Urban Regeneration in the EU: An Overview Dr. Haroon SAAD Director of QeC-ERAN Monitoring the Urban...

Urban Regeneration in the EU:

An Overview

Dr. Haroon SAAD Director of QeC-ERAN

Monitoring the Urban Dimension in Cohesion Policy:Spanish and Portuguese Perspectives, 2-3 April, Madrid

Urban Regeneration in the EU: An Overview

Structure of Presentation• An historical overview• Key Messages/Lessons from EU interventions• Where we are now• Key Drivers/Trends• Debating points


Historical Overview (1)

• EU has formal responsibility for Regional Policy under the treaty– No Urban Policy – « The Urban Dimension in

Cohesion Policy »

• 1991 Member states rejected proposal for the EU to have responsibility for urban matters


Historical Overview (2.)

Five stages of Policy Development• Stage one:

1975-1988 – territorial differences on EU Agenda• ERDF Created (1975)

• Single European Act. (1981)

• Regional Policy = 20% of EU Budget



• Stage two:

1989-1994 – Emergence of the Urban Agenda– Cohesion funds created – linked to entry of Spain,

Greece and Portugal in 1986

– Urban Pilot Projects



• Stage three:

1994-1999 – Consolidating the Urban Agenda– Structural funds increased to nearly 33% of EU

Budget (1993)– Urban Programme– « Towards an Urban Agenda in the EU » -

Position Paper (1997/1998)



• Stage three: – « Sustainable Urban Development in the EU :

A framework for action »

– EU Urban Forum



• Stage four: 2000-2006 – Recognising the contribution of

cities– Urbact II– Urban Audit– Objective Two rules amended

• 7.7% of resources aimed at Urban Regeneration



• Stage four: – Lille Programme (2000)– Copenhagen Charter (2002)– EP Intergroup on Urban Policy– Bristol Accord (2005)


Key Messages/Lessons from EU interventions (1.)

• Integrate local potential into strategies for urban and regional development

• Develop an integrated approach to policy– Multi-disciplinary / multi-sectoral / multi-level working

• Co-ordinate strategies for urban and regional development and support public/private partnerships

• Strengthen public participation in policy making



• Promote culture: diversity and identity• Draw upon local traditions• Adopt sustainable long-term perspectives• Ensure access to transport, jobs, housing,

education and social services



HOWEVER, ALSO KEY MESSAGES OF CONCERN:

• The limited impact on quantity of mainstreaming services

• Lack of effective participation



HOWEVER, ALSO KEY MESSAGES OF CONCERN:

• Need to think beyond administrative boundaries• Project Focussed implementation led to short-term

« integrated working »


Where we are now (1.)

• Staff paper – Cohesion Policy and Cities: The Urban contribution to strategy for growth and jobs « Building on the strengths of the urban initiative, the commission intends to reinforce the place of urban issues by fully integrating actions in this field into the Regional programmes (General Regulations part 3) »

• No Urban Programme



• « the Urban Method »– Continuation of « the Urban Method » to

deprived urban areas through an integrated and participative approach is supported (ERDF. Reg article 8)



THE URBAN DIMENSION Recommendations to the cities and the actors in urban

development 1. To strengthen the attractiveness of cities in terms of

transport, services, environment and culture;

2. To promote balanced development between the various cities and to strengthen the relations between urban, rural and peri-urban areas;



THE URBAN DIMENSION

Recommendations to the cities and the actors in urban development

3. To strengthen the role of cities as growth centres, to promote entrepreneurship, innovation and the knowledge economy to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);



THE URBAN DIMENSION Recommendations to the cities and the actors in urban development

4. To improve employability and to reduce the disparities between districts, on the one hand, and social groups, on the other;

5. To combat delinquency and the feeling of insecurity;




6. To improve governance of urban interventions through the commitment of all parties concerned and effective planning;

7. To promote experience exchange networks;




8. To develop financial engineering mechanisms to achieve the maximum leverage effect with the Structural Funds.



• All NSRF’s Approved and over 90% of Operational Plans

• Mid-term Review 2009/10



• Financial Engineering– JESSICA: Joint European Support for

Sustainable Investment in City Areas– JEREMIE: Joint European Resources for

Micro to Medium Enterprises– JASPERS: Joint Assistance in Supporting

Projects in European Regions


Key Drivers and Trends (1.)

• Demographic Change• Migration and Integration• Globalisation• Labour Market Segmentation and Restructuring• Transport Flows• New Energy Paradigm• Urban Sprawl• Cohesion and Greater Disparities


Debating Points

• Are we in danger of « throwing the baby out with the bathwater »

- Multi-level Governance- Integrated Planning- Multi-Sectoral and Multi-Disciplinary

working


Debating Points

• Has the process of developing NSRF and OP’s created a « wider ownership » of cohesion policy and the wider Lisbon Agenda

• How can we improve the impact of transnational learning and exchange of experience programmes

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