First Partner Meeting Munich 8 th of April 2008 European Urban Landscape Partnership INTERREG IVC bid 1 Summary of Questionnaires 1.Aalborg 2.Brno 3.Budapest

First Partner Meeting Munich 8th

of April 2008 European Urban Landscape Partnership INTERREG IVC bid

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Summary of Questionnaires

1. Aalborg2. Brno 3. Budapest4. Cologne5. Edessa6. Edinburgh7. Genova8. Helsinki9. Munich10. UFZ

Summary of Questionnaires



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Partner’s Main Activities & Competences

• Planning, design and maintenance• Development of open space strategies• Children‘s play• Restoration of historic parks• Development and implementation of ecological compensation

concepts• Research

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Partner’s Strengths

• Green belts / green systems • Ecology• Revitalisation of historic parks• Integration of urban space and buildings• Open space planning & city planning• Public-private urban contracts

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Partner’s Problems / Deficits

• Urban sprawl / Urban pressure on existing open space• Preservation / development of green networks & corridors• Lack of investments in parks and green spaces• Lack of comprehension of “green area values”• Lack of standards for green area provision• Unbalanced distribution of green areas• Adequate urban vegetation • Poor design and maintenance• Bad condition of water streams• Waterfront development• Lack of co-operation with surrounding regions

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Co-operation between Cities & Universities

Generally strong links to local Universities / Research Institutions

• Surveys / Public consultations• Student projects• Theses / PhDs

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Involvement in EU funded ProjectsMost partners were / are involved in several projects

•Cabernet•CIVITAS•COST C11•GREENCLUSTER•GreenKeys•GREENSCOM•GREENSPACE

•INTERREG •Noris•Rescue•TUSEC-IP •URBACT•URBAN MATRIX•URGE

Various Roles:

Coordination, Hosting of Events, Networking, Collaboration on Surveys, Being the Case Study, Scientific Assistance

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Areas of Special Expertise

• Afforestation program to protect groundwater resources• Revitalisation of in city streams and water courses• Restoration of contaminated sites• Restoration of historic parks• Ecological networks• Long established tradition of integrated town planning• Development of planning standards for private and public

open space• Public-private urban contracts to finance open space and

ecological compensation • Ecological compensation concepts

Policy Context



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Awareness / Importance of ELC

Level of Importance is generally very high

Work relating to ELC:

• Sustainable development • Green space management• Cultural heritage / Historic parks / Green belts• Preservation of cultural landscapes• Implementing ELC´s values in respect to landscape character

assessment analysis in rural areas

Policy Context



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Addressing EU Policies

• European environmental policies• Thematic strategy for soil• Sustainable development of interconnected European

landscapes

Policy Context

Addressing National Policies• Transforming agricultural legislations into a more

sustainable planning tool for green structural development

• Applying policies for green structural planning in town planning environmental and transport policies

• Valuation of built and natural environment and it’s protection and enhancement for future generations

• Project planning systems



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Addressing Local Policies

• Environmental, transport and social policies• Making green spaces more fit for purpose and better

valued (by citizens)• Wood in the city • Public health and recreation • Green urban statement • Interregional territorial planning• Higher awareness and political openness for common

efforts to safeguard and develop regional landscape

Remember: all activities proposed within an INTERREG IVC project should clearly contribute to the improvement of regional or local policies tackled by the project and address the Lisbon and Gothenburg agendas!

Policy Context



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General Interests, Expectations & Goals

• Exchange of knowledge / good practice• Collaboration on European level / networking• More impact on decision making • Sustainable development• Combining theory /science and practice

• Prevention of urbanisation of rural areas • Highlighting the importance of cultural landscapes for

metropolitan areas• Conflicting needs of urban functions and landscape• Prevention of degradation of urban areas

General Motivation



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General Interests, Expectations & Goals

• Identification of innovative approaches to the generation of funds • Bringing research results into every day green space management• European-wide perspective on quality standards and innovative

approaches • European state-of-the-art landscape architectural and planning

practice• Addressing new policies of public health and recreation• Public involvement and public information• Increasing the value placed by citizens on urban green spaces• Communication of images of landscapes

Most Common Goal:• Increase the relevance open space planning has for the public, for

politics, and within the administration through project activities such as Internet platform, publications, hearings etc.

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Looking for …

• Good examples / Good practice and general inspiration• Broaden the scope of reference points from national to

international• Identification of partner cities for exchange of information• Foster better co-operation with academic bodies (at home)• Addressing new concepts for green structure development • Expertise for creation of green core concepts• Reports on suitable urban vegetation (trees)• Low budget green space management / maintenance• Tools for better practice in daily work• Development of a strategy to improve city-regional co-

operation for a common development of the regional landscape

• Higher significance of landscape, open and green areas as well as for landscape and open space planning

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Outputs & Deliverables• FAQ database - where common problems would be given

multiple answers based on experience• Creation of transnational manual for each specific issue with

verified approaches and good practice• Working group meetings and conferences • Site visits• Staff exchanges (for a fresh view on things)• Publications• Public hearing with the city council- e.g. video, in co-operation

with local multi-media colleges • Analysis of factors regarding the development of a green core

concept• Derive service targets based on European perspective of

best practice• Identify research that will assist in raising profile of parks and

greenspaces and deliver more funding

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Preservation of Project Outcomes

• Creation of sustainable website with free access which would preserve the outcomes for the future

• Documentation of gained knowledge and good examples• Brochures and lists of results (e.g. which urban trees to use)• E-mail exchange• Continuing organisation of conferences, work shops and

working group meetings• Public hearings, publications, videos, common declarations

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Role / Activity in Project

• Most partners want to be playing a “rather active” role

• Municipality of Budapest and the UFZ can think of taking on a more active role

Roles and Tasks

Taking Responsibility InMost Partners are willing to take on:

• A Working group / Work package• Organisation of events / Hosting of meetings• Project activities• Creation of Outputs



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Time Resources

Time resources split between 1- 3 People / between departments / project phase

Ranging from:

• 20 (-40) hours/week• 2 day/week• 15 hours/week• 10 hours/week • A few hours to one day/week• 6 hours/week• 2 hours per week for 3 people of different Departments

Roles and Tasks



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Area of Interest / Expertise

• Nature conservation• Urban ecology • Landscape analysis (also in rural areas)• Management of green spaces• Green space planning • Green structure and functional concepts • Urban planning • Management strategies • Public health and recreation• Property development • Agriculture• Urban governance• Tailoring science to practice • International affairs • Interreg IIIc experience

Roles and Tasks



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WG 1: HOUSING LANDSCAPES AND THE RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT

Work Package 1

City / Organisation Need for Action Participation Experience Seeking Advice

Budapest major need for action Yes Lenhossék Park on the Ferencváros Renewal Program Area

Finance from private resources, PPP

Cologne major need for action Depends, involvement of green space department

City planning department Harbour development, derelict sites

Helsinki moderate need for action Yes Green areas planning within ongoing projects (West Harbour, Eastern Harbour etc), Suburban Infill Project, Master Plan2002; quality and accessibility of green network

Challenges for green areas caused by Increasing density of urban structure, design and planning solutions based on the definition of the character of a place and user experience

Munich moderate need for action Depends on time and personal resources

- Landscape and open space planning as standard practise in land use planning procedures - Planning standards for private and public open space,- Develop Munich's open space/green area networks- Open space planning in Munich's urban regeneration policy



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WG 2: REVITALISING CITY PARKS AND URBAN OPEN SPACES

Work Package 1

City / Organisation

Need for Action

Participation Experience Seeking Advice

Aalborg major need for action

Depends, i it is not a technical approach, but assigning new value to existing areas redefining user groups, functionalities and concepts for the parks.

Tracking the movement patterns of user groups Consultations on satisfaction with the maintenance of parks

Functionality and accessesability of parks and green areasdefining user groups interests

Brno major need for action

Yes - restoration of city parks - e.g. Denisovy sady, Lužánky, Špilberk

How to integrate all needs of today's inhabitants with parks (e.g. recreation, culture, historical and natural)

Budapest major need for action

Yes Városliget, Margit-sziget, Surveys on pressure on nature conservation areas

Effective maintenance

Cologne major need for action

Yes Regionale 2010, green space planning, city planning

Historic parks, green belts

Edessa major need for action

Yes Successful practice in one case Various



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WG 2: REVITALISING CITY PARKS AND URBAN OPEN SPACES

Work Package 1

City / Organisation

Need for Action

Participation Experience Seeking Advice

Edinburgh major need for action

Yes Edinburgh Parks & Gardens Strategy Attracting new streams of investment; presenting economic arguments for investment in urban landscapes

Genova major need for action

Yes

Helsinki major need for action

Yes Refurbishment of historic parks and areas in recent city plans: Kaisaniemi park (oldest public park), Lapinlahti hospital area (upcoming)

How to accommodate all needs and values (cultural, recreational etc.) condensate in green areas on a creative manner

UFZ Yes

Comment: to be linked with the previous WG, since historic parks, especially in the centre are an

essential part of the green urban structure and recreational network.



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WG 3: GREEN BELT, URBAN AGRICULTURE AND CITY REGION

Work Package 2

City / Organisation Need for Action

Participation

Experience Seeking Advice


Yes Tools/policies to facilitate the future structure, without turning the areas over to public landTool to property development for private nature restoration projects and aligning properties to a nature/recreation economy or a “greenblue structural economy”.

Documentation of outgoing recreation from the town to city near forests and recreational areas, decreasing transport by cars and creating a strategy for a green belt development. Property regulation of the different property types in the urbanised agricultural landscape.


Yes The Regional Plan of the Budapest Agglomeration

Implementation of the large scale regional plans

Cologne moderate Depends historic green belt in Cologne


Yes Conservation of green wedge, whilst reorienting the housing development

Genova major Yes Projects on extensive parks around the city

Munich major need for action

- Preservation and development of "Munich's Green Belt",- Agriculture in the Green Belt,- Cooperation projects with the agriculture,- Inter municipal landscape project for Munich's north,- Ecological compensation areas,- Ecological land banking scheme,- Conservation areas,- Conception for foot- and cycle paths network

Best practices for inter municipal landscape projects

UFZ Yes



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WG 4: STRATEGIC OPEN SPACE AND GREEN STRUCTURE

Work Package 2



Yes - Loss of green areas due to inappropriate planning regulations/laws - Because of bad design practice it is difficult to find economical arguments for green spaces

Implementation of green concepts and arguments in town planningQuantification of open space and green structure, as well as enhancing public access

Brno major need for action

Yes Experiences in connection with creation of new master plan

Seeking for different approaches in other cities


Yes Public Spaces Initiative Financing of strategic open space, management of sustainable planning

Cologne major need for action

Depends Green space strategy, City planning strategy City planning is not always considered as strategic long term tool for the attractiveness of a place


Yes Our project with AUTh, greenway development, green network development

Edinburgh Depends

Helsinki moderate need for action

Depends, if connected with WG1

Master Plan 2002, Strategic Plan 2008 Comment: Urban landscape, in my opinion, is all-encompassing and not comparable with e.g. sewerage system

Munich moderate need for action

Depends - Open space planning as standard,- Standard of provision for public and private open spaces- Development of public and private open spaces

Parts of this WG has to be integrated in the WG: "Green Belt".

UFZ Yes



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WG 5: SOCIAL INCLUSION, GENDER MAINSTREAMING AND OPEN SPACE

Work Package 3


Aalborg moderate need for action

Yes Involvement of children in design processes in a local park - building social capital

User group definitions, sociological aspects and lifestyle groups

Brno moderate need for action

Depends: on content of Work package and resources

Budapest major need for action Yes Hunyady tér, Mátyás tér Professional techniques

Cologne major need for action Depends, involvement city planning department

European project on inclusion together with Rotterdam

Edessa major need for action Yes Citizen's comprehension of the -- urban landscapeInvolvement of citizens


Depends

UFZ Yes

Comments: linked with perception of landscape and environmental psychology, which are of interest as a tool to achieve better planning, rather than per se as a subject matter



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WG 6: PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC LANDSCAPES

Work Package 3


Aalborg major need for action Yes We are very interested in gaining knowledge in this area.

Brno moderate need for action Depends on content of Work package and resources

Budapest major need for action Yes UrbHealth URBACT Project Connecting public health and environment

Edinburgh major need for action Yes Partners in a Joint Community health gardening project

Extending health indicators to cover parks and greenspaces and build case for investment

Helsinki moderate need for action Depends, if linked with WP1

PhD studies at the University of Virginia, reference literature (dissertation unfinished)

In terms of background study for better practice it is important to recognize and study on what this theme has to offer



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WG 7: URBAN FORESTRY UND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT

Work Package 4


Budapest major need for action Yes We need experience

Cologne major need for action Depends, if it is possible to participate in more than two work packages

National working group

Edessa major need for action Yes

Genova major need for action Yes Participation in Robin wood project

UFZ Yes



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WG 8: NATURE CONSERVATION AND URBAN ECOLOGY

Work Package 4


Brno major need for action Yes Several studies - noise map, air quality study, geological general, management plan of protected areas

Seeking for different approaches in other cities.

Budapest major need for action Yes Nature Protection regulation of Budapest

Effective methods for sustainable protection

Edessa major need for action Yes Preservation and expansion of green corridors as a wildlife habitats.

Genova major need for action Yes


No Studies of Urban Ecology at Helsinki University (Seija Väre) and City of Helsinki Urban Facts, Urban Research (e.g. biodiversity studies), Integrative Research on Sustainable Landscapes, phD Master Class 2004

inclusive and practice-oriented research highly required to aid city planning


Depends on time and personal resources

- Biotope mapping, - Subsequent studies on individual habitat types- Re-naturalisation concepts and projects (river Isar, heathland),- Concepts and projects for ecological compensation areas

UFZ Yes

Comments: parts of this WG can be integrated also into the WG "Green Belt".



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WG 9: HISTORIC GARDENS, GREEN SPACES AND URBAN TOURISM

Work Package 5


Budapest major need for action Yes Margitsziget Best methods, cross-financing between tourism and green

Cologne major need for action Yes Historic park in Cologne (Rheinpark), Cologne is a very touristy city

Edinburgh major need for action Edinburgh is a major tourist destination and World Heritage Site

Attracting investment from new sources

Genova major need for action Yes Studies on historic parks restoration


No Historic parks creating identity for a city

UFZ Yes



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WG 10: PUBLIC SPACE, CIVIC IDENTITY AND CITY MARKETING

Work Package 5


Brno major need for action Yes Several realizations and prepared projects of restoration of public spaces in the city centre.

Seeking for different approaches in other cities.

Budapest major need for action Yes Gödör Park Best practice

Cologne major need for action Depends, on budget


Helsinki moderate need for action Depends, if public spaces creating identity is one focus

UFZ Yes



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WG 11: SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND THE URBAN LANDSCAPE

Work Packages 6


Aalborg major need for action Yes Greater Aalborg has a policy fore cycle paths

Brno major need for action Depends on content of Work package and resources

Several projects of cycling paths and pedestrian ways.

Seeking for different approaches in other cities, looking for better mobility for pedestrians and cyclists.

Budapest major need for action Yes ASTUTE Project (IEE)

Cologne moderate need for action Depends on involvement of cycling expert of our city


- Development of footpath and cycle path network, also in the green belt and other urban green structures- Development of green corridors



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WG 12: WATER MANAGEMENT: GREEN STRUCTURE - BLUE STRUCTURE

Work Packages 6


Aalborg major need for action Yes - Combining areas/water systems for retaining water masses - Designing a water park

Budapest moderate need for action Yes

Cologne major need for action Depends Expertise on flood management - network of universities and public and private stakeholders


Genova major need for action Yes

Helsinki moderate need for action Depends, as part of green structure, maybe second focus

Project 2005 for Töölönlahti Area with Herbert Dreiseitl,

- Combining sustainability with artistic approach- Inclusion of seascape in recreational network


- "River Isar - Plan",- Maximising rainwater infiltration on building areas- Roof top greening- Unsealing



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DISSEMINATION OF PROJECT OUTCOMES

Work Packages 7

City / Organisation Participation Specification

Aalborg Depends, if there is a specific area of interest

Budapest Yes Hungarian version of the results, conferences, meetings, folders, etc.

Cologne Depends on the input, like a conference in the framework of Regionale 1020

Edinburgh Depends, Attracting investment from new sources

Edinburgh was host partner of Waterfront Communities partnership (INTERREG IIIb) 2004 -6

Helsinki Depends If supporting the project development

Munich Depends Time and personal resources

UFZ Articles



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Other Working Groups

• Development of new ideas for public relations (e.g. movie)

• Urban Green Governance

Comments

Other Comments on Working Groups• Interest in combining smaller scale (design with water or

local heritage, experience of a specific place) with bigger scale (strategies, greenways, networks, ecology, water management on a city scale)

• Cross cutting themes are good BUT work packages appear a little isolated

• Description of WGs should be more specific / detailed



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Comments on overall Structure / Others

Comments

• Overlapping WGs and WPs • Policy context needs stronger link to proposed actions

• Financial and administrative management should be sub-contracted

Full Summary of Questionnaires can be found in the LE:NOTRE “Up/Download Area” amongst other information

Documents

First Partner Meeting Munich 8 th of April 2008 European Urban Landscape Partnership INTERREG IVC bid 1 Summary of Questionnaires 1.Aalborg 2.Brno 3.Budapest