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The Urban Development Network CITY OF GHENT Ghent 1-2 December 2016 Peer-review workshop Integrated Sustainable Urban Development Strategies

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The Urban Development Network

CITY OF GHENT

Ghent

1-2 December 2016

Peer-review workshop

Integrated Sustainable Urban Development Strategies

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The city at a glance

Ghent is a “pocket sized metropolis”, combining the intimacy of a small city with

the openness of a metropolis (Charles Landry, 2011)

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Facts & figures

500,000 inhabitants in metropolitan area

257,709 inhabitants in Ghent

156 different nationalities

74,000 students

15,643 ha surface

170,249 jobs

Job ratio 104.8%

Unemployment: 12.8%

25 neighbourhoods

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Ghent, city with a diversifying population

• The population is on the rise

since 1999 (12% increase,

after decreasing for 19

years).

• Ghent has a relatively young

population compared to the

rest of Flanders, though

almost 1 out of 3 inhabitants

is 55 or older.

• The city is a melting pot of

156 different nationalities.

Ghent is ethnically and

culturally becoming

more and more

diversified with 19%

belonging to an ethno-

cultural minority

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Ghent, city of innovation and creativity

• Largest student city of

Flanders (70.000 students)

• The ‘Academic Ranking of

World Universities’ puts

Ghent University as

Belgium’s top-institution

• 13 research centers of world

class (e.g. the Flemish

Institute for Biotechnology).

• The creative economy counts

more than 500 creative and

innovative enterprises and

more than 6,000 workplaces.

Ghent BC (Big in

Creativity) is a network

of researchers,

entrepreneurs and

government stimulating

the knowledge

economy.

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Ghent, city of culture and tourism

• Ghent is host of the

International Film Fest

• Ghent is a UNESCO City of

Music and has a wild range

of musical events.

• The ten-day Ghent

Festivities is the largest

European city festival.

• Ghent is 3rd in the National

Geographic Traveler

Magazine ranking of

authentic destinations.

Ghent is a big cocktail

of styles in art, design,

architecture and music.

History is gracefully

connected to modern

design and art.

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Ghent, city of future-oriented businesses

• 170,249 jobs

• Industry plays an important

role in local employment and

knowledge networks: OCAS,

CRM, SIM, …

• An innovative economy (bio-

energy, biotechnology, ICT)

with strong patent position

• Room for new projects:

more than 1,000 acres

assigned to Logistics,

Knowledge Economy and

Services

The economic structure

is determined by the

Port of Ghent, wich is

providing almost

30,000 direct and

40,000 indirect jobs.

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•That the European Commission recognizes cities as a true level of governance.

•External constructive feedback on the ISUD Ghent

•Discussing several topics

•Best practices

•Networking

Your expectations from the Peer-Review Workshop

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Three questions you would like peers to discuss

• How to deal with ‘keys’ that are closely

guarded by regional or national authorities?

• How to improve the quality of citizen

participation?

• How to cope with stakeholders with different

expectations?

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Experience in ISUDS

V. The Outward

• ERDF 2000 – 2006:

• Management: city of Ghent, budget 10 milion euro

• Focus on urban renewal projects in the 19th century belt: Pre-port, Oxygen for the Brugse Poort, Bridges to Rabot

• ERDF 2007 – 2013 & 2014 - 2020

• Management Flemish Region, 4 priorities

• PRIORY AXE 4: Urban renewal

• Flemish Urban Renewal Fund (2002 – 2016 – successful in 10 calls)

• Flemish Cities Fund: long-range plans (1997 – 2016)

• Federal Urban Policy (2000 – 2014)

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Building the evidence base for the strategy

• 2003: New departemental structure.

• Introduction department of general services

• New offices: urban policy, data & monitoring,…

• 2011 – 2012: Route towards a new legislature:

• Participation: the opinion of citizens and

neighbourhood programmes

• Transversal city analysis: state of the art, image,

diversity, public space, green spaces, housing, health,

culture, sports, …

• Evaluation of the city policy 2006 – 2012

• Calculation of the financial equilibrium and possibilities

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Building the evidence base for the strategy

• 2013:

• New board of Mayor and Deputy Mayors > new

mission 2030 and strategy

• Translate strategy into operational objectives

• Linking activities & projects to operational objectives

• Indicators are formulated at every level of the strategic

cascade for evaluation purposes,

• Multi-annual plan 2014 – 2019 & budget 2014

approved

• 2014:

• Integration in city managers office

• Start integrated strategy & strategic coördination • .

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Vision and objectives

GHENT: CITY WITH A MISSION

Ghent is an open, inclusive, smart and child-friendly city. It

connects all forces to develop the city into a lasting and livable

whole and in doing so shapes the future.

Ghent wants to be a creative forerunner in the transition

towards a climate-neutral city. We are building an eco-friendly

and diversified economy that brings welfare for all.

By doing so, we develop a community of responsible citizens

who can develop themselves freely and who can count on the

necessary support.

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An

industrialized

city (18th -

19th century)

A medieval

metropolis

(11th – 14th

century

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Vision and objectives

Strategic Cascade

• 9 main strategic goals

• 40 strategic goals

• Operational goals en project operational goals

• Activities

• Projects

• Actions

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International policy

Ghent puts emphasis on

international cooperation

and the exchange of

experience and

know-how.

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“No smart city without smart citizens”

“Smart city ecosystem: connect citizens”

Smart cities – smart citizens

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• Assessment framework

• Neighbourhood managers

• Programme directors

• Sogent: Urban development company

• Public Private Partnership:

• Enhance services

• Strategic funding

• Use of temporary empty public space

• Crowd funding • Sustainable assessment tool

Policy tools 10

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Needs &

ideas

Strategic Multi-annual plan 2014-2019

Ambition EFRO

Doelstelling 2

Ambition EFRO Interreg

Ambition Horizon 2020

Ambition Erasmus +

PROJECT

PROJECT

PROJECT

Grants

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ERDF 2000 – 2006 Ghent, Urban zone in difficulty

• 14% of the Ghent area - part of the 19th century belt

• Budget: ERDF 10 mio euro –Total 50 mio euro

• Priorities: Economical recorvery, liveability

• Focus Urban Renewal

• Management: Flemish Regio

• Ghent: Project selection, steering Committee (chairman Mayor)

• Lack of experience, too detailed OP, small area, division of powers (Flemish Regio – Ghent) not always clear

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ERDF 2007 - 2013

• Managementauthority: Flemish Region

• Antenna:

– provincial : 5

– urban 2: Antwerp & Ghent (Strategic Funding)

• Budget: 200 mio euro

• Innovation & knowledge,

• SMI

• spatial-economic factors,

• urban development

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ERDF 2007 - 2013

• P1 – P3: Prov of EF: 1% of 150 mio €

• Ghent: P1 – P3: Ghent 3D, Business patrks (The Loop, UCO Maïsstraat, Xiedauwkaai): 13 mio €

• P4: – 13 cities

– Budget: 50 mio € - Ghent: 11 mio €

• Old Docks (Quay renovation)

• KOBRA

• Neighborhood railway station

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ERDF 2014 - 2020

• MA: Flemish Region

• Antenna: 5 provincial & 2urban

• Budget: 173,5 mio euro

1. Innovation : 69,5 mio €

2. SMI: 35 mio €

3. Carbon low economy 45 €

4. Urban development: 17 euro € (Antwerp 2/3 – Ghent 1/3)

• P1 – P3:

– 3 ITI’s:

– 70 mio euro -40% of the budget

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ERDF 2014 - 2020

• Gent in P1 – P3: – (Capture, Bio Base, Gentrepreneur,

Ministrey of Makers, Bycicle highways)

– Succesrate: 10 mio €

• Sustainable urban development

– SD 1: Climate change – green-blue network

– SD 2: Re use industrial sites/building

– SD 3: Neighborhoods in transition

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EFRDF 2014 2020

• Screening multi-annual plan:

• longlist

• matrix

• Shortlist

• Focus P4:

– SD1: The Old Docks:

– SD 2: Wintercircus, En route (transformation of an old poluted industrial laundrysite)

– SD 3: reallocation churches in 3 neighborhoods

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Criteria for a shortlist

1. Focus on themes & priorities of grant programmes &

upcoming calls

2. Innovative on a (EU) level

3. Possible to submit & realise within the call’s time frame

4. Enough belief in the added value of (transnational)

cooperation and enough commitment in the departments

concerned to prepare the proposal and to implement it

when approved

5. If relevant -> interest shown by external partners or

(foreign) cities

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• The most important building block of a Smart City: the Smart

Citizen

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• Smart Cities need Smart Citizens to be truly inclusive, innovative and sustainable.

Smart Citizen

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Question for round table 1

Question 1: How to deal with ‘keys’ that are closely guarded by regional or national authorities?

Why: Top down approach Flemish Region. Urban policy less important (ERDF 2014 - 2020: 8% ERDF 2007-2013: 25%), Gold plating: MS introduce rules which are more prescriptive than what is mentioned in EU rules & regulations, Extra administrative burden

What has been done: Strategic Funding acts as a competence centre for ‘Group Ghent’: looking for opportunities, matching, tailor made support

What worked: Realistic & audit proof projects (goals, timing, budget,…)

What did not work: Success rate in Horizon 2020 & Interreg is uncertain. Competition between (regional/European) cities

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Question for round table 2

Question 2: How to improve the quality of citizen participation?

Why: The most important building block of a smart city: the smart citizen, Smart cities need smart citizens to be truly inclusive, innovative & sustainable

What has been done: A special service ‘Policy participation’ & ‘Integrated Urban Development’ sets up co-operation with citizens

What worked: Temporary use of vacant places & buildings, crowdfunding, Bicycle streets, Living streets, concept study for the neighbourhood Muide – Meulestede

What did not work: Organisational shift is necessary, there are often barriers within the government (suspicion, no rules or regulations,…)

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Question for round table 3

Question 3: How to cope with professional stakeholders with different expectations?

Why: Urban development projects are complex, have a long-term horizon, expectations & interests are often incompatible,…

What has been done: The city of Ghent acts as a director

What worked: Public private partnership, capacity building public services & introducing new instruments (e.g. Urban development company, Program directors, Policy participation, quality board, …),

What did not work: Priorities are changing, to maintain long-term engagement is a hard job. Trial & error, regulations PPS don’t fit with reality, discussions with the Flemish region are often tough.

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