Training Workshop Strategy for Saida 1rst Session: MEDCITIES USUDS TOPICS

Mediterranean Network for the Promotion of Urban Sustainable Development Strategies

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11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON The Mediterranean is an urban region

http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~pesti/night/ The city has become the human habitat The future depends on the future of the city

Transportation Manufacturing Leisure Innovation ??? and commerce CULTURE

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON The recent history in the Mediterranean

 Rapid urban growth Governments (local and  Emergence of urban national) needs to be dysfunctions (territorial, social, aggressive in order to attack economic, environmental...) these dysfunctions and to  Not suitable and promote the cities administrative systems

CSDS is an appropriate tool to support this needed change

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON CSDS benefits for Saida

• Municipal leadership

• Government multilevel coordination

• Involvement of urban stakeholders

• Consensus on key themes

• Partnership (public & public / public & private)

• Capacity to adapt to changes (internal & external dynamics)

• Coherent medium-term projects with long-term goals

• Identification, design and start up of strategic projects (capability to produce changes)

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON Main features (1/2)

• The complete implementation of Saida Sustainable Development Strategy will be a long term process (10 to 20 years). Nevertheless short term strategic projects should be included for tangible results.

• The implementing bodies of strategic projects are not only local or national administration. Private & public agents, as private enterprises, communities, foundations, universities, entrepreneurs organisations, trade unions, research centres, should be committed to implement specific projects. New tools for Strategy implementation will be joint PPP actions in many cases.

• Any SDS must be focused on all population, including slum dwellers and/or refugees. Nevertheless SDS treatment (approaches, participation methods, etc) can differ for each sector.

• Youth and women should be considered as relevant to define population needs and economic and social strategic policies.

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON Main features (2/2)

• Decisions need consensus, which implies conflict resolution, mainly on land market, property rights and rights of development.

• Communication and awareness of citizenship & city stakeholders of SDS project shall be made from the project starting.

• Pre-diagnosis, the first step of a SDS is mainly a picture of the city on needs, strength, weakness, trends and behaviors: It is both a quantitative and qualitative approach, Sectors with a strong strategic component as mobility, environment, social inclusion, infrastructure, territorial uses or local economy shall be included.

• City vision of future, objective of the SDS, shall not be a projection of actual trends or existing city opportunities. The city vision is a result of an exercise of realistic willingness of citizenship.

• Financial resources needs and sources of financing appraisal shall be considered as a relevant factor of decision from the first steps of the SDS.

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON CSDS is practicality

• A City Sustainable Development Strategy is not just a technical work. It is mainly a political process for defining with city social and economic agents its desirable future and how to get it through implementing specific strategies and strategic projects.

• A main result of a CSDS is increase the capacity of the municipality to MANAGE CITY LONG TERM.

• A CSDS is at the end a list of strategic projects to do, through a appropriate project implementation MANAGEMENT

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON Management levels of CSDS building

USUDS proposes two levels of management: political and technical

a) Political

1. Mayor 2. Municipal Council 3. Core USUDS institutions nucleus (association, municipal group, foundation, etc) • Instituted core group (recommended) : Steering Committee • Consultation Committee (Civil society participation body) • Sectorial working groups (participation of experts & city stakeholders)

b) Technical

1. Mayor or Mayor’s political representative 2. Project Lead Coordinator 3. Municipal staff implicated 4. Local Team Coordinator 5. Local Sectorial Experts 6. International Expert Adviser 7. Technical Steering Committee (recommended) • Project lead coordinator (municipal staff) • Local Team Coordinator • International Expert Adviser

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON Work structure

MAYOR CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

STEERING COMMITTEE USUDS NETWORK

PROJECT COORDINATOR INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT TECHNICAL TEAM

WORKING GRUPS...

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON USUDS Project objectives

• The overall objective of the action is to promote the sustainable development and the social cohesion of Mediterranean cities through the use of urban sustainable development strategies (USDS) and networking.

• The specifics objectives are:

1. create a network of cities interested in building strategies for urban sustainable development

2. develop three new Urban Sustainable Development Strategies (CSDS) in Sousse, Saida and Larnaka.

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON Project summary Partners • Larnaka Three new CDS • Sousse • Metropolitan Area of • Saida • CIEDES Foundation (Málaga) • Sfax City Council • Al Fayhaa Urban Community Three • Málaga (KTC on Methology and best • Larnaka Municipality • Sousse City Council Knowledge practices) • Sfax (Magrhib Antenna for • Saida Municipality Transferenc Dissemination and News CDS) e Centers • Al Fayhaa (Middle East Antenna for Dissemination and News CDS) Associated partners

Technological • Collaborative work • Barcelona City Council • Networking • Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Platform • e-Learning (based on P2P experience) • Tirana Municipality situated in • Data and documental base • City Council Barcelona and • Visibility • Ancona City Council • GIZ partner Cities • Diputacion Barcelona (Province) • Hariri Foundation SUH (Lebanon)

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON USUDS networking objectives

• Reinforce the cooperation mechanisms among Mediterranean cities and promote experience sharing among those who have already developed UDS experiences, also offering on-line consultancy, technical assistance and training missions to those wanting to begin.

• Train those cities interested in launching and developing their own UDS through specific encounters and through a set of training documents and on-line tools to facilitate their work.

• Work together to develop methodologies to define urban development strategies and social cohesion strategies. Transmit best practices from other cities in the world.

• Tackle key development issues for cities that are, at the same time, key issues in the development of the Mediterranean region.

• Impulse Joint Work Programs for Urban Development with interested International National Institutions.

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON Networking Platform 2.0

The specific objectives of the Technological Platform are:

• To promote collaborative exchange between network members

• To provide an effective instrument for the exchange of experiences

• To facilitate the decentralized work of different Knowledge Transfer Centres

• To ensure the maintenance and updating of on-line information of the Resource Centre.

• To support the work of Saida, Sousse and Larnaka in the their USUDS building

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON A methodology to serve a purpose

MAIN GOAL OF USUDS

• Transforming the city by executing projects and aligning the strategic objectives of the different agents

• Social and economic agents (such as unions, entrepreneurs, administrations, associations, etc.) become active players in the urban transformation

• Strategy must territorialize: different territories for different societies A focalised methodology…

• To describe the real (objective) situation of the city (citizens, organizations…) • To identify the key issues of the development of the city • To outline the future of city with consensus

To elaborate strategies to build this future To define projects to transform the city To establish a set of tools for its implementation

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON Plan means project

Territorial Social development development model model

Economic development model

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON The main phases

Foreseen timetable in the GAF, will be modified 3 months 2 months 3 months 1 month 5 months 2 months

STRATEGIC MONITORING ORGANISATION PRE-DIAGNOSTIC ACTION PLAN DIAGNOSTIC EXECUTING EVALUATION

Workshops Public meetings

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON Expected results

DESCRIPTIVE ACTION PLAN MEMORY MISSION / VISION STRATEGIC • Strategic Projects • Funding OBJECTIVES DIGNOSTIC ABOUT • Work plan schedule KEY ISSUES • Implementation tools

IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING & EVALUATION STRUCTURE

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON The objective of strategic urban planning is not to approve a good technical document, but to transform the city

Project management is also strategy

11-12/09/2012 SAIDA, LEBANON