DATES

13.–14. June 2013Longlife InvestProject Meeting Berlin

27. June 2013Second ChanceFinal Conference: Arts and Culture as key drivers for urban regeneration Nuremberg

20.–24. August 2013SHIFT-XDesign and craft workshop / Transnational Seminar Eisenerz

8.–10. October 2013Amber Coast LogisticsTraining Seminar Minsk

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T he structural funds period 2007–2013 is coming to an end. The current INTERREG IV B projects which are funded through

the federal program “Transnational Cooperation” are reaching their final stage. The upcoming 12th application round for support by the federal program offers INTERREG IV B projects the last opportunity to apply for funds for additional project components (“add-on projects”).

Moreover, it is already possible to submit applica-tions for the preparation of INTERREG projects for the new funding period from 2014 (“preparatory projects”). The next cutoff date for the financing of these two types of projects is 12 July 2013. By then, all applications must be submitted. The application forms are available online on the website of the BBSR. A further call for preparatory projects is planned in January 2014.

In this issue we present some of the last “new” projects of this funding period. Strengthening partnerships between cities and their surrounding regions is at the heart of the project “City Regions”, while “SHIFT-X” focuses on cultural change in old industrial regions. “WOMEN” aims to stop the emigration of young women from rural areas. Last but not least, “Longlife Invest” accompanies the construction of an energy efficient student residence in Lithuania according to the standards developed in the previous project “Longlife”.

At the same time, other projects are almost at the end of their term. At its closing conference, “INTER-Regio-Rail” presented its findings in the area of cross-border rail transport. In June, “Second Chance” will conclude its work and show Nurem-berg visitors how arts and culture contribute to urban renewal. The participants of the “Amber Coast Logistics” midterm conference discussed a better accessibility of the southeastern Baltic Sea region.

We hope you enjoy reading this issue.

Your DV team

a newsletter of selected projects within the Federal Programme Transnational Cooperation

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

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

Please check the projects’ websites on the last page for further information.

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TopICS

Innovative Measures of Urban and Regional Development SHIFT-X

Second Chance

City Regions

WoMEN

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Regional Development through Innovative Transport Projects Amber Coast Logistics

INTER-Regio-Rail

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Energy Efficiency in Town Planning and Housing Longlife Invest

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SHIFT-X

Cultural shift in old-industrial regions

Second Chance

Arts and Culture as drivers for urban regeneration

ArtRoom by Laura Eckert in Halle 14, Leipzig, Skyline of chimneys around 1932.

© Robert Beske© Saxon Mining Archive Freiberg

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the originally planned devel-opment of Public-Private Part-nerships (PPPs) could not be fully implemented at all sites.

The final conference of the project in Nuremberg will deal with the theme „Art and cul-ture as essential factors for ur-ban renewal.“ How can culture strengthen the social balance and the environmental qual-ity of cities in the long term? Why is it a success factor for companies to have an artistic and cultural dimension? The conference tackles these ques-tions and offers the opportu-nity to discuss different ways of re-using urban wastelands and revitalizing cities with the help of creative industries.

SHIFT-X focuses on three areas of intervention:• improving cultural management structures for industrial heritage; • innovating heritage-based products;• changing perception of old-industrial places.Main activities comprise exchange of experience, elaboration of concepts and their implementation, collaborative and individual PR work.

SHIFT-X is initiated by six Central European regions and towns with a strong industrial past under the auspices of the District of Zwickau. They have teamed up with two scientific institutions renowned for their expertise in regional development and heritage preservation.

SHIFT-X cooperates closely with the European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH), the tourism information network of industrial heritage in Europe.

O ld-industrial regions have been hot spots of

economic development in Central Europe in earlier decades and centuries. Many of them have lost this position due to globalization and restruc-turing from socialist to market economies.

Regions that are characterized by small and medium-sized towns often have only their industrial past to make reference to and gain sense of belonging and self-image - unlike metropolitan areas.

The cultural shift intended by the project builds on the valorization of old-industrial heritage as a region-specific asset - a crucial pre-condition for any sustainable and endog-enous development of such structurally disadvantaged regions.

I n many European cities, entire neighbourhoods are

dominated by former indus-trial sites. The Second Chance project has revitalized these buildings and spaces through artistic and cultural activities. The ten partners from Krakow, Leipzig, Ljubljana, Venice and Nuremberg have thus gener-ated positive impulses for the urban renewal of these neigh-bourhoods.

The project, which ends in Sep-tember 2013, has contributed significantly to the sustainable revitalization of brownfield sites in the five cities. After a thorough analysis of the sites and the surrounding urban areas, pilot facilities have been launched. In Nuremberg, for example, a large cultural cen-tre is being developed on the former AEG site, which will create an open space for cul-ture and education on 6000 square meters. The artistic exchange between the part-ners was instrumental in the revival of the sites. However,

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City Regions

Strengthening intermunicipal cooperation

WOMEN

Stopping the emigration of young women from rural areas

partner Meeting in Graz, March 2013

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www.women-project.eu www.city-regions.eu

moil, which can reinforce already existing negative trends. Therefore, WOMEN will initiate actions and activi-ties with young women and men as well as representatives from politics and commerce to develop gender-sensitive measures. To keep women in these regions, WOMEN wants to improve their professional integration in companies. Female entrepreneurs should be promoted and enabled to build stronger networks. Last but not least, it is crucial to improve the perception of the affected regions through image cam-paigns. These measures aim to increase the employment rate of women and to strengthen their attachment to the home region.

of recreational areas and public rail transit. To advance regional competi-tiveness, existing forms of cooperation are analyzed and innovative partnership models will be designed. Binding cooperation agree-ments will be implemented, while formulating recom-mendations for further col-laboration. In addition, ways to link and integrate the urban regions with existing and emerging European macro-regions will be investigated. Transnational events will be organized to sensitize decision makers and expand the capacities for cooperation.

I n Europe, economic activities, social infrastruc-

ture and cultural life are concentrated in the urban conurbations, where about 70% of the Central European population lives. For urban regions to realize their full economic potential, a well-functioning cooperation between the centre and sur-rounding communities is essential. Under the auspices of the City of Leipzig, five City-Region-Partnerships aim to develop and prove models of inter-municipal cooperation and thus to contribute to a balanced, polycentric development in Central Europe.

The intermunicipal coopera-tion in urban regions is a prerequisite for sustainable development. Investments, for example, could be facilitat-ed by an intercommunal com-mercial space management. Also, the living and working conditions can be improved through the joint development

Y oung women increasingly emigrate out of the rural

areas of Europe. Compared to men of their age group, they move away more readily if they are dissatisfied with the conditions and the labour market situation. This leads to an imbalance in the sex ratio of the affected regions. The project WOMEN of the pro-gram area of Central Europe has therefore set itself the goal to improve the professional and social situation of women between 16 and 35 years in rural areas. Under the auspices of the Ministry of Regional Development and Transport of Saxony-Anhalt, eleven project partners from Germany, Aus-tria, Poland, Hungary and Slovenia develop strategies to promote women workers.

The unilateral emigration is a particular challenge for regional development. It threatens the national and in-ternational competitiveness of the regions and entails greater social, political, and social tur-

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INTER-Regio-Rail

European cooperation planned to continue after project completion

Amber Coast Logistics

Analysing barriers to cross-border transport streams

© project ACL © KoRID

How can the regional rail transport (RRT) be

improved in Central Europe? In particular, how can cross-border traffic be speeded up and become more passenger-friendly? The INTER-Regio-Rail project has dealt with these questions in the past three years. The nine project partners presented the trans-ferable results of their pilot projects and studies at the final conference in Bologna in May 2013.

The measures were mainly focused on the needs of the passengers. For example, the Italian region of Emilia Romagna has introduced new trains for cycling tourists. The Stuttgart Region has launched new assistance services for eld-erly passengers. The ground-work for future improvements in cross-border traffic between Poland and Germany was laid by conducting studies on admission regulations for vehicles and the awarding of contracts and services. Passen-

gers along the German-Polish border may therefore look forward to more direct cross-border connections in future.

However, the most important result is the plan to create a transnational network of pas-senger rail authorities across Europe. In order to stress their commitment to future cooperation, associations of four passenger rail authorities from the Czech Republic, Italy, France and Germany have signed a cooperation strategy at the closing conference. They all face similar challenges and aim to establish closer networks at the European level in the future. The main goal is to create better conditions for regional rail transport. The cooperation will thus be continued beyond the INTER-Regio-Rail project.

A round 60 visitors attended the mid-term

conference of the project Amber Coast Logistics (ACL) in Copenhagen in April 2013. ACL promotes the develop-ment of multimodal logistic centers in the southern and eastern Baltic region with the aim of strengthening trans-port links and improving the accessibility of remote areas. The participants of the confer-ence discussed how to improve cross-border transportation and personal networks be-tween Western Europe and the Amber Coast region and its bordering States.

ACL brings together 19 part-ners from Belarus, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland as well as 25 as-sociated partners. Together, they want to make better use of the existing potential of the transport and logistics sector in the Baltic Sea Region and strengthen it for the future. According to a study that was conducted on behalf of the

project partners, the container handling in the southeastern Baltic countries will increase sharply by the year 2030. This increase is attributable in par-ticular to the rapid economic growth in the hinterland of the Baltic Sea region.

As part of the ACL project, various obstacles were analyzed that might prevent or delay the achievement of such growth forecasts. Difficulties for the transporta-tion of goods arise, for exam-ple, from drawn-out customs clearance and long waiting times at international border crossings. Another challenge is the lack of personal networks. Thus, cross-border coopera-tion with Belarusian logistics actors is still very rare.

The project partners will continue their cooperation until March 2014, focusing on concrete solutions to these obstacles.

5Projects Cofinanced by the Federal Programme Transnational Cooperation

Innovative Measures for Urban and Regional Development

ACT4PPP – Public-Private partnerships: www.act4ppp.eu

AGORA 2.0 –Economic Development in the Baltic Sea Region:www.agora2-tourism.net

AQUAFIMA – Sustainable Management of Fishery: www.aquafima.eu

BesT AGeRs – Demographic Change: www.best-agers-project.eu

CITy ReGIOns – Partnerships between cities and regions: www.city-regions.eu

CReATIve CITIes – Strengthening and Professionalizationof the Creative Industry: www.creativecitiesproject.eu

HeLPs – Requirements of Accommodation for Elderly People:www.helps-project.eu

MAnDIe – Managing District Centres: www.district-management.eu

seCOnD CHAnCe – Creative Reuse of Industrial Culture:www.secondchanceproject.eu

sHIFT-X – Activating old-industrial heritage for cultural activities: www.shiftx.eu

WOMen – Stopping the emigration of young women: www.women-project.eu

Regional Development by Innovative Transport Projects

AMBeR COAsT LOGIsTICs – Freight Traffic between East and Central Europe: www.ambercoastlogistics.com

DRyPORT – Realising the Potential of Inland Ports: www.dryport.org

InTeR-ReGIO-RAIL – Regional Rail Transport: www.interregiorail.eu

RAILHUC – Cities and Regions as European Transport Hubs:www.railhuc.eu

sCAnDRIA – Infrastructure and Economic Development:www.scandriaproject.eu

sOnORA – Infrastructure and Economic Development:www.sonoraproject.eu

TRAnsITeCTs – Transalpine Freight Traffic: www.transitects.org

vIAReGIAPLUs – West-East Connection: www.viaregiaplus.eu

Energy Efficiency in Town Planning and Housing ALPBC – Climat-efficient Buildings in the Alps: www.alphouse.eu

LOnGLIFe – New Buildings’ Energy Efficiency: www.longlife-world.eu

LOnGLIFe InvesT – Energy-efficient student residence: www.longlife-invest.eu

URB.eneRGy – Integrated Urban Development Concepts:www.urbenergy.eu

Spatial Planning Strategies to Adapt to Climate Change

BALLAsT WATeR OPPORTUnITy – Managing Ballast Water:www.northseaballast.eu

BALTseAPLAn – Spatial Development on the Sea: www.baltseaplan.eu

C3-ALPs – Adaption to climate change in the Alps: www.c3alps.eu

CLIsP – “Climate-Proof” Spatial Planning: www.clisp.eu

LABeL – Flood Risk in the Elbe River-Basin: www.label-eu.eu

www.longlife-invest.eu

Longlife Invest

Construction of an energy-efficient student residence

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Construction site in Klaipeda

I n Europe about 40% of the energy is required for heat-

ing and cooling of buildings. Therefore, the Longlife project has dealt with the planning of sustainable buildings and developed benchmarks for saving energy and resources. The focus is on the key ele-ments of a building, the build-ing envelope, the windows and the roof. The follow-on project Longlife Invest imple-ments the Longlife bench-marks using the example of a student dormitory. The Uni-versity of Klaipeda, Lithuania is the investor and owner of the Longlife students dormitory.

It is a challenge for the project partners to realize the dor-mitory together. As a pilot project, there will be an in-centive for more sustainable investments in Lithuania and in the Baltic Sea Region. For the integrated planning the “Longlife Prototype Cata-logue” is used, a compilation of materials, components and

innovative technologies that meet the Longlife benchmarks. The project partners continu-ously evaluate the design and construction of the dormi-tory. With a certificate – the “Longlife Performance Pass” – the total energy efficiency, CO2 emissions and life cycle costs of the dormitory are detected.

The Longlife Institute e.V., a non-profit organization that was founded in the Longlife project, is responsible for the certification with the “Longlife Performance Pass”. With study tours, courses, workshops and a webcam on the site the trans-national technology transfer in the project Longlife Invest is organized.

Energy Efficiency in Town Planning and Housing