Partnerships for Sustainable Rural-Urban Development Rupert Kawka European Seminar on Sustainable Urban Rural Partnerships. November 16th, 2012 in Metz

Urban-Rural Partnerships – a German and EU concern

A realistic idea? No different demands and goals additional administrative burden no statistically proven surplus value no altruism Yes connecting complementary, similar, same potentials co-operation for mutual benefit managing linkages for economic development and quality of life win-win situations and conflict management

German and EU framework 8 demonstration regions with ~ 40 projects, selected from 55 ideas large variety of topics covering 57% of Germany with 53% of the population from 1/2008 to 6/2010 (+ 2nd phase till 2013) budget: 1 Mio Euro from federal level, 1 Mio Euro from regions Metropolregion Hannover – Braunschweig – Göttingen - Wolfsburg

Some project examples Regional chains of value added in Nürnberg region: 16 partners promote regional food products Siemens canteen consumes for 4 Mio. Euro food New governance model in Central Germany Metropolitan Region: new members, new name, new financial basis, new voting procedure Joint spatial planning in Stuttgart region: formerly 5 individual, now 1 joint development plan matched concepts for logistics and regional trains

Success factors motivated actors different actors same eye level linkages concrete and many projects shared problems Success factors feeling of being a functional unit small steps time (initially and for sustainability) strategy/ shared goals certain form of governance (integrated approach) experience/tradition in co-operation

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