conditions, private
profit making organisations can participate.
Partners must come from:
Entire countries: Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, UK, and Switzerland (but without ERDF
funding).
Partially (please check the map): France, Germany, and Netherlands.
Partners:
Chamber of commerce of Birmingham
Town of Zoetermeer
Town of Vantaa (capital of urban design 2012)
Agglomeration of Cergy Pontoise
Almere Art city
Next call:
To be announced. Likely September 2010
Contact:
ENTP
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► Annex 16
New governance
Innovative tools and technology for local governance
General aim of the project (draft):
“Urban governance is not the sole domain of government, but the combined effort of a
multitude of actors, including different levels of government, nongovernmental
organisation, the private sector and the community”2.
Towns are experiencing an increasing demand from inhabitants to better respond to
urban challenges. New forms of consultations and city planning have been tested in
towns around the world, with encouraging results according to the modalities and the
context. Since the first US experience of ‘towns’ meeting” in the 90ies to the most recent
experiment of municipal virtual services and communication activities trough Internet-
based platforms, towns are now looking for the most efficient and innovative way to
guarantee and improve the local governance criteria.
When successful, the forms of local governance and citizens’ and stakeholders’
consultation are on the leadership of a committed local administration and council.
History proved that when this commitment is not rooted into daily practices and
administration’s and policy makers’ mindset, even the most efficient and innovative
forms of governance do not survive the first pilot phase of implementation.
To guarantee the adoption and the implementation of sustainable, innovative and long-
lasting methods of urban governance, the project will develop:
- Tools and methods to identify the ideal process, the fields of applications, the
target groups, the time-scale and the actors to be involved
- Actions to promote the adoption of the most innovative technologies to improve
transparency, service delivery, information and exchange with citizens,
consultation of inhabitants, real-time updates on urban policies and planning
- Pilot projects, including the establishment and the testing of some new
technologies within the project partners’ administration to asses efficiency,
efficacy, impact on the population, sustainability, quality management
improvement
- The development of models in order to make this process easy transferable to
other cities and neighbourhood of NWE with similar housing condition
- Promotion of innovative approaches, technologies and planning
- The work with the stakeholders (public officers, town planners, chambers of
commerce, associations of inhabitants) about the adoption and testing of these
new technologies and methods of governance
Priority & themes of the programme / Specific objectives:
[See: www.nweurope.eu]
The goal of the IVB Programme is to make the NWE area more competitive,
environmentally friendly and cohesive. IVB aims to capitalise on this ambition by
improving employment opportunities, enhancing the environmental qualities, improving
2
WHO, 2010
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accessibility through intelligent transport solutions and ensuring that our cities and rural
areas are attractive and sustainable.
These themes for cooperation are translated into four Programme Priorities which are
explained in detail in the Operational Programme, the reference document for NWE:
1 - Capitalising on innovation
2 - Managing resources and risks
3 - Improving connectivity
4 - Strengthening communities
Type of operations founded by the programme
This priority supports transnational actions that facilitate economic and social cohesion
within and between cities, towns and rural communities. Projects should aim to enhance
the potential of regional assets aim to improve the attractiveness of environments,
examine the potential for energy efficiencies in the construction and use of buildings and
find solutions to the impacts of demographic change and migration.
For instance, the territorial development consequences of demographic change and
ageing are substantial: changing transport requirements (modes of transport, times of
travel) and land use demands (housing needs for the elderly population) as well as the
related impacts on the availability and need for infrastructure and services.
This priority, therefore, seeks actions and model solutions for adapting policies to achieve
a better balance in the settlement structure and avoid further polarisation and
depopulation tendencies. Projects which concentrate on local actions with no
transnational synergy effects, and which do not provide wider territorial development
benefits for the transnational area, will not be supported
Expected results of the project (draft):
- The identification of feasible, innovative and efficient tools to improve urban
governance involving the citizens, the stakeholders, the different institutional levels
- The establishment and availability of new services and technological tools to apply new
methods of urban governance, trough a combination of classic/well-established methods
and the state-of-the-art of virtual communication systems, GIS technology, tailor-made
services
- the integration in the local urban policies of new methods of consultation
- A measurable impact on the quality management
- The adaptation of local plans and policies and the promotion of project’s results
throughout similar context in Europe
- A large echo in the media and around the other European networks and programs, well
attended conferences
- A website where visitors can download the documents and outputs of the project
- An increased staff capacity especially in the departments of urban planning, social
services, and environment department
Partners involved / requested:
Participating partners can be national, regional and local authorities including sector
departments and related public agencies, transnational bodies, universities, research and
development agencies, and non-profit organisations. Under certain conditions, private
profit making organisations can participate.
Partners must come from:
Entire countries: Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, UK, and Switzerland (but without ERDF
funding).
Partially (please check the map): France, Germany, and Netherlands.
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► Annex 17
Soft housing
Innovative prefab buildings as a tool for sustainable housing
General aim of the project (draft):
Some very innovative pilot actions have proved the efficiency and efficacy of ready-
made single-family houses. Laying this kind of houses was initially designed as
temporary solution for families residing in buildings to undergo important
renovations in terms of energy efficiency. Prefab houses met immediately an
unexpected success because of new processes of fast delivery and laying,
convenience, energy efficiency and maintenance. These houses include the most
innovative technologies to reduce their environmental impact and develop passive
consumption.
The project will develop:
- Tools and methods to support local clusters of suppliers of prefab single-
family houses
- Actions to promote the alternative buildings among the stakeholders (public
officers, private sector, urban designer and architects, town planners) and the
target populations (new inhabitants and residents of buildings undergoing
important renovation)
- Pilot projects, including the preparation of a zero-impact new neighbourhood
and adaptation of an old one through the establishment of these new
buildings
- The development of models in order to make this process easy transferable to
other cities and neighbourhood of NWE with similar housing condition
- Promotion of innovative approaches, technologies, materials and planning
- The work with the stakeholders (public officers, town planners, chambers of
commerce, associations of inhabitants) about the production, transport,
delivery and laying of this new buildings.
Priority & themes of the programme / Specific objectives:
[See: www.nweurope.eu]
The goal of the IVB Programme is to make the NWE area more competitive,
environmentally friendly and cohesive. IVB aims to capitalise on this ambition by
improving employment opportunities, enhancing the environmental qualities,
improving accessibility through intelligent transport solutions and ensuring that our
cities and rural areas are attractive and sustainable.
These themes for cooperation are translated into four Programme Priorities which are
explained in detail in the Operational Programme, the reference document for NWE:
1 - Capitalising on innovation
2 - Managing resources and risks
3 - Improving connectivity
4 - Strengthening communities
Type of operations founded by the programme
This priority supports transnational actions that facilitate economic and social
cohesion within and between cities, towns and rural communities. Projects should
aim to enhance the potential of regional assets aim to improve the attractiveness of
environments, examine the potential for energy efficiencies in the construction and
use of buildings and find solutions to the impacts of demographic change and
migration.
For instance, the territorial development consequences of demographic change and
ageing are substantial: changing transport requirements (modes of transport, times
of travel) and land use demands (housing needs for the elderly population) as well as
the related impacts on the availability and need for infrastructure and services.
This priority, therefore, seeks actions and model solutions for adapting policies to
achieve a better balance in the settlement structure and avoid further polarisation
and depopulation tendencies. Projects which concentrate on local actions with no
transnational synergy effects, and which do not provide wider territorial development
benefits for the transnational area, will not be supported
Expected results of the project (draft):
- The identification of feasible, innovative and efficient tools to improve energy
efficiency
Though the development of low or zero-impact single-family prefab houses
- The establishment and availability of the cluster of developers needed to deliver the
houses
- the integration in the local urban planning policies of a soft-housing approach
- A measurable impact on the energy reduction
- The adaptation of local plans and policies and the promotion of project’s results
throughout similar context in Europe
- A large echo in the media and around the other European networks and programs,
well attended conferences
- A website where visitors can download the documents and outputs of the project
- An increased staff capacity especially in the departments of environment, urban
planning and business economic links but also in the environment department
Estimated total cost:
Partners involved / requested:
Participating partners can be national, regional and local authorities including sector
departments and related public agencies, transnational bodies, universities, research
and development agencies, and non-profit organisations. Under certain conditions,
private profit making organisations can participate.
Partners must come from:
Entire countries: Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, UK, and Switzerland (but without
ERDF funding).
Partially (please check the map): France, Germany, and Netherlands.
Next call:
To be announced. Likely September 2010
Contact:
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