METREX Working Manual origins, commitments, activities and intentions

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1 METREX MANUAL

2 METREX Working Manual origins, commitments, activities and intentions This draft working Manual is specifically for the information and use of the new METREX Managing Committee [MC] but will also be updated annually, at the beginning of each financial year [January to December] for the information and interest of the METREX membership as a whole. It includes summaries of METREX origins, commitments, activities and intentions as a basis for Member networking and participation. METREX 125 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 2SA, Scotland UK. Tel/fax + 44 (0) [email protected] website

3 How METREX works DIMENSIONS EXCHANGE INFLUENCE METROPOLITAN EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL METROPOLITAN EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL TIMESCALES NETWORKING ADMINISTRATIVELY BIANNUAL MEETINGS BIENNIAL CONFERENCES WEB 1:1 MEMBERS MANAGING COMMITTEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1:50 NETWORK SPATIALLY METREX PROJECTS EXPERT GROUPS NATIONAL TRANS NATIONAL INTERMETREX SOCIOMETREX EMPLOYMENT HOUSING INTRAPOLYCENTRICITY POLYMETREX EUCO2 80/50 + INFRASTRUCTURE

4 Contents 01 METREX 1.1 The Idea of METREX The Need to Plan Founding Glasgow Conference Founding Declaration of Intent Porto Convocation Porto Practice Benchmark AISBL Statutes - Development AISBL Statutes - Provisions 8 03 EUROPEAN DIMENSION 3.1 Framework Territorial cohesion Transport European Networks - Transport (TEN-T) Major Infrastructure - 38 Transport European Networks - Transport (TEN-T) 3.5 ESPON METROPOLITAN DIMENSION 2.1 Metropolitan Dimension - Energy Lisbon Indicators Monitoring Political Dimension Metropolitan Practice 13 Competence, Capability, Process Practice Benchmark - 13 Competence, Capability, Process Practice Benchmark Online Madrid Capital Regions 15 Congress Szczecin 2006 Conference 16 Declaration Competence Metropolitan Governance Capability Climate Change - METREX 19 Hamburg Conference Climate Change EUCO2 80/ Metropolitan Energy Planning 21 EUCO2plus Intra-Metropolitan Polycentricity Metropolitan - Rural Relationships Social Sustainability Integration - METREX Hamburg 25 Conference Planning for Major Events Employment Location Within 28 Metropolitan Areas Affordable Housing Retail Planning Integrated Land Use and Transportation Planning INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION 4.1 METREX International Events Guidelines for METREX 43 International Events and Study Visits 4.3 European Neighbours Moscow Protocol of Intent North America - Cooperation North America - Activities South America China NETWORKING 5.1 Management Secretariat/Interpretariat Membership Membership and Observers Resources Language Services Programme Conferences, General Assemblies and Meetings Website Bernd Steinacher Fellow

5 01 METREX IDEA PLAN FOUNDATION DECLARATION CONVOCATION BENCHMARK DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS

6 01 METREX 1.1 THE IDEA OF METREX 1.1 The Idea of METREX There are some 70 major metropolitan areas in Europe with populations of 500k and over. They comprise perhaps 60-70% of Europe s population of almost 500m. They have been described as the motors of the European economy and share many of the same strategic social, economic and environmental problems and opportunities. They need effective governance to address such issues in an integrated and coherent way. Spatial planning and development has a key role to play in this process. However, the management of metropolitan affairs involves many partners and interests. METREX provides a forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience in addressing issues with a metropolitan dimension, that is, those that are of metropolitan significance because of their impact or extent. METREX is the acronym for metropolitan exchange. METREX is, in effect, a self-help network of practitioners [politicians, officials and their advisers] involved in decision-making and implementation at the metropolitan level. The Network now has Members from some 50 European metropolitan areas, representing almost all European countries, and is, therefore, well placed to facilitate such exchange on a comprehensive and cost effective basis. However, the unique and special quality of METREX is its combination of the professional and the personal. METREX members become colleagues and friends. Personal relationships are what make a network a Network. METROPOLITAN AREAS/ METREX MEMBERS Helsinki Oslo Stockholm Tallinn Moscow Riga Edinburgh Copenhagen Vilnius Dublin Minsk Amsterdam London Bruxelles Berlin Prague Warsaw Kiev Paris Zurich Bratislava Vienna Budapest Ljubljana Bucharest Rome Sofia Istanbul Lisbon Madrid Athens

7 01 METREX 1.2 THE NEED TO PLAN 1.2 The Need to Plan The European Union has only recently formally recognised the need for a territorial dimension to its activities. METREX is the Network of Metropolitan Regions and Areas and one of its founding purposes is to contribute a metropolitan dimension to European policy and decision-making. Many European countries have well-established planning systems at the national, regional, provincial and community levels but some are only now establishing these within the framework of the European Union. However, metropolitan governance [across major urban areas and their areas of influence, regardless of historic administrative boundaries] is not yet well established across Europe. METREX advocates that to plan is a basic function of governance at the European and metropolitan levels as well as a basic human need. The 120 major metropolitan areas of Europe, of which about 70 have populations over 500,000. These are the Metropolitan European Growth Areas [MEGA] identified in ESPON studies. METREX Members/ Observers are shown in bold Aachen [MHAL] Aberdeen Alpes-Maritimes Amsterdam Ankara Antwerp Athens Barcelona Bari Basel Bayonne-St Sebastian Belfast Belgrade Berlin Bilbao Birmingham Bologna Bordeaux Bradford Bratislava Bremen Bristol Brno Brussels Bucharest Budapest Cardiff Chisnau Copenhagen den Haag Dijon Dortmund Dresden Dublin Duisberg Dusseldorf Edinburgh Essen Firenze Frankfurt Gdansk Geneva Genova Glasgow Göteborg Granada Grenoble Hamburg Hannover Helsinki Istanbul Izmir Katowice Kiev Köln Krakow Leeds Leipzig Lille Lisboa Liverpool Ljubljana London Luxembourg Lviv Lyon Madrid Malaga Mälmo Manchester Marseille Milano Minsk München Nancy Nantes/St Nazaire Napoli Newcastle Nicosia Nürnberg Odessa Oslo Palermo Paris Porto Poznan Prague Riga Roma Rotterdam Rouen Salzburg Sarajevo Sevilla Sheffield Skopje Sofia South Coast Metro St Petersburg Stockholm Strasbourg Stuttgart Szczecin Tallin Thessaloniki Tirana Torino Toulouse Valencia Valletta Venezia Verona Vilnius Warsaw Wien Wroclaw Zagreb Zaragoza Zurich

8 01 METREX FOUNDING GLASGOW CONFERENCE METREX was founded at the Metropolitan Regions Conference, in Glasgow, in The Conference was promoted and by the then Strathclyde Regional Council and authorities in the West of Scotland with the support of DG XVI [now DG REGIO]. Some 230 delegates from across the wider Europe of the then European Union and its neighbours attended the Conference. A METREX Founders dinner was attended by some 70 Conference delegates and an Interim Managing Committee was formed to progress the establishment of the Network Founding Glasgow Conference Glasgow City Council managed the start up funding of 120k provided by Strathclyde Regional Council and within three years METREX was established with thirty five Members and was self-sufficient from its own subscription income. The idea of METREX was immediately attractive to Europe s metropolitan areas. The four Conference themes were Integrated strategies for sustainable development Integrated metropolitan land use and transportation strategies Strategies for urban growth, renewal and regeneration Strategies for environmental renewal. The Rapporteur General, Vincent Goodstadt, identified a number of key issues emerging from the Conference, including: Definition and governance of metropolitan areas: Economic competitiveness, social cohesion and sustainability Mobility and accessibility Urban sprawl Quality of life and the Relationship between European and metropolitan spatial planning policy. These have proved to be enduring issues.

9 01 METREX FOUNDING DECLARATION OF INTENT The representatives of the European Metropolitan Regions, meeting in Glasgow at the Metropolitan Regions Conference held in April 1996, resolve in principle to found a Network for the following purpose. Purpose of the Network Founding Declaration of Intent To facilitate the exchange of strategic planning experience, information and expertise between Europe s Metropolitan regions in order to promote their understanding of issues of common interest and cooperative action as appropriate in support of EU policy generally and European cohesion in particular. Network activities This purpose will be advanced by Network activities, which will include: Exchange of experience, information and expertise The organisation of a biennial Network Conference The organisation and maintenance of systems for the regular exchange of expertise between Network Members Understanding of issues of common interest The organisation of Working Groups to investigate strategic issues of common concern The dissemination of information on good strategic planning practice Support of EU policy and European Cohesion Advice, as required, through CEMR, on matters of strategic planning concern to Metropolitan regions Assistance, as required, through CEMR, with the interpretation of EU policies and directives, as they affect Metropolitan regions Cooperative action The organisation of joint action between Network members on studies, projects and other activities of common interest The organisation of joint submissions for EU funding in support of strategic planning projects of common interest Participation in the proceedings of the Committee of the Regions to contribute to the understanding of strategic planning at the metropolitan level Participation in the proceedings of AER and CEMR to contribute to the understanding of strategic issues at the metropolitan level Liaison and cooperation with other European Networks with planning and environmental interests. Declaration Representatives of European Metropolitan Regions attending the Conference are invited to support the Purpose of the Network, in principle, and to commend it to their respective authorities by adding their names to this Declaration of Intent. The Conference participants resolve to form an interim Managing Committee, supported by a Technical Advisory Group to consider and establish the means of managing the Network and to report back to the wider membership with a draft Constitution and programme of activities for consultation and ratification before the end of The Conference participants accept the offer of the City of Glasgow, through the European Urban Institute, of technical and support services for an initial period of three years to assist the interim Managing Committee and the Technical Advisory Group. Glasgow April 1996

10 01 METREX 1.4 PORTO CONVOCATION 1.4 Porto Convocation In 1999 the EU was on the threshold of enlargement from 15 to 25 Member countries and the European Spatial Planning Perspective [ESDP] was published. The ESDP sought Spatial Visions for seven recognised transnational areas across Europe. Metropolitan areas were expected to make a key contribution to their realisation. Metropolitan Magna Carta and the Porto Declaration In these evolving circumstances the Area Metropolitana do Porto, through METREX, took the welcome initiative to promote the Porto Convocation, which resulted in the signing, by 40 metropolitan areas, of the Porto Declaration. The Declaration defined the common intention to: Pursue the aim of effective spatial planning and development at the metropolitan level in Europe by promoting the necessary competence, capability and process Cooperate in the exchange of spatial planning and development knowledge, understanding and experience including the establishment of good practice Contribute the metropolitan dimension to spatial planning and development at the European level Continue to associate through the METREX Network in order to achieve these common purposes. The Declaration was contained within a Metropolitan Magna Carta, which also included 10 points for action. Context 1 Provide a social and economic context for strategic and local planning Good governance 2 Maintain an up to date and relevant metropolitan spatial planning and development overview and strategy, and particularly, 3 Maintain an integrated land use and transportation overview to provide the strategic context for integrated transportation provision [including networks, hubs and interchanges]. Environmental sustainability and regeneration 4 Maintain an overview of the environment, and particularly, 5 Assess the potential for integrated environmental recovery and improvement action at the metropolitan level 6 Assess the potential for urban renewal and regeneration across the metropolitan region or area. Development for balanced competitiveness and social inclusion 7 Provide the strategic context for industrial, business and tourism development at the metropolitan level 8 Provide the strategic context for housing provision across the metropolitan area, and similarly 9 Provide the context for strategic retail provision 10 Maintain an overview of rural development needs and opportunities. The Metropolitan Magna Carta continues to provide the over arching guiding framework for the development of METREX and its activities. Downloads Metropolitan Magna Carta and the Porto Declaration About METREX

11 01 METREX 1.5 PORTO PRACTICE BENCHMARK In support of the Metropolitan Magna Carta, METREX produced a Practice Benchmark in The Benchmark first recognised and established the need for Competence, Capability and Process as the basis for effective metropolitan spatial planning and development. 1.5 Porto Practice Benchmark Competence Authority to adopt, implement, safeguard and roll forward a strategy for a metropolitan region or functional urban area. Capability Capability to identify key medium and longer-term strategic issues Gather and evaluate relevant data Formulate a strategy and appropriate supporting policies, programmes and strategic projects to address the strategic issues identified. Process Establishment of an ongoing process of strategy formulation Public participation Implementation Supporting monitoring and review. The Practice Benchmark contained four specific Benchmarks of effective practice and 12 Indicators for use with Benchmark 4. This broad outline of the essentials of effective practice later provided the basis for the much more comprehensive and complete Practice Benchmark developed by the METREX Network as a whole through the InterMETREX project under INTERREG IIIC in Downloads Porto Practice Benchmark About METREX

12 01 METREX AISBL STATUTES - DEVELOPMENT By 1999 it was clear that the founding stage of METREX had been successfully accomplished and that the Network was established on a self-sustaining basis. It was time to apply for registration as an Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif [AISBL] with the Belgian Government, which is the recognised status for Networks such as METREX. This registration was approved in August 2000 when the membership of the Network had grown to 35 metropolitan areas AISBL Statutes - Development Since its foundation METREX had a very simple and inclusive management structure. It had one elected President, an appointed Secretary General and all Members were members of the Managing Committee. It met every two years as a General Assembly to give direction to a programme of networking initiatives and activities. In 2010, when the membership had grown to 50, the Statutes, and the related METREX Internal Regulations, were revised to provide continuing focus and momentum to networking activities. A Managing Committee of 12 colleagues comprising the President, 2 Vice Presidents and 7 Members, plus an appointed Member Auditor and the Secretary General, was established at the Berlin General Assembly in September It will serve until the next General Assembly in Wien in 2012.

13 01 METREX AISBL STATUTES - PROVISIONS Statutes Section 1 Designation, Registered Office and Lifespan of the Association Article 1 Designation Article 2 Registered Office Article 3 Lifespan AISBL Statutes - Provisions Section 2 Article 4 Section 3 Article 5 Article 6 Article 7 Article 8 Section 4 Article 9 Purposes of METREX Purposes Membership Criteria, Subscriptions, Withdrawal, Liability Membership Criteria Subscriptions Withdrawal and Disqualification from Membership Liability Organisational Structure The Structure of METREX Section 5 The General Assembly Article 10 Composition of and Representation at the General Assembly Article 11 Powers of the General Assembly Article 12 Frequency of General Assemblies, Notification, Agenda and Minutes Article 13 Decision Making at the General Assembly Section 6 The Managing Committee Article 14 Appointment or Election and Resignation of Members of the Managing Committee Article 15 Frequency of Meetings of the Managing Committee, Notification, Agenda and Minutes Article 16 Decision Making at Meetings of the Managing Committee Article 17 Responsibilities of the Managing Committee Article 18 Delegations Article 19 Representation Article 20 Personal Liabilities Section 7 The Secretary General Article 21 Function and Responsibilities of the Secretary General Section 8 Fiscal Year and Financial Management Article 22 Fiscal year and Accounting Article 23 Financial Operation Article 24 Treasurer Downloads AISBL Statutes in DE EN ES FR IT About METREX

14 02 METROPOLITAN DIMENSION COMPETENCE CAPABILITY PROCESS GOVERNANCE CLIMATE ENERGY RURAL SUSTAINABILITY

15 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.1 METROPOLITAN DIMENSION - ENERGY There is a range of inter-related key social, economic and environmental issues that can be addressed most effectively at the metropolitan level. These include, for example: Urban structure and the balance to be struck between urban renewal [of land and buildings] and urban expansion Urban connectivity and the relationships between modes of transport for people and goods Economic change and the need for urban restructuring to cope with the consequences of growth or decline Social change and the need for urban facilities and services to respond to factors such as migration, demographics and consumer expenditure Environmental sustainability and the need to safeguard natural resources and balance their use and development with their capacity for regeneration Climate change and the need to mitigate the emission of urban greenhouse gases and adapt to the consequences of global warming Energy planning and the need for urban areas to manage urban wastes, energy saving and recovery and urban energy generation. 2.1 Metropolitan Dimension - Energy Such issues require to be considered in an integrated way over the longer-term. Forward planning of this kind will require a process of metropolitan governance to assess needs and balance these with options for development, their costs and benefits and their environmental impact. This is the metropolitan dimension. European metropolitan areas have already established a range of approaches to their governance [taking strategic decisions in the public interest on the basis of subsidiarity]. These vary from statutory Authorities, with a full portfolio of competencies, capabilities, powers and resources, to Bodies with selected competencies to address a specific range of key issues, to voluntary cooperation between existing levels of government [for example, Regions, Provinces and Communities]. METREX has advocated, through the InterMETREX Benchmark, that all levels of government in metropolitan regions and areas should, collectively, consider the key issues that they need to address and the competencies, capabilities and processes that are necessary in their circumstances for effective governance. METREX will continue to advocate the definition and recognition of metropolitan regions and areas across Europe, and the establishment of appropriate forms of metropolitan governance to enable key issues to be addressed effectively.

16 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.2 LISBON INDICATORS MONITORING Introduction More than ever, European countries are being faced with fierce global competition. To take up this challenge, a strategy was established in 2000, in Lisbon. The purpose of this strategy aims at turning the European Union, by 2010, into the most competitive knowledge economy in the world, capable of a sustainable economic growth along with a quantitative and qualitative improvement of employment and of a greater social cohesion. The objective of environmental protection was brought into the Lisbon Strategy the following year in Göteborg. 2.2 Lisbon Indicators Monitoring The European Union and countries have been, up until today, responsible for the implementation of the Lisbon/Göteborg Strategy. Progress made since 2000 has been disappointing. However, everyone agrees that the proposed objectives are still highly relevant. There is a direct link between the Lisbon Strategy and metropolitan areas. Success in achieving the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy greatly depends on the way these will be implemented in metropolitan areas. Indeed, a significant part of the underlying factors of the future competitiveness of Europe can be found in metropolitan regions and areas. Besides, issues such as social cohesion and environmental protection affect these metropolitan regions and areas often more than other territories. The involvement of metropolitan regions and areas in the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy is a significant element in its success. Policies and actions to make the most of the potential of metropolitan areas depend for their justification on the availability of up to date and relevant socio-economic and environmental information, which can be compared to other such areas. Yet, there is currently a lack of such information. Despite the efforts and progress made over the last few years, reliable and comparable information at the European level on metropolitan regions and areas has not yet been produced. This situation can be explained, on the one hand, by the fact that there is no European or harmonised definition of metropolitan regions and areas and, on the other hand, by the lack of attention from the Commission in relation to the significance of metropolitan regions and areas for the future of Europe and in relation to the challenges they face: No relevant statistical or analytical information on European metropolitan regions and areas, depriving public and private stakeholders of precious tools to support decision-making Metropolitan regions and areas have never been the focus of an in-depth review at the level of the European Union A monitoring project of the Lisbon indicators at the level of metropolitan regions and areas should contribute to the recognition of their European dimension. This recognition is one of the objectives of METREX. Institut d Aménagement et d Urbanisme de la région d Île-de-France (IAURIF) set up, as part of METREX activities, an Expert Group whose purpose was to assess the Lisbon Strategy indicators at the level of European metropolitan regions and areas, thus ensuring the comparability of the data and indicators produced. The outcomes of the work of the Group are contained in two METREX Progress Reports. Downloads Lisbon Monitoring Project - EN FR and the First and Second Progress Reports - www. eurometrex.org

17 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.3 POLITICAL DIMENSION 2.3 Political Dimension In addition to fostering the exchange of knowledge on metropolitan issues between practitioners, METREX has also contributed a metropolitan dimension to European affairs. In particular, METREX has: Worked in partnership with the European Economic and Social Committee [EESC], which represents the interests of civil society to the EU, to promote the metropolitan dimension through EESC Opinions to the European Parliament Responded to EU consultative processes on territorial, cohesion and sustainability issues Held regular background meetings with the European Commission Actively participated in the EU Brussels Open Days. METREX intends to continue to contribute to European affairs and to foster a more active political dimension within METREX. It will do this by encouraging Members to participate in Meetings and Conferences with politicians and officials. European programmes The INTERREG Programme of the European Commission helps European regions to share their knowledge and experience. METREX has promoted two major projects, InterMETREX and PolyMETREXplus, under INTERREG IIIC [ ], to enable metropolitan areas to take advantage of its co-funding provisions. METREX will continue to assess the potential for a metropolitan contribution to be made to European affairs through EU Programmes.

18 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE Practice Benchmark - Competence, capability, process InterMETREX Practice Benchmark InterMETREX was led by the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee [GCVSPJC] and involved 31 metropolitan partners and METREX, working within a budget of 1.16m, in the development, production and application of a Benchmark of effective spatial planning and development practice in EN DE FR ES IT and an e-atlas. The Benchmark contains 29 benchmarks of effective practice, covering the full range of metropolitan spatial planning and development issues, and is designed to enable practitioners to self-assess their current practice against a range of indicators, and to then take such steps to improvement as their circumstances allow. METREX intention is that the Benchmark should be actively used within metropolitan regions and areas to help them to address their spatial planning and development problems and realise their development opportunities in the most effective way. The Benchmark is a tool to aid metropolitan competitiveness and sustainability. InterMETREX also produced an electronic e-atlas, which contains profiles of partner metropolitan areas as an aid to future networking. METREX intention is that the e-atlas will be accessible through the METREX website and be capable of being updated on a regular basis. It will provide insight into the issues being addressed in individual European metropolitan regions and areas and facilitate informed networking and exchange on issues of common interest. InterMETREXplus involved an extension to the project to enable four partners to pilot the application of the Greenhouse Gas Regional Inventory Project [GRIP] model at the metropolitan level. GRIP was conceived and developed through the Tyndall Centre [UK] for climate change research. The outcome was an addition to the Benchmark to address the issue of climate change. Downloads METREX Practice Benchmark of Effective Spatial Planning METREX Activities

19 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE Practice Benchmark Online Benchmarks 1 Competence to plan strategically at the metropolitan level 1 Higher level context 2 Integrated metropolitan strategies for sustainable development 3 The status of the metropolitan planning body 4 The formal scope of the metropolitan planning body 5 Strategic planning responsibilities 6 Level of coherence of the area of the planning body Practice Benchmark Online 2 Competence to implement a metropolitan strategy 7 Power to implement and safeguard a metropolitan spatial planning strategy 8 Level of influence on implementation resources 3 Capability for informed decision-making at the metropolitan level 9 Professional resources 10 Survey and data collection 11 Provision of social and economic projections and forecasts as a context for local planning 12 Urban development potential 13 Urban form and polycentricity 14 Centres 15 Preparation of metropolitan strategies 16 Social development 17 Economic development 18** Housing development 19** Retail development 20 Transportation 21* Sustainable environmental quality 4 Process and participation 22 Legal rights and involvement 23 A proactive and inclusive approach 24 Stakeholder involvement 25 Transparency 26 Testing the plan 5 Process and implementation, monitoring and review 27 Implementation 28 Monitoring 29 Review Benchmark 21B, Sustainable environmental policy Analyses for the formulation of environmental policy options at the metropolitan level, through an interactive model of the metropolitan eco-system, should normally include an assessment of energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions [ie. carbon audits], consideration of emission reduction scenarios and targeted action to achieve a sustainable future. A METREX metropolitan energy demand and supply tool, EUCO2plus*, is being developed as an outcome of the EUCO2 80/50 project. Similar tools are under consideration for Housing and Retailing**.

20 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE Madrid Capital Regions Congress 2006 Theme Planning and development of Metropolitan Capital Regions. 2-6 May 2006, hosted by the Comunidad de Madrid and held in the Palacio Municipal de Congresos. To define, by means of a series of keynote addresses by international leaders in the field and through comparative studies of examples of good practice, the current status of the Spatial Planning of Metropolitan Capital Regions, as well as to inspire and further its progress Madrid Capital Regions Congress 2006 The aim of the conference was to provide a unique opportunity for the exchange of knowledge and experience on a subject that affects Metropolitan Regions and Areas all over the world, as well as to guide the decision-making process and the implementation of strategies on an effective basis. The Congress was conceived and promoted by the Comunidad de Madrid, in association with METREX, and formed part of the METREX 10th Anniversary programme. It was attended by over 700 delegates from across the world and was described by Professor Sir Peter Hall, the Congress Patron, as the most significant event of its kind that he had been associated with. Over twenty practitioners of international standing, from representative global Metropolitan Capital Regions and Cities, gathered in Madrid for a high level comparative analysis and assessment of the problems and opportunities of present-day metropolitan areas from the perspective of the environment, the economy and society. The three days of the Congress featured addresses on the state of the art, with each one being followed by two relevant practical case studies and, subsequently, by Moderated Forums to clarify and explore issues of interest. Case studies included the European Union, Paris, London, Øresund, Milan, Vancouver, Seoul, San Francisco, Bogota, Curitiba and Madrid. The Conference Patron, Professor Sir Peter Hall, gave the Opening and Closing Keynote addresses to set the context for the Congress and to summarise its outcomes. The Congress Proceedings have been published by the Comunidad de Madrid in book form and as a DVD. Downloads Professor Sir Peter Hall - Summary presentation -

21 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE Szczecin 2006 Conference Declaration Introduction METREX celebrated its 10th Anniversary at the METREX Szczecin Conference, from Wednesday 26 to Saturday 30 September The Conference took the theme of The State of Practice - the body of knowledge. It took the form of a conversation on Looking back/ Looking forward, taking the key issues that METREX Members have addressed over the past decade as a context against which to discuss and define the European metropolitan agenda for the coming years. The Conference took the view that such an agenda should have the following components, and that METREX should actively promote their realisation in partnership with the wider European metropolitan community and European institutions Szczecin 2006 Conference Decleration The components of a European metropolitan agenda 1 The definition and recognition of Europe s metropolitan regions and areas as key components of the Territorial Agenda of the European Union. 2 The recognition that many of the key issues for Europe, including economic competitiveness, social cohesion and environmental sustainability, can be addressed most effectively, and in an integrated way, at the metropolitan level. METREX will set up an Expert Group to consider metropolitan Lisbon Strategy indicators. 3 The recognition that effective metropolitan governance will be a key requirement for the preparation and implementation of integrated strategies for European metropolitan regions and areas. The Szczecin Conference noted the initiatives that are now being taken in many European states to set up metropolitan regions and areas in response to the need for urban Europe to maintain its competitiveness on a sustainable basis. 4 The recognition that Europe s metropolitan regions and areas are a major source of global greenhouse gas emissions and that urban Europe must now takes steps to make major reductions in these. This is a key strategic issue for the European metropolitan agenda. The sustainable energy future of Europe will be part of this issue, as will the need for urban Europe to adapt to those aspects of climate change that are now unavoidable. 5 The recognition of the value of the InterMETREX project, carried out under the INTERREG IIIC programme by a partnership of 32 European metropolitan regions and areas over the period 2004 to 2006, in providing a Benchmark of effective metropolitan spatial planning and development practice. 6 The recognition of the value of the PolyMETREXplus project, also carried out under the INTERREG IIIC programme by a partnership of 19 European metropolitan regions and areas over the period 2004 to 2007, in providing a Framework for a Polycentric Metropolitan Europe and an a related Action Plan. The PolyMETREXplus Action Plan will provide a basis for the development and implementation of polycentric initiatives under the forthcoming INTERREG IV programme. 7 The recognition that the better connectivity of metropolitan Europe on an environmentally sustainable basis will also be a key strategic issue for the European metropolitan agenda. METREX will set up an Expert Group to consider the key issue of metropolitan spatial planning and the provision of major infrastructure.

22 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.3 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE Szczecin 2006 Conference Declaration [contd.] 8 With the expansion of the European Union to a prospective 27 Nation States it will be important for European metropolitan regions and areas to continue to develop relationships of practical mutual value with the metropolitan areas of the new neighbouring States. 9 In an global economy it will also be important for Europe to recognise the global functions and roles that many Europe s metropolitan regions and areas fulfill and the value of the strong historic links of language and culture that they have with other parts of the world. Such links can help Europe to sustain its awareness of effective spatial planning and development practice at the global level Szczecin 2006 Conference Decleration 10 In its 10th Anniversary year METREX is close to attaining its medium-term objective of becoming truly representative of all parts of Europe and its unique and special urban life and heritage. METREX now has membership from 45 of Europe s 120 recognised metropolitan regions and areas and will invite some 5-10 additional metropolitan areas to join the Network and complete metropolitan representation from all the European nation states. Members will also be sought from the new European neighbouring states. The objective is to provide METREX members with access to the full range of European spatial planning and development experience and practice, and to put the Network in the best possible position to represent the metropolitan dimension in European affairs.

23 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE - COMPETENCE Metropolitan Governance Models of Metropolitan Governance Across Europe there are now a number of models of metropolitan governance. They range from authorities with comprehensive statutory powers, through authorities with selected core powers to voluntary groupings of authorities with advisory powers only. They can be summarised as follows: Metropolitan Governance 1 Elected metropolitan authorities with a comprehensive range of social, economic, infrastructural, environmental and spatial planning powers, through which to plan and implement effective and integrated strategies. 2 Elected or appointed authorities with selected core powers through which to plan and implement effective strategies to address key issues. 3 Appointed metropolitan agencies or joint bodies with strategic planning responsibilities and advisory implementation functions. Comprehensive model The establishment of elected metropolitan authorities with comprehensive powers for integrated strategic planning and implementation usually requires the restructuring of traditional forms of local government based on communities, towns and cities. It is, therefore, much less easy to establish than other models of metropolitan governance based on the voluntary cooperation of existing authorities to address key issues of common interest such as economic change or transportation. However, the scale of the pressures, problems and opportunities being faced by some metropolitan areas can make the comprehensive model the most effective option. Core powers model Where the key issues being faced by a metropolitan area are more specific or intense then it may be effective to establish a metropolitan authority with the core powers necessary to address these. Such models usually involve the core spatial planning, transportation, economic and environmental powers necessary to achieve substantial urban renewal and regeneration or urban expansion. Agency model Where there are established and integrated national and regional strategies in place, which have the support of the key stakeholders involved, it may be easier to plan and implement at the metropolitan level with fewer powers and a more voluntary approach. Key functions Whatever model of metropolitan governance chosen in individual circumstances, it should have the competence, capability and process to fulfill the following key functions effectively: Preventing unsustainable development Safeguarding sensitive areas or resources Exercising foresight by taking a longer-term view of development prospects Presenting possible futures for public consideration and debate Enabling the realisation of chosen spatial planning and development options Sustaining a chosen spatial planning and development strategy. Downloads Metropolitan governance - Activities of the Network

24 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE - CAPABILITY Climate Change - METREX Hamburg Conference 2007 METREX, climate change and low carbon energy futures = a key metropolitan issue The METREX Hamburg Conference on Climate Change was promoted by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and was held from 28 November to 1 December It had the following goals: Adoption of a joint declaration of European metropolitan regions on climate change Encouraging cooperation and exchange among big cities and European metropolitan regions on best practice, triggering-off effective strategies and projects Documentation and information on best practice Starting a transatlantic dialogue on climate change among metropolitan and city regions in Europe and the US Climate Change/METREX Hamburg Conference 2007 Metropolitan regions and areas were offered the opportunity to present their best practice during the conference and to contribute towards the planned best practice documentation. As follow-up to the METREX Hamburg Conference on Climate Change, the Northern Virginia Regional Commission and METREX invited delegates to a meeting in Greater Washington, from 9-12 April 2008 [see North America - Cooperation]. Hamburg Conference Declaration METREX members declared: As metropolitan regions and areas do not only emit roughly 20% of global GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions, but are also strongly affected by the adverse effects of global climate change, we acknowledge both a shared responsibility and a common interest in the development of innovative and climate-friendly approaches to reduce damaging GHG emissions. We commit to the reduction goals envisioned by the G8 and proposed by the EU of an overall 80 % reduction in the emissions of GHG/CO2 by the year 2050, and resolve to work together towards this goal. As a first step towards reaching this goal, we appeal to European metropolitan regions to join the partnership for the METREX INTERREG EUCO2 80/50 project. The objective of this project will be to enable Europe s 100 metropolitan regions and areas to devise and adopt integrated GHG emission mitigation strategies in order to achieve the reduction target of 80 % by We urge all METREX members as well as all non-member European metropolitan areas to secure their carbon light energy futures accordingly. We call for metropolitan regions worldwide to commit themselves to climate-friendly policies and decision-making, and to strive for regional cooperation in a spirit of dedication towards the highest possible protection level. We appeal to all European metropolitan regions and areas to make all possible efforts in order to ensure that their economic growth should not be detrimental to climate. We urge the European Commission and the national Governments within the European Union to enter a climate-oriented dialogue with their metropolitan regions and areas and to support those in achieving their reduction targets. We underline our strong interest and clear expectation that the forthcoming UN climate summit from 3 to 15 December, 2007 in Bali, Indonesia, will show a wide range of substantial results, and lead to an encouraging progress in the worldwide efforts to reduce GHG and combat climate change. We express our gratitude to the Northern Virginia Regional Commission and the City of London to hold follow-up conferences in Greater Washington from 9 to 12 April, 2008 and in London in autumn Downloads METREX Hamburg Conference on Climate Change - Conference Reader with Best Practice Examples -

25 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE - CAPABILITY Climate Change EUCO2 80/50 METREX, climate change and low carbon energy futures = a key metropolitan issue METREX has promoted the EUCO2 80/50 project involving 15 metropolitan partners and METREX, supported by co-funding and sponsorship by General Electric [GE], in the application of the Greenhouse Gas Regional Inventory Project [GRIP] model and process [piloted through InterMETREXplus]. The objective is to produce metropolitan greenhouse gas mitigation strategies to support the EU s target of an 80% reduction in emissions, over 1990 levels, by 2050, and to secure low carbon metropolitan energy futures Climate Change EUCO2 80/50 The 15 partner metropolitan areas have taken this initiative because they realise that their metropolitan futures depend on secure, stable and sustainable energy supplies. They appreciate that those who take the necessary steps at an early stage will secure a competitive advantage. They also appreciate that the 60-70% of Europe s population that live in its 75 recognised major metropolitan areas probably emit the same percentage of Europe s greenhouse gas emissions. They probably comprise 10% of global emissions. Through the EUCO2 80/50 project Europe can lead on metropolitan mitigation strategy. The 15 EUCO2 80/50 partners will each involve some stakeholders in their 2010 Workshops. These are the interests that have a major contribution to make to mitigation strategy. They may include governance, energy, economic, social, environmental, transportation, water, waste and developer interests. In all, some stakeholders may be involved in the EUCO2 80/50 project during These will be the founder members of the EUCO2 80/50 Club because the development of an effective mitigation strategy is only the first step. Subsequent steps will involve the implementation of strategies, over the coming years, and the continuing exchange of experience between EUCO2 80/50 Club members. The Club will be a non-paying part of the METREX network, for the exchange of information and experience on metropolitan mitigation practice. EUCO2 80/50 involves not only what to do, but also how to do it. The EUCO2 80/50 project will conclude at the end of 2010 and the outcomes will be finalised at a Synthesis Meeting of the Steering Group [all partners], in Hamburg, in spring The project will then feature in the Hamburg Green Capital 2011 programme and the METREX autumn 2011 Hamburg Meeting. The Lead Partner presented a progress report to the Berlin Conference [see the published Proceedings on the METREX website]. METREX has produced a first draft of the METREX Metropolitan Mitigation Practice Benchmark [EUCO2plus] and the Secretary General presented the early indications to the Berlin Conference [see also the published Proceedings on the METREX website]. Downloads METREX Hamburg Conference on Climate Change - Conference Reader with Best Practice Examples -

26 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE - CAPABILITY Metropolitan Energy Planning EUCO2plus Introduction It is clear from the fourteen EUCO2 80/50 Workshops held in 2010 that the EU mitigation target is now nearer 90% than 80%.EUCO GRIP runs have been made on this basis. EUCO2plus The following key measures have now emerged as common to all European mitigation scenarios: Metropolitan Energy Planning EUCO2plus An energy audit for all urban buildings and plant Energy saving at Passivhaus standards for all buildings Waste energy capture [heat] from all buildings [air heat pumps] and its storage and recycling as electricity. This is the Passivhausplus approach. Micro-generation from all buildings [PV and solar thermal] and urban spaces [microwind] Macro-generation from metropolitan regions [CSP, PV, wind farms and biomass] Electromobility for smaller vehicles Hydrogen/hydrogen fuel cells for larger vehicles and equipment. There will be a range of additional measures, which of themselves could be significant, such as biomass generation, small-scale turbines [water services] and bio-waste processing. However, the above measures are the essentials if a 90% target is to be achieved. A 90% target means, in effect, the decarbonisation of the urban energy supply. Centralised carbon energy supplies can be replaced by decentralised renewable energy supplies. For example, the Carbon Trust has estimated that 30-40% of urban energy supplies can be met from micro-generation. Metropolitan areas can become major generators of energy as well as consuming lower levels of energy. This is the basis of the EUCO2plus approach. It aims to reach the EU mitigation target of 90% through the decarbonisation of the urban energy supply. METREX has used the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley area to pilot and test this approach. It can be summarised as INSULATE and GENERATE. It uses socio-economic data [2005] from the statistics published by the Scottish Government and energy data [2005] published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Information on energy generation and costs has been taken from the Greater London Authority Toolkit. METREX has produced and will contribute a metropolitan energy-planning tool, EUCO2plus, as an outcome of the EUCO2 80/50 project. It will be presented to the project partners at their final Synthesis Meeting in Hamburg in spring 2011 and thereafter to the METREX autumn Hamburg Meeting as part of the Hamburg Green Capital of Europe programme.

27 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE - CAPABILITY Intra-Metropolitan Polycentricity Hans Hede, from Stockholm, and Peter Schmidt, from Nordregio, presented the outcome of the work of the Expert Group to the Berlin Conference [see the published Proceedings on the METREX website]. The major observations and conclusions are set out under the following headings: Preconditions for the application of IMP [Intra-Metropolitan Polycentricity] The capacity of the governance system matters! IMP can help to combat urban sprawl and thus to respond to climate change in a positive manner! IMP can help to promote economic competitiveness and target-oriented labour divisions between centres! Intra-Metropolitan Polycentricity Possible future work: Deepening of one of the three strands in relation to IMP Polycentricity and quality of life within Metropolitan Areas How to achieve spatial balance within Metropolitan Areas Governance of metropolitan flagship-projects Implications of the Economic Crisis on metropolitan planning/governance. The Group will now explore the way in which any such further work is to be progressed. Downloads Intra-metropolitan polycentricity in practice - reflections, challenges and conclusions from 12 European metropolitan areas. Synthesis report of the METREX Expert Group on Intra- Metropolitan Polycentricity [IMP] - METREX activities

28 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE - CAPABILITY Metropolitan-Rural Relationships METREX Expert Group on cooperation between metropolitan regions and their nonmetropolitan neighbourhood The German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development supports the practical testing and implementation of such innovative spatial planning approaches and instruments financially by setting up Model Projects of Spatial Planning, which are supported by university researchers Metropolitan-Rural Relationships Since 2007, within the framework of such an official Model Project, the Metropolitan Regions of Germany have been working on a new neighbourhood policy as an innovative approach to cohesion. It is founded on cooperation and a partnership between metropolitan regions and their non-metropolitan and rural hinterlands based on common interests and mutual benefit. In other words - A new deal in the century-old symbiosis of metropolitan-rural relationships. One of these model projects has been run in Northern Germany around Hamburg Metropolitan Region from 2007 to The goal of the joint project of the Federal States of Hamburg, Niedersachsen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein was to intensify cooperation between Hamburg Metropolitan Region and its greater, and partly peripheral, rural catchment area to the north and into Denmark. It was considered to be particularly important to integrate the urban and rural regions of Northern Germany as an urban-rural alliance. A total of 14 subprojects, principally in the fields of economy, science and education, were implemented in this territorial partnership project, which aimed at establishing new networks to strengthen growth and innovation. After a positive evaluation the project is now being continued on an every day basis. Regarding the expected alterations to the EU regional policy after 2013, urban-rural partnership is one of the most important issues for the future in metropolitan areas as well as in the adjacent regions. The proposed METREX Expert Group is intended to serve as a platform for an exchange of experience and best practice. The Expert Group should prepare a report to be presented at the METREX Hamburg annual conference in autumn Furthermore, the report should be used to inform the EU Commission about this new approach to cohesion in order to encourage Brussels to take a broader view on regional politics. Hamburg is prepared to invite interested colleagues for a first meeting in January Downloads Spatial Solidarity by supra-regional Partnerships. Regional Development between Competitiveness and Cohesion, Case of Germany -

29 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE - CAPABILITY Social Sustainability SocioMETREX Social Sustainability The SocioMETREX Project was conceived by the two Organisations for the Master Plan and Environmental Protection of Athens and Thessaloniki. The intention was to provide an input into the METREX 2002 biennial Conference in Thessaloniki, on the theme of The Social Face of Sustainability, and also to investigate and consider the issue as a METREX Expert Group. The project was carried out by a partnership of twelve European metropolitan regions and areas. The objective was to bring together practitioners in metropolitan spatial planning and development in a series of Workshops to identify, through case study experience, the specific ways in which the strategic planning process can contribute to social sustainability and integrated social, economic and environmental sustainability can be achieved. The project addressed the related issues of: Urban deprivation and social inclusion Urban in-migration and social inclusion Education, training and economic integration Transportation and social inclusion Integrated programmes for social inclusion. The project resulted in additions to the METREX Practice Benchmark [see InterMETREX], including a 20-point Sustainability Checklist, to assist the process of spatial planning and development to achieve greater social sustainability and to foster the transfer and application of good practice. Downloads Report on Social Sustainability - METREX Practice Benchmark of Effective Spatial Planning METREX Activities

30 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE - CAPABILITY Integration - METREX Hamburg Conference 2009 Ensuring the integration of people of migrant origin is one of society s primary tasks in the face of demographic evolution, increasing globalisation and the quest for skilled employees. As an international port city, Hamburg has attracted people from all over the world since time immemorial. Today, Hamburg s population embraces people from 180 nations indeed, almost one child in two has a migrant background. Thus, the extent to which integration succeeds or otherwise is crucial to the development of a growing and flourishing Metropolitan Region. Dietrich Wersich, Senator für Soziales, Familie, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg Integration/Metrex Hamburg Conference 2009 In June 2009, Hamburg Metropolitan Region hosted the first METREX Conference on Integration. These days, the extent to which metropolitan regions grow and develop international appeal depends upon how well the integration of people from migrant backgrounds succeeds. A key integration role falls to the jobs market. The labour market has to become more accessible to people from immigrant families. Moreover, we need to unlock their potential and put their intercultural skills to use. The METREX Hamburg Conference on Integration was intended to encourage cooperation and exchanges of experience between large European cities and metropolitan regions on integration issues, especially where education and jobs are concerned. Selected European metropolitan regions presented their local best-practice projects, which could be transferable elsewhere. As conference host, the Hamburg Metropolitan Region also presented some of its own best-practice integration activities. Jakob Richter, Head of Secretariat, Hamburg Metropolitan Region Dr. Rolf-Barnim Foth, Hamburg Senate Chancellery, Political Planning Department Conference Reader with Best Practice Examples The Conference hosts, the Metropolregion Hamburg, published a Reader that includes all the 15 Best Practice Examples presented to the Conference. The Reader can be downloaded from the METREX website, containing examples from: Barcelona Braunschweig Elmshorn/Lubeck Göttingen Hamburg Köln Madrid Mannheim München Oslo Paris Stade Stockholm Wien Zürich Downloads METREX Hamburg Conference on Integration - Conference Reader with Best Practice Examples -

31 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE - CAPABILITY Planning for Major Events The METREX Expert Group on Planning for Major Events met in Hanover after the World Expo in 2001 and in Torino in 2003 prior to the Winter Olympic Games in Reports on both these Meetings can be downloaded from the METREX website, under the Activities of the Network button, at The METREX Expert Group on Planning for Major Events is led by the Provincia de Torino and has involved colleagues from Hannover, Sofia, London, Stuttgart, Thessaloniki, Athens and Zaragoza Planning for Major Events Overall findings and conclusions on Planning for Major Events Governance Major events usually have governing bodies to organise the hardware of the venues, buildings and facilities and the software of the activities and events. What London colleagues have called the Theatre and the Show. Realising the legacy of major events requires parallel organising bodies in the wider metropolitan region and area. They are needed to ensure that the wider context for the major event is provided [infrastructure and support services such as public transport and healthcare] and that unforeseen problems are addressed as they arise. They are also needed to consider the opportunities offered by the major event and to plan for them. In effect, to identify and realise the legacy. Legacy The legacy from major events comprises what Torino colleagues have called the material and the immaterial legacy. The material legacy comprises the physical investment that the metropolitan region or area has inherited from the major event and includes the venues, buildings and facilities and the wider urban infrastructural investment. This can include public investment in roads, public transport, terminals and interchanges, environmental improvements, sewerage, etc., and private investment in hotels, business premises and plant, etc. The immaterial legacy comprises the social capital that has been created by the major event either though a direct involvement with it, for example through sport at an Olympics, or an indirect involvement through the provision of support services. Support services include the planning and construction of venues, buildings and facilities and the necessary wider urban infrastructure, the operation of these during the major event and the continued use of them after the event for new or alternative uses. The immaterial legacy is not only the training and employment generated by the major event itself but the attitude changes that hosting a major event can bring in community and personal terms. The community will have developed ambitions and the organisational knowledge required to implement them collectively. Metropolitan expectations and ambitions will have been heightened by a successful major event. Environmental and design standards will have been raised. Individuals will have become conscious of wider personal and local possibilities. Colleagues from Torino referred to the need for a hospitality culture to be developed. All these intangible benefits can provide a positive climate of opinion and ambition on which metropolitan progress can be founded. What is needed is the longer-term vision for the metropolitan region or area that can then be progressed more effectively in this more receptive social and economic environment. This is all the social capital created by the hosting of a successful major event.

32 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE - CAPABILITY Planning for Major Events [contd.] The legacy also has a time dimension. Before the event there is the possibility of raising awareness of the opportunities that are in prospect. These might be for participants or those providing support services. During the event there are opportunities to gain experience. After the event there can be longer-term opportunities in the more receptive social and economic climate created by a successful major event Planning for Major Events Future work The Group may reconvene at some stage to review the lessons that have now been learned from experience in Torino, Athens and London.

33 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE - CAPABILITY Employment Location Within Metropolitan Areas Employment location evolution within large metropolitan areas and the impact of urban planning The METREX Expert Group on Economic Development s main objective is an exchange of experience about clusters, innovation and competitiveness, within the spatial planning process. The Group has given particular consideration to the decentralisation of major service sector functions, including major offices, to peripheral locations within metropolitan areas. The consequences for established urban centres and the transport system have been considered and a first report has been published [see the METREX website] by the lead partner, IAU-IdF Employment Location/Metropolitan Areas Clusters, innovation and competitiveness within the spatial planning process /2012 Purpose To exchange experiences about cluster development and enhancement under public action, especially from regional and local actors, with specific relevance to the spatial planning process. Approach and Methodology List and locate the main clusters of a region (mapping) Characterize them in terms of their field of activity, nature of the cluster (R&D based, Production based ) and size (number of companies involved and employment) When possible, also list and locate emerging clusters Describe how one or two selected clusters have developed through time (through information gathering and a questionnaire) From partner experience, describe how local public actors give support and create the conditions for clusters to develop Detail the strategy and actions that have been conducted by public actors Assess how the economic actors of the cluster perceive these strategies and actions (through information gathering and a questionnaire) Determining what are the best economic and planning strategies (or actions) that contribute to the competitiveness and spatial cohesion of a metropolitan area, Assessing how important cluster formation is to achieving these objectives Making a link with the Intra Polycentricity Expert Group to assess whether the spatial configuration of a metropolitan area contributes to its economic and social success and, if so, what part cluster formation plays Highlight best urban planning practice. Outcomes A metropolitan report on clusters, with specific reference as to how cluster development can be improved through direct public driven action with reference to regulatory spatial planning and economic policy targeting An analysis on how value is created by clusters within a metropolitan area (impact on jobs and added-value, taxes, value chain development ). Lead Partner IAU-idf (Paris region).

34 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE - CAPABILITY Employment Location Within Metropolitan Areas (contd.) Partners Madrid (Comunidad de Madrid) Sofia (Municipality of Sofia) Helsinki (City of Helsinki) Szczenin (City of Szczenin). Observers Employment Location/Metropolitan Areas Amsterdam (City of Amsterdam DRO) Venezia (Regione del Veneto). Downloads First report of the Economic Development Expert group - Employment location evolution within large metropolitan areas and the impact of urban planning

35 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE - CAPABILITY Affordable Housing The Affordable Housing Group was set up with membership from Glasgow [GCVSDPA], Stockholm, Bournemouth, Ile-de-France [IAU-IdF], Emilia-Romagna and Helsinki. Scoping papers, prepared on a comparative basis, have been exchanged and can be downloaded from the METREX website. The Affordable Housing Expert Group met in Glasgow, in February 2010, for an exploratory meeting and the outcome can also be downloaded from the METREX website Affordable Housing The Group has so far considered, primarily, aspects of affordable housing supply. The GCVSDPA has commissioned a major consultancy study that also investigates issues of demand in more detail. This is summarised below and was the subject of discussion during the METREX Berlin Conference. It was presented by Jim Parke, of the METREX Secretariat, representing the GCVSDPA, who facilitated the Conference Excursion and a related meeting of the Expert Group in Berlin. New planning context New approach to the strategic planning of housing Population and housing projections Housing market areas Backlog need analysis Affordability Intermediate housing Tenure trends Housing after the recession. METREX mentioned the home ownership thresholds of 72-78% being experienced in the US and Europe. Amsterdam participated in the Berlin meeting and raised the issues of tenure imbalance and housing affordability being experienced in the metropolitan area. Stockholm mentioned the problem of social housing which presented both structural and affordability issues. Reference was made to the example of Markisches Viertel in Berlin, where a large peripheral problem housing area has been renewed by the private company, Geobau. The Expert Group will now meet again in 2011, in Stockholm, to review progress and consider the next steps. It is clear that the housing situation as a whole, including Affordable Housing, across Europe is now giving cause for concern, having regard to the balance of future public and private finance now in prospect following the global financial crisis. This emerging situation is likely to raise major strategic issues for most metropolitan areas. The Expert Group will have regard to this in its future work. The Group will welcome participation from other colleagues in this further work. Downloads First report of the Economic Development Expert group - Employment location evolution within large metropolitan areas and the impact of urban planning

36 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE - CAPABILITY Retail Planning Retail Planning In 2004 the METREX Secretariat carried out a comparative study into strategic planning for retailing at the metropolitan level, in cooperation with Stockholm County Council. The Study included contributions from Germany/Bavaria, England and Scotland/Glasgow and the Clyde Valley, Italy/Campania and Sweden/Stockholm. The review showed that the extent of involvement in retail policy by national governments ranges from detailed policy frameworks in England and Scotland to non-binding recommendations in Sweden. There are broad similarities between the approaches followed by the three regions, with a primary emphasis on existing centres as favoured locations for new retail development. Ensuring that new retail development, wherever it is located, is accessible by a wide range of transport modes was also a common theme. Where there are regional policies for retailing, their implementation is supported to a greater or lesser extent by a quantitative assessment of new proposals in the form of capacity studies and/or impact studies. This is particularly so in England where it is very difficult to secure planning approval for new out-of-centre retail development unless there is a proven need for new floorspace in the catchment. The quantitative approach seems to be most highly developed in the United Kingdom where there is a wide range of data available from public and private sources to allow retail assessments to be undertaken with some confidence in the results. Retail planning faces powerful counter forces. Many retail companies are now multi-national and lobbying national governments where they see planning policy to be a hindrance to their business practices is the norm. At a more local level, the land values generated by the prospect of retail development and the potential employment benefits can have a malign influence on rational decision-making. Governments and local authorities are the only parties who take account of issues beyond retailers business practices and have the interests of existing centres and consumer accessibility to them as their prime concerns. Downloads METREX Expert Group on retail planning - A comparative assessment of retail planning policies in four European countries -

37 02 Metropolitan Dimension 2.4 METROPOLITAN PRACTICE - CAPABILITY Integrated Land Use and Transportation Planning One of the early Expert Group studies carried out by the Network in 1997 was into the issue of integrated land use and transportation planning. The study was led by Stockholm County Council and involved nine other METREX Members. A Questionnaire was used to establish a basis for the comparative analysis of land use and transportation practice in each metropolitan area. The Questionnaire covered: Legislation and the organisation of land use and transportation planning Financing Planning policies Development trends Measures aimed at reducing demand for travel by car Methods to attract people to use public transport Integrated Land Use/Transportation Planning These matters were then explored further in a second Questionnaire for further, more detailed, comparative analysis: Self-containment - Land use policies to achieve a better balance of activities in different parts of a region Public transport availability - Policies to steer development to areas where public transport is available and to locations that reflect the transportation demands of development Financial measures - Highway tolls, zonal charges and parking fees, consideration of the effectiveness of measures and potential environmental and land-use consequences Car-orientated shopping - Consideration of the problems generated and the most appropriate planning responses Visions - To achieve a better integration of land-use and transportation. The full Report of the outcome of the comparative study has been archived but will be placed on the METREX website for future reference. Downloads METREX Working Group 3 - Integrated land-use and transportation planning -

38 03EUROPEAN DIMENSION EUROPEAN DIMENSION FRAMEWORK TERRITORIAL COHESION TEN-T ESPON

39 03 European Dimension 3.1 FRAMEWORK 3.1 Framework PolyMETREXplus PolyMETREXplus was led by the Generalitat de Catalunya, through the Institut d Estudis Territorials [IET], and involved 18 metropolitan partners and METREX, working within a budget of 1.84m, in the development and production of a Framework containing a Vision, Framework and Action Plan for a polycentric metropolitan Europe, together with summaries of 9 Representative Interregional Networking Activities [RINA]. RINA have been developed by the project partners to demonstrate the practicality of a polycentric approach to territorial cohesion across Europe. METREX intention is that the Vision, Framework and Action Plan should be actively used as a basis for ongoing cooperation between metropolitan areas to enable them to become as collectively competitive as possible and to progressively work towards the territorial cohesion now sought by the European Union. METREX intention is also that existing RINA should continue to be progressed, and others initiated, to work towards a polycentric Europe based on clusters and corridors of cooperating metropolitan areas. METREX advocates that, on the principle of subsidiarity, the European Union should initiate an appropriate process for the conception, production and maintenance of a Territorial Framework for Europe to provide a coherent context for national, regional and metropolitan strategic planning [see also 3.2 Territorial Cohesion]. METREX also advocates that European policies, programmes and projects, such as the Trans European Transportation Network, should have regard to the Framework [see also 3.3 TEN-T]. RINA progress 1 Integrated territorial vision for the Po-Veneto area Regione Emilia-Romagna has published a progress report and is taking forward further action with the partners, possibly through INTERREG IVB. 2 Metropolitan spatial vision for Central Europe Continuing RINA action is envisaged. 3 Polycentric cluster - Stuttgart/Strasbourg/Zurich Continuing RINA meetings are being arranged. 6 Gulf of Finland - Helsinki/St Petersburg/Tallinn A fully illustrated report on the Interface RINA has been published by Helsinki City Council. The RINA partnership intends to progress the Action Plan within the provisions of INTERREG IVB. 7A/B Corridor 1 - Euro-Mediterranean relations Regione Emilia-Romagna has published a progress report and is taking forward further action with the partners, possibly through INTERREG IVB. 8 North - South interface A fully illustrated report on the Interface RINA has been published by Helsinki City Council. The RINA partnership intends to progress the Action Plan within the provisions of INTERREG IVB. 9 Szczecin - Berlin corridor The RINA is concentrating on coordinated airport policy and transportation infrastructure provision. Services to the new Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport and Szczecin Airport will be coordinated and rationalised. Road and rail connections will be similarly coordinated.

40 03 European Dimension 3.2 TERRITORIAL COHESION 3.2 Territorial Cohesion European dimension As with the Metropolitan Dimension there is a range of inter-related key social, economic and environmental issues that can be addressed most effectively at the European level. These include, for example: European structure and the balance to be struck between the core and the periphery Functional Urban Areas [FUA], particularly the major urban regions, their competitiveness, wellbeing and future prospects European connectivity, particularly the relationships between the major FUA, European hubs and gateways Economic change, particularly the structural changes in prospect, the implications for labour markets, economic migration, expenditure patterns and the prospective problems and opportunities in the major FUA Social change, particularly the structural changes in prospect, the implications for sectors of society and services of public interest and the prospective problems and opportunities in the major FUA Environmental sustainability and the need to safeguard natural resources and balance their use and development with their capacity for regeneration Climate change and the need to mitigate the emission of urban greenhouse gases to achieve the EU greenhouse gas reduction targets of 20% [over 1990 levels] by 2020 and 80% by 2050 and adapt to the consequences of global warming Energy planning and the need to integrate European renewable energy resources including a pan European grid. As within a metropolitan area, such issues require to be considered in an integrated way over the longer-term. Subsidiarity Subsidiarity requires each level of policy making or governance to express its intentions with regard to its powers and responsibilities. Such expression should employ all the best available powers of communication and should certainly not be limited to words alone. It should include a Vision of what better would look like that is actually visual as well as written. It should also include a Framework to show how the key components of the Vision can be orchestrated for greater collective resonance. Each level of policy making or governance needs to do this to provide a coherent and readily understood context for levels below, and a clear position for the information of levels above. For subsidiarity to work to greatest effect each level of policy-making or governance needs to meet its responsibilities to other levels. Not to do so means uncertainty and a lack of cohesion and consistency.

41 03 European Dimension 3.2 TERRITORIAL COHESION [CONTD.] 3.2 Territorial Cohesion European Vision and Framework for Territorial Cohesion A Vision and Framework for European Territorial Cohesion could comprise the primary European connections, whether they are by road or rail, and the metropolitan structure of Europe comprising MEGA, significant FUA and FUA clusters. Within such a Framework the potential for a growing range of transnational and interregional social, economic and environmental relationships could be realised. Their combined impact outside the core area could help to achieve and sustain the better territorial balance sought by the ESDP and its new expression as Territorial Cohesion. The key components could be: A recognised inner core [GIZ] and related outer core bridging areas linking to the centre Balance between the inner core [GIZ] and the Mediterranean/Danubian/Aegean transnational areas Improved North/South, East/West and peripheral connectivity Good connectivity from all areas to the core area Good connectivity to European gateways, particularly from land locked countries or countries with limited coastal access Recognition of Europe s metropolitan regions and areas to foster effective metropolitan governance, economic development, social cohesion and environmental co-operation Promotion and development of polycentric metropolitan clusters and corridors, in consequence, Strong polycentric relationships within and between recognised European interregional areas.

42 03 European Dimension 3.3 TRANS EUROPEAN NETWORKS TRANSPORT (TEN-T) European dimension One of the key objectives of the EU is now Territorial Cohesion. METREX has taken a view on this through its work on a European Territorial Vision and Framework [ETVF - see Framework 3.1 and Territorial Cohesion 3.2]. It advocates an integrated EU approach to the spatial planning of its territory, to provide a context [vision and framework] for the sectoral approach exemplified by the TEN-T and other comparable strategic programmes. The work of ESPON on a comparative analysis of Europe s main 75+ major metropolitan areas and gateways demonstrates and confirms, very clearly, the wide socio-economic disparities and inequalities between them. In particular, between the European urban core [London/Paris/Rhine-Ruhr area] and the periphery. Better urban balance, and territorial cohesion, will only be achieved by the development of stronger clusters and corridors of metropolitan areas in the periphery and their interconnection to one another and the core. This means a strong TEN-T emphasis on polycentric connections between clusters and corridors of peripheral metropolitan areas, better north/south, east/west and peripheral connectivity and better connectivity to the core. 3.3 Trans European Networks - Transport (TEN-T) The existing TEN-T priorities reflect this emphasis to a degree. However, in the continuing absence of any overall territorial vision and framework for Europe, to provide a context for the TEN-T programme, it is not clear how the required strategic connectivity of Europe, to achieve better territorial cohesion, is to be achieved. Metropolitan dimension It is normal and well-established practice within European metropolitan regions and areas to work with integrated land use and transportation models. These reflect the socio-economic prospects of a metropolitan area, and its constituent parts, over various timescales, including the longer-term. They also reflect the sectoral interests within a metropolitan area. It is not clear from the TEN-T methodology that this approach is accepted at the European level. For example, a land use/transportation model at the European level might be expected to reflect the views of Europe s main urban areas on their socio-economic futures. They will be, as is acknowledged in the TENT-T methodology, the main generators of transportation movements. They are the main origins and destinations of journeys. Such a view was attempted by DG REGIO with its MEGA [Metropolitan European Growth Areas] research, undertaken by ESPON. The TEN-T methodology should reflect the future prospects of Europe s recognised major metropolitan areas, as the main engines of the European economy and the key generators of transportation movements. It is not clear how the TEN-T methodology will achieve this.

43 03 European Dimension 3.3 TRANS EUROPEAN NETWORKS TRANSPORT TEN-T [CONTD.] Response to the Commission Working Document Consultation on the Future Trans- European Transport Network Policy The outcome of the work of the Expert Group on Major Infrastructure was presented to the METREX Berlin Conference. It included a full Response to the Commission Working Document reflecting the METREX response to the Green Paper of February The Response includes: Points of agreement and emphasis and recommendations Methodology and recommendations TEN-T and recommendations Legal and institutional framework and recommendations. 3.3 Trans European Networks - Transport (TEN-T) The Response was supported by specific detailed responses from the Municipality of Szczecin and the Federal States of Berlin and Brandenburg. The Expert Group intends to remain engaged with the TEN-T review process. Downloads Response to the Commission Working Document Consultation on the Future Trans- European Transport Network Policy No COM [2010]212/ METREX Activities

44 03 European Dimension 3.4 MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE - TRANS EUROPEAN NETWORKS TRANSPORT (TEN-T) Introduction From the EU level as well as from the metropolitan level the European transport policy needs to be seen in the broader context of the Europe 2020 Strategy under which the Commission presents proposals to modernise and decarbonise the transport sector thereby contributing to increased competitiveness. Transport infrastructure is fundamental for the mobility of people and goods and for the territorial cohesion of the EU. The EU includes 5,000,000km of roads, of which 61,000km are motorways, 215,400km of rail lines, out of which 107,000km electrified, and 41,000km of navigable inland waterways. Total investment on Transport infrastructure in the period was 859bn. 3.4 Major Infrastructure - Transport (TEN-T) Toolkit of TEN-T For EU competitiveness it is essential to complete missing links and remove bottlenecks in the transport system, to improve regional and metropolitan access and linkage and to strengthen transcontinental hubs. Transport movements between Member States are expected to double by The investment required to complete and modernise a true trans European network in the enlarged EU amounts to some 500bn from 2005 to bn is needed for the priority axes and projects. So priorities need to be identified in close collaboration with national financing governments and metropolitan areas. Priority Projects Guidelines were outlined in 1996 and last modified in They represent major rail, road and inland waterway axes that cross many Member States. To harmonise national and European interests a first round of public discussion and review of the transport system was started at the beginning of 2009 and a Green Paper was put forward. A second round of public consultation ended in September 2010 based on a clear approach of new Transport Nets. The main innovation was the concept of a dual layer planning approach with a core network as the top layer and a comprehensive network as the second layer. Criteria were suggested for further discussion. Furthermore, the idea of major corridors and corridor coordinators was established. The EU is supporting the TEN-T programme though a number of financial instruments and the European Investment Bank (EIB). However, the majority of funding will be from national sources. Steps towards a renewed EU Transport Policy September Close of the open stakeholder discussion December Report to the Council of Ministers During Discussion with the EU Parliament and all EU structures (CoR and EESC) June First Draft of the New Guidelines During 2012 New Guidelines legislation, including: Methodology Funding and Financing Matching and co-ordinating EU instruments Recommendations to Member States Implementation by Member States.

45 03 European Dimension 3.4 MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE - TRANS EUROPEAN NETWORKS TRANSPORT (TEN-T) (CONTD.) Questions of interest to the Expert Group What is the methodology for the TEN-T planning approach? Who will be involved? What is the content of the preferred TEN-T planning approach? What are the planning and financial consequences? What are the responsible levels of governance for implementation? Who will be the actors? What will be the core elements of the TEN-T? What will be the role of metropolitan regions? 3.4 Major Infrastructure - Transport (TEN-T) The Expert Group will follow the steps towards a renewed EU Transport Policy and continue to report to METREX through the Managing Committee and General Assemblies. Downloads and

46 03 European Dimension 3.5 ESPON 3.5 ESPON ESPON The European Spatial Planning Observation Network [ESPON] is the research network on spatial planning issues of the European Union. METREX has drawn on past ESPON research during the PolyMETREXplus project and ESPON has contributed, on a regular basis, to METREX Meetings and Conferences. METREX intention, as a practitioner network, is to maintain a mutually beneficial collaborative relationship with ESPON, as a research network. There are clearly benefits in research being applied. ESPON is funded through INTERREG and has a programme to 2013 that includes provision for Targeted Analysis for Stakeholders. METREX has suggested a number of topics for consideration including: Metropolitan data Metropolitan definition Comparative consumption Comparative services of public interest Climate change/urban change European spatial planning process. It is understood that the first two matters, metropolitan data and definition, are being progressed directly within the wider ESPON programme. Climate change is now being progressed through the EUCO2 80/50 project. The European Union, through DG REGIO, is progressing a stakeholder dialogue on the issue of Territorial Cohesion. METREX intention is to progress consideration of comparative consumption and comparative services of public interest through the ESPON Targeted Analysis for Stakeholders. METREX Members have been invited to consider the opportunities for Targeted Analysis offered by ESPON [see and to initiate these through the Secretariat.

47 04 INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION EVENTS STUDY VISITS EUROPE MOSCOW PROTOCOL COOPERATION AMERICA ACTIVITIES CHINA

48 04 International Dimension 4.1 METREX INTERNATIONAL EVENTS Europe s metropolitan areas live and trade in a globalised world. Many of the issues faced by European metropolitan areas are faced by colleagues in other continents, particularly those with a comparable social and economic heritage from colonial times. This is particularly the case in North and South America. China is now the common trading partner for most of the developed world, including Europe. For these reasons METREX has recognised an international dimension to its affairs, where an exchange of knowledge and experience can be mutually beneficial. 4.1 METREX International Events At the METREX 10th Anniversary Conference, at Szczecin in 2006, the Network decided that it would be appropriate to introduce an international dimension to its activities, where this would be relevant to European metropolitan affairs In 2006 METREX was invited by colleagues from the Institute for the General Plan of Moscow to arrange a joint International Seminar in Moscow to explore Experience of planning for sustainable development. The METREX delegation comprised 26 colleagues, from 12 metropolitan regions and areas, led by the Provincia di Torino. A full Report of the Proceedings can be downloaded from the METREX website. An outcome was a Protocol of Intent setting out the basis for future relationships between the Institute and METREX and a specific Programme of Cooperation. The Institute is now a member of METREX (see 4.4 for details of the Protocol of Intent) In 2007 METREX took advantage of relationships that already exist between the twinned port cities of Rotterdam and Shanghai to arrange an International Study Visit on the theme of Globalisation, Urban Development and Sustainability. The METREX delegation comprised 19 colleagues, from 8 metropolitan regions and areas, led by the President of METREX, Dr. Bernd Steinacher. A full Feedback Report can be downloaded from the METREX website. An outcome was agreement to build on the relationships that were established with the Shanghai Urban Planning Administration Bureau and to arrange further exchanges of knowledge and information In 2008 initiated contact with colleagues in North America through the first U.S. European Conference of Metropolitan Regions and Areas, held in Alexandria, Virginia (see and for details of the declaration and Annex of anticipated activities) In 2009 METREX initiated contact with colleagues in South America through connections between Madrid and Santiago, Chile. An International Congress of METREX and Latin America was arranged within the context of the Chilean Vision for National Development to The METREX delegation comprised 10 colleagues, from 7 metropolitan areas, plus METREX support services. It was led by Alberto Leboriero, Subdirector General de Planificación Regional, of the Comunidad de Madrid. A full Feedback report was prepared by Markus Egermann, Researcher, Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Regional Development, Germany and this can be downloaded from the METREX website. 2011/2012 METREX intention is to continue to develop an international dimension to METREX affairs, where this would be relevant to Members interests. Study Visits are now being explored to Istanbul in 2011 and St. Peterburg in Downloads Feedback Reports on the Moscow, Shanghai and Santiago events METREX Activities

49 04 International Dimension 4.2 GUIDELINES FOR METREX INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AND STUDY VISITS Funding METREX Events/Visits will generally be financially self-funded by delegate fees with no residual costs to the Network as a whole. The Network will normally carry the costs of making the Programme and Budget arrangements, through the Secretariat, and of publishing and disseminating the outcomes. Hosts may offer hospitality and local travel/ study tour and language facilities at no cost to delegates or all such costs may have to be shared. 4.2 METREX International Events/Study Visits Procedures Events/Visits will normally be progressed in 8 stages: 1 Inception and approval through the METREX Managing Committee. 2 Draft Programme and Budget preparation by the Secretariat in consultation with the prospective hosts and supporting METREX Ambassador or Member. 3 Call for Expressions of Interest circulated to Members by the Secretariat. 4 Prospective delegation [minimum 10/maximum 20] confirmed in principle. Delegation Leader confirmed. 5 Revised Programme and Budget circulated, possibly following an Arrangement visit by the Secretariat/Delegation Leader. 6 Composition of delegation, Programme and Budget confirmed and agreed. Delegates committed to the costs involved, including their share of common costs. 7 Payment of Event/Visit deposits and fees in stages [hotel, meals, local travel, speaker/ programme costs etc]. 8 Event/Visit and feedback published and feedback to a METREX Meeting or Conference. Follow up action considered and initiated. Timetable Events/Visits will normally follow the following timetable: Year 1 1 METREX autumn Meeting. Event/Visit inception and approval. 2A Draft Programme and Budget before the Christmas break. 2B Initial contact with prospective hosts. 3 Call for Expressions of Interest before the Christmas break. Year 2 4 Prospective delegation and Leader confirmed in the New Year. 5 Arrangement visit in the spring. 6 Delegation, Programme and Budget confirmed. Delegate commitment to participation before the summer break. 7 Payment of deposits and fees before the summer break. 8 Event/Visit after the summer break and feedback to an autumn Meeting or Conference.

50 04 International Dimension 4.3 EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURS The EU Neighbourhood Policy facilitates the development of relationships with neighbouring EU countries. The policy is administered by DG RELEX [External Relations]. 4.3 European Neighbours METREX intention is to explore the possibility of exchanges with neighbouring metropolitan areas to consider the key issues that they are facing and how they are responding to them. Areas that are of interest, from north to south, include: St. Petersburg Minsk Lviv Chisinau Kiev Belgrade Odessa Istanbul Alexandria Rabat Contacts Alexandria Dr. Mohamed Awad, University of Alexandria Professor Mohamed Awad, of the University of Alexandria, made a presentation on Alexandria to the Veneto Meeting in May Contact with Professor Awad was made through METREX Ambassador Klito Gerardi. St. Petersburg Viktor Polischuk, Chief Planner Viktor Polischuk, Director of Planning for St. Petersburg, made a presentation to the Stockholm Meeting in September Contact with Viktor Polischuk was made through METREX Ambassador Fred de Ruiter. Helsinki has close contacts with St. Petersburg and has offered to explore the possibility of a METREX Study Visit in Minsk Lviv Chisinau Istanbul Nikitin Viktor, Chief Architect of the City of Minsk Tel or Tel [email protected] Vasyl Koslv, Vice-Mayor for Humanities 1, Rynok Sq, Lviv, 79006, Ukraine Tel [email protected] Vlad Modarca, Head of the General Architecture Division of City of Chisinau [email protected] and [email protected] Erhan Erpamir [for M. Simsek Deniz, Ihsan Ilze, Ertugrul Yamen, Ugur Inan] Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality IBB KUDEB Kayserili Ahmet Pasa Sok. No:16/18 FATIH ISTANBUL [email protected]

51 04 International Dimension 4.4 MOSCOW PROTOCOL OF INTENT The Director of the Institute of the General Plan of Moscow, Sergei Tkachenko, invited METREX to bring a representative delegation to Moscow, from Wednesday 28 to Friday 30 June 2006, to discuss issues of common interest in an International Seminar on Moscow and European Megalopolises Experience of planning for sustainable development. 4.4 Moscow Protocol of Intent The METREX delegation, comprising 26 colleagues from 12 European metropolitan regions and areas was led by Silvana Sanlorenzo, Vice President of METREX and Minister responsible for spatial planning in the Provincia di Torino. The Seminar resulted in the signing of the Moscow Protocol of Intent as a basis for further networking and the Institute has now joined METREX. Protocol of Intent Between the Institute of the General Plan of Moscow [GUP NIPI of the General Plan of Moscow] and METREX The Institute of the General Plan of Moscow, represented by Director Sergei Borisovich Tkachenko, on the one hand, and METREX, the Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas, represented by Secretary General Roger Read, on the other hand, both hereafter referred to as the Parties, taking into account their common interest in the development of national metropolitan areas, have agreed the following: To maintain a regular exchange of information on problems of the theory, methods, practice and legal aspects of territorial, economic and social planning and town and urban development and design. To consider, through a systematic approach, problems of planning, urban development and design and architecture that are of mutual interest, including problems related to effective cooperation between the capital city and the metropolitan region, the content of territorial and urban plans and designs, improving economic, social, housing, transport and environmental policies, aspects of programming urban development and infrastructure and social and urban development standards. To inform the other Party about planned activities connected with the consideration, at internal board meetings, of major urban development projects, which expert representatives or representatives of the other Party may participate in. To hold, on a parity basis, joint expert seminars and training course on territorial planning. To plan short term [from two to four weeks] exchange visits of specialists, under mutually acceptable conditions of the Parties. To provide consultancy services on problems of planning and urban development, at the request of the other party and under agreed procedures, which will improve the quality of the outcomes. The Parties can carry out joint activities in planning and urban design at the analytical, conceptual, planning and design stages. The Parties will conduct their cooperation taking into account national and local legal requirements, the provisions of this Protocol and the Programme of Bilateral Cooperation to be adopted for two years after the signing of this Protocol of Intent. This Protocol is made out and signed in two copies in the two languages of Russian and English. Sergei Tkachenko, Director of GUP NIPI of the General Plan of Moscow July 2006, Moscow Roger Read, Secretary General, METREX the Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas July 2006, Glasgow

52 04 International Dimension NORTH AMERICA - COOPERATION Declaration of Cooperation between Metropolitan Regions and Areas of the United States and Europe Alexandria, Virginia, April 10, 2008: North-America - Cooperation Realising the major influence that metropolitan regions and areas in the U.S. and Europe exert on the economy, the environment and society; Appreciating the creative energies and leadership that metropolitan regions and areas in the U.S. and Europe have in developing and applying environmentally friendly energy production, smart growth land use planning, sustainable transportation systems, and the construction of environmentally friendly buildings and housing; Recognising the common environmental, economic development, equity and social inclusion challenges that metropolitan regions and areas on both continents confront and the powerful innovative solutions that metropolitan areas and regions offer to address those challenges; Noting the mutual interest in establishing and strengthening cooperation between U.S. and European metropolitan regions and areas and their local authorities in the exchange of information on all aspects of sustainable and climate-friendly development; and, Taking into consideration the advantages of cooperation between U.S. and European metropolitan regions and areas to exchange and apply innovative and mutually beneficial policies; The participants of the first U.S. European Conference of Metropolitan Regions and Areas have reached the following understandings of common resolve: Article 1 To promote the identification, review and application of innovative regional strategies and actions to promote sustainable and climate-friendly development, including but not limited to greenhouse gas reduction, energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable transportation and land use, and green building policies. Article 2 To create and strengthen mechanisms that promote the exchange of activities, best practices and policies falling under Article I of this Declaration among metropolitan regions and areas in the U.S. and Europe. Article 3 To work with international organizations, national governments, local authorities, and research institutions to support the collection, analysis and testing of innovative climate change reduction and sustainable energy programs. Article 4 To engage in cooperative activities under this Declaration that may consist of exchanges of information and technical assistance concerning the referenced fields of cooperation; exchanges of personnel for purposes of mutual interest including, but not limited to, study tours, workshops, training courses, conferences, and symposia, as mutually decided; and joint activities or projects subject to further development by participating metropolitan regions and areas. A list of envisaged short-term and long-term activities is enclosed in Annex I. Signed in Alexandria, Virginia, on this 10th day of April, 2008 For the Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas: Roger Read, Secretary General For the National Association of Regional Councils: Betty Knight, President For the Northern Virginia Regional Commission: Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman For the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments: Michael Knapp, Chairman For the Verband Region Stuttgart: Dr. Bernd Steinacher, Regionaldirektor

53 04 International Dimension NORTH AMERICA - ACTIVITIES Declaration of Cooperation between Metropolitan Regions and Areas of the United States and Europe North-America - Activities Annex I Possible short-term activities Gathering at the next METREX conference in London, October 2008 Create a joint, bi-annually distributed newsletter between U.S. and European metropolitan regions and areas Develop and support internet exchanges, application of video tools and development of a joint list serve Establish a joint website with on-line data bases for best practices case studies on climate, energy efficiency, watershed management, renewable energies, green buildings, smart growth, and sustainable transportation and land-use practices Inviting individual speakers to joint conferences or workshops; and convening future bilateral conference [s] between U.S. and European metropolitan regions and areas that involve governmental, non-governmental, private sector, academic and research organisations. Possible long-term activities Joint grant writing for additional peer-to-peer exchanges Specific technical research between universities and research institutes with special emphasis on climate and sustainable energy practices aspiring to attain 80 percent emissions reductions by 2050 Identification and implementation of regional pilot projects related to greenhouse gas reduction, energy efficiency, watershed management, renewable energies, green buildings, smart growth, and sustainable transportation and land-use practices Promoting mutually beneficial business co-operation in the environment, economic development and social inclusion sectors Promoting the exchange and testing of mutually beneficial methodologies for regional greenhouse gas inventories. Contacts Fred Abousleman Executive Director, National Association of Regional Councils 1666 Connecticut Ave, N.W. Suite 300, Washington, D.C , USA Tel x 216 Mobile [email protected] G. Mark Gibb Executive Director Northern Virginia Regional Commission Tel Mobile [cell] [email protected]

54 04 International Dimension 4.6 SOUTH AMERICA 4.6 South America A METREX Study Visit to South America was held from 6-7 October 2009 in Santiago, Chile. It comprised a field visit, a two-day Congress with a series of presentations and case studies related to the metropolitan dimension in Europe and Latin America and a one-day internal meeting to agree conclusions and a future work agenda. Aims of the Congress General aim Exchange of experience in spatial planning and development between European and Latin American metropolitan regions, through case studies and specific experiences in those territories, in order to create an agenda of collaboration with a view to addressing future challenges. Specific aims Analyse those urban development trends and models that have been observed in the main Latin American and European metropolises, identifying patterns that can be applied to the reality of Latin American cities Discuss prospective scenarios that estimate the likely evolution of cities in 2020, identifying planning requirements and challenges Promote the exchange of national and international experiences that may enrich the development proposals of the key metropolitan regions Find out the strategies and tools that are used for spatial planning and the provision of infrastructure services, identifying areas of implementation for Latin American cities Disseminate the proposals and experiences that have been systematised in the various metropolitan regions in order to progress the development of proposals for specific plans to be carried out. Summary of outcomes and key issues Metropolitan regions profit from positive economic development Increasing inner metropolitan social segregation Multiple challenges regarding environmental quality in metropolitan areas Development of public infrastructure as main challenge in metropolitan areas Increasing metropolitan land use and protection of metropolitan green spaces Lack of integrated planning and metropolitan governance. Contact Maria Pia Rossetti Gallardo Jefa Subdireccion Planification Estrategica, Gobierno de Chile, Ministerio de Obras Publicas. Tel [email protected] Downloads Report of the International Congress of METREX and Latin America within the context of the Chilean Vision for National Development to 2020, Santiago, Chile - 5/6/7/8 October Author: Markus Egermann, Researcher, Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Regional Development, Germany METREX Activities

55 04 International Dimension 4.7 CHINA 4.7 China Purpose of Study Visit The Shanghai International Study Visit was arranged to offer METREX Members the opportunity to experience the impact of Globalisation and Urbanisation on one of China s key areas of economic growth and to exchange knowledge and information on sustainability and spatial planning and development with colleagues from Shanghai. Vincent Goodstadt, Head of European Relations, participated in the Shanghai Study Visit and prepared a comprehensive Feedback Report, which can be downloaded from the METREX website [ He also gave a presentation to the Amsterdam Meeting that included the following five issues for further consideration: Economic Development Policy Social Cohesion Policy Environmental Policy/Climate Change Implementation Future co-operation. Ms. Xiaocun Ruan, from the ds+v of Rotterdam City Council, was instrumental in making all the necessary contacts and arrangements in Shanghai to enable the METREX/ Shanghai International Study Visit to take place last November. She has made the following suggestions for the further development of relationships with China and Shanghai. Benefits for METREX in having further cooperation with Chinese colleagues: Problems of lack of energy, natural resources, pollution, urban congestion Sustainable urban development, using new technology World Expo 2010 in Shanghai and Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing. What Chinese colleagues can learn from METREX: Urban development processes, planning legal systems and laws Integrated regional, economic and urban development planning City as the identity of people and culture. How to maintain your own culture and identity and how to cope with rapid urbanization. Some topics of interest to both Chinese colleagues and METREX members: Sustainable urban development in relation to the climate change Ecological construction in building and urban design Regional development, social, economic and urban development Conservation and preservation at different scales, in urban and rural areas. Activities for the future: Invite Chinese partners to participate in METREX Meetings/Conferences Organize a international conference together on the topic Climate change, sustainable urban development and energy saving building Work on a real project [or research project]. Contact Shi Nan, Secretary General, Urban Planning Society of China [UPSC], Executive Chief Editor, CITY PLANNING REVIEW [CPR], Senior Urban Planner, China Academy of Urban Planning & Design [CAUPD], Northern Annexation Building, Ministry of Construction [MOC], No 9 Sanlihe Road, Beijing China Tel [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

56 05 NETWORKING MANAGEMENT MEMBERSHIP RESOURCES LANGUAGES PROGRAMME WEBSITE FELLOWSHIP

57 05 Networking 5.1 MANAGEMENT 5.1 Management METREX Managing Committee The Managing Committee is responsible for the administration of the affairs of the Association and the promotion of its purposes. The following Managing Committee was elected at the METREX Berlin General Assembly [GA] on Friday 17 September It will serve until the next GA in Wien in autumn President Hannu Penttilä, Helsinki Vice Presidents Jeannette Wopperer, Stuttgart Alberto Leboreiro Amaro, Madrid Managing Committee members Hans Brattsröm, Stockholm Juliane Kürschner, Amsterdam Kurt Puchinger, Wien Jakob Richter, Hamburg Sara Taveira, Porto Claudio Tolomelli, Emilia-Romagna Treasurer Tin Meylemans, Brussels Auditor Ewa Kurjata, Szczecin Secretary General Roger Read METREX General Assembly The General Assembly is the supreme power of the Network. It holds all the powers that are expressly reserved by law, and that are not devolved to the Managing Committee by the current Statutes, except for powers of representation. All Members of the Network form the General Assembly, which meets biennially at METREX Conferences.

58 05 Networking 5.2 SECRETARIAT/INTERPRETARIAT Secretary General Roger Read 5.2 Secretariat/Interpretariat Head of Communications [and Webmaster] Tim Page, Contour Design Head of Projects James Parke Head of European Relations Vincent Goodstadt Accountant John Brown Graphic Designer Janis Clarke, Stone Circle Design Interpretariat DE - Stefanie Becker FR - Marc Fermin ES - Alicia Harland IT - Adriano Muratori Legal Advisers Dekeyser, de Brauwere & Associés Rue Henri Wafelaerts, 36 B-1060 Bruxelles Tél 02/ , Fax 02/ Contact All members of the Secretariat/Intepretariat can be contacted through a common address, using their full names, for example, [email protected] The METREX website at hosts all METREX documentation. The Registered office of METREX is with Dekeyser, de Brauwere & Associés. The working office of METREX is hosted by the GCVSDPA at: METREX 125 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 2SA, Scotland UK. Tel/fax + 44 [0] [email protected]

59 05 Networking MEMBERSHIP Membership Metropolitan area Member Subs 1 Amsterdam 1 StadAmsterdam Athens 2 Organisation of Athens Barcelona 3 Prefecture of Catalunya Berlin 4 Capitalregion Berlin and Brandenburg Bilbao 5 Gobierno del Pais-Vasco Bologna 6 Regione Emilia-Romagna Bruxelles 7 Ville de Bruxelles Bucharest 8 Municipality of Bucarest [UMPCB] Rotterdam/den Haag 9 Rotterdam City Council 4500 Metropolitan Area 10 Municipality of The Hague Eurociudad Vasca 11 Eurociudad Vasca/Bayonne/St Sebastian Firenze 12 Regione Toscana Frankfurt 13 Planungsverband Frankfurt Glasgow 14 GCVSDPA [1] Hamburg 15 Hamburg Metropolitan Region Hannover 16 Metropolregion Hannover Braunschweig Göttingen Helsinki 17 Helsinki City Council HSY [2] Uusimaa Regional Council Lisboa 20 Area Metropolitana de Lisboa Madrid 21 Communidad de Madrid Marseille 22 agam [3] Milano 23 Regione Lombardia Moscow 24 Institute for the General Plan of Moscow Cities Globally United Mitteldeutschland 26 Metropolregion Mitteldeutschland Napoli 27 Provincia di Napoli Napoli 28 Regione Campania Nürnberg 29 Verien die Region Nürnberg Oradea 30 Oradea Metropolitan Area Association Paris 31 IAURIF [4] Porto 32 Area Metropolitana do Porto Prague 33 City of Prague 30 Rhein-Neckar 34 Verband Region Rhein-Neckar Riga 35 City of Riga Council Sevilla 36 Junta de Andalucia Sofia 37 Municipality of Sofia Stockholm 38 Stockholm County Council Stockholm City Council Stuttgart 40 Verband Region Stuttgart Szczecin 41 Municipality of Szczecin Thessaloniki 42 Organisation of Thessaloniki Torino 43 Regione Piemonte Provincia di Torino Veneto 45 Regione del Veneto Vilnius 46 Vilnius City Municipal Government Wien 47 Stadt Wien Wroclaw 48 Municipality of Wroclaw Zaragoza 49 Diputación Provincial de Zaragoza Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza Zurich 51 RZU [5] 7000 Subscription income [1] Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development and Planning Authority [2] Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority [3] Agence d Urbanisme de l Agglomération Marseillaise [4] Institut d Aménagement et d Urbanisme de la région d Ile-de-France [5] Regionalplanung Zürich und Umgebung

60 05 Networking MEMBERSHIP AND OBSERVERS Metropolitan area Observers 45 Krakow 52 Municipality of Krakow 46 Budapest 53 Central Hungarian Development Agency 47 München 54 Regionaler Planungsverband München 48 Granada 55 Centro Internacional de Estudios Urbanos Membership and Observers Membership European metropolitan regions and areas can join the Network through the following straightforward procedure: Download, complete and return to the Secretariat the Membership Application Form from the METREX website [ Download, sign and return to the Secretariat a copy of the METREX Statutes Pay, by bank transfer, the appropriate membership fee [details on the Application Form] Membership confirmed by the Secretary General and endorsed at the next available Managing Committee meeting or General Assembly Receive a Membership Certificate from the President at the next available Managing Committee meeting or General Assembly. METREX would welcome, in particular membership from Oslo, Tallinn, Warzawa [Mazovia], Bratislava, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Dublin and Luxembourg and from metropolitan areas in France and the UK. Observers The METREX Statutes make provision for non-governmental bodies involved in metropolitan affairs relevant to spatial planning and development to become Observers in the Network. They are asked to sign a formal Protocol of Intent that can be downloaded from the METREX website. Downloads Membership Application [ien ES DE FR IT] and AISBL Statutes [ien ES DE FR IT] Protocol of Intent for METREX Observers

61 05 Networking 5.4 RESOURCES 5.4 Resources METREX Budget 2011/2012 Income Subscriptions [50 paying Members] Multiple subscription 9000 Single subscriptions 7000 Shared subscriptions 4500 Shared subscriptions 3000 Single subscriptions 3500 Single subscription 2100 Interest received 0 Expenditure Service Provider costs [Provisional sums] [75%] 1 Secretary General Communications and management Projects [networking] and productions [graphics] Interpretation and translation Meetings/Conferences Document translations [ 130/1000 words] Other interpretation/translation Accountancy 7000 Mid/end year Financial Statements [Profit/Loss and Income/Expenditure] Annual Tax Return Schedule of Service Providers Accounting records Expenses costs [Provisional sums] [25%] 6 Travel, accommodation and subsistence Annual Meeting/Conference MC meetings Other Printing, promotion and exhibitions Postage, telephone and office supplies Miscellaneous expenses Dekeyser Tax Return fees 3000 Other [including equipment] 4000 Office/storage 7000 Surplus/deficit METREX 2011 Reserve/Contingency and 2012 Conference 25,000 Surplus 3700

62 05 Networking 5.5 LANGUAGE SERVICES 5.5 Language Services METREX is now representative of almost all European countries. Seventeen languages are spoken. The need to enable good communication is fundamental to the over-riding METREX objective of the free exchange of knowledge. And this communication has to be two-way, to enable colleagues to speak and to listen with accurate interpretation. High quality interpretation is essential and this means having experienced interpreters with the required technical vocabulary. English has now become the lingua franca within the Network. Most events and documents are in English. However, many colleagues need language services to enable them to speak freely and accurately in their own language and to listen comfortably to other colleagues. METREX Interpretariat METREX languages services, for interpretation, use English [EN] as the common language and translate to and from this. This enables German [DE], French [FR], Spanish [ES] and Italian [IT] translation to be provided. The reason for this choice of languages is that they, with English, have emerged as the languages that are most familiar to most METREX Members. The METREX Interpretariat is of the highest quality, having been with the Network since its early days. They provided German, French, Spanish and Italian services. At meetings the host Member provides a parallel supporting team of four. Members attending METREX meetings and events are usually asked to clarify their language needs in advance so that the Network can respond to these in the most cost effective way. Translation All Agenda Notes and Minutes for General Assemblies and Managing Committee Meetings, the key formal documents of the Network that record its proceedings, are produced in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian. Other key documents, such as the past Impressions, future Intentions and the METREX Brochure, are also produced in these languages. Other working reports are normally produced in their language of origin plus English. All Secretariat s are in English but key messages are produced in the METREX languages. Interpretation Booths for two interpreters provides the highest quality service, enabling interpreters to work in an environment in which they can concentrate and from which METREX colleagues can receive the highest quality of interpretation. However, these arrangements are expensive and if they serve only a limited number of colleagues then they are not cost effective. An alternative is to use tour guide sets with microphones for interpreters and headsets for METREX colleagues. This service can be improved with the use of directional microphones to enable interpreters to receive good quality sound or by the use of clip on microphones for those receiving language services and wishing to speak in their own language rather than English. The interpreters need to have a quiet position from which to use this equipment effectively.

63 05 Networking 5.5 LANGUAGE SERVICES [CONTD.] 5.5 Language Services Summary METREX language services are normally provided in EN DE FR ES IT for interpretation at Assemblies and Meetings and for the translation of Agenda Notes and Minutes. This enables the proceedings of the Network to be carried out on a multi lingual basis using the most commonly used European languages The need for interpretation services is usually assessed by asking colleagues to clarify their requirements in advance Interpretation services will normally be provided using tour guide sets and two interpreters [METREX interpretariat and interpreters provided by the host member] for each language required. If the venue for an Assembly or Meeting has booth provision then this will be used. In addition, language services can be provided, as required and on a flexible basis, for informal METREX meetings and events. See section 5.2 for METREX Interpretariat contact details.

64 05 Networking PROGRAMME Programme Meetings Meetings are held twice a year, in the spring and autumn, in a different Member metropolitan area. Meetings provide the membership with opportunities to visit and experience the wide variety of metropolitan circumstances across Europe. It also provides the host Member with the opportunity to set the theme for the Meeting and to explore issues of its choosing with colleagues. Meetings normally run for two days from a Wednesday evening until a Friday evening. The Thursday is usually the host s day and on the Friday International, European and METREX affairs are addressed. Managing Committee [MC] meetings, take place on the Friday afternoon, after a Meeting, and deal with the ongoing management of the Network and its activities. Other MC Meetings are arranged as required. The proceedings of Meetings and Conferences are published on the METREX website and CD s/memory sticks of presentations are circulated afterwards. In this way Members are able to build up an electronic library of reference material. METREX Meetings and Conferences have now evolved to take a more interactive form with a facilitator to promote and orchestrate discussion and exchange. METREX Meetings are programmed for Athens in spring 2011, Hamburg in autumn 2011 and Marseille in spring Conferences Conferences take the same form as Meetings but with a significant theme of current interest. Conferences aim to attract high-level speakers who are experts or authorities in their field. A METREX General Assembly takes place on the Friday afternoon or Saturday morning after a Conference and deals with the METREX Programme of Meetings and Conferences for the coming 2-3 years, the budget, the election of a President and the longer-term direction of the Network and its activities. The next biennial METREX Conference will be in Wien in autumn Calendar METREX publishes a downloadable rolling Calendar of METREX events and activities on the website. Download Guidance on holding a METREX Meeting or Conference - METREX Calendar for 2011/ www-eurometrex.org

65 05 Networking CONFERENCES, GENERAL ASSEMBLIES AND MEETINGS Conferences Meetings 1996 Glasgow 1997 Lisbon 1997 Krakow 1998 Zaragoza 1998 Nice GA 1999 Helsinki 1999 Bologna 2000 Sevilla 2000 Torino GA 2001 Copenhagen 2001 Rotterdam 2002 Genova 2002 Thessaloniki GA 2003 Stockholm 2003 Stuttgart 2004 San Sebastian 2004 Barcelona GA 2005 Nürnberg 2005 Granada 2006 Madrid 2006 Szczecin GA 2007 Veneto (Vicenza) 2007 Zaragoza 2008 Amsterdam 2008 London GA 2009 Paris 2009 Wroclaw 2010 Vilnius/Riga 2010 Berlin GA Conferences/General Assemblies/Meetings Download The Conference and Meeting Proceedings (including presentations), General Assembly and Meeting Agendas and Minutes can all be downloaded from the METREX website -

66 05 Networking 5.7 WEBSITE 5.7 Website Communications METREX communications are now almost entirely electronic, through the Internet and via the METREX website at These opportunities have developed rapidly over the last decade and now offer a fast and low cost means of communication and dissemination of knowledge and information. Networking has become much easier, less costly and more efficient. The METREX website now holds the records of the Network s activities, is the source from which to download documents and provides the data-base for networking communications through Member Profiles. METREX intention is to continue to develop its electronic communications potential, through the Internet and its website, teleconferencing and videoconferencing [particularly for Project and Expert Group working]. The METREX database, with all Member and associated contacts, is available on a restricted basis [having regard to data protection legislation] from the METREX Secretariat. For all information on and correspondence about, the METREX website please contact: Head of Communications [and Webmaster] Tim Page, Contour Design [email protected] Key references and downloads Glasgow Metropolitan Regions Conference founding Declaration Proceedings - Meetings, Conferences, Projects and Expert Groups present Porto Declaration and the Metropolitan Magna Carta Szczecin Declaration Washington DC Declaration Porto Practice Benchmark InterMETREX Benchmark of effective metropolitan spatial planning and development practice PolyMETREXplus Framework for a polycentric metropolitan Europe Impressions - METREX - The first 10 years Intentions - METREX onwards ETVF - European Territorial Vision and Framework

67 05 Networking 5.8 BERND STEINACHER FELLOW JUDITH BORNHORST Background Bernd Steinacher was the Chief Executive Director of the Verband Region Stuttgart and the Regional Assembly, the first metropolitan Parliament of its kind to be set up in Germany. He was also President of METREX from 2004 until 2008, having served for two terms. During this time he was instrumental in introducing most of the other new German metropolitan areas to METREX. The Network was strengthened greatly during his Presidency. 5.8 Bernd Steinacher Fellow 2010 The METREX Paris Managing Committee meeting in May 2009 agreed to set up a Bernd Steinacher Fellowship to support the participation of a young planner from a Member region or area in the activities of METREX over the two years between biennial Conferences. Travel and subsistence will be offered up to 1% of METREX subscription income or The outcome will be presented to the METREX 2012 Conference in Wien. Terms of reference To sustain the values and interests brought to METREX by Bernd Steinacher: The value of Europe as an exemplar of international cooperation for a common good The value of a metropolitan dimension to European affairs, meaning the good governance of major urban areas and their areas of influence The inter related nature of many of the key issues needing consideration at the metropolitan level and the need for joined up thinking The value of networking as a means of exchanging information, knowledge and experience for mutual benefit The value of strong and mutually supportive personal relationships in international, European and metropolitan affairs. Judith Bornhorst - First Fellowship At the METREX Berlin Conference in 2010 the first Fellowship was awarded to Dipl. Ing. Judith Bornhorst, HafenCity University of Hamburg, by Mrs. Geddert-Steinacher. Motivation and field of research Metropolitan visioning is a new field for metropolitan planning and governance. Handling the diverse challenges on the metropolitan level through visioning needs to be accompanied by an integrated approach enhancing balanced strategies for sustainable metropolitan regions. How could design competitions and visioning projects in metropolitan regions as well as the results of those processes innovatively foster integrated metropolitan development? How can different spatial levels in metropolitan visioning be integrated? How can the integration of sectored planning contribute to a common spatial design concept? Which improvements for inter-municipal cooperation and governance are possible? Proposed activities during the Fellowship The analysis of the key research questions will be based on scheduled interviews with different METREX members or recommended experts. A cross-national approach is intended to allow a comparative evaluation of the results. In addition, a U.S. reference case will contribute U.S. approaches of metropolitan visioning. The activities during the Fellowship contribute to the applicant s PhD and to publications in that field. The acquisition of knowledge about metropolitan design competitions and their output for integrated development in different European metropolitan regions promises a high degree of innovation and originality. The researcher s results could be convenient to foster the operation of metropolitan design as a driving force and pathfinder for sustainable metropolitan development and inter-municipal cooperation. Reference - - [email protected]