Interreg Iii B Cadses Project Book

INTERREG III B CADSES PROJECT BOOK

ADVANCING TRANSNATIONAL CO-OPERATION

Preface “Spatial development co-operation”, and more recently “territorial co-operation”, have become buzzwords for concepts which foster European spatial integration and cohesion. From 2000 to 2006 the INTERREG III B CADSES Programme has provided a platform to apply these principles which have also been proposed by the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) for a balanced and sustainable development of Central and South-Eas- tern Europe. The Programme enables and ﬁ nances project collaborations on topics ranging from the improvement of transport systems and access to the information society to the revitalisation of derelict urban areas and ﬂ ood protection.

The third edition of the CADSES Project Book compiles for the ﬁ rst time all 134 projects approved within the EU Community Initiative INTERREG III B for transnational co-operation in Central and South-Eastern Europe. The projects were selected by the CADSES Steering Committee in four calls for project proposals, which took place between 2002 and 2006. The last call was completed in 2006 and was carried out within the framework of the neighbourhood approach. This approach stands for better integration of EU Member States, candidate countries and neighbouring countries by supporting transnational co-operation along the external borders of the enlarged European Union.

The aim of this book is to illustrate how the approved projects contribute to the achievements of the objectives of CADSES. In many cases the projects have already achieved their ﬁ nal results. By illustrating them the CADSES Project Book should also serve as reference material for those who wish to develop new partnerships and project ideas in the ﬁ eld of territorial co-operation for the upcoming 2007-2013 programming period.

The projects covered in this book are grouped according to the priorities and measures as they were agreed on by the partner states. Each project is presented in its working structure with a complete list of the participating partners, the ﬁ nancial structure and other details, such as project duration. A map indicates the location of the project partners. In addition to this information the book provides descriptions of project activities and the expected results, including those already achieved. The project website and contact person listed for each project enable readers to deepen their knowledge of the individual projects.

The project information was compiled by the Joint Technical Secretariat from data available in the application forms and reports and from information submitted by the Lead Partners and updated as of 1 August 2006.

The JTS would like to thank all project partners who contributed texts, photos and illustrations to the CADSES Project Book.

Further information on the projects and the CADSES Programme can be found on our website: www.cadses.net.

We hope that all readers will enjoy the CADSES Project Book!

INTERREG III B CADSES Joint Technical Secretariat

October 2006

For the reprint of the project book in September 2007 some additional illustrations as well as corrections and updates were included. Further information and thematic articles on the achievements of CADSES projects and can be found in the CADSES Results brochure. It can be ordered at the CADSES Joint Technical Secretariat.

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 1 Index

Preface ...... 1 INTERREG III B CADSES ...... 6 The CADSES Programme in Figures ...... 9

PRIORITY 1 SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT Promoting spatial development approaches and actions for social and economic cohesion

Measure 1.1 Supporting joint strategies and actions for implementation

ADRI.FISH ...... 14 Carpathian Project ...... 15 CONSPACE ...... 16 DONAUREGIONEN ...... 17 ED-C III ...... 18 EMBRACE II ...... 19 ESTIA-SPOSE ...... 20 GO Network ...... 21 IdeQua ...... 22 INCLUD ...... 23 InServNet ...... 24 MATRIOSCA-AAP ...... 25 PlanCoast ...... 26 PLANET CENSE ...... 27 POLY.Dev...... 28 RDA-net CEDA ...... 29 REDECON ...... 30 SEEDS ...... 31 SIC! ...... 32 Smart Region ...... 33 TECPARKNET ...... 34 WEFneT ...... 35

Measure 1.2 Shaping urban development, promoting urban networks and co-operation

ADHOC ...... 36 C.A.R.E...... 37 CITYREGIO ...... 38 CITYREGIO II ...... 39 CoUrbIT ...... 40 DONAUHANSE ...... 41 Hist.Urban ...... 42 LHASA ...... 43 Mister ...... 44 PROSIDE ...... 45 RARE ...... 46 READY ...... 47 REPUS ...... 48 RIMED ...... 49 TECNOMAN perspective ...... 50 UTN II ...... 51 VITAL CITIES ...... 52

2 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK Measure 1.3 Shaping rural development

COHESION ...... 53 GOVERNET ...... 54 IRENE ...... 55 Parks&Economy ...... 56 RURALTOUR ...... 57 SHINING Mountains ...... 58 SIMOCA ...... 59

Measure 1.4 Spatial impact of immigration

ENI ...... 60 IMMENSITY ...... 61 MIGRALINK ...... 62 MIGRAVALUE ...... 63 WEST ...... 64

PRIORITY 2 TRANSPORT & IT Efﬁ cient and sustainable transport systems and access to the information society

Measure 2.1 Developing efﬁ cient transport systems with regard to sustainable development

A-B LANDBRIDGE ...... 68 CITY PORTS ...... 69 CORELOG ...... 70 D4D ...... 71 DANewBE Data ...... 72 EU-CORe III ...... 73 I-LOG ...... 74 IMONODE ...... 75 INTERIM ...... 76 RAIRDev ...... 77 REVITA ...... 78 TWIST ...... 79

Measure 2.2 Improving access to knowledge and the information society

Agrobiotech Xchange ...... 80 B-CROSS ...... 81 ELISA ...... 82 EMBRACE ...... 83 GILDANET ...... 84 I2E-INFOTECH TO EXTEND ...... 85 INDE ...... 86 ISA-MAP ...... 87 R.A.V.E. Space ...... 88 SEITCO ...... 89 TELEACCESS ...... 90 TELMI ...... 91 TRANs-IT ...... 92

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 3 Index

PRIORITY 3 NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE Promotion and management of landscape, natural and cultural heritage

Measure 3.1 Protecting and developing cultural heritage

ARCHEOSITES ...... 96 CHIRON ...... 97 Development of Sustainable Tourism ...... 98 EST ...... 99 GreenKeys ...... 100 HERITAGE ALIVE! ...... 101 HERITOUR ...... 102 HERMES ...... 103 ITER ...... 104 ROME ...... 105 ROMIT ...... 106 Transromanica ...... 107 VILLAS ...... 108

Measure 3.2 Protecting and developing natural heritage

GREEN BELT ...... 109 IPAM ...... 110 ITACA ...... 111 PANet 2010 ...... 112 SISTEMaPARC ...... 113 TWReferenceNET ...... 114 WETLANDS II ...... 115

Measure 3.3 Protecting and developing landscape

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE ...... 116 LOTO ...... 117 REKULA ...... 118 REVITAMIN ...... 119 SURE ...... 120 TRANSLANDS ...... 121

4 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK PRIORITY 4 ENVIRONMENT Environmental protection, resource management and risk prevention

Measure 4.1 Promoting environmental protection and resource management

BETTER ...... 124 C2ENET ...... 125 CARBON-PRO ...... 126 CER2 ...... 127 DRAVA RIVER BASIN PROJECT ...... 128 ISOTEIA ...... 129 KATER II ...... 130 MAGIC ...... 131 SAWWTACA ...... 132 SMS VOSLESS ...... 133 TAQI ...... 134

Measure 4.2 Promoting risk management and prevention of disasters

ACCRETe ...... 135 MONITOR ...... 136 Red Code ...... 137 RIMADIMA ...... 138 RISK AWARE ...... 139 River Shield ...... 140 S.I.S.M.A...... 141 STRIM ...... 142

Measure 4.3 Promoting integrated water management and prevention of ﬂ oods

CADSEALAND ...... 143 EDUCATE! ...... 144 ELLA ...... 145 ENHYGMA ...... 146 FLOODMED ...... 147 HYDROCARE ...... 148 ILUP ...... 149 MOSES ...... 150 NETWET 2 ...... 151 ODERREGIO ...... 152 RainDROP ...... 153 SUMAD ...... 154 WAREMA ...... 155

Project Index in alphabetical order ...... 156 Contact ...... 159 Imprint ...... 160

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 5 INTERREG III B CADSES – Advancement of Transnational Co-operation in Central and South-Eastern Europe

Origin of INTERREG III B The CADSES Programme is part of the Community Initiative INTERREG which dates back to the late 1980s. Co-operation across internal borders within the European Union has been receiving ﬁ nancial support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) since 1989. With the establishment of INTERREG, cross-border co-operation has become more closely tied to the idea of preparing border areas for a Community without internal frontiers.

By the mid-1990s EU Member States and the European Commission had identifi ed more and more issues that directly affected not only small border areas, yet had a palpable impact on larger territories, sometimes even located far apart from one another. Particularly the development of Trans-European Transport Corridors and fl ood prevention in large river catchments areas were outstanding fi elds in need of common action and intensifi ed co-operation. In reaction to this, the European Commission proposed in 1996 to add strand ‘C’ to the existing INTERREG initiative and established in this manner a fi nancial instrument for co-operation in the fi eld of spatial development. This was then continued in the third INTERREG funding period (III) under strand ‘B’, which introduced the transnational dimension as a new and wider perspective for co-operation, involving project partners located in distant regions reaching beyond the dimension of contiguous border areas.

The CADSES Co-operation Area The programme acronym CADSES stands for “Central, Adriatic, Danubian and South-Eastern European Space” and among the INTERREG III B areas CADSES is the largest and the most complex. The programme area comprehends regions of 19 sovereign states with a population of nearly 200 million people. Posing a challenge to the work of the Programme are the more than 15 nationalities and 10 languages, a space which is bordered by four seas, the presence of great river basins, plains and mountains, “mature” industrial urban landscapes and different traditions regarding territorial development.

Albania Italy Puglia, Molise, Abruzzo, Marche, Friuli- Austria Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Lom- Bosnia and Herzegovina bardia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Umbria, Basilicata Bulgaria Montenegro Croatia Poland Czech Republic Republic of Moldova Former Yugoslav Romania Republic of Macedonia Serbia Germany Slovakia Baden-Württemberg , Bavaria, Mecklenburg, Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Slovenia Berlin, Brandenburg, Thuringia Ukraine Greece Odesska oblast, Zakarpatska oblast, Lvivska oblast, Volynska oblast, Ivano-Frankivska Hungary oblast, Chernivetska oblast Tab. 1: Countries and Regions Participating in INTERREG III B CADSES

6 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK EU Regions/Member States 0 200 km Non EU Member States

Fig. 1: CADSES Co-operation Area

Objectives of the CADSES Programme In particular, INTERREG III B CADSES is designed to achieve the following objectives which are reﬂ ected in the four priorities of the Programme: i Promotion of spatial development approaches and actions for social and economic cohesion i Efﬁ cient and sustainable transport systems and access to the information society i Promotion and management of landscape, natural and cultural heritage i Environmental protection, resource management and risk prevention

These priorities are subdivided into twelve measures (see Tab. 2):

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 7 PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2 PRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4

Promoting spatial development approaches Efﬁ cient and sustainable transport Promotion and management of lands- Environmental protection, resource ma- and actions for social and economic systems and access to the information cape, natural and cultural heritage nagement and risk prevention cohesion society

Measure 1.1 Measure 2.1 Measure 3.1 Measure 4.1

Supporting joint strategies and actions for Developing efﬁ cient transport systems Protecting and developing cultural Promoting environmental protection and implementation with regard to sustainable development heritage resource management

Measure 1.2 Measure 2.2 Measure 3.2 Measure 4.2

Shaping urban development, promoting Improving access to knowledge and the Protecting and developing natural Promoting risk management and preventi- urban networks and co-operation information society heritage on of disasters

Measure 1.3 Measure 3.3 Measure 4.3

Shaping rural development Protecting and developing landscape Promoting integrated water management and prevention of ﬂ oods

Measure 1.4

Spatial impact of immigration Tab. 2: Priorities and Measures of CADSES

Programme Implementation The diversity of the programme space has been accompanied by the further development of the institutional setting of the countries involved – notably, EU enlargement – and the adjustment of the Programme’s ﬁ nancial arrangements during the programming period through the introduction of the neighbourhood concept.

With the EU enlargement in 2004 the number of fi nancially benefi ting countries increased to 9, which contributed signifi cantly to intensifying transnational co-operation. After the transformation of CADSES into a Neighbourhood Programme all countries could work on equal terms. “No funds available for Non-EU Member States” was no longer valid as CADSES managed to combine ERDF, TACIS, PHARE and CARDS funds in a joint framework. This made it possible to co-fi nance project partners from all partner states. The recently completed 4th call was the fi rst to award grants from these four different funds.

The ideas for co-operation have resulted in 134 approved projects, involving nearly 1,600 project partners and several thousands of staff from research institutions, administrative authorities of all levels, and various other public bodies and private companies. The projects that stem from these new forms of collaboration have produced results that until just a few years ago would not have been possible without the new forms of co-operation.

8 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK The CADSES Programme in Figures

During the 2000-2006 programming period an ERDF budget surpassing EUR 143 million and EUR 100 million of national co-ﬁ nancing were allocated to the 134 projects. After four calls nearly 1,600 project partners are now involved in CADSES. The fact that the number of partners in the present funding period is almost eight times higher than in the ﬁ rst funding period of 1997-1999 gives proof that the aim to generate and foster transnational co-operation during the two CADSES funding periods was successful.

Project Proposals Submitted and Approved

In addition the application fi gures mirror the growing popularity of the Programme. On average 34 projects were approved for each call and the average rate of approval was 27.4%. However, the fi gures differed signifi cantly between the calls.

As part of the fi rst call 88 project proposals were handed in. In the fourth call the number reached 238. Whereas in the fi rst call the quota of approval was 37.5%, in the fourth and fi nal call project approval was 17%, although the total number of approved projects (41) was higher than in the previous three calls (Fig. 2).

Fig. 2: Project Proposals and Approved Projects

250 Approved Projects

200 Project Proposals

150

100

0 l l cal cal call 1st 2nd call 3rd 4th

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 9 Projects Approved by Priority The greatest portion of projects is concentrated in the ﬁ eld of priority one, i.e. the “Promotion of Spatial Development”. More than 50 projects are brought together under this category (38%). The remaining projects are distributed relatively equally over the other three priorities “Transport Systems”, “Natural and Cultural Heritage” and “Environmental Protection” (ranging from 19-24%).

Fig. 3: Number of Projects per Priority

50 51 40

30 32 20 25 26

10 4 3 0

Y 2 AL

TUR NMENT OPMENT HERITAGE PRIORITY 1 PRIORIT PRIORITY 3 PRIORITYENVIRO 4 TRANSPORT & IT

SPATIAL DEVEL NATURAL & CUL

Project Partners per Country Project partners can be found in all countries participating in the CADSES Programme. Figure 4 shows how widely the partners are spread across the whole CADSES area. Although most partners are based in the four states that were members of the EU when the Programme was launched in 2000 (Austria, Ger- many, Greece, Italy), the new EU Member States were encouraged to participate, in particular after the EU enlargement in 2004, when they could apply for ERDF funds. Among the new EU Member States, Hungary and Poland boast the highest numbers of participants.

Although the majority of the partners in CADSES projects are from the enlarged EU, a growing number of project partners come from neighbouring countries.

10 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK Fig. 4: Number of Project Partners per Country

350 336

300

250 215 184 200 171 150 116

100 81 98 65 66 49 65 59 50 23 33 16 9 10 2 0

A Y RIA ATI MAN ITALY FYROM GREECE ALBANIA AUSTRIA CRO POLAND TENEGRO UKRAINE BULGA GER HUNGARY MOLDAVA ROMANIA SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA

CZECH REPUBLIC IA / MON

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA SERB

To a great degree the leadership of the transnational co-operation projects was assumed by Italian Lead Partners (54 of 134 projects), followed by Austria (23). In 21 projects there were Lead Partners from Germany, likewise 21 from Greece.

In the 3rd and 4th call projects from Lead Partners coming from new EU Member States were even approved for the ﬁ rst time in the INTERREG III B CADSES Programme: four projects with Polish and Czech Lead Partners, three projects under Slovenian leadership and two projects with Hungarian and Slovakian Lead Partners started working in 2005 and 2006 (Fig. 5).

Fig. 5: Number of Lead Partners per Country

60 54

30 23 21 21 20

10 2 442 3 0

LIC ECE AND ITALY GRE AUSTRIA POL GERMANY HUNGARY SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA

CZECH REPUB

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 11 12 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK PRIORITY 1 SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT

PROMOTING SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES AND ACTIONS

FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC COHESION

The major aim of this priority is to further enhance co-operation and networking between key actors of spatial development policies on both sides of the external EU border as well as between Member States, Accession Countries and Third Countries. The addressees come from spatial planning, regional economic policy and spatially relevant sectoral and functional policies. All relevant levels of administration, i.e. local, regional, national and European level, should be represented in actions supported under this priority.

Four areas of intervention are foreseen:

Measure 1.1 Supporting joint strategies and actions for implementation This measure aims at intensifying transnational co-operation of actors deﬁ ning spatial development policies at different levels in order to

achieve a greater coherence among policies related to, e.g., regional development, environment, transport, urban and rural development.

Measure 1.2 Shaping urban development, promoting urban networks and co-operation This measure is oriented towards urban development and a more polycentric settlement pattern. It aims at strengthening urban economies,

promoting urban restructuring, etc.

Measure 1.3 Shaping rural development This measure supports actions which aim at strengthening and restructuring rural areas, which is of particular importance for signiﬁ cant parts

of the EU territory within CADSES as well as for Accession Countries. Synergies with Rural Development Programs (RPD) in the EU Member

States and possible co-ﬁ nancing from the SAPARD instrument should be considered.

Measure 1.4 Spatial impact of immigration This measure deals with spatial aspects of immigration. Its aim is to develop joint spatial policy strategies for the countries of origin and

destination.

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 13 ADRI.FISH Promotion of Sustainable Fishery in Northern Adriatic Sea

www.adriﬁ sh.org

Project Description The ADRI.FISH project tackled several problems affecting the fi shing sector in the Northern Adriatic Sea, in particular with reference to structural, economic and legislative barriers which separate the actors involved in fi shing off the Italian and Balkan coasts. Despite their geographical closeness and their common historical background, these lines of ADRI.FISH creates strong links to support the fi shery in SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL division continued to exist. the Northern Adriatic Sea

The ADRI.FISH project intends to improve the created to support the work of the Observatory. knowledge concerning the Adriatic fi shing sector Moreover, a transnational feasibility study for the and to help in the process of qualifi cation and im- identifi cation of strategic areas suitable for structu-

MEASURE 1.1 provement of the added value of ﬁ shing products ral interventions was made, focused on the techni- at a transnational level in order to stimulate the cal evaluation of a proposal for the right typology, development of the ﬁ shing sector in the Northern dimension, cost of logistics and commercial struc- Adriatic area. tures in the Northern Adriatic Sea.

The project was promoted by the Veneto Region In addition to this, the ﬁ rst Fishers‘ Association in EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km (Lead Partner) in cooperation with partners from the Istrian region and the ﬁ rst Fishers‘ Centre in Non EU Member States Project Partner

the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, the Emilia-Roma- Izola were established and transnational training Lead Partner gna region, and Federcoopesca in Italy as well as measures for promoting and marketing ﬁ shing Regione Veneto the Istrian region in Croatia and the Municipality products were organised. A speciﬁ c section for the Via Torino 110 30172 Mestre (VE) of Izola in Slovenia. Socio-Economic Observatory was included on the ITALY ADRI.FISH website (available in Italian, English, Contact Person Croatian and Slovenian) and a regular ADRI.FISH Dott. Mario Richieri newsletter was published. Tel +39 041 2795581 Fax +39 041 2795504 E-Mail [email protected] Duration Project Partners Croatia Start ...... 04/2002 Region of Istria, Pula End ...... 10/2005 Italy Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Udine Budget (EUR) Emilia Romagna Region, Bologna Federcoopesca, Rome Total Budget ...... 1,971,000.00 Slovenia thereof ERDF ...... 857,048.00 Municipality of Izola, Izola

ADRI.FISH promotes sustainable ﬁ shery

Results and Effects The most important result of the ADRI.FISH project is the establishment of the Social-Economic Ob- servatory of Fisheries in the Northern Adriatic Sea located in Chioggia (Italy). Today the Observatory employs a transnational staff and plays an important role in co-ordinating the ﬁ shing activities as it has become the centre for surveying and analysing social and economic data related to the ﬁ sheries sector. The Observatory pays special attention to production, market trends, employment and consumption. A database and statistical reports were

14 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK Carpathian Project Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians in a Transnational Framework

www.carpathianproject.eu

Project Description Historically, mountain regions located in remote border areas were often marginalised. They separate countries and peoples and face huge challenges regarding spatial development. However, mountain regions can also become powerful uni- ﬁ ers and a link between nations and peoples. As experiences, for example in the Alps, demonstrate, Vallašské Museum (Czech Republic) SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL mountains have a considerable potential for development if the rich natural and cultural heritage is Results and Effects employed appropriately and if this heritage is pre- The expected outcomes of the project include, but served for the future. are not limited to: i Protection and acceleration of sustainable deve-

The Carpathians are located in one of the most dy- lopment in the Carpathian region, MEASURE 1.1 namic regions in Europe with a huge potential for i Improvement of the information base through development. The central objective of the Carpa- the collection and systematisation of the still thian project is the integration of European spatial scattered information on the Carpathian development policies and management of the fra- region, including environmental information. gile mountain ecosystems of the Carpathians in a Databases, a GeoPortal and a Carpathian Atlas EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km transnational context. The project will analyse and will be created, Non EU Member States Project Partner i consolidate the information base, develop strate- In-depth analysis of key socio-economic sectors Lead Partner gies and policy instruments. It will also implement as well as the preparation of informal Strategic UNEP Vienna ISCC Vienna International Centre, PO Box 500 and test pilot activities in cooperation with local i Environmental Assessments of those sectors will 1400 Vienna and regional stakeholders. result in a Carpathian Spatial Development Visi- AUSTRIA on and a Carpathian Environment Outlook, Contact Person The project builds on the existing structure of the i Development of policy instruments agreed Mr. Harald Egerer Carpathian Convention, providing a transnatio- upon by an intergovernmental platform, Tel +43 1 260 60 4545 Fax +43 1 260 60 74545 i nal framework for the application of EU policies Identiﬁ cation of strategic priorities for invest- E-Mail [email protected] throughout the Carpathian region. The project will ment and follow-up actions. Project Partners make a comprehensive assessment of the needs, Austria: WWF International Danube-Carpathian Programme, strengths and weaknesses of the project region. Vienna Moreover, the Carpathian project will analyse Duration Czech Republic: Palacky University, Olomouc typical constraints of mountainous regions in the Start ...... 09/2005 Germany: ISF Muenchen (Social Research Institute), Munich context of economic transition and European inte- End ...... 08/2008 Greece: Prefecture Authority of Drama-Kavala-Xanthi, Xanthi gration. It will deliver strategies and best practices Hungary: Centre for Regional Studies of the Hungarian Aca- Budget (EUR) demy of Sciences, Pécs / CEEWEB Central and East European for further development, building on the region‘s Working Group for the Enhacement of Biodiversity, Budapest potential while safeguarding its natural and cul- Total Budget ...... 4,260,000.00 Italy: Retecamere S.Cons.r.l., Rome / EURAC Research-Euro- tural heritage. thereof ERDF ...... 2,400,000.00 pean Academy, Bolzano Poland: RTI Polska Sp. z o.o., Warsaw / Marshal‘s Ofﬁ ce The valley of the river Becva in Huslenky, Javorniky of Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Rzeszow / Environmental (Czech Republic) Information Centre UNEP/GRID, Warsaw / Institute of Urban Development, Krakow / Institute of Spatial and Cadastral Systems Limited, Gliwice Romania: National Research / Development Institute for Urban & Spatial Planning URBANPROIECT, Bucharest Slovakia: REC Slovakia, Bratislava / Academia Istropolitana Bratislava, Bratislava Ukraine: International Charitable Foundation „Heifer Project International“, Kyiv

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 15 CONSPACE Common Strategy Network for Spatial Development and Implementation

www.conspace.info

Project Description The region involved in the CONSPACE project faced a pre-accession situation and it is geogra- phically and functionally an interface also to future EU enlargement. The region is characterised by highly diversiﬁ ed types of landscapes with a vast natural and cultural heritage. The system of central places is without a dominating agglome- SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL ration. The linking of the north/south and east/ The CONSPACE project team aims at a common strate- west transport corridors (TEN and TINA corridors) gy network for spatial development creates a strong impact on accessibility, economic location development, economic exchange and transport networks to the TEN and TINA corridors. future prosperity. The list of tasks contains follow-up activities at

MEASURE 1.1 different administrative or legal levels to secure a There has been a tradition of exchanging infor- sustainable framework for common actions and mation within the region as part of the Alps-Adri- recommendations for policy actions in the futu- atic working community and the previous period re. The strategy will include goals and visions, an of INTERREG. However, the administrative struc- identiﬁ cation of resources and stakeholders, a de-

tures, planning systems, planning philosophies and ﬁ nition of development opportunities with special EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km systems of basic information needed for regional emphasis on innovation and structural change, a Non EU Member States Project Partner

development issues are still quite different. The re- timetable for actions and a set of strategic mea- Lead Partner sulting inconsistencies have a negative impact on a sures of implementation. Offi ce of the Government of Carinthia more balanced development of the region. Wulfengasse 13 9020 Klagenfurt Furthermore, CONSPACE achieved that: AUSTRIA i Administrative bodies exchange information on Contact Person regional strategies, DI Peter Fercher i Public institutions lobby in their regions for an Tel +43 463 536 32002 Fax +43 463 536 32007 integrated spatial development, E-Mail [email protected] i Partnership links are being established, Project Partners i Common planning guidelines, plans or land use Austria plans have been developed, Offi ce of the State Government of Styria, Graz i Strategies and perspectives for CADSES sub-re- Croatia gions have been created, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning, Zagreb Cities and regions involved in the CONSPACE project i Participating regions are aware of supply/de- County of Primorje & Gorski Kotar County Institute for Sustai- mand inconsistencies and act against it, nable Development and Spatial Planning, Rijeka Region of Istria, Pula Results and Effects i A considerable number of partners have im- Hungary The project partners used a set of core planning proved their legislative setting for better coo- South-Transdanubian Regional Development Agency, Kapos- data and indicators based on compatible systems peration, are promoting compatibility of their vár of GIS (Geographic Information Systems). These databases and information instruments, and Italy Veneto Region, Venice databases have been used as a tool for analysing have made use of project results in their urban Province of Gorizia, Gorizia transnational regional development indicators, for development and restructuring plans. Autonomous Region of Friuli - Venezia Giulia, Trieste identifying the mutual impact of the accession Slovenia process on both sides and for activities in environ- Ministry of Environment, Ljubljana mental protection. The existing development plans Duration and programs and their planning procedures and Start ...... 04/2003 approaches have been analysed and documen- End ...... 06/2006 ted; the useful elements for the development of a transnational development strategy have been Budget (EUR) identifi ed with a specifi c focus on the polycentric Total Budget ...... 2,046,875.00 structure of the region, its natural and cultural he- thereof ERDF ...... 838,000.00 ritage, and on the interconnection of its regional

16 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK DONAUREGIONEN The Spatial Development Concept of Interregional Cooperation in the Danube Space

Project Description Results and Effects The countries and regions located along the Da- The expected outcomes of the project are: nube river are in need of planning co-ordination i The optimisation of territorial, socio-economic regarding spatial development. The insufﬁ cient and environmental relations of territorial units availability of information for planning is a severe along the Danube river, constraint regarding investments in the regions. i The creation of an information platform on This can be overcome by a development strategy which the public authorities in the Danube area involving various Danube countries. Already in the may rely when drafting regional plans and pro- SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL period from 1997 to 2002 a comprehensive stra- grammes, tegy for the Danube region was proposed, metho- i The establishment of partnerships that provide dologically developed and experimentally veriﬁ ed consultancy in spatial planning of the Danube by the spatial planning work group ARGE Donau- region which will also serve as an instrument länder. The project DONAUREGIONEN is the next that allows the co-ordination of investment ac-

step of the spatial planning working group to fo- tivities and provides information on locations MEASURE 1.1 ster the development process of the Danube area. for potential investors, i The creation of a territorial-planning basis supporting the interregional co-ordination of the arrangement of the Danube area territory which

will serve as a reference document that can be EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km used to update and co-ordinate the regional de- Non EU Member States Project Partner

velopment of the regions involved, Lead Partner i An updated and improved information and Ministry of Construction and Regional Development of the meta-information system allowing for repor- Slovak Republic Prievozská 2/B ting/sharing of the activities planned by regi- 825 25 Bratislava ons. SLOVAKIA Contact Person Problem identifi cation for spatial development in the Mr. Ing Tibor Nemeth cross-border region of Slovakia and Hungary Duration Tel +42 1 2 58317433 Fax +42 1 2 58317577 Start ...... 04/2006 E-Mail [email protected] The project should help to evaluate the social, End ...... 06/2008 Project Partners economic, environmental, human and infrastruc- Bulgaria tural development potentials in the Danube area. Budget (EUR) National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria, Sofi a The formulation of a development concept for the Total Budget ...... 974,964.00 Germany Danube area includes the identifi cation of projects thereof ERDF ...... 453,022.00 Ministry of Environment, Health and Consumer Protection of fostering development, a typology of the regions Bavaria, Munich and the selection of centres for development. To Hungary Scientifi c Association for Regional Development, Tököl enforce the implementation of the project propo- The Self-Government of Pest County, Budapest sals a set of instruments will be established. Romania INCD URBANPROIECT, Bucharest Slovakia Regions Research Center, Modra The Self-Government of Bratislava County, Bratislava The Self-Government of Nitra County, Nitra Serbia Republic Agency for Spatial Planning of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade

DONAUREGIONEN works on an information platform for the Danube space

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 17 ED-C III European Development Corridor III „Via Regia“

www.edc-viaregia.eu

Project Description Results and Effects Over centuries the „Via Regia“ had been one of The planned results of the project are: the most important trading routes in Europe, con- i Integrated spatial development strategy for the necting the East and West of the continent. Due to European Development Corridor III „Via Regia“ the political situation after World War II, it almost based on development, agreement, assessment completely lost this function. Some years ago, of development scenarios and by using existing with the fall of the Iron Curtain, new opportuni- development strategies, ties emerged for a development axis contributing i Strengthening of node cities and metropolitan SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL to European integration and improved relations to areas through improvement of accessibility by neighbouring non-EU Member States in the future. co-operation and co-ordination of spatial development, However, a rough analysis shows already that va- i Further Development of connections to other rious obstacles and barriers considerably impede development corridors and neighbouring coun-

MEASURE 1.1 the process of European integration along the „Via tries, Regia“. This is particularly the case regarding the i Strengthening of border regions projects as restricted accessibility of node cities and metropo- connecting „interfaces“, litan areas which are characterised by a poor trans- i Analysis of conditions for regional development port infrastructure especially in border regions, along the „Via Regia“, i and regarding missing links to other development Rising awareness of the European Development EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km corridors and neighbouring countries. Corridor III „Via Regia“, Non EU Member States Project Partner i Intensifi cation of networks of decision-makers. Lead Partner Objective of the ED-C III project is the elaboration Saxon State Ministry of the Interior, Div. 45 of an integrated spatial development strategy for Wilhelm-Buck-Str. 4 01097 Dresden the area along the Pan-European Transport Corri- Duration GERMANY dor III, which is a part of the former „Via Regia“. Start ...... 10/2005 Contact Person The corridor connects important economic centres End ...... 03/2008 Mr. Jörg Kellermann of the European Union like Berlin, Dresden, Wro- Tel +49 351 564 3453 Budget (EUR) Fax +49 351 564 3459 claw, Katowice, Krakow and Rzeszów and also E-Mail [email protected] provides connections to Ukraine (Lviv, Kiev). It is Total Budget ...... 1,396,400.00 Project Partners therefore of high relevance for future economic thereof ERDF ...... 901,000.00 Czech Republic development and further integration of the Eu- Ústí Region, Usti nad Labem ropean Union to strengthen the co-ordination of Pardubice Region, Pardubice spatial development in the corridor through pro- Germany Joint Spatial Planning Department of Berlin and Brandenburg, ject partnerships and intensifi ed co-operation. Potsdam Ministry of Building, Construction and Traffi c of Thuringia, Erfurt The project will be implemented by a thorough- City of Cottbus, Cottbus ly composed consortium of project partners from Senate Department for Urban Development Berlin, Berlin regions and cities along the „European Develop- City of Dresden, Dresden Poland ment Corridor III“ with key competencies in spa- Marshal Offi ce of the Dolnoslaskie Voivodship, Wroclaw tial development, including partners from neigh- Podkarpackie Voivodship, Rzeszow bouring countries and from Ukraine. The work of Dresden - a city belonging to the European Develop- Municipality of Wroclaw, Wroclaw ment Corridor III Municipality of Opole, Opole the partners will particularly focus on the Polish- City of Rzeszów, Rzeszow Czech-German and the Polish-Slovak-Ukrainian Klodzko County Offi ce, Klodzko border areas. Slovakia Agency for the Support of Regional Development Kosice, Kosice Ukraine Lviv Polytechnical National University, Lviv

18 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK EMBRACE II Embracing Socioeconomic Development in Disadvantageous Areas through Information & Knowledge Society

Project Description Disparities between disadvantageous areas (like rural, mountainous or underdeveloped urban areas) and other more favoured regions can be elimi- nated by facilitating access to the knowledge and information society for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located in economically weaker areas. SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL The EMBRACE II team during the kick-off meeting EMBRACE II aims to promote the development of SMEs located in such areas and increase their Results and Effects competitiveness and transnational cooperation The main results of EMBRACE II will be: through the following major actions: i Expansion of the established EMBRACE net-

work to new areas and countries, particularly by MEASURE 1.1 a. The enhancement of an existing successful net- creating eight new nodes in EU Member States, work created under its predecessor (the EMBRACE Accession Countries and Non-EU Member project) with eight new local/regional nodes and States, as well as enhancement of the network new added-value services with new online services, i Design, development and operation of the Pilot EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km b. The establishment of a Pilot Observatory that Observatory that will identify and quantify the Non EU Member States Project Partner will identify and quantify the impacts of Informa- impacts of ICT on local and regional socio-eco- Lead Partner tion and Communication Technologies on local/ nomic development for SMEs, TREK Consulting S.A. Kifi ssias Ave. 125 - 127 regional socio-economic development, with nine i Establishment of cooperation among organisa- 11524 Athens local/regional „antennas“. The concept of this vir- tions involved in the development and operati- GREECE tual structure is quite innovative, since it correlates on of the new nodes of the EMBRACE Network, Contact Person local economic growth with the use of Informa- as well as the Pilot Observatory, Ms Melina Lazaropoulou tion and Communication Technologies (ICT) in i Formulation of more focused policy proposals Tel +30 210 69 96 157 Fax +30 210 69 95 450 order to conclude on the tangible and intangible and recommendations regarding the informati- E-Mail [email protected] benefi ts brought by ICT at macro and micro level on and knowledge society on the grounds of Project Partners for SMEs. the data provided by the Pilot Observatory. Albania Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tirana, Tirana The ultimate goal is to increase the awareness of Institute for Contemporary Studies (ICS), Tirana SMEs and policy- and decision-makers of the so- Duration Bulgaria Regional Development Agency Plovdiv, Plovdiv cio-economic benefi ts stemming from the Infor- Start ...... 06/2006 Czech Republic mation Society and to offer specifi c ICT tools that End ...... 01/2008 Regional Development Agency of the Ústí Region PLC, Usti will help SMEs better understand and utilise those nad Labem benefi ts. Budget (EUR) Greece Prefectural Authority of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Total Budget ...... 2,200,000.00 Italy thereof ERDF ...... 1,155,000.00 CESTEC - Lombardia Center for the Technological and Productive Development of Handicraft and Small Enterprises, Milan Montenegro Directorate for Development of Small- and Medium- Sized Enterprises, Podgorica Serbia Regional Chamber of Economy Nish, Nish Slovakia Agency for the Support of Regional Development Kosice, Kosice Slovenia Regional Development Centre Koper - Regional Development The EMBRACE II kick-off meeting in Athens Agency South Primorska, Koper

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 19 ESTIA-SPOSE European Space - Territorial Indicators and Actions for a Spatial Planning Observatory in Southeast Europe

www.uehr.panteion.gr/estia-spose

Project Description i The pilot application of indicators focusing in ESTIA-SPOSE builds upon the experience of the NUTS III areas including major cities and deve- ESTIA project and intends to develop actions for lopment corridors in NUTS II, a Spatial Planning Observatory in South-Eastern i The establishment of a more solid structure of Europe (SPOSE), based on an integrated system a Spatial Planning Observatory Platform (Net- of territorial indicators fully compatible with the work of National Focal Points), complementing approach of the European Spatial Development ESPON and including the Western Balkan area, Perspective and the European Spatial Planning i Documentation including reports and a com- SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL Observatory Network (ESPON). prehensive database allowing for more cooperation, This system will be tested in selected areas aiming i Meetings and workshops promoting the ex- to promote both, conceptual understanding and change of information and the necessary con- operational compatibility. ceptual understanding and joint agenda for

MEASURE 1.1 future cooperation, The project has three main components: i A ﬁ nal conference for scientists, ofﬁ cials and i The Territorial Indicators System is the con- politicians from all ESTIA space and neighbou- ceptual and methodological component of ES- ring CADSES countries. TIA-SPOSE. Its construction is the most decisive

factor for the establishment of a SPOSE. It will EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km be based on the overall framework and the in- Duration Non EU Member States Project Partner

coming results of the ESPON. Start ...... 10/2003 Lead Partner i The pilot applications of indicators in selected End ...... 12/2006 University Research Institute of Urban Env. and Human areas is the empirical component of ESTIA- Resources Aristotelous 14 SPOSE. The applicability of the territorial indi- Budget (EUR) 17 671 Athens cator system will be tested. Total Budget ...... 1,035,000.00 GREECE i The Spatial Planning Observatory Platform will thereof ERDF ...... 513,750.00 Contact Person establish a more solid network of agencies of Mr. Panagiotis Getimis Tel +30 210 9247450 spatial planning and development that will sup- Fax +30 210 9248781 port the operation and discuss all conceptual, E-Mail [email protected] methodological and practical aspects of SPOSE Project Partners based on Territorial Indicator System and pilot Albania: Urban & Spatial Planning Design Studio, Tirana aplication of indicators in ESTIA-SPOSE space. Austria: OIR - Austrian Institute for Regional Studies and Spatial Planning, Vienna Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federal Ministry of Physical Plan- Results and Effects ning and Environment, Sarajevo Bulgaria: Institute of Geography under Bulgarian Academy of The main objective of ESTIA-SPOSE is to enhance Sciences, Soﬁ a the ability of the South-Eastern European coun- Croatia: Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical tries to collaborate in spatial development and Spatial structure of ESTIA-SPOSE space including Planning, Zagreb Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia: planning issues at transnational level through en- urban poles, European transport corridors and natural Lychnidos, Center for heritage sites Sustainable Values, Ohrid hancing their individual and collective ability to Germany: BBR - Federal Ofﬁ ce for Building and Regional collect, elaborate and analyse spatial data, similar Planning, Bonn to the ESPON program. The ESTIA-SPOSE project Hungary: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pécs is establishing a network of institutions that ope- Italy: Regione Abruzzo, L‘Aquila / Regione Emilia-Romagna, Bologna rates on a common spatial planning observatory Romania: National Institute for Research and Development in platform using a system of common indicators. Urban and Spatial Planning - URBANPROIECT, Bucharest Serbia: Institute of Architecture and Regional & Urban Plan- The planned activities are: ning of Serbia, Belgrade i The elaboration of a territorial indicators system, Slovenia: University of Lubljana, Ljubljana adapted to the South-Eastern European Space,

20 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK GO Network Guarantee Organizations Network

www.gonetwork.info

Project Description i Defi nition of a system architecture for storing GO Network aims at providing an overview of and managing the information of the enter- existing experiences with credit guarantee orga- prises assisted by each technical partner, which nisations in East European countries. It identifi es means the creation of a technological platform the current policy issues of credit guarantee deve- as a common language in the credit organisati- lopment in Eastern Europe and recommends how on tools which collects SMEs information in the governments can address specifi c actions in order same way as in the Europe, to improve the environment particularly for small i Creation of common standards and operative SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL and medium-sized enterprises. methodologies among different credit guarantee schemes in order to foster cooperation In this context, the project aims at setting up a pilot among SMEs and promote their development project, intended as a form of technical assistance and internationalisation, for the creation of a specifi c guarantee system or i To set up a pilot project as a repeatable de-

for the implementation of an already existing gu- monstration project, intended to launch a pro- MEASURE 1.1 arantee scheme. This project will enable the de- cess of development and integration which al- velopment of new opportunities for investment in lows for the widening and strengthening of the the CADSES countries thanks to innovative tools network. such as new fi nancial services, innovative activities that are aimed at creating new business opportu- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km nities, assistance in introducing counter-guarantee Duration Non EU Member States Project Partner instruments (by the European Investment Fund) Start ...... 11/2003 Lead Partner and promotion of the development of national co- End ...... 11/2006 Veneto Region guarantee instruments. GO Network actions are Handicraft Department Corso del Popolo 14 intended to improve companies‘ access to fi nancial Budget (EUR) 30170 Mestre (VE) and banking services and the search for innovative Total Budget ...... 2,235,200.00 ITALY fi nancial instruments to support SMEs. thereof ERDF ...... 1,122,425.00 Contact Person Mr. Maurizio Morelli Tel +39 041 2795891 Fax +39 041 2795894 Results and Effects E-Mail [email protected]

Go Network achieved the following results: Project Partners i The „SME Guarantee Facility“, operated by the Austria European Investment Fund (EIF), has been ex- AWSG - Austrian Investment Agency & Promotional Bank, Vienna tended even to the accession countries in the Bulgaria context of the Multi-Annual Programme for National Association of Small and Medium Business, Sofi a Enterprise and Entrepreneurship 2001-2005 Croatia (MAP). Considering MAP enlargement also to IDA - Istrian Development Agency, Pula the accession countries, the present project, in Czech Republic Czech-Moravian Guarantee and Development Bank, Prague accordance with the EIF, will work on the creati- Greece on of a favourable environment so that the gu- GO Network works on fi nancial instruments for small- ANENT SA – Development Agency of Prefecture of Trikala, arantee organizations can enjoy these benefi ts, and medium-sized companies Trikala Italy Interconfi di Nordest, Padova Finest S.p.A., Pordenone Regione Umbria, Perugia Regione Lombardia, Milan Regione Abruzzo, Pescara Poland Marshal’s Offi ce of the Podlaskie Voivodshiop, Bialystok

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 21 IdeQua Establishment of an Identity- and Quality Axis from the Baltic Sea to the Aegean Sea - Strengthening Regional Identity and Structures of Centres

www.idequa.net

Project Description i Development of a team for regional design, The IdeQua project searches for characteristic i Survey on identity-donating elements, features in regional development which shape i Marketing campaign, especially for tourism and the identity of different regions of CADSES - from for traditional products and products of local the Baltic Sea across the German Low Mountain crafts, range, the Danube, the Carpathian Mountains, i Development of regional brands, the Balkans, the Black Sea, the Rhodopes Moun- i Establishment of craftsmen associations, tains to the Aegean Sea. The elaboration of these i Increase of investment and jobs in tourism, SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL identity-donating elements should help people to particularly an increase in employment for wo- become aware of the attractiveness of their regi- men, on. The project should help to preserve traditional i Events for speciﬁ c target groups (concerts), ways of life and production especially under the i Support of regional actors for identiﬁ cation, im- conditions of approaching the European Union provement and marketing of unique characteri-

MEASURE 1.1 and should foster the creation of individual regi- stics of their region, onal cycles. The IdeQua project will test effective i Route maps, tour guides in different forms, de- models for supporting regional initiatives. scribing tourist offerings, i Package tours: Package deals, including room, board and entertainment, i Examples for event management, trained IT- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km specialists and QM representatives. Non EU Member States Project Partner

Lead Partner InvestitionsBank des Landes Brandenburg Duration Department Unit INTERREG/ERDF Steinstrasse 104-106 Start ...... 11/2003 14480 Potsdam End ...... 10/2007 GERMANY Contact Person International Conference „Regional Identity - Tourism - Budget (EUR) Mr. Pertti Hermannek Marketing“, May 2006 Tel +49 331 6601605 Total Budget ...... 1,381,750.00 Fax +49 331 6601718 thereof ERDF ...... 999,000.00 E-Mail [email protected] The project area - with the exception of Greece - Project Partners is a touristic route, frequented during the „socia- Bulgaria list“ times, which shall be revitalised and given Rhodopes Tourist Association, Smolyan Union of Bulgarian Black Sea Local Authorities, Varna new attractiveness. Hence, the quality and quan- Czech Republic tity of tourist offerings have to be adapted to in- Town Turnov, Turnov creased expectations and modern standards. This Germany includes both marketing and highlighting existing International Building Exhibition IBA Fürst-Pückler-Country GmbH, Großräschen potential attractions and their infrastructure basis. District Dahme-Spreewald, Lübben An IT-based marketing matrix will be created for City Council of Cottbus, Cottbus one region as a model to be adapted individually Hanseatic City of Rostock, Rostock Herder Association Mecklenburg/West Pomerania, Rostock and used by all project partners. For improving the Interim presentation of the project results: Hungarian German Association for Housing, Urban and Spatial Develop- basis of tourism, selected organisations shall im- Festival at the IBA-Terraces, Großräschen (Germany) ment, Berlin Romantic Hotel “Alte Försterei”, Kloster Zinna plement quality management systems, which will Greece then be certiﬁ ed. KEA Vocational Development Centre, Rethymnon Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Xanthi, Xanthi Hungary Results and Effects Hungarian Tourism Board, Budapest City of Keszthely, Keszthely The project aimed at and has already partly achie- Romania ved the following results: ADR Centru Regional Development Agency, Alba Iulia “Black Sea” Romanian Business Center, Mangalia i SWOT analyses in the City of Cottbus and the Municipality of Dahme-Spree-Wald have been carried out,

22 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK INCLUD Industrial Cluster Development

www.includ.net

Project Description Clusters, that means groups of companies or sci- entiﬁ c institutions within the same line of business or research, can contribute to the economic development of regions. According to experiences made in EU countries the cluster model of production organization can be a strong impulse to stimulate innovation as it contributes to raising the SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL performance of small- and medium-sized enter- INCLUD promotes the development of industrial prises (SMEs). For Non-EU Member States, esta- clusters blishing production clusters is regarded as one way to cope with the new challenges of international States. A network of relationships, regulations and competition and globalisation within the present cooperation agreements is one central achieve-

transition period. ment of the project. Another effect of the project MEASURE 1.1 is the development of international relationships Moreover, social problems can be mitigated by among local SMEs in the fi eld of product marke- setting up production clusters, given that the orga- ting as well as commercial and technological ag- nisation of the clusters also stimulates cooperation reements. The pilot experience indicates the most and networking between businesses, between appropriate tools to supply and further develop EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km businesses and public institutions and between this network. It also provides an estimation of the Non EU Member States Project Partner businesses and universities or research institutions. cost-benefi t parameters for approaching the clu- Lead Partner These networks then facilitate also social develop- ster problem by creating a cluster service. Regione Lombardia ment, particularly in transition countries. Via Taramelli 20 20124 Milan The general result is the demonstration that in- ITALY creasing the networking and competitiveness of Contact Person Results and Effects SMEs by cluster formation results in job opportu- Mr. Federico Lottersberger The general effect of INCLUD is to share and for- nities and economic growth. Tel +39 02 6 7654558 Fax +39 02 6 7656361 ward the experience concerning industrial cluster E-Mail [email protected] systems made in EU Member States to Non-EU Project Partners Member States and to increase the sensitiveness Duration Austria of all participating bodies for the concept of cluster Start ...... 12/2002 Land Niederoesterreich, St. Pölten development. Moreover, behaviour schemes have End ...... 12/2004 Eco Plus – Niederoesterreich Regionale Entwicklungsagentur, Vienna been developed to support cluster organisation Budget (EUR) Bulgaria in CADSES - particularly in the Non-EU Member Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development, Sofi a Total Budget ...... 2,745,600.00 Czech Republic thereof ERDF ...... 1,200,000.00 Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship, Prague Members of the INCLUD project team Hungary Central Hungary Regional Development Agency, Budapest Italy Regione Emilia Romagna, Bologna Comune di San Daniele del Friuli, San Daniele del Friuli Regione Abruzzo, Pescara Regione Marche, Ancona Poland Marshal’s Offi ce of the Podlaskie Voivodship, Bialystok Romania Romanian Centre for Economic policies, Bucharest

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 23 InServNet Interregional Innovative Services Sector Network of Excellence

www.inservnet.net

Project Description i Database of service sector SMEs and their net- Companies belonging to the service sector are of- work activities, ten small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) i Survey on interregional cooperation potentials characterised by ﬂ exibility and a huge innovation of service sector SMEs, potential. They can be the backbone of regional i Analyses of political, economic and infrastruc- innovation processes. In many cases this poten- ture processes and tendencies at regional, nati- tial remains unutilised. A possible transformation onal and transnational level, towards sustainable development and economic i Increased cooperation between the regions in SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL growth, creation of new products, new emplo- general and increased number of cooperation yment and internationalisation strategies is not of small- and medium-sized companies in the pursued. services sector, i Co-operation model in different ﬁ elds such as The InServNet project aims at strengthening re- joint learning, project development and innova-

MEASURE 1.1 lationships between companies, administrations, tion processes, innovation and development organisations and i Common project web platform with informati- research institutions in the participating regions. It on on the project and a cooperation platform fosters spatial integration by establishing and infor innovative services sector enterprises, tensifying the cooperation between these actors. i Pilot test of the applicability of the platform

There is a special focus on small- and medium- and the cooperation models and creation of a EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km sized enterprises in the innovative services sector. handbook including three thematic regional Non EU Member States Project Partner

and transnational spatial development concepts Lead Partner InServNet addresses the shortfall in the collabo- focussing on the pilot studies, a concept for Telepark Bärnbach Errichtungs- u. Betriebs GmbH ration potential of SMEs in the services sector by transferring the project results to other regions Hauptplatz 1 8572 Bärnbach aiming at the elaboration of guidelines for regional and a concept for transnational, cross-sector AUSTRIA and interregional innovation and for the support of cooperation, Contact Person these innovation processes. The goal is to support i Training, information and dissemination activi- Mr. Erhard Kohlbacher the establishment of transnational, organisational ties at regional and interregional level. Tel +43 31426155016 Fax +43 3142 6155033 and technological links between industries, SMEs, E-Mail [email protected] the regional innovation system, stakeholders and Project Partners regional as well as national administrative bodies. Austria City of Graz, Graz MIND Consult & Research GmbH, Graz Results and Effects Croatia Technology Park Zagreb d.o.o., Zagreb The long-term effect of the project is to overcome Integra Futura d.o.o., Rijeka current regional imbalances between EU Member Germany and Non-EU Member States as well as imbalances City of Gera, Gera Id – Society for Development of Innovative Services Ltd., Jena between rural and urban areas by fostering and Hungary supporting the cooperation potential between Kapos Komplex Kht., Pécs SMEs and local administrations, regional stakehol- InServNet supports the establishment of links between Italy ders, technology and regional innovation centres. industries, administrative bodies, and the regional Veneto Union of Chambers of Commerce, Venice innovation system Slovenia Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Enterpreneur- Other expected results and effects of this project, ship and Foreign Investments, Ljubljana some of which have already been achieved, are: Duration ProEco d.o.o., Ljubljana i Development of a standardised innovative Start ...... 11/2003 cooperation tool which should be transferred End ...... 04/2007 to and used by other regions to enhance the transnational, inter-sector cooperation potenti- Budget (EUR) al of regional SMEs and to support sustainable Total Budget ...... 1,734,000.00 spatial development at this level, thereof ERDF ...... 975,000.00

24 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK MATRIOSCA-AAP MAnagement Tools and Relations for Interregional Organisation to Strengthening Co-operation In AAP

www.matriosca.net

Project Description and a clear deﬁ nition of the connection of the pro- Regions on the fringes of long established, new ject area to the Alps-Adriatic community and the or forthcoming EU Member States, in particular, EUREGIOS. The partners involved should actively are in need of transnational collaborations and de- collaborate to set up a sound baseline analysis, velopment. The co-operation area of the MATRI- joint strategies and a series of co-operation pro- OSCA-AAP project, the „Adria-Alpe-Pannonia“ jects. Networks and contacts already established (AAP) space, comprises old and new EU Member or outputs produced by other transnational acti- States as well as candidate countries. It is characte- vities will be considered for the new co-operation SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL rised by strong regional and cultural diversity. structure, notably the ongoing INTERREG III B/C projects in which partners from the co-operation area participate.

Further main effects and results of this project will

be: MEASURE 1.1 i Complementary advantages offered by collaboration which helps to avoid duplications and overlaps in planning and development matters for the regions involved, i Intensifi ed collaboration between old and new EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Meeting of the thematic working groups, March 2006, EU Member States, Non EU Member States Project Partner Brdo (Slovenia) i Improved understanding of the present situ- Lead Partner ation and future trends in key areas of spatial Offi ce of the State Government of Styria The MATRIOSCA-AAP project concentrates on development (e.g. functional relationships bet- FA1E - Dept. for European Affairs and External Relations Nikolaiplatz 3 territories located at the interface of these coun- ween sectors/sub-regions), 8020 Graz tries and involves regions from Austria, Italy, i Establishment of networks at administrative and AUSTRIA Hungary, and Slovenia as well as the candidate expert level in areas of key relevance for spatial Contact Person country Croatia. In recent years the amount of co- development, Ms Maria Elßer-Eibel Tel +43 316 877-5518 i operation on the project level in the AAP region Compilation of a compendium of baseline data. Fax +43 316 877-3629 has increased considerably and many new, but yet E-Mail [email protected] fragmented contacts have been established. The Project Partners Duration aim of the project is to promote an integrated and Austria co-ordinated development of the AAP region by Start ...... 06/2005 Offi ce of the State Government Carinthia, Klagenfurt Offi ce of the State Government Burgenland, Eisenstadt overcoming the problem of the numerous, but un- End ...... 12/2007 Croatia organised contacts on political, administrative and Koprivnica – Krizevci County, Koprivnica expert level. The project should also help to inten- Budget (EUR) Region of Istria, Pula sify collaboration efforts regarding development Total Budget ...... 854,000.00 Hungary Zala County Non-Profi t Development Company, Nagypáli matters in the AAP co-operation area. Also other thereof ERDF ...... 488,000.00 General Assembly of Baranya County, Pécs administrations of the region, like the Varazdin Self-Government of Gyor – Moson – Sopron County, Gyor County (Croatia) and the Autonomous Province Somogy County Government, Kaposvár General Assembly of Vas County, Szombathely Kick-off-meeting of the MATRIOSCA management of Vojvodina (Serbia) contribute to the successful General Assembly of Tolna County, Szekszárd board, July 2005, Castle of Seggau (Austria) project implementation. Italy Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste Veneto Region, Venice Slovenia Results and Effects National Agency for Regional Development, Ljubljana MATRIOSCA-AAP targets an institutional setting which includes different political and administrative levels and which acknowledges present requirements and future opportunities of the region. This structure should enable stable relationships

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 25 PlanCoast Spatial Planning in Coastal Zones

www.plancoast.eu

Project Description Results and Effects Coastal areas, especially those in the Baltic, Adria- Foreseen results of the project are, among others, tic and Black Sea region, face a severe pressure for the preparation and passing of proposals for Coa- development. Within the next few years, tourism, stal Zone Plans and Sea-Use Plans on the basis of transport, aquaculture and energy use will increase ICZM principles with involvement of all relevant in these regions. Particularly in enclosed seas or stakeholders. GIS databases will be introduced coastal zones close to big urban agglomerations, which allow international comparisons to facilitate conﬂ icts with environmental protection occur as the spatial planning processes in coastal zones and SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL the environment is more vulnerable than on the maritime areas. National laws and procedures will open sea or on less densely populated coasts. An be prepared, and existing laws concerning spati- Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) can al planning in maritime areas will be improved. A help to provide instruments to protect the envi- major concern of the project is to raise the aware- ronmental quality without endangering economic ness, know-how and capacities for implementing

MEASURE 1.1 development. ICZM among local, regional and national target groups. The conclusions of the project will also in- The PlanCoast project intends to promote the im- clude recommendations for common principles for plementation of ICZM measures in coastal zones Sea-Use Planning within and beyond the EU. of the Baltic, Adriatic and Black Sea by enhancing

the role of spatial planning within coastal zone EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km management. In pilot projects the land as well as Duration Non EU Member States Project Partner

the seaside will be considered when developing Start ...... 04/2006 Lead Partner and implementing new ﬁ elds of spatial planning End ...... 04/2008 Ministry of Labour, Building and Regional Development in maritime areas (sea-use planning) throughout Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Spatial Planning Department Schloßstr. 6-8 the EU‘s coastal zones in a coherent manner while Budget (EUR) 19061 Schwerin complying to international standards and facili- Total Budget ...... 1,979,020.00 GERMANY tating international exchange and comparison of thereof ERDF ...... 595,000.00 Contact Person information. At the same time local and regional Dr. Bernhard Heinrichs Tel +49 385 588 3081 needs should be reﬂ ected. Fax +49 385 588 3082 E-Mail [email protected]

Project Partners Albania: Environmental Centre for Administration and Tech- nology, Tirana Bosnia-Herzegovina: Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Ministry of Physical Plan and Protection, Mostar Bulgaria: Regional Governors Offi ce Varna, Varna Black Sea NGO Network, Varna Croatia: UNEP-MAP Priority Action Programme, Split Germany: Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and One objective of PlanCoast are proposals for coastal Housing, Schwerin zone plans and sea-use plans Italy: Emilia Romagna Region, Bologna Municipality of Ancona, Ancona Montenegro: Coastal Zone Management Agency, Budva Poland: Maritime Offi ce in Gdynia, Gdynia Self-Government of Pomorskie Voivodeship, Gdansk Romania: National Institute for Marine Research and Deve- lopment Grigore Antipa, Constantza National Institue for Research and Development Urbanproi- ect, Bucharest Slovenia: Regional Development Centre, Koper Ukraine: Ukrainian Scientifi c Center for Ecology of the Sea (UkrSCES), Odessa

26 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK PLANET CENSE PLAnners NETwork for CENtral and South East Europe

www.planet-cense.net

Project Description accession status, PLANET CENSE is a network of national spatial i Strategic spatial development document for planning institutions and experts established as CADSES which reﬂ ects on the current political a consequence of the VISION PLANET project. It developments and research results at European aims at pursuing and developing further the policy level, serving as a potential basis for ESDP plus, options laid down in the VISION PLANET project i Territorial Impact Analysis, documents. A cross sector dialogue is initiated with: i 2 pilot projects providing new perspectives for special implications of topical and future SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL i The European Spatial Planning Gateway (ESP infrastructure investment projects as well as GATEWAY): an expert dialogue, research infor- urban development activities of cities likely to mation and knowledge exchange on the appli- support the development of new „Global Eco- cation and further development of ESDP, nomic Integration Zones“ (according ESDP) in i The Forum for Territorial Impact Analysis (TIAn CADSES, one potentially backed by promoting

FORUM): It offers an opportunity to develop north/south rail connections between the Baltic MEASURE 1.1 and test the application of the planning instru- and Adriatic Sea, ment TIAn at transnational and cross-sector i A Planet Cense Conference should guarantee level, the link between experts and the project to the i The Planet Cense Conference: The conference political level and to other initiatives and orga-

will review on expert level the progress made nisations. EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km in transnational spatial development so far and Non EU Member States Project Partner

select politically viable and sound measures for Lead Partner implementation in international (political) pro- Duration Austrian Institute for Regional Studies and Spatial Planning cesses, building on the results of the ESP Gate- Start ...... 11/2003 Franz-Josefs-Kai 27 1010 Vienna way and TIAn FORUM. End ...... 02/2007 AUSTRIA

Contact Person Budget (EUR) Mr. Peter Schneidewind Results and Effects Total Budget ...... 1,352,000.00 Tel +43 1 533874720 Fax +43 1 533874766 Planned and achieved results of PLANET CENSE are: thereof ERDF ...... 711,500.00 E-Mail [email protected] i Establishment of a network of planners at diffe- Project Partners rent levels (national, regional and city), Albania: Co-Plan, Center for Habitat Development, Tirana; i Transferring important European spatial plan- Austria: City of Vienna, Vienna / Government of Land Styria, ning issues within the EU also to the Non-EU Graz / ÖBB, Austrian Federal Railways, Vienna / Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna; Bosnia Member States and checking their applicability and Herzegovina: Federal Ministry of Physical Planning and to specifi c requirements of the regions of the Environment, Sarajevo; Bulgaria: National Centre for Regional Croatia: CADSES countries independent of their formal Development, Sofi a; Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, Zagreb; Czech Republic: Ministry of Regi- onal Development, Prague; Germany: Federal Ministry for Transport, Building and Housing, Berlin / Planning Authority of Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schwerin / Joint Spatial Planning Department of Berlin and Brandenburg, Potsdam / German Association for Housing, Urban and Spatial Develop- ment, Berlin; Greece: Panteion University, Athens; Hungary: VATI, Hungarian Public Nonprofi t Company for Regional Development and Town Planning, Budapest / RKK, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pécs; Italy: Regione Emilia-Romagna, Bologna / Regione Marche, Ancona; Poland: Institute of Ur- ban Development, Cracow; Romania: INCD – URBANPROI- ECT, Bucharest; Serbia: IAUS, Institute of Architecture, Urban and Spatial Planning of Serbia, Belgrade / University Belgrade, Belgrade; Slovakia: Ministry of Build-up and Regional Deve- lopment, Bratislava; Slovenia: Ministry of the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy, Ljubljana

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 27 POLY.DEV. Common Best Practices in Spatial Planning for the Promotion of Sustainable POLYcentric DEVelopment

www.polydev.org

Project Description South-Eastern Europe. Partnership members are Regional spatial planning policies and tools for regional, provincial and local administrative bo- spatial development play an important role when dies, development agencies and universities. The applying sustainable development principles as partnership equally involves scientiﬁ c and admini- they are outlined in the European Spatial Develop- strative bodies, consultants and operative units. ment Perspective (ESDP), by the European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) or by the European Conference of Ministers Responsible Results and Effects SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL for Regional Planning (CEMAT). These principles The POLY.DEV project is intended to make regio- combine economic, environmental and social ob- nal and local communities aware of gaps in spatial jectives. It is necessary to verify how the principles planning concerning principles outlined by ESDP, may be applied to spatial planning and how to as- ESPON and CEMAT and to increase the skills and sess current planning tools, especially in polycen- capacities of regional and local institutions in char-

MEASURE 1.1 tric development, with regard to sustainability. ge of land planning and governance to develop sustainable strategies. Moreover, it will assess dif- POLY.DEV deals with the demand for increasing ferent ways of inﬂ uencing social and economic knowledge and for developing a common stra- issues by spatial planning. POLY.DEV experiments tegy towards principles of sustainable polycentric and validates the application of forecasting pat-

development in order to avoid extreme polarisa- terns and strategies for sustainable polycentric EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km tion around few centres and marginalisation of spatial planning. Non EU Member States Project Partner

peripheral areas. Moreover, natural and cultural Lead Partner heritage should be managed in a balanced way Veneto Region - Segreteria all‘ambiente e territorio through participative decision-making processes. Duration Dir. Pianifi cazione Territoriale e Parchi Palazzo Linetti - Calle Priuli - Cannaregio 99 Start ...... 06/2005 30121 Marghera (VE) The regions involved in POLY.DEV want to pro- End ...... 11/2007 ITALY mote sustainable spatial polycentric development Contact Person as a tool for balancing development with environ- Budget (EUR) Ms Tiziana Quaglia Tel +39 041 2792086 ment and cultural heritage preservation. The pro- Total Budget ...... 1,490,870.00 Fax +39 041 2792096 ject partners of POLY.DEV come from Central and thereof ERDF ...... 879,654.00 E-Mail [email protected] Project Partners Bulgaria Municipality of Sofi a, Sofi a Greece Development Company of Magnesia (ANEM), Volos Prefecture of Fthiotida, Lamia Italy Marche Region, Ancona Province of Gorizia, Gorizia Slovakia Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava Inner city of Bratislava Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Euro- pe (R.E.C.) - Slovakia, Bratislava Slovenia Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Euro- pe (R.E.C.) - Slovenia, Ljubljana Development Agency of Northern Primorska Region, Idrija Regional Development Centre Koper, Koper

28 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK RDA-net CEDA2 Regional Development Agencies Network in the Central European, Danubian and Adriatic Area

www.ceda2.net

Project Description Results and Effects RDA-net CEDA² is a network of regional deve- The project has increased the skills and capacities lopment agencies (RDAs) with a complete set of of staff working in regional development to cope services and tools for fostering and improving the with the enormous requirements of the socio-eco- partners‘ capabilities in practical cooperation vis-à- nomic disparities in CADSES. Important effects vis the challenges of EU enlargement. are the improved skills for managing and implementing regional development projects, and for RDA-net CEDA² aims to: cross-border and transnational co-operation. The SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL i Generate innovative projects for regional deve- project gives access to a broader knowledge base lopment of CADSES by using the synergies of of regional development policies to help remote the network‘s experts, regions to avoid migration and the „brain drain“. i Increase the competencies and human resour- The project can already rely on the CEDA network www.ceda2.net ces for management and implementation of set up under INTERREG IIC. To consolidate and

regional development projects, especially in a expand this network, RDA-net CEDA² will reach MEASURE 1.1 transnational and cross-border context in con- a „critical mass“ in order to make the network nection with Community Initiatives and Struc- strong enough to become a stable factor in regio- tural Funds, nal development on the EU/NAC interface. i Promote sharing and exchanging information

on regional development issues, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km i Extend the network of regional development Duration Non EU Member States Project Partner

experts and multiply its synergy potential for Start ...... 10/2002 Lead Partner CADSES in terms of co-operation opportunities End ...... 02/2006 Regione Abruzzo and a broad territorial coverage, Piazza Santa Giusta 1 67100 L’Aquila i Become a „network of competence“ providing Budget (EUR) ITALY national and regional governments with re- Total Budget ...... 3,015,395.00 Contact Person commendations, advice and support on spatial thereof ERDF ...... 1,477,750.00 Ms Giovanna Andreola development issues and policies; establishment Tel +39 0862 36 4215 Fax +39 0862 36 4207 of a „virtual resource centre“ for methods, ap- E-Mail [email protected] proaches and projects of regional development Project Partners in a transnational and cross-border context Austria: Eco Plus - The Regional Development Agency of must be examined. Lower Austria Ltd., Vienna / Wirtschaftsservice Burgenland AG, Eisenstadt / Zentrum für Beschäftigung und Bildung, Innsbruck; Czech Republic: Regional Development Agency of North Moravia and Silesia, Ostrava; Germany: Bark Consul- ting & Immobilien, Falkensee; Greece: BIC of Attika, Athens; Hungary: Central Hungary Regional Development Agency, Budapest / Norda-Regional Development Agency of North Hungary, Miskolc / Central Transdanubian Regional Develop- ment Agency, Székesfehérvár; Italy: SITECH, Terni / Regione Umbria, Perugia / Svim, Ancona / Regione Emilia Romagna, Bologna / Regione Lombardia, Milan / Regione Molise, Cam- pobasso / Cosecon S.p.A., Conselve / Strat IS, Gorizia; Poland: The Marshal Ofﬁ ce of Malopolskie Voivodship, Krakow; Romania: South-East Regional Development Agency, Braila; Slovakia: Regional Development Agency in Kralovsky Chlmec, Kralovsky Chlmec / Agency for Regional Deve- lopment Zilina, Zilina / Trencin Self Governmental Region, Trencin / Regional Advisory and Information Centre Trencin, Trencin / SPIS Regional Development Agency, Spišská Nová Ves / Regional Development Agency Ipel‘ - Hron, Sahy / Regional Development Agency Galanta, Galanta / Regional Development Agency Komarno, Komárno; Slovenia: City Municipality of Kranj, Kranj; Ukraine: Agency of Regional Development and Cross-Border Co-operation “Transcarpa-

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 29 REDECON Regional Development Along Corridors and Nodes

www.redeconproject.net

Project Description After this, the involved public administrations will Currently the border regions of Austria, Italy, be able to make use of an advanced computer-ba- Slovenia, Hungary and Croatia are experiencing sed tool for spatial planning. As the tool is applied changes regarding their economic and spatial de- transnationally, it strengthens the co-operation velopment. A cross-border strategic information and integration within the European region in the system for regional planning purposes is necessa- ﬁ eld of spatial planning. REDECON is expected to ry to harmonise and adjust regional development provide a strong transfer of know-how concerning strategies and to overcome deﬁ cits in data provisi- strategic planning from old EU Member States to SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL on and to intensify cooperation. New Members and to new incomers of the EU.

REDECON will develop and implement an innovative tool database and geographic information Duration system for regional planning to support public Start ...... 09/2005

MEASURE 1.1 authorities and private ﬁ rms. At the centre of this End ...... 02/2008 tool is a grid-based database with a GIS interface. It merges socio-economic, environmental and spa- Budget (EUR) tial data with accessibility data. On the one hand, Total Budget ...... 1,818,000.00 this tool will enable public planning departments thereof ERDF ...... 1,054,000.00

to analyse and simulate different kinds of policy EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km measures and their regional impacts. On the other Non EU Member States Project Partner

hand, the tool should help private companies to Lead Partner ﬁ nd optimal locations for their businesses. Regional Union Chambers of Commerce of Veneto Region - EIC IT 378 Via delle Industrie 19/D Ediﬁ cio Lybra 30175 Marghera (VE) Results and Effects ITALY

The REDECON project will provide an in-depth Contact Person analysis of the spatial structure of the involved re- Mrs Roberta Lazzari Tel +39 0410999411 gional economic systems. This will enable a trans- Fax +39 041 0999401 national and regional ranking of locations accor- E-Mail [email protected] ding to a suitable set of quality indicators to be Project Partners obtained. Using the grid-based database will also Austria deliver detailed information on whether locations Federal Government of Carinthia, Klagenfurt Carinthian Development Agency, Klagenfurt are suited for the development of industrial and Niederösterreich Regional Government Administration, St. commercial areas, and thus will support future Pölten decisions concerning land use. Pilot actions will Croatia Istrian Development Agency Ltd., Pula show results of concrete applications of the tool Hungary in three different thematic areas: advanced service General Assembly of County Vas, Szombathely localisation, freight ﬂ ows management and public Italy transport rationalisation. These topics highlight Veneto Region, Venice Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna problems and solutions which are likely to be faced Centro Regionale per la Cooperazione Artigiana - C.R.A.C.A, in the implementation phase of the tool. Marghera Slovenia Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana University of Maribor, Maribor Prometni Institut Ljubljana d.o.o., Ljubljana

30 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK SEEDS Sustainable and Effective Entrepreneurship’s Development Scheme

www.seedsproject.net

Project Description i Sensitisation, training and dissemination events, The SEEDS partnership aims to build and test a co- i Mobilisation of important actors for implemen- herent framework for planning and implementing tation, joint sustainable internationalisation strategies and i Elaboration of 1 exploitation and follow-up actions for small- and medium-sized enterprises scheme per participating territory, (SMEs) in CADSES, which will enable the effective i The existing structures for supporting SME de- support of relevant actions. velopment in the EU project territories will be enriched and able to facilitate and promote SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL The SME internationalisation process needs to be SME internationalisation in CADSES, considered as a part of the general spatial deve- i The accession territories concerned will be lopment strategies to serve the implementation granted improved structures for supporting of the European Spatial Development Perspective entrepreneurship’s sustainable development (ESDP). This is essential for achieving sustainable, and SME transnational cooperation, i

harmonised and balanced development in Central The prospects for attracting investments and MEASURE 1.1 and South-Eastern Europe. the business opportunities will be increased due to the improved structures and to the capabili- In general the project creates a basis for effective ty for rational relevant strategic planning; the SME internationalisation, in a way that will pro- business ventures established during implemen- mote balanced and harmonised spatial develop- tation will act as examples for potential inve- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km ment mainly by networking and supporting of the stors and entrepreneurs. Non EU Member States Project Partner

SMEs. Lead Partner European Community Business and Innovation Centre of Duration Attika Stadiou str. 7 Results and Effects Start ...... 11/2003 10562 Athens SEEDS achieved among others the following results: End ...... 04/2007 GREECE i Establishment (in 9 partner structures) of units Contact Person to support sustainable entrepreneurship and in- Budget (EUR) Dr. Dimitris Karydis Tel +30 210 33142301 ternationalisation in CADSES (I.E.S.C.s), Total Budget ...... 2,379,000.00 Fax +30 210 3314232 i Establishment of a virtual network of all 27 thereof ERDF ...... 1,465,000.00 E-Mail [email protected] partners, Project Partners i Elaboration of an Integrated Pilot Strategic Plan Bulgaria: Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Soﬁ a / for sustainable SME collaboration in the target Open Society Club, Veliko Tarnovo / ARC Fund, Soﬁ a District Administration of Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo / areas and implementation by rendering global Social Entrepreneurship Centre, Veliko Tarnovo / Industrial support to 45 SMEs of the 3 projects‘ pilot sec- Association Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo tors to conclude and start-up viable transnati- Germany: BIC Frankfurt, Frankfurt (Oder) / Frankfurt Cham- ber of Commerce and Industry, Frankfurt (Oder) onal business cooperation (3 clusters, 6 other Greece: Athens Chamber of Small and Medium Industries partnerships). (ACSMI), Athens / ETAT, Athens / ETAKEI, Kallithea / ELKE, Athens / Association of Balkan Regions, Kavala / ETBAbank, Athens / DIPEK, Thessaloniki / ITD DIMITRA, Larissa / ELKE- DE, Metamorphosi / Region of Eastern Macedonia - Thrace, Komotini Italy: Region of Puglia, Bari / Tecnopolis CSATA, Valenzano / Region of Veneto, Venice / Provincia di Treviso, Fontane di Villorba / IRECOOP, Padova Romania: Alba Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, Alba Iulia / Cluj Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Cluj-Napoca / Fundatia Pentru Educatie Si Sanatate, Bucharest

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 31 SIC! SUSTRAIN Implement Corridor

www.sustrain-ic.net

Project Description second European economic core area, With the 2004 enlargement the EU area has incre- i Specifi cation of required, high-ranking trans- ased by about 75 million people. A GDP of only port infrastructures to utilise this development 23-68% of the EU average and long transport potential, routes do not only increase the imbalance between i Development of a sustainable, transnational, Europe‘s economic core area - London, Paris, Mi- inter-modal infrastructure programme to contri- lan, Munich („Blue Banana“) and Hamburg and bute to the re-positioning of study area („New periphery, the regional development and growth Banana“), SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL opportunities of the new EU countries are also on i Identifi cation of adequate forms of fi nancing the decline. However, the enlargement provides and creation of an infrastructure investment the opportunity to develop the polycentric regions model in a PPP (Public Private Partnership) fra- along the former „Iron Curtain“. mework, i Support of necessary transregional cooperation

MEASURE 1.1 targeting the implementation of the infrastructure programme on a transnational political level.

Results and Effects

SIC! has produced a master plan of transnatio- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km nal infrastructure investment for railways, roads Non EU Member States Project Partner

and nodes (passenger and cargo), optimising the Lead Partner trade-offs between the means of transport. SIC! State Government Burgenland increases the transparency of ongoing corridor- Stabstelle Europabüro und Statistik Europaplatz 1 New „Banana“ - potential second European economic related programmes and projects by introducing 07001 Eisenstadt core area SIPP, a meta-database on relevant projects in the AUSTRIA area (spatial planning, transnational transport in- Contact Person SIC! will develop and implement common stra- frastructure and organisation). Mr. Heinrich Wedral Tel +43 2682 6002826 tegies for the territorial cohesion of Europe by Fax +43 2682 6002927 offering concrete measures in land use planning, Further results are: E-Mail [email protected] transport planning and economic policy. Metro- i Regional development benefi ts through impro- Project Partners polises and large centres are the driving forces of ved regional accessibility by enlargement, Austria economic prosperity. The quality of accessibility i National transport master plans and transnatio- State Government Vienna, Vienna Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna between the metropolitan and major central regi- nal network requirements (TEN, TINA), State Government Lower Austria, St. Pölten ons is therefore a vital factor. A developed trans- i Budget restrictions by proposing public private State Government Upper Austria, Linz port infrastructure and demand-oriented transport partnerships schemes for functionally and/or regi- State Government Carinthia, Klagenfurt Croatia services are preconditions to initiate the develop- onally defi ned parts of the railway infrastructure, County Institute for Sustainable Development, Rijeka i ment in this area. The SIC! study area is generally Support of regional development strategies ba- Czech Republic aligned to the pan-European transport corridor IV sed on scenarios for future infrastructure links Ministry for Regional Development, Prague (Berlin-Prague-Vienna-Bratislava and Budapest) and corresponding changes of accessibility, Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Czech Republic, Prague i and basically refl ects the potential second Europe- Clarifi cation of different effects of development Germany an economic core area („New Banana“). It forms scenarios for a north/south corridor in Central Saxon State Ministry of the Interior, Dresden the central European integration zone and com- Europe. Gemeinsame Landesplanung Berlin – Brandenburg, Potsdam Free State of Thuringia, Erfurt prises an area of approx. 350,000 km² (populati- Ministry for Labour and Construction Mecklenburg - Vorpom- on of about 48 million). The extended study area mern, Schwerin Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing (BMVBW), Berlin with a size of approx. 600,000 km² (population of Duration Hungary about 102 million) is also object of investigation. Start ...... 01/2003 Vas County Road Management, Szombathely End ...... 07/2006 Italy The SIC! project has the following main objectives: Regione del Veneto, Venice i Evaluation of regional development opportuni- Budget (EUR) Poland Marshal Offi ce of the Wroclaw Province, Wroclaw ties and potentials in the SIC! area, Total Budget ...... 2,175,000.00 Slovakia i Identifi cation of appropriateness for creating a thereof ERDF ...... 1,035,000.00 Ministry of Environment, Bratislava

32 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK Smart Region sm@rt region

www.smartregion.net

Project Description The Sm@rt Region project aims at strengthening co-operation potentials between regional development units and their work environment in the regions involved in the project. The intensiﬁ ed co- operation should foster spatial integration. This will be achieved by applying a Knowledge and Information Manager (KIM) model which will be SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL developed after an intensive analysis and survey of the participating regions. The main tasks and Project Meeting of Smart Region duties of the KIM model are to provide a comprehensive overview of development processes on Results and Effects different levels (regional, national, interregional bi- Sm@rt Region will provide a new, standardised co-

and multi-lateral) and to address potential areas operation tool based on the introduction of a KIM MEASURE 1.1 of regional development in an integrative manner. model to enhance the transnational, inter-sectoral The KIM model will be anchored in the participa- co-operation potential of regional SMEs to support ting regions and transferred to an enlarged net- sustainable spatial development at this level. The work of project partner organisations, thus contri- tool can be transferred and used by other regions, buting to overcoming regional disparities between too. Further expected results are as follows: EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km candidate states and EU Member States as well as i Survey on the status quo of thematic regional Non EU Member States Project Partner other countries. networking in order to check interregional co- Lead Partner operation potentials for assigning Knowledge Scientifi c Research Centre Bistra Ptuj and Information Managers, Slovenski trg 6 2250 Ptuj i Pilot applications in four European regions to SLOVENIA standardise a concept of the installation of a Contact Person Knowledge and Information Mangers, inclu- Dr. Bojan Pahor ding training and a manual, Tel +386 2 748 02 50 Fax +386 2 748 02 60 i Increased co-operation between the regions in E-Mail [email protected] general, and an increased amount of co-ope- Project Partners rations especially of SMEs in the service sector, Austria also providing new jobs, Mind Consult & Research Ltd, Graz i Co-operation in different fi elds, such as joint Government of Styria, Graz Smart Region links regional development units to foster cross-cultural learning, interregional project de- Croatia spatial integration The City of Osijek, Osijek velopment and innovation processes on regio- Croatian Chamber of Economy - County Chamber Varaždin, nal development, Varazdin The main objective of the project is to tackle regi- i Common project website which provides a Germany ReFIT r.s., Jena onal imbalances within the CADSES area as well standardised and tested concept for installing a Wirtschaftsverband Gera – Ronneburg 2007 e.V., Gera as imbalances between rural and urban areas by Knowledge and Information Manager. Hungary fostering and supporting the co-operation poten- Entrepreneurs Centre of Somogy County Public Foundation, Kaposvár tial between small- and medium-sized enterprises Enterprise Development Foundation of Tolna County, Szeks- (SMEs) and local administrations as well as other Duration zárd stakeholders. The project should support regional Start ...... 10/2005 Italy economies by setting up methods for interregional End ...... 03/2008 Euro Info Centre IT 378 Veneto, Marghera Serbia sector and transsector co-operation between eco- Centre for Strategic Economic Studies “Vojvodina-CESS”, nomic, scientifi c, administrative and technological Budget (EUR) Novi Sad resources. Moreover, the promotion of innovation, Total Budget ...... 1,050,000.00 Slovakia education, training, research and development is a thereof ERDF ...... 660,000.00 Regional Advisory and Information Centre Presov (RAIC Presov), Presov further objective. Regional State Department in Presov, Presov Slovenia GEA College of Entrepreneurship, Piran

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 33 TECPARKNET Science and TEChnology PARK Cooperation in EU-Future Region

www.tec-park.net

Project Description i The increase of regional and economic efﬁ cien- TECPARKNET is a network consisting of regions cy by using complementary advantages of the in Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary. partners, The expected effects of the establishment of the i The extension of existing bilateral and trilate- network address the transnational approach, equal ral relations between partners at transnational opportunities, environmental issues, employment level, and economic sectors and spatial development. i Reduction of existing imbalances between the The aim is to achieve improved competitiveness partner regions, SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL and a better economic situation for the regions involved.

In order to achieve this, co-operation efforts combining economic, scientiﬁ c and technology resour-

MEASURE 1.1 ces, comparative strengths and infrastructure have been established. They focus on innovative small- and medium-sized companies, clusters and also aim at promoting new businesses. The exchange of knowledge, competent partners and specialised

infrastructure will facilitate integration of the regi- TECPARKNET upgraded the level of economic and social EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km onal economies on a higher level. cohesion in the project regions Non EU Member States Project Partner

Lead Partner The companies are at different stage in terms of i Improvement of interactions between scientifi c Innofi nanz – Steiermärkische Forschungs- und Entwicklungs- economic and technology infrastructure but still institutions and industry, in particular SMEs, förderungsges.m.H. Nikolaiplatz 2 there is a lot of potential for co-operation. i Access to special high-level skills, know-how 8020 Graz and experts in each partner region for all actors AUSTRIA involved, thus to enhance competitiveness of Contact Person the entire cooperation area, Mr. Peter Perkonigg Tel +43 316 7095 0 i Higher level of motivation, activation and in- Fax +43 316 7095 95 tegration of SMEs for cooperation projects at E-Mail [email protected] transnational level, Project Partners i Creation of a sustainable network and part- Austria nership of technology parks in the cooperation Wirtschaftsservice Burgenland AG WIBAG, Eisenstadt Entwicklungsagentur Kärnten GmbH, Klagenfurt area, Croatia i The TECPARKNET project team promoted partnerships Transfer of shared experiences and best prac- Technology Park Zagreb, Zagreb of technology parks in the cooperation area tices to the partners with special benefi ts for Technology Innovation Centre Rijeka, Rijeka partners in Non-EU Member States. Hungary Results and Effects West-Pannon Regional Development Agency, Sopron Italy The general effect expected from TECPARKNET is AREA Science Park, Trieste an upgraded level of economic and social integra- Duration Regione Veneto, Mestre tion in the regions involved in order to create a Start ...... 05/2003 Slovenia Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Economy, Ljubljana long-term network. More specifi cally the follow- End ...... 12/2005 ing effects have been achieved by the project implementation: Budget (EUR) i The integration of selected sectors and value Total Budget ...... 1,250,000.00 added chains at transnational level, thereof ERDF ...... 500,000.00 i The use of growth potential by increasing markets and participation of SMEs,

34 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK WEFneT Women Engendering the Finance Network

www.wefnet.eu

Project Description Results and Effects The WEFneT project is based on Women‘s Resour- Obtained outcomes so far: ce Centres as an instrument for local development i 10 Women‘s Resource Centres have been es- with a gender perspective. The main objective of tablished, the project is to achieve local development through i The existing Resource Centres were enhanced an increased participation of women in economic, with new services. A network of Women‘s Re- political and social life - both in quantity and in source Centres in the CADSES area was created. quality. The Women‘s Resource Centres are a co- It is capable of offering psychological, manage- SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL ordination service of territorial actions and actors rial and ﬁ nancial support, information, consul- engaged in improving women‘s skills and access tancy and technical assistance to women of the to ﬁ nancial means to set up their own businesses. involved countries, They also offer counselling services and territorial i About 200 local administrators were trained and sensitisation. assisted in order to develop new competencies

with a gender approach, MEASURE 1.1 WEFneT transnational cooperation is particularly i About 20 Resource Centres Operators were focused on: trained in order to develop skills and abilities to i Enlargement of the Women‘s Resource Centre set up and manage the structures, Network in the CADSES area in order to inten- i About 10 new enterprises were started up.

sify the co-operation between business and so- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km cial infrastructure for regional innovation, Non EU Member States Project Partner i Duration Identifi cation of a common model to favour Lead Partner access to loans for female entrepreneurs in Start ...... 01/2004 Regione Puglia, Councillorship for Professional Training co-operation with the regional governments, End ...... 06/2007 Viale L. Corigliano 1 70123 Bari fi nancial institutions, public and private organi- ITALY sations, Budget (EUR) Contact Person i Set-up and management of an e-community in Total Budget ...... 2,854,472.66 Dr. Mario de Donatis the territorial area involved in the project for fe- thereof ERDF ...... 1,275,365.82 Tel +39 080 5343787 Fax +39 080 5407616 male entrepreneurs, women‘s associations and E-Mail l.fi [email protected] all those structures that promote the woman‘s Project Partners role in the local development process. Also to Albania train and assist about 200 local administrators Independent Forum for the Albanian Women, Tirana in developing new competencies for local deve- Germany lopment with a gender approach. LOWTECH gGmbH, Berlin Greece Municipality of Skydra, Skydra Italy BIC Puglia Sprind Srl, Noci Consorzio ETIMOS – Choros Servizi, Padova Centro di Iniziativa Europea soc. coop. A r.l., Milan Università degli Studi di Bari – Equal Opportunities Commis- sion, Bari Formapadova piccola s.c.a.r.l., Padova WEFneT eases the set-up of enterprises by women Codess Sociale, Venice Municipality of Taranto, Taranto Province of Lecce, Lecce Municipality of Statte, Statte Province of Taranto, Taranto Municipality of Molfetta, Molfetta Municipality of Tricase, Tricase Poland T.I.S.E. s.a., Warsaw Romania The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania and Bucharest, Bucharest Association for Women Entrepreneurship Development, Bucharest

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 35 ADHOC Adapted Development of Historical Old Towns in Central and Eastern Europe

www.adhoc.jeleniagora.eu

Project Description The project aims at the following concrete results: Changing conditions, such as the lack of public i Initiation of exemplary strategic dialogue pro- funding and an ageing population, challenge the cesses in ten historical Old Towns of old and development of historical old towns. These diffi - new EU Member States as well as non-EU- cult economic and social transitions require new Member State with the relevant public and pri- approaches regarding the involvement of private vate stakeholders, investors in the implementation of revitalisation i Identifi cation of innovative project approaches measures. In addition, confl icts between people for specifi c problem areas by bundling require- SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL aiming at preservation and others promoting mo- ments of monument preservation and sustaina- dernisation of inner-city areas have to be solved. ble utilisation of inner-city areas, i Elaboration of ten feasibility studies and realiza- Main aim of the ADHOC project is the deve- tion concepts to prepare the implementation of lopment and implementation of innovative ap- strategic projects, i

MEASURE 1.2 proaches for a sustainable renewal of historical old Implementation of ﬁ ve exemplary investment towns with numerous listed buildings. The project pilot projects demonstrating good examples concentrates on urbanistic and integrative solu- and encouraging further investments, tions to develop valuable inner-city districts under i Documentation and publication of transferable changed structural and demographic conditions. results on a virtual information platform (.eu

Project partners are small and medium-sized cities domain) including a manual with exemplary EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km with large-scale historical old towns under monu- solutions for typical challenges of an adapted Non EU Member States Project Partner

ment preservation, political and professional as development for historical Old Towns in the Lead Partner well as research institutions active in the fi eld of CADSES area, City of Jelenia Góra Plac Ratuszowy 58 urban and regional development. i Elaboration and dissemination of transferable 58-500 Jelenia Góra methods for sustainable development of histo- POLAND The project shall provide transferable methods for rical Old Towns under monument preservation Contact Person a sustainable development of historical old towns in the CADSES area. Mr. Bartosz Lipinski under monument preservation in the CADSES Tel +48 75 7546118 Fax +48 75 7546159 area. The co-operation of science and practical so- E-Mail [email protected] lutions should help to overcome existing confl icts Project Partners between monument preservation and strategic Austria urban renewal and to enable joint actions of the City of St. Pölten, St. Pölten different stakeholders in order to guarantee sustai- Croatia nable maintenance and utilisation of the cultural City of Varaždin, Varaždin heritage. Germany City of Bamberg, Bamberg City of Bautzen, Bautzen City of Ravensburg, Ravensburg Results and Effects City of Zittau, Zittau German Association for Housing, Urban and Spatial Develop- In the ADHOC project dialogue processes for ty- Historical city centre of Jelenia Gora ment, Berlin pical problem constellations in selected historical Saxon State Ministry of the Interior, Div. 45, Dresden Duration Poland districts will be initiated, involving administrations, City of Plocł, Płock owners, investors, monument preservationists and Start ...... 04/2006 Polish-German Research Association ADHOC EEIG / EWIV, other stakeholders to overcome existing confl icts End ...... 02/2008 Jelenia Góra Slovakia and to enable common strategic actions. By setting Budget (EUR) City of Trnava, Trnava up public-private co-operations, long-term invest- Slovenia ments for the adaptation of historical Old Towns Total Budget ...... 1,494,643.00 City of Ptuj, Ptuj to social, demographic and economic changes will thereof ERDF ...... 935,550.25 be achieved.

36 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK C.A.R.E. Accessible Cities of European Regions

www.interreg-care.org

Project Description Accessibility is a primary aspect contributing to the quality of life in urban areas for citizens and temporary residents, such as tourists. It is also an important factor in the promotion and development of urban areas. The logic of city accessibility involves a broad range of services and structures for citizens and tourists, but above all services de- SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL voted to persons with special needs. One objective of C.A.R.E.: improving access to services for everyone

on as regards the characteristics of accessibility to people with special needs (i.e. measures instead of

symbols or evaluations). CARE thus created a net- MEASURE 1.2 work of cities that recognise accessibility as a central element in the quality of life, share the same tools and philosophy and work toward attracting new members.

EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km A fundamental result of C.A.R.E. is the analysis of Non EU Member States Project Partner

Project group meeting - A fundamental result of the the demands which residents and tourists with spe- Lead Partner project work is the analysis of demands of people with cial needs make on a city. It is the most current and Regione Emilia-Romagna special needs exhaustive European study of this kind ever made, Dir. Gen. Production Activities Viale Aldo Moro 44 including 6,545 interviews with residents and tou- 40127 Bologna The C.A.R.E. project (Accessible Cities of European rists with special needs. Also a shared manual on ITALY Regions) aimed at improving the accessibility of ci- how to correctly communicate disability and ac- Contact Person ties for everyone. In particular, the purpose of the cessibility has been produced. It can be of use to Ms Mauro Mingozzi Tel +39 051 283989 project was to develop a network of accessible ser- any operator dealing with matters of accessibility. Fax +39 051 283380 vices and facilities in European cities by adopting a A lot of work has been devoted to create a uniﬁ ed E-Mail [email protected] standardised accessibility rating method. The pro- image of the project in order to make C.A.R.E. a Project Partners ject helped to create „friendly cities“ by building brand: identifying a network of tourist cities in Eu- Austria specialised service networks. rope sharing the principles and commitment listed Atempo Association, Graz in the Charter of the Hospitable City and using the Germany Bildungsinstitut Pscherer gGmbH / Tourismusverband Vogt- same methodology to describe accessibility. land e.V., Lengenfeld Results and Effects City of Gera, Gera The C.A.R.E. project deﬁ ned accessible urban tou- Greece Prefectural Authority of Thessaloniki County, Thessaloniki rist routes describing the accessibility features of Duration Italy the venues: the 13 routes have been published in Start ...... 01/2004 Municipality of Bologna, Bologna the tourist guides „Travelling in Europe: a guide End ...... 03/2006 Municipality of Ferrara, Ferrara Municipality of Forlì, Forlì to welcoming and accessible cities“. All partners Lombardia Region, Milan used the same CARE methodology to survey and Budget (EUR) Aias – Italian Association for Spastic Help, Milan communicate accessibility to a tourist service (i.e. a Total Budget ...... 2,008,359.90 Umbria Region, Perugia Province of Ancona, Ancona hotel, museum, restaurant, tourist attraction, etc.) thereof ERDF ...... 1,061,232.20 Province of Pesaro-Urbino, Pesaro with the aim of offering only objective informati- SiPuò – Association for Projects and Services for People with Special Needs, Ferrara Venice Card, Venice Romania North – East Regional Development Agency, Piatra-Neamt

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 37 CITYREGIO Regional Economic Development through City-Surrounding Co-operation

www.cityregio.net

Project Description i Preparation and development of currently CITYREGIO addresses the problems arising from missing tools for common intraregional spatial different paces and accents of economic deve- development actions (information system, lo- lopment between centres and their surrounding cation pools, support of regional management areas and the problems of their impact on spatial by one-stop shopping, regionally co-ordinated development. The project analyses the mutual in- steps for location development and planning terdependence of centres and their surroundings. measures for investments), It approaches cities and the surrounding districts as i Set-up of objective-oriented co-operation mea- SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL a unity as far as regional economic development sures between administrations, ﬁ rms, planning is concerned. institutions of cities and surrounding areas as well as between the project regions, From this perspective traditional administrative i Added value for each region by exchanging areas become obstacles. Issues of economic deve- knowledge, experiences and regional informa-

MEASURE 1.2 lopment, spatial planning, location management, tion as a step for further transnational co-ope- and development of human resources and capaci- ration. ties cannot be adequately addressed by local and regional authorities without close co-operation. CITYREGIO addresses this problem in transnatio- Duration

nal cooperation with the regions of Linz (Austria), Start ...... 01/2003 EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Plzen (Czech Republic) and Leipzig (Germany), End ...... 06/2006 Non EU Member States Project Partner

which are characterised by a number of similar de- Lead Partner velopment issues and by geographical proximity in Budget (EUR) City of Leipzig the central CADSES area. Total Budget ...... 2,164,000.00 Department for Economics and Labour Neues Rathaus thereof ERDF ...... 1,305,000.00 04092 Leipzig GERMANY

Results and Effects Contact Person The CITYREGIO project has achieved the follow- Mr. Michael Schimansky Tel +49 341 1235810 ing results: Fax +49 341 1235825 i Improvement of regional competitiveness E-Mail [email protected] through economic cluster development and Project Partners knowledge, exploitation and strengthening of Austria endogenous potentials (locations, labour forces, State Oberösterreich, Linz City of Linz, Linz human resources, branch competencies), scien- Regional Forum Linz-Land, Linz tiﬁ cally gained expertise on future location and EUREGIO Bayerischer Wald/Böhmerwald - Regional Manage- spatial development factors and on the de- ment Mühlviertel, Freistadt Technology and Marketing GmbH Oberösterreich, Linz mands of a knowledge based economy, Czech Republic Inner City of Leipzig Regional Development Agency of Plzen Region, Plzen City of Plzen, Plzen Association of Municipalities of Plzen Region, Plzen Business and Innovation Centre Plzen, Plzen University of West Bohemia, Plzen Germany District of Leipziger Land, Borna District of Muldentalkreis, Grimma District of Delitzsch, Delitzsch

38 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK CITYREGIO II Regional Economic Development through Cooperation within City-Regions

www.cityregio.net

Project Description (e.g. regional location information system, feasi- Whereas many West European conurbations are bility studies for strategic investments, clustering already efﬁ cient promoters of regional econo- of SMEs) that allows the involved city-regions to mic development for their surroundings, such quickly move towards the realisation of concerted „lighthouse functions“ of city regions still have to economic (cluster) promotion activities, human be established in the CADSES area. resource management and location development initiatives. CITYREGIO II bundles six second-order cities and SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL their respective regional partners or national regional development authorities - depending on the national distribution of competencies. The cities involved in the project are surrounded by peripheral regions which largely depend on the economic

success of the urban centre. MEASURE 1.2

Coherent spatial development following the Lis- bon and Gothenburg targets as well as the recent Beaupuy Report drafted by the European Parlia- ment or the draft strategic guidelines for European EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Cohesion Policy depends on the capacities of city Non EU Member States Project Partner regions in their role as centres of growth and re- Kick-off conference in Leipzig Lead Partner gional leadership. However, second-order cities in Urban Planning and Development Institute of the City of the CADSES region rely on co-operation with their Results and Effects Plzen Skroupova 5 surroundings to bundle their diverse approaches of CITYREGION II aims at strengthening the capa- 30584 Plzen economic development. cities of the urban centre and its surroundings for CZECH REPUBLIC efﬁ cient collaboration through an exploitation of Contact Person CITYREGIO results by practical implementation in Mr. Milan Svoboda Tel +420 37 8035000 the partner city-regions. Fax +420 37 8035002 E-Mail [email protected]

The overall objective of the project is to strengthen Project Partners the economic capacity and competitiveness as Bulgaria regional drivers of growth for the entire region Municipality of Varna, Varna through effective city-region co-operation. Czech Republic Regional Development Agency for the Plzen Region, Plzen Germany City of Leipzig, Leipzig Duration District of Muldentalkreis, Grimma District of Delitzsch, Delitzsch Start ...... 04/2006 District of Leipziger Land, Borna End ...... 03/2008 Aufbauwerk Region Leipzig GmbH, Leipzig Hungary Budget (EUR) South-Transdanubian Area and Economic Development Public Utility Company, Pécs Total Budget ...... 1,603,747.00 Municipality of Pécs, Pécs thereof ERDF ...... 999,658.00 Municipality of Kaposvár city, Kaposvár Municipality of Szekszárd, Szekszárd Italy City of Bologna, Bologna City Hall of the City of Plzen Poland Gdansk Entrepreneurship Foundation, Gdansk City of Gdansk, Gdansk CITYREGIO II increases the capacities of selected city-regions and spurs their economic development building on a profound knowledge base elaborated through the previous CITYREGIO project

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 39 CoUrbIT COmplex URBan Investment Tools

www.courbit.eu

Project Description Results and Effects Owing to the globalisation of markets some eco- The expected outcome of CoUrbiT is, among nomic and social functions of cities have changed others, the development of a benchmarking net- or have even become obsolete in European cities work for urban regeneration procedures and mo- and metropolitan areas. The focus of CoUrbiT is dels used by partner countries up to now. A high centred on complex urban projects to be deve- level of homogeneity and strong co-ordination of loped in order to reuse areas in which economic the activities done by each partner is the aim. The and productive functions have ceased. The aim is project creates an efﬁ cient and effective model SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL to develop new urban regeneration management of urban regeneration that is compatible with EU (URM) methods and tools to revitalise these areas. directives. This regeneration model is applied to After designing an appropriate managerial model, selected pilot areas and will be adapted to their CoUrbIT will test the model by applying it to pilot speciﬁ c requirements and patterns. It will be revi- areas which are selected from among the project sed on the basis of monitoring results.

MEASURE 1.2 areas. The CoUrbIT managerial model for regeneration projects should become also a reference for Dissemination actions of the project’s results inclu- other CADSES public administrations concerning de international workshops, a website and a tool- the management of complex urban investments. It box of models (feasibility studies, public-private will assure efﬁ ciency, effectiveness, speed of admi- agreements, business plans) which allows public

nistrative procedure and coherence to EU legislati- administrations, investors, stockholders and stake- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km ve framework, which are the necessary conditions holders to get to know and understand the CoUr- Non EU Member States Project Partner

to be attractive to investors and those with private bIT model. The public administrations partners of Lead Partner capital. It will then be possible to apply the mo- CoUrbiT will be trained to apply the model to pilot Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi del throughout the CADSES space by e-learning areas. It will then be possible to transfer the model Public Administration Via Sarfatti 25 technologies. to other regions of CADSES via e-learning tech- 20136 Milan nologies. ITALY CoUrbIT will enable the defi nition of a model of Contact Person urban regeneration management, compatible Prof. Remo Dalla Longa Duration Tel +39 02 58362591 with the European Spatial Development Perspec- Fax +39 02 58362593 tive (ESDP). This model should help to manage Start ...... 06/2005 E-Mail [email protected] regeneration projects. New functions of the revi- End ...... 06/2008 Project Partners talised areas will substitute obsolete ones and will Germany attract more investments and gain competitive Budget (EUR) Municipality of Leipzig, Leipzig Municipality of Stuttgart, Stuttgart advantages. The application of the model should Total Budget ...... 1,934,300.00 Hungary assure both fl exibility of public administration ac- thereof ERDF ...... 1,203,125.00 Municipality of Budapest, Budapest tions concerning the specifi cities of the areas, as Italy well as reliable administrative procedures and time Province of Treviso, Fontane di Villorba Province of Pordenone, Pordenone frames. Poland IRM – Institute of Urban Development Krakow, Krakow AGH University of Krakow, Krakow

40 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK DONAUHANSE Network of Danubian Cities for Economic Cooperation

www.donauhanse.net

Project Description Results and Effects DONAUHANSE is a network of cities connected The main result will be a new and sustainable net- by the Danube river. The project‘s aim is to foster work of Danube cities. the economic prosperity of the citizens by enhanced co-operation between administrations and the Further results will be, among others: business sectors of the participating cities, by co- i Intensiﬁ ed contact among the city authorities operative marketing activities both at the level of responsible for economic development, tourism the cities and the level of special economic sectors and international transport (including ports), SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL of common interest (e.g. tourism, creative indus- i An elaborated marketing strategy and a logo tries, transport and trading) and by supporting the for Danube river tourism, urban economies of the participating cities. i Several studies on the cities’ economic potentials and strategies, including ports and urban river bank development, i

Joint presentation at Expo Real, a trade fair for MEASURE 1.2 commercial real estate, and at other exhibitions and fairs, i Integration of additional destinations into the Danube river tourism, i Extension of the Danube river bicycle path and EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Freight transport on the Danube river (Source: TINA re-launching bicycle tourism from Ulm to Sulina Non EU Member States Project Partner Vienna - Transport Strategies GmbH) on the Black Sea. Lead Partner City of Vienna Focal points of the cooperation are: Department for Economical and Techn. Dev. Ebendorferstrasse 2 i To strengthen the cities as hubs of „the Stream Duration 1082 Vienna of Wealth“, Start ...... 01/2003 AUSTRIA i To enhance the contribution of the Danube wa- End ...... 12/2006 Contact Person terway to the development of the cities, Mr. Josef Kramhöller Tel +43 1 4000 86411 i Budget (EUR) To amalgamate the river with urban develop- Fax +43 1 4000 9986411 ment, Total Budget ...... 1,900,000.00 E-Mail [email protected] i This initial DONAUHANSE project aims prima- thereof ERDF ...... 950,000.00 Project Partners rily at defi ning and establishing the conceptual Austria: City of Vienna – Municipal Dept. for EU-Strategy and organisational framework and identifying Economic Development, Vienna; Austrian Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour, Vienna; Danube Lower Austria concrete areas and projects of co-operation, Tourism Company, Spitz an der Donau i Some of the envisaged results are the joint pre- Bulgaria: Municipality of Rousse, Rousse sentation at Expo Real, a trade fair for commer- Germany: Economic Region Danube Cities, Deggendorf; cial real estate, and the extension of the Danu- Danube Offi ce Ulm, Ulm be river bicycle path. Hungary: City of Budapest, Budapest; County Right City of Gyor, Gyor; Visegrad City Mayor‘s Offi ce, Visegrad Romania: The City Hall of Drobeta Turnu Severin, Drobeta Turnu Severin; Giurgiu City Hall, Giurgiu; Galatz City Hall, Galatz; Sulina Mayorality, Sulina Serbia: City of Belgrade, Belgrade; City Council Novi Sad, Novi Sad; Smederevo Municipality, Smederevo; Municipal Assembly of Kladovo, Kladovo Ukraine: Odessa City Council, Odessa

(Source: TINA Vienna - Transport Strategies GmbH)

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 41 Hist.Urban Integrated Revitalization of Historical Towns to Promote a Polycentric and Sustainable Development

www.histurban.net

Project Description Results and Effects Most project partners participating in the Hist. The project actors jointly develop and test inte- Urban project are from small and medium-sized grated and practice-orientated revitalisation ap- towns outside metropolitan areas. The main assets proaches. These will be linked with transnational of these towns are historical town centres belon- activities, such as conferences, summer academies, ging to the European-built cultural heritage (7 ci- workshops, a baseline study and a good-practice ties are even UNESCO World Heritage sites). Due manual. Partners will exchange know-how, create to social and economic transformations and struc- networks and work together on different thematic SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL tural changes the cities have to make considerable focal points concerning the revitalisation of histo- efforts to maintain or regain their urban functions rical cities. and to be able to act as drivers for their region. Hist.Urban strives to develop coherent and sustainable strategies and approaches for CADSES in the

MEASURE 1.2 ﬁ eld of integrated revitalisation of historical towns. All experiences and results will be summarised in a transnational manual on integrated revitalisation approaches for decision-makers from local to European level. The project will contribute to

strengthening the urban functions, economies and EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km qualities and promote sustainable urban renewal Non EU Member States Project Partner

and a polycentric urban settlement structure in the Lead Partner CADSES region. Another effect of Hist.Urban will German Association for Housing, Urban and Spatial Develop- be the improvement of the capacity of local and ment (DV e.V.) Georgenstr. 21 regional professionals and decision-makers con- 10117 Berlin cerning revitalisation measures in historical towns. GERMANY Old building structure reﬂ ected in the new one Contact Person (Source: IRS) Mr. Christian Huttenloher Duration Tel +49 30 2061 3250 Fax +49 30 2061 3251 The main objective of the project is to strengthen Start ...... 02/2006 E-Mail [email protected] small and medium-sized historical towns outside End ...... 08/2008 Project Partners metropolitan areas by using the established cul- Austria: Salzburg Research Ltd., Salzburg / Municipality of tural heritage as a development factor for sustaina- Budget (EUR) Graz, Graz ble urban development. In particular the business Total Budget ...... 2,172,618.84 Czech Republic: Urban Planning and Development Institution of City of Plzen, Plzen location „city“ with its urban functions should be thereof ERDF ...... 931,022.50 Germany: Municipality of Wismar, Wismar / Municipality of strengthened to support a polycentric settlement Regensburg, Regensburg / Municipality of Kaufbeuren, Kauf- structure in the CADSES area. The project partners beuren / Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning (IRS), Erkner are composed of 19 public and private institutions Greece: Xanthi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Xanthi as well as research institutions from nine countries Hungary: Centre for Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of in Central and Eastern Europe. A central objective Sciences, Pécs of the project is also to raise awareness for the va- Italy: Svim – Sviluppo Marche S.p.A, Ancona / Municipality of lue of the established cultural heritage as a deve- Teramo, Teramo / Municipality of Faenza, Faenza / Municipa- lity of Verona, Verona lopment factor and element of cultural identity. Poland: Municipality of Sanok, Sanok / Municipality of Sopot, Sopot Republic of Moldova: Plai Resurse, Chisinau Romania: Municipality of Arad, Arad / Municipality of Ora- dea, Oradea

42 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK LHASA Large Housing Areas Stabilisation Action

Project Description their counterparts in Central and Eastern Europe, Since quality of life and housing is a not only for the project will provide solutions for further de- the housing business a vital location factor, large velopment of those areas in the context of urban housing estates assume an important role in the planning, housing development, local economy development of competitive regional centres. and quality of life. Throughout CADSES, large housing areas - often located at the periphery of major cities - are essen- LHASA aims at contributing to the stabilisation of tial for the future of life in urban areas. In Eastern large housing areas by integrated planning efforts SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL and Central Europe, houses made of prefabricated (zoning plans), new initiatives for the reconstruc- slabs are dominant and provide housing to about tion of the housing estates and possibilities to 30 million inhabitants. While Western Europe has reuse vacant buildings. Moreover, pilot measures already seen social segregation taking place in its should improve the employment situation and large suburban housing areas, today East German should foster social inclusion.

prefabricated housing areas show problems of in- MEASURE 1.2 creasing vacancy and ﬂ uctuation. Whereas the partners from the new EU Member States will beneﬁ t from the transfer of experience In the new EU Member States shift and organisa- and planning expertise from the German and Itali- tion of ownership, shortages of living space and an partners, who will prepare the investments ne- physical decay of the buildings are the main con- cessary to ensure the regional and social cohesion EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km cerns today. Examples from the Berlin district of in East and Central European Countries, the part- Non EU Member States Project Partner

Marzahn-Hellersdorf show that with appropriate ners from Italy and Germany will carry out inno- Lead Partner reconstruction measures large housing estates can vative pilot measures to hinder social segregation Borough Marzahn-Hellersdorf of the City of Berlin be redesigned to convenient living spaces. It also and deterioration of the living environment. The Leitstelle für Wirtschaftsförderung und EU-Angelegenheiten Jenaer Str. 11, Room A 107 illustrates that there are solutions to the question ﬁ ndings of the latter will be presented to a wider 12627 Berlin of ownership rights. audience of interested actors in the CADSES regi- GERMANY on and beyond. Contact Person Mr. Dr. Uwe Klett Results and Effects Tel +49 30 902934142 Fax +49 30 902934145 The problems mentioned before are discussed wi- Duration E-Mail [email protected] thin the four major themes of the project: urban Start ...... 04/2003 Project Partners development, revitalisation, participation and local End ...... 09/2006 Czech Republic economies. LHASA addresses these problem cate- City of Plzen, Plzen gories. Building on the experiences of the City of Budget (EUR) Germany Real Estate and Project Management Ltd. Berlin (iprom), Venice as well as the East German cities of Mar- Total Budget ...... 1,801,220.00 Berlin zahn-Hellersdorf (Berlin) and Leipzig, which have thereof ERDF ...... 1,122,512.00 City of Leipzig, Leipzig German Association for Housing, Urban and Spatial Develop- experienced a much faster transition process than ment, Berlin Hungary LHASA aims at improving the quality of life in large Local Council of the XVth District of Budapest Capital, housing areas Budapest Italy City of Venice, Venice Poland Residential Building Cooperative Praga of the City of Warsaw, Warsaw Townhall Tychy, Tychy Slovakia Centre for Community Organizing, Banská Bystrica

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 43 MISTER Military and Industrial SiTEs Reuse

www.mister-cadses.org

Project Description Specifi c results of the project will be: For some years already many European cities are i A transnational survey to identify, document concerned with the reuse and revitalisation of and exchange best practices in Europe concer- brownfi elds. Brownfi elds are areas which were ning brownfi eld reuse and the involvement of formerly used as locations for industrial or milita- private investors, ry purposes and which are now abandoned. Re- i Feasibility studies to defi ne the functional reuse vitalising these areas instead of developing and of brownfi elds, consuming urban green or undeveloped land can i A transnational juridical-administrative-fi nancial SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL improve urban space and can limit the land use in study to address a new model of public-private inner-city regions as it helps to avoid extensive ur- partnership, ban expansion projects. Consequently brownfi eld i A transnational study to introduce bio-architec- revitalisation contributes to sustainable forms of ture into the envisaged plans, land use. i Establishment of a network of cities involved in

MEASURE 1.2 brownﬁ eld reuse. MISTER aims at designing and testing a new set of integrated actions which embraces the restructuring and renewal of towns by reusing derelict Duration land. The project targets a more transparent and Start ...... 06/2006

responsible involvement of the private sector. In End ...... 06/2008 EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km particular private investors should become more Non EU Member States Project Partner Budget (EUR) involved in reuse plans. Lead Partner Total Budget ...... 980,000.00 Province of Ferrara The partner regions from ﬁ ve different countries thereof ERDF ...... 625,000.00 European Projects Castello Estense (Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and 44100 Ferrara Slovakia) share the need for an appropriate reuse ITALY of existing buildings in decommissioned industrial Contact Person and military areas. This need affects local decisi- Mrs. Monia Barca Tel +39 0532 299297 on-makers, urban and building planners, those Fax +39 0532 299231 responsible in the building industry and citizens in E-Mail [email protected] general. Project Partners Czech Republic Municipality of Velka Hledsebe, Velka Hledsebe Results and Effects GOLFER s.r.o., Karlovy Vary Germany Long-term objectives of the project are to Central objective of the project MISTER is to promote FIM - NeuesLernen, Erlangen the reuse of derelict areas strengthen urban economies, infrastructures and Hungary social systems by setting up new tertiary func- Property Management and Development Holding, Budapest tions, such as university campuses, services for Italy Municipality of Rimini, Rimini small- and medium-sized enterprises and cultural Slovakia services by reusing the existing stock of buildings. Košice Self-Governing Region, Kosice New public-private co-operative models will be introduced to promote urban restructuring. Other aims are the transfer of knowledge on urban reuse to private investors as well as the involvement of private investors in the revitalisation projects. The underlying goal is to conceive and develop an integrated and sustainable transnational model of urban growth.

44 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK PROSIDE PROmoting Sustainable Inner urban DEvelopment

www.proside.info

Project Description area improves the horizontal exchange of expe- Due to the political, social and economic structural riences in spatial and environmental planning. The changes of the 90s in various European cities many co-operation of university institutions with public former industrial or commercially-used areas were administration bodies and private companies en- abandoned. The negative impact of these areas on hances the direct information fl ow and know-how the quality of urban life reaches far beyond the transfer between basic research and practical ap- site itself. The conversion process of former com- plications. mercially-used brownfi elds located in inner-city SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL districts shows that projects of investors are often at odds with the ideas of municipal authorities on Results and Effects sustainable inner urban development. These con- Overall objective of PROSIDE was to ensure that fl icting interests create a deadlock caused by the the plans of private investors are in line with muni- existing administrative tools. cipal needs for sustainable urban development wi-

thin a short and adequate time frame while enhan- MEASURE 1.2 cing the rehabilitation of industrial sites and areas with private funds. In Stuttgart, Milan and Buda- pest the PROSIDE methodology of a test planning has been implemented. Planning teams establis-

hed step-by-step developments for the PROSIDE EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km areas, while keeping the activities of the surroun- Non EU Member States Project Partner

ding areas in mind. Experts in the other working Lead Partner groups analysed the environmental situations, the UW Umweltwirtschaft GmbH demands and wishes of private investors, and the Friolzheimer Str. 3 70499 Stuttgart administrative structures within the municipalities GERMANY PROSIDE works on the improvement of inner urban involved in a revitalisation process. Contact Person areas that were used industrially in the past Dr. Thomas Ertel All these ﬁ ndings were brought together and com- Tel +49 711 93150 481 Fax +49 711 93150 485 PROSIDE improves urban development and piled in one recommendation per partner city. They E-Mail [email protected] ensures that natural areas are preserved and were then handed over to the respective munici- Project Partners run-down areas restored. Quality of life and en- pal and political stakeholders. In the ﬁ nal project Austria vironmental quality in inner cities will be clear- phase these recommendations at local level were KWI Management Consultants GmbH, Vienna ly enhanced by private investors. The project‘s transformed into tools which are now applicable Ziviltechniker GmbH, Vienna communication tools are a contribution to the in the whole of the CADSES area. The tools and Germany Municipality of Stuttgart, Stuttgart CADSES information society, providing a database recommendations are available as downloads from University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe for private investors and promoting communica- the homepage. Hungary tion among all municipal departments as well as Budapest Urban Planning Ltd., Budapest a better involvement of European society and the Italy Municipality of Milan, Milan relevant socio-economic units early in the deve- Duration Poland lopment process. Start ...... 03/2003 Municipality of Lodz, Lodz End ...... 06/2006 Romania The planning tools bring together the objectives Municipality of Ploiesti, Ploiesti of implementing a more balanced social and eco- Budget (EUR) nomic development of inner urban areas, and re- Total Budget ...... 2,139,000.00 ducing environmental damage. Furthermore the thereof ERDF ...... 1,130,500.00 PROSIDE approach reduces the time frame for future investor-driven planning activities and increases the success rate of privately funded rehabilitation projects. The co-operation of different cities with various spatial conditions in the CADSES

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 45 RARE Railroad Areas REclaim

www.rareproject.com

Project Description Railway stations and areas in urban centres are common features and organic parts of most large European cities. They play a signiﬁ cant role regarding functional and interaction patterns in urban areas. However in the last decades, various tasks which were previously performed by railway stations have been transferred to the urban periphery SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL - for example, many new logistics centres were built outside the core cities. Large railroad areas Ljubljana Parmova Station and installations, which are often of immense architectural and commercial value, have lost their The RARE partnership consists of a mix of public former functions. At the same time the demand and private partners: railway companies, owners

MEASURE 1.2 for free development space in inner urban areas of real estate in railway areas, consultants, research is rising. Particularly in the CADSES countries this institutions and municipal authorities. In the plan- trend is currently underway while in Western Eu- ning processes private investors, stakeholders as rope similar tendencies were already encountered well as citizens will be involved. earlier.

EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Results and Effects Non EU Member States Project Partner

Expected outputs and results of RARE are: Lead Partner i Analysis of the operating environment (inclu- Euroconsultants SA ding stakeholder analysis, benchmarking and International Projects A. Tritis 21 capacity development concepts), 57 001 Thessaloniki i Organisational assessment to compare partners GREECE who have already gathered some experience, Contact Person such as the City of Karlsruhe, and others who Mr. Angelos Sanopoulos Tel +30 2310 804081 have just started their activities, e.g. GAIAOSE Fax +30 2310 804100 in Greece, E-Mail [email protected] i Improved transnational communication and Project Partners transfer of experiences, Czech Republic i Pre-feasibility studies as a ﬁ rst step for invest- Thema Consulting S.R.O., Prague Athens Station ments in some stations, Germany City of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe i Attraction of investors and private capital for Greece The approach of RARE is twofold: ﬁ rst, the ope- urban planning projects, private-public partner- Hellenic Railways Real Estate Organisation GAIAOSE SA, rating environment (legislation, entrepreneurship, ships, Athens Hellenic Railways Organisation OSE SA, Athens contracting and concessions) is analysed. After i Composition of a short guide for project deve- Romania this, concrete pre-feasibility studies will be development in former railway areas. National Railways Company ‚‘CFR‘‘ S.A., Bucharest loped. One objective is the development of an Slovenia integrated approach to manage the railroad areas Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana and the sustainable development of the adjacent Duration city districts through co-operation and exchange Start ...... 07/2005 of experiences. End ...... 06/2007

Budget (EUR) Total Budget ...... 889,000.00 thereof ERDF ...... 544,500.00

46 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK READY Rehabilitation and Development in Mining Regions

www.ready-network.de

Project Description Results and Effects Large-scale environmental problems and diffi cul- The following results are expected from project ties in urban development are a barrier to struc- implementation: tural change throughout the mining regions of i Founding of an international network of mining CADSES. In many cases a monostructured eco- cities with 50 to 100 members in the beginning, nomy, the prevalence of paternalistic structures, development of a concept for a Central and a negative image and the persistence of environ- Eastern European Network of Mining Cities and mental damage with remaining risk elements re- Regions (MINEC), SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL quire an integrated approach to rehabilitate and i Recommendations for policies and actions of develop mining regions. The structural change in the European Union to strengthen the position mining regions is a diffi cult task and many small or of mining cities (interim reports, newsletters, mid-sized cities, particularly in peripheral regions, brochures, fi nal report, etc.), are not able to cope with it alone. i Scientifi c reports about strategies, general fra-

mework, positive and negative factors of local MEASURE 1.2 and regional development, and results of local and regional actions, i 7 development concepts for mining cities and regions on the basis of existing concepts, i 20 feasibility studies for key projects (partners EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km with development concepts and the desire to Non EU Member States Project Partner

implement them), marketing concepts, Lead Partner i 7 other measures preparing for investment ac- City of Oelsnitz/Erzgeb. tions, Mayor‘s Ofﬁ ce Rathausplatz 1 READY promotes the development of mining regions i 12 small-scale investments in the run-up to 09376 Oelsnitz/Erzgebirge in CADSES bigger investments (e.g. establishing the inter- GERMANY national network ofﬁ ce, info points, tourist trail Contact Person READY aims at strengthening the competitive abi- through an old mining area). Mr. Hans-Ludwig Richter Tel +49 37298 3811 lity of mining cities and mining regions in Central Fax +49 37298 3833 and Eastern Europe by improving their ecological, E-Mail [email protected] Duration social and economic situation. The project addres- Project Partners ses major planning and development issues with Start ...... 12/2003 Austria special consideration of the situation in Austria, End ...... 02/2007 EURO NOVA Industrial and Commercial Centre, Arnoldstein Municipality of Arnoldstein, Arnoldstein Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Ro- Municipality of Bad Bleiberg, Bad Bleiberg mania and Slovakia. In the 18 mining cities and Budget (EUR) University of Graz, Graz regions participating in the project, the mining in- Total Budget ...... 2,196,152.00 Czech Republic City of Chodov, Chodov dustry is in decline or mining and manufacturing thereof ERDF ...... 1,500,000.00 City of Horni Slavkov, Horní Slavkov of mining products have already been ceased. Germany Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Regional Development Open cast mining, Chodov The main objectives of the project are to provide (IOER), Dresden City of Graefenhainichen, Gräfenhainichen incentives for structural changes in former mining City of Johanngeorgenstadt, Johanngeorgenstadt cities and regions by accomplishing new develop- City of Lugau, Lugau City of Hartenstein, Hartenstein ment perspectives and the initiation of a new qua- Municipality of Bad Schlema, Schlema lity of transnational co-operation by establishing a City of Schöneck, Schöneck/ V. County of Wittenberg, Lutherstadt Wittenberg high-performance network. Co-ordinated actions City of Zwickau, Zwickau should increase political awareness of disadvan- Saxon State Ministry of Interior, Div. 45, Dresden taged mining cities and regions. READY includes Italy four types of activities: local activities in the parti- Autonomous Province of Bolzano - Alto Aldige, Bolzano Romania cipating cities, intensive international networking, City of Baia Sprie, Baia Sprie the founding of a European network of mining Slovakia cities and support for local implementation of stra- Horna Nitra Region, Prievidza Velky Krtis Region, Velký Krtíš tegies and measures. City of Ziar nad Hronom, Žiar nad Hronom

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 47 REPUS Strategy for a Regional Polycentric Urban System in Central-Eastern Europe Economic Integrating Zone

www.repus.it

Project Description REPUS focuses on new EU Member States and addresses the challenge of a more balanced and sustainable urban development. The European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) points out that urban polycentric systems are essential for a balanced and sustainable economic development of Europe. SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL

The main aim of the project is to build a Regio- The city of Budapest belongs to the project region nal Polycentric Urban System (REPUS) in Central- Eastern Europe that contributes to an emerging i Elaboration of a SWOT analysis as a result of Potential Economic Integrating Zone (PEIZ). This the empirical analysis for each country and for

MEASURE 1.2 system will be based on small and medium-sized the whole Eastern European area to identify the cities. The project plans to identify the potentials Potential Economic Integrating Zone, of regional urban systems including their func- i Identifi cation of „best practices“ as the result tional roles and the urban hierarchies within the of the pilot cases achieved in each country and context of the whole European space. The most measurement of the obstacles and diffi culties, i dynamic small and medium-sized cities could play Elaboration of a strategy for setting up a Regio- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km an important role as potential regional capitals for nal Polycentric Urban System, Non EU Member States Project Partner i developing new functional areas of integration. Launching a network of small and medium- Lead Partner The linking of urban centres and rural areas will sized cities in order to favour the exchange of Emilia-Romagna Region be intensifi ed by strengthening the role of small strategic policy visions and improve their policy- General Directorate of Territorial Planning Via dei Mille 21 towns. The effectiveness of urban policy should be making capability and co-operation. 40121 Bologna improved by the project so that the institutional ITALY capacity can be enhanced within the ongoing de- Contact Person centralisation process. Duration Arch. Manuela Capelli Tel +39 051 6396997 Start ...... 06/2005 Fax +39 051 6396959 End ...... 09/2007 E-Mail [email protected] Results and Effects Project Partners Budget (EUR) Among other things REPUS has accomplished and Austria intends to achieve the following results: Total Budget ...... 1,427,640.00 OIR Austrian Institute for Regional Studies and Spatial Plan- ning, Vienna i Identifi cation of appropriately selected indica- thereof ERDF ...... 886,605.00 Czech Republic tors for conducting the empirical urban spatial Czech Technical University, Prague analysis, Hungary i Elaboration of a detailed analysis of the spa- VÁTI Hungarian Public Nonprofi t Company for Regional Development and Town Planning, Budapest tial, functional, economic and social links that Poland develop among small and medium-sized cities Institute of Urban Development, Krakow including cross-border areas in Central-Eastern Slovenia Europe, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, Ljubljana

48 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK RIMED Regional Integration and Metropolitan Development of South Eastern Europe

www.seed-center.org/rimed

Project Description Results and Effects The RIMED project deals with three serious and in- This project managed to improve co-operation teracting problems of South-Eastern Europe: incre- and to establish networks of interaction among asing spatial inequality, serious geographical and major cities in South-Eastern Europe. In that sense economic fragmentation and unbalanced or even it contributed to the general goals of the EU and anarchic growth of metropolitan areas leading to a international community in promoting stability, in- further concentration of activities. The latter may tegration and co-operation in the region. In additi- lead to trafﬁ c congestion, pollution, environmen- on, the project contributed to a balanced and po- SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL tal degradation and social segregation, which thre- lycentric spatial development in the wider context aten to undermine the prospects of large cities for of South-Eastern European space by supporting sustainable development. selected cities with a joint strategy of metropolitan development, which has a strong preference for regional cohesion and spread effects to metropo-

litan hinterlands. Other important effects include MEASURE 1.2 the improvement of local governance through a network-based transfer of know-how and experience.

EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Duration Non EU Member States Project Partner

Start ...... 01/2003 Lead Partner End ...... 10/2005 University of Thessaly (SEED Center) Department of Planning and Regional Development Pedion Areos RIMED workshop in Tirana Budget (EUR) 38334 Volos Total Budget ...... 1,162,000.00 GREECE RIMED proposes a development strategy for thereof ERDF ...... 549,000.00 Contact Person South-Eastern Europe which is based on trans- Dr. Ageliki Anagnostou Tel +30 24210 74485 national networks of co-operation and which Fax +30 24210 74385 promotes polycentric urban development with E-Mail [email protected] widespread effects to the hinterlands of the large Project Partners cities. The project is based on a network of co- Albania operation among four important cities in the re- University of Tirana, Tirana Prefecture of Tirana, Tirana gion, Sofi a, Skopje, Tirana and Thessaloniki, and Institute of Labour, Tirana involves the administrative as well as scientifi c in- Bulgaria stitutions from these cities. University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Sofi a City of Sofi a, Sofi a Project workshop in Skopje Bulgarian Academy of Science, Sofi a Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje City of Skopje, Skopje Institute of Economics, Skopje Greece Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini Thessaloniki Organisation, Thessaloniki

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 49 TECNOMAN perspectives TEN and Corridor Nodes Position Management Network – perspectives

www.tecnoman.net

Project Description perspectives. In addition a handbook with addi- The subject of TECNOMAN perspectives was to tional detailed information on this topic (part C) elaborate strategies for the development of de- has been elaborated. It identifi ed key elements mand- and future-oriented business location deve- for business location development (part A), which lopment in the TEN and TINA node regions, which were derived from regional and/or focus level. react to the networked economy and facilitate the Furthermore, the synthesis formulated policy op- optimal economic positioning of each region in a tions and recommendations at regional as well as transnational, functionally-defi ned cluster of cities European level (part B). SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL and agglomeration regions. The project planned to contribute to a more effi cient use of public funds Due to this approach the project partners of in the fi eld of integrated spatial and development TECNOMAN perspectives elaborated results at concepts in node regions in the CADSES area. This regional, focus and transnational level, which had especially applies to the fi eld of demand- and fu- and (hopefully) will have an infl uence on business

MEASURE 1.2 ture-oriented business location development. location development strategies at all levels.

Due to an ongoing communication process all re- For example, the Viennese project ZEWISTA was sults were discussed among the project partners a fundamental input to the city development plan and thus inﬂ uenced regional projects as well as of Vienna. The results of the Styrian project REST-

focus and transnational results. So both the part- BUL were an input for regional development pro- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km ner network and the transnational approach had grammes. And the results of DELOTRAX from the Non EU Member States Project Partner

a great impact on the results of TECNOMAN per- Chemnitz-Zwickau economic region were integra- Lead Partner spectives. ted in the Federal Transport Network Plan. Ofﬁ ce of the State Government of Styria, Department 16 A, State Planning and Regional Development Stempfergasse 7 8011 Graz Duration AUSTRIA

Start ...... 01/2003 Contact Person End ...... 08/2006 Dipl.-Ing Rainer Opl Tel +43 316 877 3702 Fax +43 316 877 3711 Budget (EUR) E-Mail [email protected]

Total Budget ...... 3,453,570.00 Project Partners thereof ERDF ...... 2,037,500.00 Austria Municipality of the City of Vienna, Vienna Offi ce of the State Government of Upper Austria, Linz Final conference of TECNOMAN perspectives, June 2006 Upper Austrian Technology and Marketing Association (TMG), Linz Results and Effects Municipality of the City of Graz, Graz Offi ce of the State Government of Carinthia, Klagenfurt At regional level project partners elaborated con- Czech Republic tributions that were assigned to one of three Municipality of Plzen, Plzen specifi c thematic foci that dealt with topics of Municipality of Ostrava, Ostrava South Bohemian Region, Ceske Budejovice future-oriented business location development Germany (focus 1: dealing with existing structures; focus 2: Economic Region Chemnitz-Zwickau, Glauchau development of new business locations; focus 3: Greece integrated spatial and development strategies for Prefecture of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Prefecture of Halkidiki, Polygros functional agglomerations). Prefecture of Pieria, Katerini Hungary At focus level the results of the regional contribu- South Great Plain Regional Development Agency, Szeged tions were synthesised to three focus reports which Poland Regional Bureau of Spatial Planning in Wroclaw, Wroclaw again provided input for the transnational synthe- Part of the project region around Zwickau Romania sis. This transnational deliverable consisted of three Region V West Development Agency, Timisoara parts and was one core result of TECNOMAN Serbia Chamber of Economy of Belgrade, Belgrade

50 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK UTN II Urban Technology Network II

www.utn.at/

Project Description Results and Effects UTN II is a direct follow-up project of the UTN The close co-operation of political and admini- Urban Technology Network under INTERREG IIC. strative decision-making bodies and experts on UTN included four formal partner cities and more the various urban technologies of the cities par- than 30 interested cities. Interest and need for ticipating in the UTN II network on concrete pi- continuation of co-operation in the ﬁ eld of urban lot co-operation projects and in the long-run, on technologies and urban development have recently investment projects in urban infrastructure cre- been stressed by various proposals for pilot projects ates a corporate understanding of the effects of SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL presented to the project management of UTN. upgrading infrastructure and urban services for all institutions involved. The network infrastructure enables a focus to be placed on setting up a clear and transparent se- The dissemination of common quality standards lection, decision-making and the implementation within the pilot co-operations projects as well as

process of pilot co-operation projects that can use induced by know-how exchange and transfer in MEASURE 1.2 the existing network to increase the development the transnational workshops and exchange proof fundable projects. The international framework grammes should lead to a more balanced situation for co-operation among cities on developing pro- within the CADSES area in the mid-term. jects to improve urban infrastructure is stressed by Habitat III, where cities are committed to in- The preparation of co-operation projects within EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km ternational networks of co-operation in order to the network and further the approval and im- Non EU Member States Project Partner exchange suitable technologies. plementation of these projects will have positive Lead Partner effects on urban economic development. Local Municipality of the City of Vienna Furthermore, the UTN II project focuses on: companies have been contracted in implementing Municipal Department 27 EU Funding Schlesingerplatz 2 i Supporting cities in the preparation of pilot co- or upgrading urban services. The UTN II project 1082 Vienna operation projects for funding or for the search should strengthen the urban economy and in- AUSTRIA for private/public investors to enhance invest- frastructure for the social system as a result. Contact Person ment in urban services and infrastructure to Mr. Günter Reissert Tel +43 1 4000 27010 establish a more balanced standard of living in Fax +43 1 4000 99 27010 or 7215 CADSES cities, Duration E-Mail [email protected] i Providing training to upgrade the technical Start ...... 11/2002 Project Partners and organisational know-how in provision and End ...... 10/2006 Austria management of urban services in the CADSES Vienna Business Agency, Vienna area, Budget (EUR) Germany City of Leipzig, Leipzig i Providing technical assistance to link cities in Total Budget ...... 5,000,000.00 University of Leipzig, Leipzig need of upgrading their urban services to cities thereof ERDF ...... 2,825,000.00 Greece ready to transfer their technical and manage- Organization of Thessaloniki – For the Master Plan and Envi- ronmental Protection, Thessaloniki ment experiences, Municipality of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki i Providing easy access to information for all net- Municipality of Xanthi, Xanthi work partners. Municipality of Panorama, Thessaloniki EAPAX SA., Xanthi Italy Municipality of the City of Venice, Venice VESTA Venezia Servizi Territoriali Ambientali, Venice Insula S.p.A., Venice Romania Bucharest City Hall, Bucharest Galati County Council, Gelaty Ukraine Lviv City Council Executive Committee, Lviv UTN II stresses the importance of improving urban technologies and infrastructure

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 51 VITAL CITIES Consolidation of Polycentric Urban Systems through the Promotion of the Settlement of Retail Trade Businesses in Inner Urban Areas

www.vital-cities.net

Results and Effects VITAL CITIES achieved the following results: i A comparison of seven legal systems in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia Austria, Ro- mania and Germany. In this legal investigation the instruments to achieve a sustainable development were demonstrated, i Surveys of consumer behaviour conducted at SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL the local level in selected towns in several coun- Project meeting of VITAL CITIES tries as well as the analyses of the results, i Informal strategies to strengthen cities in Euro- Project Description pe were evaluated, The development of new retail locations in green i Elaboration of CURTIS (Comprehensive Urban

MEASURE 1.2 ﬁ elds far away from urban centres promotes rapid Retail Trade Improvement Strategy), including urban sprawl and leads to trafﬁ c congestion and the results of all activities in the project, environmental problems and contradicts sustaina- i Signing of the European Charter „Network of ble regional development. The settlement of retail VITAL CITIES“ at the Final Conference in Berlin enterprises in city centres can lead to a healthier on 12th of May 2006 by representatives from

development structure. politics and business. The Charter is a commit- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km ment expressing the conviction that state regu- Non EU Member States Project Partner

The project VITAL CITIES aimed to strengthen po- lations alone do not at all adequately cater for Lead Partner lycentric urban systems and to contribute to regi- modern demands. InvestitionsBank des Landes Brandenburg onal development in CADSES. The VITAL CITIES Dep. Public Clients, Unit INTERREG/ERDF Steinstraße 104-106 project focused on promoting settlement of retail 14480 Potsdam trade in city centres. A transnational project team GERMANY with 22 partners from 7 countries was assembled Contact Person for VITAL CITIES under the Lead Partnership of VITAL CITIES keeps inner cities in motion Mr. Pertti Hermannek Tel +49 331 6601605 the InvestitionsBank des Landes Brandenburg, in Fax +49 331 6601718 which the main stakeholders were represented E-Mail [email protected] Duration and jointly worked on solutions applicable at local Project Partners level. The implementation of the project was sup- Start ...... 02/2003 Austria: City of Vienna, Vienna ported by the law fi rm Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz. End ...... 06/2006 Czech Republic: Association of Consumer Research Prague, Prague To establish cooperation structures, to strengthen Budget (EUR) Germany: German Association for Housing, Urban and Spatial Development, Berlin / Joint Spatial Planning Department the control potential of local government authori- Total Budget ...... 2,204,497.63 Berlin Brandenburg (GL BB), Potsdam / Bavarian Ministry ties and to improve the basis for investment deci- thereof ERDF ...... 1,097,997.63 of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Techno- logy, Munich / Saxon State Ministry of the Interior, Div. 45, sion-making for inner urban areas, VITAL CITIES Dresden / City of Potsdam, Potsdam / Association of Interests gathered a project team, who implemented the City Centre registered Association Frankfurt (Oder) (IGIS), following activities: Frankfurt (Oder) / City of Görlitz, Görlitz / Federal Association Medium and Large-scale Retail Enterprises (BAG), Berlin / i Carrying out of analyses, studies and surveys at Institute for Town Center Development (DSSW), Berlin / local level, ECE Project Management Ltd., Berlin Hungary: Studio Metropolitana Urban Research Centre of the i Carrying out of „Retail Trade Forums“ at local City of Budapest, Budapest / City of Budapest, Budapest / level with high potential speakers, where local City of Pecs, Pécs conditions were analysed and solutions identi- Italy: Lombardy Region, Milan fi ed by a transnational team, Poland: City of Poznan, Poznan / University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra / ECE Project Management Ltd.C397, Wroclaw i Pooling and exchange of experiences illustrated Romania: by concrete case studies refl ecting different ap- Chamber of Commerce Timisoara, Timisoara / URBANPROIECT - National Institute for Research and Deve- proaches and aspects – e.g. retail trade in cross lopment in Urban and Regional Planning, Bucharest border regions.

52 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK COHESION Integrated Concepts Enhancing Cohesion of European Space

www.cohesion.gr

Project Description The exposure of European rural areas to the international market alongside the imminent EU enlargement is expected to threaten the cohesion of the European space in general. Structural measures with a territorial approach have to compensate the diffi culties emerging from the new situation. In this changing environment, local competitive- SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL ness becomes a key issue. Integrated planning and focus of local efforts on a specifi c economic objective, in which local areas provide a comparative advantage, can help to overcome resource shorta- COHESION also promotes the development of tourism ges and to increase the effi ciency of activities. Results and Effects MEASURE 1.3 The project has contributed to developing a com- The COHESION project implemented a new poli- mon territorial development planning approach cy concerning the development of European rural based on the experience of 14 organisations from areas based on the transfer of know-how and ex- seven different CADSES countries. For this a large change of experiences among the project partners transnational network has been established. (PPs). A thematic network on modern policies for EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km the development of rural areas was established Non EU Member States Project Partner

The COHESION project has contributed to the and PPs gained experience with the specifi c ap- Lead Partner development of a common consciousness in the proach by implementing pilot projects in appro- PINDOS Strategic Planning Centre CADSES area and set up approaches to enhance priate areas. A methodological guide on a new Asklipiou Str. 3 42100 Trikala development at local level and promotion of social approach for development planning in rural areas GREECE and economic cohesion at the level of the enti- was compiled. Contact Person re network. Experience and know-how were ex- Mr. Athanasios Zacharopoulos changed while EU policies constituted the basis for COHESION communication in fi gures: Tel +30 2431 077911 Fax +30 2431 077913 i applying the activities. Cohesion-promoting pro- More than 40 meetings (approx. 450 partici- E-Mail [email protected] cedures were implemented in practical ways. Even pants) took place: a) with local authorities, b) Project Partners if the project focused on one specifi c product, the with PPs at national and transnational level, c) Austria experiences were transferable to other products informational and awareness raising seminars, Verein zur Förderung des Steirischen Vulkanlandes (SVL), and sectors. i Two posters, 30 press releases and fi ve TV ap- Kornberg pearances, seven fl yers (16,000 copies - 7,000 Bulgaria Institute of Sociology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofi a Partners became familiar with the particular metho- distributed), one CD-ROM prepared, NGO Anti – Poverty Information Center (APIC), Sofi a dology, and a broader transfer to other organisa- i Eight guides and 44 studies conducted, seven Czech Republic tions and areas contributed to enhancing the local management tools prepared, ASISTA s.r.o., Most District Economic Chamber of Most (DECM), Most competitiveness of participating areas and preven- i Twelve training seminars (289 trainees) and two Germany ted the negative effects from EU enlargement. forums (160 participants) organised, b&s – Management Consulting and Training for the Rural i Two exhibitions (more than 1,000 visitors). Area, Leipzig Greece COHESION fosters the development of rural areas ACHAIA S.A. - Developing Company of Local Authorities, Kalavrita Duration AgroPOLE Ltd – Rural and Regional Development Innovation, Start ...... 01/2003 Technology Quality Management, Athens PELOPONNISOS – Centre for Strategic Development, Tripolis End ...... 03/2006 KEOSOE - Central Union of Vine and Wine Producing Co- operative Organisations of Greece, Athens Budget (EUR) T.E.D.K. (Union of Local Authorities) of Achaia County, Patras Italy Total Budget ...... 3,506,941.50 ENAIP - Fondazione Enaip Don Magnani, Reggio Emilia thereof ERDF ...... 2,297,629.46 Romania INCD – URBANPROIECT National Research and Development Institute on Urban and Spatial Planning, Bucharest

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 53 GOVERNET Governance Models for Sustainable Integrated Rural Development and Multifunctional Agriculture; Networking and Dissemination on the Web

Project Description The general problem of research, which is addressed by the project, is the difﬁ culty for agriculture to develop in some regions of the project area. GOVERNET plans to identify operational governance models for rural development in speciﬁ c areas, such as mountainous areas, piedmont areas, lowland areas along river valleys, peri-urban/peri- GOVERNET promotes sustainable development SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL industrial areas and coastlands. The main objective in rural areas of the GOVERNET project is to promote the sustainable development of rural areas within the con- i Governance models for the sustainable deve- text of a strong integration of activities of small- lopment of each typology of rural areas con- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located in sidered (mountainous, piedmont areas, river

MEASURE 1.3 rural areas, thus fostering a diversiﬁ ed economic valleys, peri-urban and peri-industrial areas), structure and socially stable development. including integrated strategies focused on the multifunctionality of agriculture, i Transnational approach also involving scientiﬁ c aspects: the strong interaction of the partners

concerned, guidelines, knowledge and expe- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km riences for scientiﬁ c research in applications for Non EU Member States Project Partner

rural development, Lead Partner i Transnational networking among the interested Veneto Region parties in the considered areas, reference are- Department Agroindustrial Productions Via Torino 110 as and new actors/stakeholders. It represents 30172 Mestre (VE) a starting point to analyse and elaborate new ITALY GOVERNET project meeting projects, even in different ﬁ elds, Contact Person i For each case study area, seminars for starting Dott. Andrea Comacchio Tel +39 041 2795546 The project aims at giving concrete applicability up governance system will be initiated. Moreo- Fax +39 041 2795575 through its models of the concepts of sustainabili- ver, the project‘s activities include the dissemi- E-Mail [email protected] ty, integration and multifunctionality: nation of the models on the Internet, an infor- Project Partners i Sustainability, both as a reduction of the nega- mational interactive system, vocational training Greece tive impact on the environment and health, and and updating courses as well as territorial mar- Institute of Soil Classiﬁ cation and Mapping (I.S.C.M.), Larissa Technological Education Institute of Kavala (TEIK), Drama preservation of natural and human resources, keting studies, Italy i i Integration with other activities, particularly Twinning activities between Italian and Greek Venice Province, Mestre those related to the making of artisan products, partners and between Moldavian and Slovenian University of Padua, Legnaro Mountainous district of Pordenonese, Barcis their commercialisation as well as social and partners have started. The activities foresee the Republic of Moldova tourist activities, exchange of knowledge, trips and visits to the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrofood Industry of Moldova, i Multifunctionality of agriculture as regards the other country, meetings and discussions on the Chisinau actual possibilities of intervention in rural areas activities concerning local development. This Slovenia Regional Development Agency Nova Gorica, Sempeter Pri and within the social context, also in terms of leads to a cultural approximation between the Gorici employment. populations.

Results and Effects Duration Foreseen results of the GOVERNET project include: Start ...... 01/2004 i An evaluation framework of the spatial, envi- End ...... 04/2007 ronmental, socio-economic and institutional impact in various rural areas; quantifi cation in Budget (EUR) physical and fi nancial terms of indicators for si- Total Budget ...... 2,652,780.00 gnifi cant cases of the study areas, thereof ERDF ...... 1,562,022.50

54 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK IRENE Innovative Rural Development Strategy Based on Local and Trans-National Economical Networks

Project Description i Implementation of transnational Multifunctio- Due to their weak entrepreneurial structure, rural nal Economic Networks (MEN) in the selected regions are economically vulnerable and are often areas and development of networks of rural set- unable to profi t from the opportunities offered by tlements including public administrations, European rural development policies. For these i Promotion of the diversifi cation of the economic regions diversifi cation of the rural economy can base: set-up and implementation of a business play an important role in overcoming structural organisation model, problems. When implementing these diversifi ca- i Strengthening partnerships and relationships SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL tion strategies, many public administrations face between rural areas and regional urban cen- diffi culties in their region due to structural, entre- tres, preneurial and cultural limitations of enterprises i Training of service personnel, located in rural regions and with poor socio-eco- i Other intended effects are: the reduction of nomic relationships. migration from rural to urban areas, the im-

provement of rural sustainable development as MEASURE 1.3 The main objective of the IRENE project is the pro- well as new services and activities in agriculture, motion of structural change and the restructuring tourism and crafts. of employment by facilitating the diversiﬁ cation of the rural economy in the project regions. This process will be based on the setting up of local and EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km transnational Multifunctional Economic Networks Non EU Member States Project Partner

(MEN). The networks stand for the integration of Lead Partner rural enterprises belonging to different economic C.I.H.E.A.M.-Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari sectors of an otherwise homogeneous rural area. Dep. Administration Via Ceglie 9 They should help to overcome structural difﬁ cul- 70010 Valenzano (BA) ties that enterprises face in the process of diversiﬁ - ITALY cation. The main opportunity for most regions is to Contact Person promote typical products, which are produced in a Dr. Maurizio Raeli Tel +39 080 4606311 sustainable and environmentally friendly way, and Fax +39 080 4606206 quality products through a new local and transna- E-Mail [email protected] tional trade and production network. Project Partners Albania The IRENE project involves regional and munici- Albania -Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Tirana pal institutions and enterprises from rural areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Banjaluka, Banjaluka Italy, Greece and Poland. The approach developed Croatia within the project should be easy to adapt and Croatian Agriculture Extension Institute, Zagreb should be transferable to other CADSES areas that Greece are facing similar problems. C.I.H.E.A.M.-Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Chania Italy IRENE aims at innovative rural development strategies Puglia Region, Bari Results and Effects Sviluppo Marche S.P.A., Ancona Duration Marche Region - Agro Industry, Forestry and Rural Areas The IRENE project aims for the following results: Service, Ancona i A study of the economic feasibility of the IRENE Start ...... 04/2005 Abruzzo Regione - Extension Service - ARSSA, Avezzano model and adjustment and validation of the End ...... 03/2008 University of Bari, Bari Montenegro model, University of Montenegro, Podgorica i Budget (EUR) Pilot actions, implementing rural structural Poland change and employment increase in rural areas Total Budget ...... 1,878,250.00 Warsaw Agricultural University, Warsaw depending heavily on traditional agriculture, thereof ERDF ...... 1,037,875.00

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 55 Parks&Economy Developing Initiatives Exploiting the Potential of Natural Heritage for Regional Spatial Development

www.parks-economy.eu

Project Description Results and Effects Many rural regions of the CADSES area are lag- The establishment of nature parks should help to ging behind in their economic development while protect sensible eco-systems while offering better their landscapes and habitats are considered na- marketing tools for the promotion of sustainable tural heritages. The conservation of these lands- tourism and environmentally-friendly products. capes and their day-to-day management is often Along with the co-operation of stakeholders the too expensive to be done on the pure merits of project should help to foster regional identities. environmental protection alone. Yet, these natural SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL assets bear a great potential for the development Expected results are, among others: of the regional economy. i Establishment of a nature park in each project area, The original idea of the Parks&Economy project i Development of a corporate management for was to help sensible park areas to overcome their each park to enable the registration of an ofﬁ -

MEASURE 1.3 weaknesses in regional economic development. cial trademark for marketing purposes, The aim of the project is the foundation and de- i A shared corporate strategy developed by the velopment of national parks and nature and lands- stakeholders (administration, businesses, com- cape parks in rural Europe. By setting up integrated munities) to foster the region’s identity, Development and Marketing Plans, actions will be i Development of a framework to carry out

outlined to spur economic development while at SWOT analyses in the parks, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km the same time promoting environmental protec- i Parks&Economy guidelines to draft Develop- Non EU Member States Project Partner

tion measures. The natural heritage will be used ment and Marketing Plans, Lead Partner as a driving force for marketing regional products i Establishment of a Parks&Economy standard for Province of Teramo and for shaping regional and citizens‘ identities. the creation of regional product labelling trade- European Development Via Giannina Milli 2 marks to help promote the regions’ typical pro- 64100 Teramo Parks&Economy brings together public authorities ducts and services in the park areas. ITALY responsible for the management of nature and Contact Person national parks, local NGO partners and scientifi c Mr. Antonio D‘Anastasio Duration Tel +39 0861 3315 75 institutions as well as a national ministry. The pro- Fax +39 0861 3315 51 ject targets actors within the eight involved park Start ...... 04/2006 E-Mail [email protected] areas, such as park authorities and environmental End ...... 03/2008 Project Partners organisations, as well as other stakeholders, such Austria as business representatives, NGOs involved in cul- Budget (EUR) Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Vienna tural topics and local residents. Particularly small- Total Budget ...... 1,433,965.00 Bosnia and Herzegovina Federal Ministry of Physical Planning and Environment, and medium-sized enterprises which are active in thereof ERDF ...... 800,257.50 Sarajevo the fi eld of sustainable tourism or which produ- Bulgaria ce typical regional products will benefi t from the Administration of Nature Park “Vratchansky Balkan”, Vratza project. Moreover, Parks&Economy should be a Germany District of Muldentalkreis, Grimma demonstration project for other regions within the Denkmalschmiede Höfgen gGmbH, Grimma-Kaditzsch CADSES space which could also apply the project‘s Förderverein für Handwerk und Denkmalpfl ege Schloss Trebsen e. V., Trebsen approach and tools. Greece Municipality of Lidoriki, Lidoriki Hungary Scientifi c Association for Regional Development, Tököl Innovation Center of Agriculture, Debrecen Spatial and Economic Development Association for Tisza Micro-region, Újlorincfalva PARKS&ECONOMY is establishing nature parks in the Italy project region Province of Rimini, Rimini Municipality of Mel, Mel Slovakia Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Euro- pe (R.E.C.), Bratislava

56 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK RURALTOUR Tourism Promotion for Sustainable Growth of Agriculture in the CADSES area

www.ruraltour.org

Project Description Results and Effects Two of the most important reasons why rural are- Foreseen results of the project are among others as are missing the tourism-related revenues other to foster the local economic activities in the tou- regions achieve are the lack of promotion of rural rism sector. By offering new, and specifi cally rural areas’ environmental and cultural resources and tourism destinations the number of tourists should the scarcity of qualifi ed tourist accommodation increase. Moreover, a general improvement of infrastructures. A strategy to overcome such dif- the skills and capacities of tourism operators is fi culties is to become aware of and link all poten- planned by offering a continuing education pro- SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL tials and resources of the respective regions, and gramme. A sustainable tourism marketing plan to market and offer tourist services in a clear and and a companion’s handbook will be developed to comprehensive way. provide the project partners with details regarding the implementation of the marketing plan. The The RURALTOUR project promotes sustainable RURALTOUR project will develop a branding stra-

forms of rural tourism and increases existing reve- tegy, compile marketing and branding guidelines MEASURE 1.3 nue opportunities for rural areas by developing a and establish a network providing each member rural tourism marketing strategy. with marketing materials such as brochures and maps. The project partners will implement this strategy in the participating regions in Italy, Poland, Austria, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Hungary and Croatia. In addition, a recognisable Duration Non EU Member States Project Partner international network and brand will be developed Start ...... 04/2006 Lead Partner to designate certiﬁ ed sustainable rural tourism ini- End ...... 12/2007 Veneto Region tiatives in the project areas. Finally, tourism resour- Department for the Promotion of Agricultural Products Via Torino 110 ces and initiatives of the participating areas will Budget (EUR) 30174 Mestre (VE) be promoted via the Internet and also by using Total Budget ...... 1,287,638.00 ITALY e-learning technologies. thereof ERDF ...... 705,447.25 Contact Person Mr. Dott. Stefano Sisto Tel +39 041 2795565 Fax +39 041 2795575 E-Mail [email protected]

Project Partners Austria Land Kaernten, Klagenfurt Croatia AZRRI-Agency for Rural Development of Istria Ltd., Pazin Hungary MICRO-Regional Development Association of Szecseny Area, Szecseny Italy Emilia Romagna Region, Bologna Poland Malopolska Agency for Regional Development S.A., Krakow RURALTOUR promotes tourism and agriculture

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 57 SHINING Mountains Sport and Health as INnovative INitiatives for the Growth of Mountains

www.shiningmountains.eu

Project Description reallocate and strengthen their economic activities Healthcare and wellness have recently become and their current supply in healthcare and wellness. dynamic sectors of the tourism economy and are Much attention will be paid to the development characterised by high expansion rates. Particularly of managerial competencies of public and private mountain regions are well suited as potential de- actors through a speciﬁ c training programme, and stinations for healthcare and wellness tourism. to the enlargement of its range of action to the whole of the CADSES area. Training activities to strengthen the skills of public and private organi- SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL sations will be arranged and strategic, managerial and operational tools will be developed and implemented in the pilot areas.

The expected results and effects of SHINING

MEASURE 1.3 Mountains are the following: i Strengthening and development of a healthcare and wellness sector in mountain regions to foster dynamic economic development and growth, i Promotion of new activities and services for vi- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km sitors and inhabitants, Non EU Member States Project Partner i One objective of the SHINING Mountains project is to Setting up and promotion of a circuit of health- Lead Partner support healthcare and wellness services care and wellness high-quality destinations, Észak-magyarországi Regionális Fejlesztési Ügynökség Kht. (NORDA), Planning, Programming and Innovation i EU integration and transfer of know-how regar- Csabai kapu 37 The SHINING Mountains project involves partners ding the issue of mountain economic develop- H-3529 Miskolc from mountain regions located in Italy, Bulgaria, ment through the dissemination of a common HUNGARY Hungary, Greece and Slovakia who want to ex- managerial model, Contact Person tend or introduce healthcare and wellness services i Strengthening skills and competencies of local Ms. Katalin Vasarhelyi Tel +36 46 563 301 to their tourism economy. The aim of the project is public and private actors. Fax +36 46 561 389 to stimulate the indigenous potentials of mountain E-Mail [email protected] regions to strengthen the business environment Project Partners and to promote a diversiﬁ ed development strate- Bulgaria gy. Starting from a theoretical approach and an EU No Frontiers 21 Century, Kyustendil benchmarking network, the project will introduce Greece Region of Western Macedonia, Kozani speciﬁ c managerial tools for the strategic planning EAP Development Agency of Pelion, Portaria and management of healthcare and wellness in Italy mountain regions. Afterwards, it will concentra- Comunità Montana Appennino Reggiano, Castelnuovo Monti Comunità Montana Montefeltro, Carpegna te on operative tools which will enable concrete Slovakia health and wellness activities in the project regions Agency for the Support of Regional Development Kosice, to be implemented. The tools are applied to pi- Kosice lot areas, which are former partners of a CADSES transnational circuit of „high quality wellness and health destinations“. The application of this model Kick-off meeting of SHINING Mountains to destinations in different mountain regions of the CADSES area will enable the model to be ge- Duration neralised as a reference experience for the whole Start ...... 04/2006 of the EU. End ...... 03/2008

Budget (EUR) Results and Effects Total Budget ...... 1,186,500.00 SHINING Mountains will deﬁ ne joint managerial thereof ERDF ...... 703,625.00 and operative tools to help territories involved to

58 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK SIMOCA Setting up and Implementation of sustainable and multifunctional rural development Model based on Organic and Competitive Agriculture

www.simoca.org

Project Description Results and Effects Consumers are increasingly demanding organic Through the creation of a harmonic and beneﬁ cial agricultural products. This creates a new market transnational co-operation the SIMOCA project for agricultural products which are produced in an has attained important results: environmentally-friendly way. Also the Communi- i Building up of a common transnational know- ty policy (EC Reg. 1257/97) promotes production ledge base and communication networking sy- methods compatible with the increasing needs of stem, protection and improvement of the environment, i Implementation of a sustainable transnational SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL natural resources, the soil and genetic diversity, as rural development strategy based on increasing well as with the need to safeguard natural spaces multifunctional and organic farming, and landscapes for sustainable agricultural de- i Creation of six competence centres in organic velopment. Different studies prove that organic agriculture and sustainable rural development, farming requires more labour input and triggers i Creation of a Polycentric Documentation Centre, i

processes of diversiﬁ cation for economic activi- Elaboration and demonstration of best practice MEASURE 1.3 ties (such as tourism, services, processing of ag- models in multifunctional and organic agricul- ricultural products, etc.) that are enhanced by the ture in selected areas reduced environmental image of being „natural“ which is inherent to the pollution (soil, water, air, food) and increased organic farming concept. biodiversity, i Elaboration of a study on infrastructure and so- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km The main problem SIMOCA has addressed, which cio-economic needs in sensitive rural areas, Non EU Member States Project Partner i can also be considered a new approach, is the lack Creation of two networks: one for administra- Lead Partner of a sustainable rural development strategy that tive institutions and another for scientiﬁ c insti- C.I.H.E.A.M.-Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari can integrate socio-economic, agricultural, cultural tutions. Via Ceglie 9 70010 Valenzano (BA) and environmental aspects. ITALY

Contact Person The project has not only tackled all these aspects, Duration Dr. Maurizio Raeli but it has also confronted several additional pro- Start ...... 01/2003 Tel +39 080 4606284 Fax +39 080 4606206 blems, such as: End ...... 03/2006 E-Mail [email protected] i Weak competitiveness and environmental- Project Partners friendliness of agriculture, Budget (EUR) Croatia i Depopulation and sub-urbanisation problems, Total Budget ...... 2,228,900.00 EKO Liburnia, Rijeka i Loss of cultural heritage, thereof ERDF ...... 1,233,062.50 Greece i Poor diversiﬁ cation of economic activities and C.I.H.E.A.M. - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Chania weakness in international relationships, Italy i Shortcomings in infrastructures. Regione Puglia, Bari SVIM (Sviluppo Marche), Ancona Regione Marche, Ancona Agenzia Regionale Servizi di Sviluppo Agricolo Abruzzo (ARSSA), Avezzano Università Degli Studi di Bari, Bari Poland Warsaw Agriculture University, Warsaw Slovakia Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava SIMOCA explores models for rural development based on organic and competitive agriculture

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 59 ENI Experiment in Newcomer Integration

Project Description 3. Local coalitions can foster effective and mea- Newcomers to countries, for example immigrants ningful collaboration in order to tackle the nu- or refugees, are often regarded as a burden to the merous challenges and opportunities associated social systems of the host communities. However, with socio-economic, cultural and demographic many of the newcomers have a great human po- change, tential which could be of mutual beneﬁ t to them and the communities if appropriate integration 4. Resources should be devoted to integration-fo- measures are implemented. cused interventions, as well as to coalition building SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL and training opportunities which lead to systemic The ENI project aims at fostering the successful in- changes. tegration of refugees and immigrants at community level. The initiative focuses on facilitating and enhancing the quality of relationships between Results and Effects

MEASURE 1.4 refugees and immigrants and the organisations Main results and effects of the project will be: of the host community. By working directly with i Setting up of local coalitions, such as local stake- these organisations, which are as diverse as refu- holder committees also including immigrants, gee mutual assistance associations, city planning i Development of a method for measuring se- departments and business associations, the ENI gregation and presence of newcomers in local

project plans to change long-established practices communities, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km and to utilise the human potential of refugees and i Improved allocation of resources devoted to Non EU Member States Project Partner

immigrants. The main needs of the newcomers are integration-focused interventions, community Lead Partner to overcome the lack of training activities, langu- building and training opportunities, Marche Region Community Policies and International Relations age courses and access to health services. These i Promotion of integration policies that acknow- Via Gentile da Fabriano 9 are considered as keys for successful integration, ledge diversity as factor of development and 60125 Ancona guaranteeing positive social and economic effects not as a problem of social security, ITALY for the integrating community. i Report and research of focus groups, Contact Person i Didactical programme for teachers dealing with Ms Marina Maurizi Tel +39 071 806 3432 The project partners come from Italy, Poland and early education for children of newcomers, Fax +39 071 806 3002 Hungary. Assistance to local groups and associa- i Manual to assist newcomer entrepreneurs, E-Mail [email protected] tions of refugees and migration, especially in new i Service centres and a catalogue to help newco- Project Partners EU Member States, are one of the main aspects of mers start their own activities. Albania the project activities. Institute of Social Policy, Tirana Bosnia-Herzegovina LINK, Mostar Four principles and assumptions underlie the Duration Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia project‘s approach to integration: Start ...... 10/2005 Foundation for Support of Enterprises, Ohrid End ...... 10/2007 Hungary 1. Immigrants and refugees should be actively in- Foundation for Development of Democratic Rights, Budapest volved in decision-making processes, Budget (EUR) Italy COSPE, Total Budget ...... 865,745.84 CNA Federazione Regionale Abruzzo, Pescara 2. Integration is regarded as a two-way process thereof ERDF ...... 438,532.58 Poland that implicates and beneﬁ ts both newcomers as Foundation of Public Affairs, Warsaw well as members of the host community, Serbia Almamos Agency Novi Sad, Novi Sad Regional Economic Development Agency for Sumadija and Pomoravlje Ltd., Kragujevac

60 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK IMMENSITY Immigrant‘s Entrepreneurship for Socio-Economic Cohesion and Improvement of Living Standards

Project Description Among others, the project aims for the following The need for socio-economic inclusion of immi- results: grants and minorities and the reduction of mi- i Gathering of empirical knowledge of the target gration waves are challenges widely recognised groups’ profi le (skills, entrepreneurial capacity throughout the EU. In the IMMENSITY project and social needs in fi ve regions), host countries and the immigrants‘ countries of i Development of the immigrants’ and repatri- origin are involved, because both have to face ates’ entrepreneurship and self-employment the consequences connected with immigration. potentials through pilot structures providing SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL One problem is that, compared to the rest of the online/offl ine services, e.g. information, con- population, the share of self-employment among sulting, training and business mentoring in the economic immigrants is very low due to a lack in host countries, adequate skills. For example in Greece 25% of the i Promotion of bilateral trade between countries people registered in the Social Insurance Institute of origin and host regions as a way to improve

are economic immigrants, repatriates and refu- the quality of life in the countries of origin, MEASURE 1.4 gees. Of them, less than 0.5% are entrepreneurs. i The carefully planned return of some immi- This signiﬁ es a crucial imbalance with impact on grants to their countries of origin and the re-es- the whole local, regional and national economy. tablishment of businesses in their homelands. Similar ﬁ gures can be found in other regions participating in the project. EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Duration Non EU Member States Project Partner

IMMENSITY aims at overcoming this imbalance Start ...... 05/2006 Lead Partner by stimulating entrepreneurship with immigrants. End ...... 02/2008 Region of Central Macedonia One characteristic feature of the IMMENSITY Planning and Development Directorate Roussidou Str. 11 project is the social and economic inclusion of le- Budget (EUR) 54008 Thessaloniki gal economic immigrants and repatriates in host Total Budget ...... 1,850,000.00 GREECE countries, with a specifi c focus on women. This thereof ERDF ...... 975,000.00 Contact Person should be achieved by stimulating their entrepre- Mr. Panagiotis Georgopoulos Tel +30 2310 409159 neurship and self-employment potential as well as Fax +30 2310 409371 by improving the standard of living in the coun- E-Mail [email protected] tries of origin through the promotion and support Project Partners of bilateral trade. Albania Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Tirana Results and Effects Bulgaria Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Sofi a IMMENSITY’s main activities include the formula- Germany tion of strategic and operational plans, the esta- International Migration Organization (IOM) - German Missi- on, Berlin blishment of new pilot structures (Immigrant En- Greece trepreneurs’ Reception Offi ces) and strengthening Open Europe Society - NGO, Athens of links to the countries of origins of the immi- Italy grants. Among others, one long-term objective of Regione Marche, Ancona IMMENSITY is to support immigrants in re-establi- Poland Regional Development Agency Bielsko - Biala, Bielsko-Biala shing businesses in their home countries. This will Slovakia be achieved primarily by the establishment of „Im- Agency for the Support of Region Development, Kosice migrant Entrepreneurs’ Reception Offi ces“ which Slovenia will foster the benefi ciaries’ entrepreneurship and Regional Development Agency of Notranjsko-Kraška Region, Pivka self-employment initiatives and will build upon their cultural affi nity and established contacts to the countries of origin.

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 61 MIGRALINK Integration of Migrants in the Enlarged Europe and Policies for the Return of Productive Intellect

www.migralink.org

Project Description Results and Effects Immigration is a complex issue in the transition On the basis of the study results, MIGRALINK will process of the old EU of the 15 to the eastward en- defi ne a comprehensive set of support services for largement of the EU for both, the new EU border immigrants, identify responsible service providers, areas of today and for those regions that recently highlight concrete opportunities in countries of have or will become EU border areas. Within the origin and provide immigrants with reliable infor- CADSES area, immigration fl ows have to be mana- mation and support for the development and set- ged by many regions and countries such as Veneto up of entrepreneurial initiatives. SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL or Austria and recently also by the newly acceded countries. Parts of Poland, Slovakia and Hungary Among others, the project aims for the following are now new border regions of the EU and face results: immigration-related problems while Romania and i Defi nition of innovative strategies for the go- Serbia have experienced growing outfl ows of citi- vernance of economic immigration, i

MEASURE 1.4 zens towards EU Member States in recent years. Transfer of good practices among partner coun- The phenomenon means organisational and social tries and capacity building of ofﬁ cers to impro- challenges that have to be dealt with by better inve immigration services in the new EU Member struments and policies. States, i Deﬁ nition of innovative strategies and services

to support immigrants in starting entrepreneuri- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km al initiatives in their own countries, Non EU Member States Project Partner i Establishment of public-private networks to Lead Partner improve the governance of immigration ﬂ ows Veneto Union of the Chamber of Commerce − EIC between partner countries, Unioncamere Via delle Industrie 19 D i Economic development and increased levels of 30175 Marghera (VE) security and social cohesion in partner coun- ITALY tries. Contact Person Mr. Gian Angelo Bellati Tel +39 0410 999 311 Project management meeting, Bratislava (Slovakia), Fax +39 0410 999 303 June 2006 E-Mail [email protected]

Project Partners MIGRALINK’s main goals are to strengthen trans- Austria national co-operation in the governance of immi- Styrian Economic Chamber, Graz gration ﬂ ows in and between the seven countries Hungary HYDEA Consulting Ltd, Budapest participating in the project (Italy, Austria, Hungary, Italy Slovakia, Poland, Romania, and Serbia and Mon- Regional Agency for Employment Veneto Region, Venice tenegro) and to provide immigrants with concrete Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture of Venice, Venice return opportunities, offering appropriate training Poland and entrepreneurship support, and hence contri- Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin buting also to the economic and social develop- Romania ment of poorer regions in the new EU Member Round table on circular migration, CIVITAS Padua Fair Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Brasov States. A transnational network of public and (Italy), May 2006 Serbia Ministry of Labour, Belgrade private organisations concerned with immigration Duration Slovakia issues will be established and serve as a platform Italian-Slovak Chamber of Commerce, Bratislava for exchanging information. It will also deﬁ ne po- Start ...... 03/2005 tential return strategies for immigrants who then End ...... 12/2007 contribute to the development of their countries of origin. Moreover, a benchmark of strategies and Budget (EUR) services to foster the social inclusion of immigrants Total Budget ...... 1,049,718.00 is planned. thereof ERDF ...... 569,881.50

62 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK MIGRAVALUE Steering Economic and Social Cohesion in the CADSES Space: Valuing Migration as a Development Tool

Project Description Although immigration is frequently considered as a factor contributing to development, it often lacks appropriate support services. Immigrant‘s home investments rely on individual inventive- ness or informal networks, while national social systems fail to deal with cross-border movements. Poland, Slovakia and Hungary are the new EU SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL border countries and Romania, the former Yugos- lav countries and Albania have high immigration rates. Immigration ﬂ ows to Greece and Italy are increasing and becoming a major challenge. Suita- Migrants, a resource for the enlarged Europe ble tools have to be introduced to cope with this

situation. Other main results of MIGRAVALUE will be: MEASURE 1.4 i A model for appropriate management of immi- The MIGRAVALUE project aims at launching a grants’ remittances, model for the active management of immigrati- i Improved services for productive returns to the on as a key tool for the integrated economic and mutual benefi ts of host and source regions, i social development of host countries and coun- Creation of a transnational guarantee fund to EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km tries of origin. It involves partners from the EU as uphold enterprise creation patterns, Non EU Member States Project Partner i well as EU neighbouring countries, representing a Improved capacity of authorities in new EU Lead Partner broad network of public and private stakeholders, Member States and EU neighbouring countries Veneto Lavoro including businesses and immigrants. It shall en- to design and implement social protection mea- Special Project Department Via Ca’ Marcello 67 hance the spatial cohesion of the involved regions sures, which will also ease the social integration 30172 Venezia by pointing out the fi nancial and human capital of of returnees, ITALY immigrants. Two main objectives of the project are i A transnational welfare model that includes bila- Contact Person to further the scope of the ongoing MIGRALINK teral welfare agreements for persons who reside Mr. Tiziano Barone Tel +39 0412 919311 project which is focused on productive returns. and work in both countries and guidelines to Fax +39 0412 919312 MIGRAVALUE will activate sustainable systems to allocate bilateral funds and immigrant savings E-Mail [email protected] channel migrants‘ remittances to foster local deve- for social care and education schemes. Project Partners lopment in their countries of origin. Moreover, the Albania social dimension of development by establishing “Hope for the Future” Association, Tirana co-operative and transnational welfare programs Duration Bulgaria Regional Development Agency with Business Support Centre will be addressed. The activities of the project Start ...... 09/2006 for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Plovdiv refl ect this integrated, yet twofold approach on End ...... 06/2008 Greece economic and social perspectives and also provide University of Thessaly, Volos analyses and a modelling component. Budget (EUR) Hungary Hydea Consulting Ltd., Budapest Total Budget ...... 2,000,000.00 Italy thereof ERDF ...... 889,400.00 Emilia Romagna Region, Bologna Results and Effects Union of Veneto Chambers of Commerce, Venice Department for Regional Affairs of Italian Presidency Council, The long-term objectives of the project are to de- Rome velop spatial development visions associated with Obiettivo Lavoro S.P.A., Venice migratory movements and with regional develop- Poland Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin ment strategies as well as to support investments Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of Poland, Warsaw in the immigrants‘ country of origin by mobilising Romania resources to fi nance entrepreneurial initiatives, Obiettivo Lavoro Romania s.r.l., Bucharest thus limiting negative brain-drain effects. Further- Slovakia Italian-Slovak Chamber of Commerce, Bratislava more, transnational actions for social inclusion in Obiettivo Lavoro Slovakia, s.r.o., Bratislava target regions will be promoted.

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 63 WEST Women East Smuggling Trafﬁ cking

http:/www.regione.emilia-romagna.it/west

Project Description The WEST project has organised over 20 campai- The WEST project (an acronym for Women East gns and produced various publications, among Smuggling Traffi cking) dealt with the problem of them three research papers (Hidden prostitution, traffi cking and smuggling for the sexual exploita- Life stories, The traffi cking fl ows and routes of Eas- tion of women and children coming from Eastern tern Europe), two manuals (Manual of the usual Europe. Traffi cking, nowadays the largest part of procedures, Information guide for workers) and a the clandestine immigration fl ow from the Balkans volume of proceedings (Proceeding of the in-depth towards the EU, is characterised by an ever increa- conference, Bologna, 26-27 November 2004). It is SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT SPATIAL sing presence of criminal organisations profi ting on possible to download this material as well as the the exploitation of manpower, traffi cking of human documentation of the activities conducted by the beings and induction of slavery and forced prosti- partnership from the project website. tution. This is a phenomenon that not only violates national laws which control entry to a country, it Duration

MEASURE 1.4 is also a perpetual and serious violation of human rights: people are reduced to a commodity and are Start ...... 01/2003 often blackmailed for the rest of their life. End ...... 07/2005

The project involved the Emilia-Romagna region, Budget (EUR)

the General Health and Social Policies Direction, Total Budget ...... 2,870,794.00 EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km as project leader. Partners of the project have been thereof ERDF ...... 1,435,397.00 Non EU Member States Project Partner

the regions of Lombardia, Veneto and Marche, the Lead Partner Autonomous Province of Trento, the Municipality Regione Emilia-Romagna of Perugia, the Caritas of Udine, the association Viale Aldo Moro 21 40127 Bologna „On the Road“ of Martinsicuro (Teramo), the Aus- ITALY trian association „Mountain Unlimited“ and the Contact Person Albanian Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Ms Anna Maria Dapporto Tel +39 051 6397156 /7 /8 Fax +39 051 6397051 E-Mail [email protected] Results and Effects Project Partners The general objective of WEST has been to ana- Albania lyse the impact of the phenomenon of clandesti- Ministria e Punes dhe Ceshtjitheshne ne immigration on the local communities of the Austria European countries, by women and young people Mountain Unlimited, Vienna coming from East Europe and victims of trafﬁ cking Italy Trento Province, Trento who were sexually exploited. At the same time the Lombardy Region, Milan project aimed at activating structural intervention, Caritas/Udine- Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Udine Veneto Region, Venice research intervention, pilot projects, informational Marche Region, Ancona campaigns (for the clients, citizens, opinions lea- Perugia Municipality- Umbria Region, Perugia ders, etc.) and training measures (social and safety On The Road Association- Abruzzo Region, Martinsicuro workers) with the goal of implementing social integration policies.

64 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 65 66 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK PRIORITY 2 TRANSPORT & IT

EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND ACCESS TO

THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

The expansion and improvement of infrastructure, which links the Eastern to the Western parts of CADSES as well as internal connections, constitute one of the largest challenges for all CADSES countries. The challenge is to meet the rapidly growing demand in the growing market economies and correspondingly provide an appropriate infrastructure which enables a balanced development at the different spatial levels, and to introduce new ﬁ nancing and management methods.

As elsewhere, telecommunication is one of the most dynamic economic sectors in the CADSES countries. Central and South- Eastern European countries have the advantage of being late starters in implementing the most up-to-date technologies in their telecommunication systems. As in most countries within the EU, „teledensity“ in the CADSES area is still lower outside urban centres. It is important that governments address this territorial aspect of the development of infrastructures and of the transition to „Information Society“. The CADSES Neighbourhood Programme contributes to this aim by raising awareness and by supporting local, regional and national actors in making use of these opportunities. Training measures and small-scale investments as well as modernisation of administrative processes are all playing an important role in this respect.

Two areas of intervention are foreseen:

Measure 2.1 Developing efﬁ cient transport systems with regard to sustainable development This measure aims at developing and implementing transnational projects focussing on cultural heritage as a regional development asset and

at developing mechanisms and tools which improve the effectiveness of cultural heritage protection policy against every kind of risk through

the adoption of common methodologies.

Measure 2.2 Protecting and developing natural heritage The major objectives of this measure are development and implementation of transnational projects focussing on natural heritage as a

regional development asset.

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 67 A-B LANDBRIDGE Adriatic - Baltic Landbridge

www.ablandbridge.eu

Project Description Besides east/west connections and transport corridors, the enlarged EU also needs an improvement in the transport routes connecting the Mediterra- nean and Baltic countries.

The Adriatic-Baltic land bridge project will conduct a pre-feasibility analysis and develop a deployment roadmap for north/south intermodal transport connections which link Europe and the A-B Landbridge links the Adriatic with the Baltic Sea Mediterranean countries with global markets. The multi-sector partnership, consisting of actors from The results of this analysis will provide regions, regional administrations, ports, ministries of transports and operators with the opportunity to adjust port, transnational associations, operators, and the production of innovative transport services and other multi-sector specialists from six participating create an attraction of ﬂ ows and growth of the countries (Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Czech local economies. Moreover, the project should ar- Republic, Poland) will conduct a bottom-up as- ticulate and consolidate a transnational spatial and sessment of the land bridge corridors and an iden- transport development vision. It should facilitate TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT tiﬁ cation of potential market opportunities. the integration of national and regional transport EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km systems into the pan-European networks. Finally, Non EU Member States Project Partner

the Adriatic-Baltic Landbridge should lead to the Lead Partner Results and Effects development of strategic plans for public-private Veneto Region By means of improving transport infrastructure partnerships along the landbridge routes. Regional Transport Planning Unit / Logistic Unit between the Adriatic and Baltic Seas, the project Palazzo Linetti, Calle Priuli - Cannaregio 99 aims to improve service levels for freight transport 30121 Venice

MEASURE 2.1 ITALY users, including regional and national industries, Duration businesses and global forwarders. The expected Start ...... 06/2006 Contact Person Mr. Luigi Crimi modal shift towards rail, inland waterways and End ...... 04/2008 Tel +39 041 279 2324 shipping will benefi t the environment and particu- Fax +39 041 279 2022 E-Mail [email protected] larly populations now negatively affected by road Budget (EUR) freight traffi c and lack of access to transport and Total Budget ...... 2,489,998.32 Project Partners markets. thereof ERDF ...... 1,540,638.23 Austria: Austrian Transport Ministry, Vienna / Telepark Bärn- bach Errichtungs- u. Betriebs GmbH, Bärnbach Czech Republic: South Bohemia Region SBH, Ceske Budejo- vice / City Plan Ltd., Prague / Czech Railways (Ceské Dráhy, a.s.), Prague / The Central Bohemia Region CBR, Prague Germany: Baltic Energy Forum E V., Mallentin / EPV-GIV Eu- roproject Traffi c -Society for Engineering Services Ltd, Erfurt / Rostock Port - Hafen Entwicklungsgesellschaft Rostock mbH, Rostock / German Association for Housing, Urban and Spatial Development, Berlin Italy: AMRIE, Mestre / Central European Initiative CEI-Execu- tive Secretariat, Trieste / Centre for Transport System Studies- CSST S.p.A., Venice / Venice Port Authority, Venice Slovenia: University of Ljubljana, Portoroz Poland: Ministry of Infrastructure of the Republic of Poland, Warsaw / Amber Road Cities Association (ARCA), Gdynia / The Port of Gdynia Authority S.A., Gdynia / Maritime Institute, Gdansk / Self-Government of the Pomorskie Region (Voivodeship), Gdansk / Szczecin and Swinoujscie Seaports Port Authority, Szczecin / West Pomerian Region, Szczecin

Łasztownia (Poland)

68 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK CITY PORTS CITY PORTS - A City Net Following a Coordinated Approach to Develop Feasible and Sustainable City Logistics Solutions

www.cityports.net

Project Description Traffi c-related problems are spreading: Freight transport and distribution are strongly infl uencing and increasing traffi c congestion, pollution and noise within cities, thus reducing the quality of life. The phenomenon is wide-spread and has become common in urban areas all around CADSES. Especially for very short distances, the competition between different modes of transport, models and technologies is distorted as transport users and operators face prices that do not refl ect the full social and environmental costs of transport.

Therefore, to allow city logistics to provide the best economic, social and environmental performances, public administrations must defi ne and follow ade- CITY PORTS develops city logistics solutions quate processes for problem investigation, solution design and their implementation. These policy concepts): The cities of this group had already TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT processes shall consider several topics at once as defi ned the focus of their proposed implemen- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km regards supply chain management, urban zoning, tations at the beginning of the projects (from Non EU Member States Project Partner traffi c management, transit points and low emis- previously acquired know-how); they followed Lead Partner sion vehicles. slightly different approaches in terms of analysis Regione Emilia Romagna of demand and supply, nevertheless they con- Viale Aldo Moro 38 40127 Bologna The main aims of the CITY PORTS project were tributed - in parallel - to the defi nition of the ITALY the reorganisation and process re-engineering CITY PORTS common methodology and they

Contact Person MEASURE 2.1 in city logistical solutions for small and medium- provided experimental information and a sort of Mr. Rino Rosini sized urban systems by empowering „the last mi- „anticipated feedback“ to the rest of the project Tel +39 051 283831 Fax +39 051 284144 les‘ nodes“ of EU infrastructure and information partners, E-Mail [email protected] networks in a coherent, effi cient and sustainable i The cities of Graz, Kavala, Taranto and Udine, Project Partners way. which developed their local activities making Austria use of the methodology and the tools as elabo- State Government of Vienna, Vienna rated within the CITY PORTS project, IC Consulenten Ziviltechniker GmbH, Vienna City Courier Service Speditions GmbH, Vienna Results and Effects i Besides the cities mentioned here which were LOB Logistik und Organisationsberatungs GmbH, Vienna The project was aimed at urban traffi c reduction formally involved in the project, many other ci- Austrian Mobility Research, Graz through a better and more rational use of freight ties in the Emilia-Romagna region adopted the Greece Centre for Research and Technology – Hellenic Institute of transport networks (effi cient distribution routes, CITY PORTS approach and methodology in the Transport, Thessaloniki higher level of saturation of vehicles, fl eet ma- framework of a regional policy (funding) initia- Transeuropean Consultants for Transport, Development and nagement optimisation). Traffi c congestion and tive which constituted a type of parallel follow- Technology (TREDIT) S.A., Thessaloniki Prefecture of Kavala, Kavala environmental pollution were reduced by the up effect of this CADSES project. Region of Attika, Athens planning systems, interventions on access policy Italy and by decreasing the number of transport vehi- SCS Azioninnova Spa, Bologna Duration Comune di Udine, Udine cles or the adoption of low impact vehicles and Comune di Ravenna, Ravenna transport vehicles using alternative fuels. Start ...... 07/2001 Comune di Ancona, Ancona Comune di Taranto, Taranto End ...... 07/2005 Brescia Mobilità – Società Metropolitana di Mobilità, Brescia The following cities were involved in the CITY Comune di Vicenza, Vicenza PORTS project as pilot contexts for local, but co- Budget (EUR) Infomobility S.p.A., Parma IT.CITY S.p.A., Parma ordinated actions: Total Budget ...... 4,774,334.00 Comune di Parma, Parma i The cities of Brescia, Parma, Vicenza and Vi- thereof ERDF ...... 2,393,500.00 Slovenia enna (featuring two pilot actions with distinct The Agency for Regional Development of Ljubljana Urban Region, Ljubljana

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 69 CORELOG COordinated REgional LOGistics

www.corelog.eu

Project Description Results and Effects The co-operation of logistics in the regions is a The project aims at transnational strategic guide- strategic resource for reducing the environmental lines for regional policymaking and implementa- impact of transport and a chance to improve eco- tion of sustainable freight transport through pu- nomic development. blic-private co-ordination and related checklists for policymaking in transport and logistics, consi- The central objective of CORELOG is to defi ne dering actors and needs, impacts and benefi ts on and test policies to improve transport systems territories, and critical success factors and partners’ and to foster economic development. The project experiences. addresses the defi nition and operative testing of regional logistics policies and actions to be co-ordi- The project should establish lasting partnerships nated between institutional actors responsible for within regions, between institutional actors and policymaking, fi nancing and investment decisions, private sector representatives for sharing and mo- and actors related to the transport market, such nitoring the policies‘ impact on freight transport. as manufacturing companies, logistics providers, Moreover, pilot solutions dealing with organisati- transport operators, whose supply-chain strategies onal, market and technology interventions will be and decisions strongly affect the spatial pattern implemented and feasibility studies for multiply- and the modal split of freight transport. ing/full-scale implementation of pilot projects will TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT be conducted. Also the knowledge of operators EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km The main CORELOG objectives are: and manufacturers’ own innovative and sustaina- Non EU Member States Project Partner i Understanding of the „key driving forces“ un- ble logistics practices will be enhanced. Lead Partner derlying changes in supply-chain management Emilia-Romagna Region strategies of companies in the CADSES area and Transport Planning and Logistics Viale Aldo Moro 38 their territorial impact on freight fl ows in the re- Duration 40127 Bologna gions; the role and the actions of the different Start ...... 09/2005 ITALY MEASURE 2.1 institutional levels (national, regional, local) in End ...... 11/2007 Contact Person the development of transport, industrial and Mr. Rino Rosini Budget (EUR) Tel +39 051 283831 spatial development policies, Fax +39 051 283541 i Promoting logistics cooperation and integra- Total Budget ...... 1,486,600.00 E-Mail [email protected] tion of operators and companies in local SME thereof ERDF ...... 957,450.00 Project Partners systems with an approach that considers trans- Austria port decisions and the related territorial impact Austrian Mobility Research FGM, Graz Government of Styria, Graz as the fi nal result of companies’ industrial and Greece distribution strategies at European level, Heraklion Port Authority S.A., Heraklion i Knowledge sharing on best logistics practices Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki among manufacturers, transport operators and Hungary Széchenyi István University, Gyor regional authorities, Italy i Developing operative organisational, informa- Pricewaterhouse Coopers Advisory Srl, Milan tion and communication technological (ICT) Poland and logistics solutions which are economically Institute of Logistics and Warehousing (ILIM), Poznan sustainable in the long term, as they involve Slovenia University of Maribor, Maribor private operators co-operating at regional and transnational level in logistics management.

70 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK D4D Data Warehouse for Danube Waterway

www.d4d.info

Project Description The inland ECDIS maps, in particular, enable the According to the demands of the European Mi- safety of inland navigation to be improved, as nisters of Transport, recommendations for River the position of the vessel can be displayed on the Information Services were expected to be put into map. Together with the highly accurate GPS/IALA place along main waterways by the end of 2005. signal, the captain can always see where the ves- These implementations were based on the provisi- sel is located on the waterway, even when sight on of digital navigation charts and highly accurate is limited due to foggy conditions, night, blinding positioning systems. In addition, the exchange of sunlight, etc. waterway-related geographic data among national waterway authorities along the Danube river is The data warehouse facilitates cooperation bet- capable of handling various formats. ween the involved countries extensively. The most important advantage of such a network is the un- complicated and efﬁ cient management of waterways and their infrastructure along the borderline sections of the Danube. In addition, various applications are possible after the installation of the transnational network (e.g., transnational calamity abatement, integration of tourist data for a trans- TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT national tourism information system and standar- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km dised mapping of areas with environmental and Non EU Member States Project Partner

ecological value). Lead Partner via donau Österreichische Wasserstrassen-Gesellschaft mbH Division Finances and Navigation IALA network coverage Duration Donau City Straße 1 Start ...... 05/2001 1220 Vienna

AUSTRIA MEASURE 2.1 A close cooperation between all countries was End ...... 02/2006 needed and a close relationship with relevant plat- Contact Person Budget (EUR) DI Markus Schedlbauer forms such as the Danube Commission had to be Tel +43 504 321 1702 guaranteed in order to provide equal and compa- Total Budget ...... 1,877,100.00 Fax +43 504 321 1050 E-Mail [email protected] tible systems. Therefore, the „GIS Forum Danu- thereof ERDF ...... 938,550.00 be“ was considered the perfect platform for such Project Partners a project. Seven countries are currently members Austria via donau - Österreichische Wasserstrassen-Gesellschaft mbH, of the GIS Forum and a close relationship to the Div. Waterway Management, Vienna remaining countries has been set up. Germany Waterways and Shipping Directorate South, Würzburg

Results and Effects The project guaranteed not only the quick and high-quality implementation of European and worldwide standards, but also the international compatibility of these activities. The development of navigation maps and the installation of IALA beacons signiﬁ cantly improved the quality of the Screenshot from the GIS software Danube waterway for transport and navigation. In addition, these two outputs served as a basis for the installation of the River Information Services, which are considered a major inducement for inland navigation (see White Paper on Transport Policies).

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 71 DANewBE Data Digitally Advanced New cross-Border Exchange of Waterway Data

www.gis-forum.org

Project Description Partners shall commonly defi ne quality standards The gradual accession of Slovakia and Hungary to for services and feasibility studies for imple- the European Union will intensify the transport of menting internationally standardised systems. The goods signifi cantly. To establish inland navigation fi nal goal is to provide internationally compatible on the Danube as an effective alternative to trans- high-quality services to support the inland water- port by road and rail, modern IT-based services are way transport sector and prepare the fi nal imple- needed. Various projects, such as the INTERREG mentation of modern IT-based systems according III B project D4D are dealing with such implemen- to European directives. tations on the Upper Danube in Austria and Ger- many. DANewBE Data shall transfer and further GPS-based positioning systems have already been develop those experiences to the other Danube installed in Austria and Germany. In order to pro- countries. The project sets up close co-operati- vide current information on the reliability and ac- on between waterway administrations along the curacy of those signals, transnational monitoring Danube waterway, including those from relevant systems will be installed in a test phase. At the new EU Member States. DANewBe Data aims at same time a feasibility study for the installation of providing interoperable navigation support ser- a compatible beacon in Hungary will be worked vices for inland waterways. out. These signals can then be used by captains to display the position of their vessels on electronic TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT charts. Such charts will be worked out in close co- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km operation of the involved authorities. Non EU Member States Project Partner

Lead Partner Austria and Germany are currently ﬁ nalising their via donau - Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft m.b.H. exchange of geo-related data and the network Donau City Straße 1 1220 Vienna shall be extended to Slovakia and Hungary. This AUSTRIA will ensure an even longer stretch of compatible

MEASURE 2.1 Contact Person charts and an intensive exchange of data among DI Markus Schedlbauer DANewBE Data Web Portal four countries. Finally, the most effective means Tel +43 504 321 1702 Fax +43 504 321 1050 to distribute the charts to captains will be defi ned E-Mail [email protected] Results and Effects and tested. To ensure a high quality of data consi- Project Partners Feasibility studies and pilot operations shall ensure stency, common standards for measurements will Bulgaria sound and high-quality compilation of data, accu- be worked out, tested and transferred to national Executive Agency “Exploration and Maintenance of the rate positioning signals, effi cient exchange of geo- work fl ows. Danube River”, Rousse related data and preparation of electronic charts. Croatia CRUP d.o.o. – Inland Navigation Development Centre Ltd., The involvement of similar administrations from Zagreb non-EU Danube countries will ensure that the Duration Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb project also meets their requirements and prepares Start ...... 01/2005 Germany Waterway and Shipping Directorate South Germany, Würz- an extension of project results towards the Black End ...... 12/2007 burg Sea. DANewBE Data will enable authorities to fulfi l Hungary their obligation as service providers preparing the Budget (EUR) VITUKI - Environmental Protection and Waterway Manage- ment Research Institute, Budapest basis for IT-based information systems along the Total Budget ...... 2,091,000.00 National Association of Radio Distress-Signalling and Info- Danube as the European Transport Corridor VII. thereof ERDF ...... 1,433,375.00 communications (RSOE), Budapest Romania River Administration of the Lower Danube, Galati Serbia PLOVPUT – Government Agency for Maintenance and Deve- lopment of Inland Waterways, Belgrade Slovakia Slovak Water Management Enterprise, Banská Štiavnica Ukraine Odessa National Maritime Academy, Odessa State Enterprise “Delta-Pilot”, Mykolaiv

72 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK EU-CORe III Harmonisation of Economic and Infrastructure Development in the Pan-European Transport Corridor III

Project Description The project will give practical support to the im- The Pan-European Corridor III, the axis connecting plementation of a transnational strategy at local Eastern and Western Europe, plays a crucial role and regional level. Special attention will be paid to in the successful realisation of the single European regions which intersect with other transport cor- market and a future-oriented positioning of Euro- ridors. An information and qualifi cation network pean regions in the global economy. Actors along of relevant actors which enables all actors to plan the corridor have learnt that development of the and build a transport infrastructure according to transport infrastructure system is not only a cost the needs of economic development and ESDP, as factor, but those resources should be used effec- well as to fulfi l sustainability and the criteria of ef- tively and that current decisions infl uence future fi ciency will be initialised. structural and economic development. It also has an impact on neighbouring regions. Duration The project partners want to use out their location Start ...... 03/2006 on the east/west axis across Europe to achieve a End ...... 02/2008 competitive advantage. The project partnership refl ects the complete chain of regions within Cor- Budget (EUR) ridor III, traversing from Germany through Poland Total Budget ...... 827,283.00 TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT to Ukraine. These regions represent the EU at na- thereof ERDF ...... 620,462.25 EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km tional as well as regional and local level. All project Non EU Member States Project Partner partners are involved in development, planning of Lead Partner regional economies and transport infrastructure, Gornoslaska Agencja Przeksztalcen Przedsiebiorstw SA and the preparation and planning of investments. Astrow 10 40-045 Katowice POLAND

Contact Person MEASURE 2.1 Results and Effects Mr. Boguslaw Holeksa The EU-CORe III project should contribute to in- Tel +48 32 251 64 21 Fax +48 32 251 58 31 tegrating and co-ordinating development of Pan- E-Mail [email protected] European Corridor III to become one of the most Project Partners competitive and future-oriented transport corri- Germany dors in the European economic space. The main Saxon State Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour, Dresden objective of the project is to improve and develop ISUP Engineering Ofﬁ ce for System Consultancy and Plan- ning, Dresden the transport infrastructure along Corridor III by Poland transnational co-ordination and harmonisation of Regional Development Agency Legnica, Legnica economic development, improved transport poli- Malopolska Agency for Regional Development s.a., Krakow Regional Development Agency Bielsko-Biala, Bielsko-Biala cies and planning activities under consideration of Rzeszow Regional Development Agency, Rzeszow European development aspects. National Association of Regional Development Agencies (NARDA), Warsaw Ukraine Ministry of Transport and Communication of Ukraine, Kiev Association of Economic Development of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 73 I-Log Industrial Logistics and Intermodal Transport for SMEs’ Development

www.i-log.org

Project Description Results and Effects The project aims at providing local SME systems The project contributed to rationalising logistics with innovative instruments for maintaining their and transport within local SME systems and to competitiveness and reducing traffi c congestion. integrating ICT solutions in transport services pro- In particular I-Log is based on six fundamental viding local administrations and enterprises with goals: instruments to evaluate and set up industrial po- i Defi ning and implementing a set of logistics ser- licies. The creation of logistics models fi tting the vices with reference to the existing infrastruc- examined local productive systems and based on tures - Regional Logistics Service Pattern - in or- the existing infrastructure and platforms, enabled der to rationalise logistics and transport within SMEs to experience cost reductions by reducing local productive systems and to integrate infor- delays, errors and paper documents, providing mation and communication technology (ICT) immediate access to information and faster goods solutions in transport and logistics services, and information fl uxes. Moreover, the project hel- i Fine-tuning and testing the proposed solutions ped remote regions in catching up, thereby avo- on the participating local SME systems pinpoin- iding economic and territorial distance from EU ting organisation and management models for Member States and enhancing socio-economic transport services and local platforms, and cultural cohesion and broadening a logistics i Promoting and diffusing a logistics culture in culture. TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT local SME systems creating relationships and EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km information networks, During the project the following results and outco- Non EU Member States Project Partner i Exchanging best practices and experiences, dif- mes have been achieved: Lead Partner fusing the awareness of the logistics leverage i Assessment analysis for each Local Productive Marche Region importance for gaining long-term competitive- System, Transport Department Via Tiziano 44 ness for SMEs, i 19 Pilot actions developed, 60121 Ancona i Improving industrial relations among the parti- i 21 working groups that started their activities ITALY MEASURE 2.1 cipating countries in CADSES, during the analysis and pilot phase, Contact Person i Becoming a „network of competence“ which i The I-Log Methodology developed by the I- Mr. Paolo Pasquini Tel +39 071 806 3443 can provide SMEs with advice and support on LOG Technical Scientifi c Committee and Tech- Fax +39 071 806 3013 implementation and development of innovative nical Supervisors, E-Mail [email protected] logistics services; and to this end, a „virtual logi- i The LOGISTICS GUIDE presenting the develo- Project Partners stics observatory“ will be examined. ped model and project experiences, Austria: Kärnten Technologie GesmbH, Klagenfurt i National meetings and seminars to monitor the Croatia: Istria Region, Pula / IDA (Istrian Development Agen- implementation phase of the pilot activities, cy) Ltd., Pula / Varazdin County, Varazdin Germany: Fraunhofer Gesellschaft E.V. (ATL), Nuremberg i 1 web portal to enable a fast and unique fl ow Greece: of information among the partners and all other Infratec S.A., Halandri / Thesprotia Prefecture, Igou- menitsa / Thesprotia Chamber of Commerce, Igoumenitsa actors in the involved areas, Hungary: For the South Great Plain Region of Hungary i Dissemination material (gadget and brochure) Organising Public Association, Szeged / Dutireg – Regional and a DVD with the pilot project images and and Economic Development Service Kht., Szeged / Central Transdanubian Regional Development Agency Plc., Székesfehé- Final Conference. rvár / Italian Chamber of Commerce for Hungary, Budapest / Debreceni Universitas Kht., Debrecen / Mid-Pannon Regional Developing Plc., Székesfehérvár Duration Italy: Veneto Region, Venice / Emilia Romagna Region, Bolo- gna / Umbria Region, Perugia / Abruzzo Region, Pescara / Start ...... 01/2003 Satel Group S.r.l., Pordenone End ...... 06/2006 Romania: Adetim – Economic Development Agency of Timis County, Timisoara / Cdimm – Maramures Foundation, Baia Mare / Transport Research Institute – Incertrans S.A., Budget (EUR) Bucharest I-LOG project presentation Total Budget ...... 4,300,386.25 thereof ERDF ...... 1,800,000.00

74 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK IMONODE Efﬁ cient Integration of Cargo Transport Modes & Nodes in CADSES area

www.hit.certh.gr/imonode/

Project Description Results and Effects The IMONODE project contributes to the deve- Imonode has achieved the following results: lopment of effi cient intermodal transport systems i Assessment of intermodal transport demand in South-Eastern Europe as regards sustainable de- at regional level: The GIS-based socio-econo- velopment. More specifi cally the IMONODE pro- mic evaluation model of the study area regions ject aimed at studying the options and recommen- (NUTS II & III) provides results concerning cate- ding solutions and actions that would enhance the gorisation and ranking of the regions according greater use of, and the accessibility to the trans- to various socio-economic criteria, their poten- European Corridors V and X for freight transport tial for intermodal transport development and with priority on rail transport. future transport demand forecast at regional level, i Recognition and assessment of the modal and intermodal freight terminals in the CADSES area. The role of the terminals in intermodal transport chains operations has been assessed and bottleneck alleviation proposals have been identifi ed along Corridors X and V as well as the Adriatic-Ionian Corridor,

i & IT TRANSPORT Identiﬁ cation of the main intermodal corridors EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km to be developed according to the current de- Non EU Member States Project Partner

The IMONODE Intermodal Corridors in the CADSES mand and supply characteristics of the CADSES Lead Partner area area, the trends in the supply chain set-ups and Hellenic Institute of Transport – H.I.T. logistics industry, Charilaou-Thermi 6th km 57001 Thessaloniki In this context IMONODE focused its work on: i Consolidation of the three intermodal freight GREECE i Assessing available infrastructure and services transport potential scenarios based on demand,

Contact Person MEASURE 2.1 at major terminals of the project area, existing and planned infrastructure and termi- Prof. G. A. Giannopoulos i Identifying problems and bottlenecks in terminals, intermodal chain set-ups, logistics trends Tel +30 2310 498263 Fax +30 2310 498269 nal operations along the intermodal transport and IMONODE Intermodal Corridors, E-Mail [email protected] chains in CADSES and along TEN Corridors, i Demonstrators: Four demonstrators which con- Project Partners i Proposing solutions for terminal operation en- solidated business cases for speciﬁ c terminals‘ Austria hancement and development, development, assessed the economic feasibility IC Consulenten, Vienna i Prioritising the existing and selecting new nodal for each terminal and examined alternative pri- Government of Carinthia, Klagenfurt BMVIT/Ministry of Transport Innovation and Technology, points with potential for further development vate-public partnership schemes for the termi- Vienna in the future to achieve increased intermodality nals‘ infrastructure development and operation Croatia and seamless operation, have been performed as part of the project, County of Primorje & Gorski Kotar Country Institute for Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning, Rijeka i Performing case studies for successful terminal i IMONODE has produced ﬁ ve publications Greece development by checking alternative types of compiling all project results and has sent them Hellenic Railways Organisation, Athens involvement of private and/or public sector, and to interested parties in the CADSES area. The- PROODOS S.A., Kallithea specifying requirements in technology imple- se publications are also available online from Italy CCIAA Ravenna, Ravenna mentation and logistics service operations. www.imonode.gr. CCIAA Taranto, Taranto CCIAA Forli Cesena, Forlì Region of Emilia Romagna, Bologna Duration Region of Veneto, Venice Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste Start ...... 12/2002 Agroter S.a.s., Montale Rangone End ...... 10/2005 Slovenia Ministry of the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy, Ljubljana Budget (EUR) Ministry of Economy, Ljubljana Transport Logistic Cluster – TLG, Koper Total Budget ...... 4,891,500.00 Municipality of Celje, Celje thereof ERDF ...... 2,770,148.75 Methodology for the evaluation of alternative IMONO- DE scenarios and recommendations

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 75 INTERIM INtegration in the intermodal goods Transport of non EU states: Rail, Inland / coastal waterway Modes

www.tfh-wildau.de/interim

Project Description The following results and effects are expected: After the Trans-European transport Networks i Analyses of the supply and demand side of in- (TEN) process which also involved EU Candidate termodal services, States with the objective to deliver a European i Defi nition of missing services, links, recommen- Infrastructure plan, further activities in the fi eld dations, of intermodal goods transport rarely head in this i Development of new intermodal concepts and direction. However, the interconnection between IT instruments to support further integration Candidate States and Central Europe is still not (intermodal integration platform, intermodal in- suffi cient, particularly as these regions are essenti- formation platform for administrations), al in connecting the Central European Countries to i Benchmarking and the elaboration of a multi- the Far and Middle East. modal action plan, i Know-how transfer, Partners from former INTERREG projects such i Improvement of administrative, economic and as ECO4LOG (INTERREG III C East) realized the transport structures related to spatial planning high demand for extending the existing intermo- and development, dal goods networks in Central Europe towards the i Integration of intermodal transport issues into accession countries of Romania and Bulgaria as spatial planning and regional development con- well as to other countries. These countries form cepts,

TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT i the gate to the Black Sea region and Greece, also Joint use of IT-based planning and informati- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km in the sense of spatial development. on tools which might later be adapted to other Non EU Member States Project Partner

countries. Lead Partner The further integration of countries sharing bor- University of Applied Sciences Wildau ders with the EU is a central challenge for CADSES. Transport Logistics Bahnhofstr. 1 Especially, sustainable transport relations are nee- Duration 15745 Wildau ded in the CADSES area to promote the further Start ...... 05/2006 GERMANY MEASURE 2.1 integration of a single European market. Interope- End ...... 04/2008 Contact Person rability in terms of goods is the backbone of this Mr. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Herbert Sonntag Budget (EUR) Tel +49 3375 508 924 issue. Fax +49 3375 508 911 Total Budget ...... 1,265,000.00 E-Mail [email protected] thereof ERDF ...... 640,000.00 Project Partners Results and Effects Austria The INTERIM project demonstrates with selected via donau - Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH, Vienna intermodal transport chains (rail, inland waterway EHG Ennshafen Ges.m.b.H., Enns and harbour-hinterland) how this integration pro- Wiener Lokalbahnen AG, Vienna cess can be implemented with respect to intermo- Bulgaria Technical University, Varna dal market and spatial development. Experiences Croatia and conclusions from the common work can be Polytechnic in Rijeka, Rijeka generalised and used for implementation in other Germany countries and other integration ﬁ elds. FV Development Corporation Southwest-Saxony, Glauchau GSG Knape Gleissanierung GmbH, Kirchheim Romania “Ovidius” University of Constantza, Constantza INTERIM‘s main objective: improving intermodal Serbia transport University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad

76 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK RAIRDev Regional Airports Interaction for Regional Development

www.regional-airports.eu

Project Description Results and Effects The RAIRDev project focuses on the strengthening The main job of the network, which holds the ad- of integrated and sustainable regional develop- ded value at transnational level, is the co-operati- ment based on the creation of a fl exible air trans- on in more than one fi eld in order to better exploit port system provided by a network of cooperation each area‘s advantages and the regional airports’ between eight regional airports: installations, to exchange knowledge and experience, to communicate and work together on cre- 1. ‘‘Central Greece’’ Nea Aghialos Airport (Volos, ating an integrated European territory. Magnesia, Greece) 2. Szombathely-Savaria International Airport More specifi cally, the most signifi cant impact of (Szeleste, Hungary) the RAIRDev project which is expected is: 3. Zilina Airport (Zilina, Slovakia) i A study of new fl ight connections, 4. Slupsk Redzikowo Airport (Slupsk, Poland) i Greater access to global corridors and net- 5. Falconara Airport (Ancona, Italy) works, 6. Karlsruhe/Baden Airport (Karlsruhe/Baden-Ba- i Attraction of new business companies, den, Germany) i Enhancement of tourism, 7. Ponikve Airport (Uzice, Serbia) i Creation of a multimodal transport system by 8. Ivano-Frankivsk Airport (Ivano-Frankivsk, connecting the regional airports in the network TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT Ukraine) to other local transport systems, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km i Establishment of an eligible collaboration fra- Non EU Member States Project Partner

mework between local, national and transna- Lead Partner tional stakeholders from all sectors and each Dieuropaiki Symvouleutiki partner region, Koumoundourou 61 38221 Volos i Creation of employment opportunities, GREECE i Contribution to the creation of a less centralised

Contact Person MEASURE 2.1 transport system in Europe, Mr. Emmanouel Vougioukas i Contribution to sustainable regional develop- Tel +30 24210 76274 Fax +30 24210 76274 ment, socio-economic and territorial cohesion E-Mail [email protected] in the CADSES area, Project Partners i Transfer of knowledge between EU Member Germany RAIRDev kick-off meeting: technical visit to Nea States, both old and new, accession countries Steinbeis Transfer Centre Applied System Analysis (STASA), Aghialos - Central Greece Airport and border regions in neighbouring countries, Stuttgart i Establishment of the ERAN (European Regional Hungary Regiofokusz NGO, Szombathely The basis of RAIRDev for the achievement of eco- Airports Network). Italy nomic, social and territorial cohesion in CADSES Marche Region, Ancona area is the maintenance, improvement and promo- Poland tion of regional airports through common marke- Duration City Hall of Slupsk, Slupsk ting methods and strategic planning. By providing Start ...... 05/2006 Serbia Uzice Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Uzice new airport connections to isolated areas economic End ...... 07/2008 Slovakia development and competitiveness should be rein- ORBIS Tour, Zilina forced. The evaluation of priorities should improve Budget (EUR) Ukraine the exploitation of airports and the confrontation Total Budget ...... 1,864,180.00 Carpathian Tourist Board, Ivano-Frankivsk of existing problems. The project should lead to thereof ERDF ...... 1,101,150.00 the planning of common policies and the collaboration of private and public sector stakeholders at local, regional, national and transnational level.

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 77 REVITA Development of Small and Medium Size Railway Stations into Multipurpose Local Service Centers

www.revita-project.com

Project Description Since 1990 countries in Central and Eastern Europe have been encountering a decrease in the number of passengers using public transport. On the one hand, much rail transport has been substituted by using cars, but on the other hand the lack of care for the railway infrastructure and train stations has also contributed to a decrease in the number of people travelling by train. Railway station of Bohinjska Bistrica The project partners of REVITA realised the need to stop the decline of the regional railway infrastruc- and face various social and economic problems. ture. In projects previously completed, they obser- By transnational collaboration the project will help ved that railway station development can have a to develop new employment opportunities and positive effect on local and regional development. will contribute to raising the attractiveness of rail Railway stations are often a part of the local cul- transport. Moreover, the revitalisation of these tural and architectural heritage and still can play regional centres contributes to a more balanced an important role as mobility and tourist centres. regional development and helps to reduce road- TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT However, most small and medium-sized railway related external costs. EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km stations in the project regions are in need of revi- Non EU Member States Project Partner

talisation to enable them to regain this status and Lead Partner to play a vital role in the daily life of the respective Results and Effects Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Slovenia community. The REVITA project is developing a model for the Directorate for Transport Policy Langusova 4 revitalisation of small and medium-sized railway 1000 Ljubljana stations with the help of local and private inve- SLOVENIA MEASURE 2.1 stors. A ready-to-go concept for the revitalisation Contact Person process in order to make railway stations attrac- Mr. Sergej Iskra Tel +386 1 478 8310 tive landmarks of cities should be established. This Fax +386 1 478 8141 concept study will then be employed in the actual E-Mail [email protected] revitalisation process of the train stations. Moreo- Project Partners ver, feasibility studies for railway station managers Bulgaria and investors will be conducted and the awareness The National Association of Small and Medium-sized Business, Soﬁ a of potential investors concerning investment pos- Germany sibilities should be increased. The development of Public Transport Service Agency of the Federal State of Saxo- Corridor X and the pilot project area stations into local service centres will also provide ny-Anhalt, Magdeburg new employment opportunities in the project re- Greece Center for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thermi The REVITA project aims at developing strategies gions. Thessaloniki for the conversion of railway stations into multi- Poland purpose local service centres. The economic role West Pomeranian Business School, Szczecin Polish State Railways, Szczecin of railway stations should be strengthened and Duration Slovenia the use of sustainable modes of transport should Start ...... 05/2006 Public Agency for Rail Transport of the Republic of Slovenia, be encouraged. The target groups of the project End ...... 06/2008 Maribor are the citizens and visitors of the ﬁ ve regions involved. The project partners come from similarly Budget (EUR) structured regions and include all relevant actors Total Budget ...... 1,017,340.00 involved in railway station development. The local thereof ERDF ...... 703,605.00 communities in the regions are, from an economic point of view, less developed than large cities

78 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK TWIST Transport with a Social Target

www.twistproject.org

Project Description Results and Effects The regions participating in the TWIST project are The project‘s results will produce short- and long- characterised by a lack of service and infrastruc- term effects by conducting experimental actions tural balance in rural and mountain areas. The through the pilot projects. Expected results are: growing isolation of these populations, mostly i Identifi cation of management and organisati- older people, is the cause and the effect of the onal patterns to promote a fl exible and inno- progressive abandonment of these territories. As vative system of transport capable of satisfying a consequence, the resources assigned to the lo- the hinterland‘s need for mobility, cal transport services have been reduced, forcing i Transfer of the results to the decision-makers, the local populations to use their own means of i Pilot project’s methodologies and results used to transport and causing more traffi c and road-rela- plan a model of on-demand bus services, ted accidents as well as higher levels of exhaust i Measurement of the incidence of Demand emissions. Responsive Transport systems as concerns the quality of life for the people living in remote The TWIST project aims at reducing the social and areas, economic gap between mountain/rural areas and i Implementation of an info system concerning urban areas through the local implementation of the transport service and its different compo- different patterns of DRT (Demand Responsive nents,

i & IT TRANSPORT Transport). The introduction of on-demand bus Creation of an interactive communications net- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km services in the territories is expected to facilitate work between users and suppliers, Non EU Member States Project Partner i access in disadvantaged and remote areas to more Development of good practices and methodo- Lead Partner developed areas, offering opportunities of com- logies to be transferred as project results, Regione Abruzzo Transport and Mobility Department mercial exchanges, job search and social/health i Creation of a network of evaluators among the Viale Bovio N° 425 assistance. partnership capable of analysing and evaluating 65124 Pescara the policies adopted or adoptable by the decisi- ITALY MEASURE 2.1 Starting from the supply and demand survey of on-makers (regional bodies). Contact Person the public transport in the territories of the pilot Arch. Aldo Leonzio Tel +39 085 7672055 projects, the TWIST project will implement the Fax +39 085 7672099 experimentation of different on-demand bus ser- E-Mail [email protected] vices. A model to organise and evaluate these ser- Project Partners vices will be elaborated and transferred to other Czech Republic regions with similar characteristics. Dopravní podnik mesta Ceské Budejovice, a.s., Ceske Bude- jovice Germany The project will develop methodologies to deter- Oberhavel Besitz- und Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Ger- mine the best technical and economic solutions mendorf Technologiezentrum Verkehrstechnik GmbH, Hennigsdorf for Demand Responsive Transport, and will help Technostart Unternehmens- und Technologieberatung GmbH, to harmonise the local transport services to safety, The main goal of TWIST is the improvement of transport Berlin qualitative and quantitative European standards. facilities in rural and mountainous regions Greece The ﬁ nal output will be a sort of vademecum of KTEL SA, Ioannina Duration Hungary best practices and methodologies to be transfer- Transdanubian Research Institute, Centre for Regional Studies red at regional and local level to the authorities Start ...... 01/2004 of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pécs in charge of planning and managing the transport End ...... 06/2007 Italy system. Region Marche, Ancona Region Molise, Campobasso Budget (EUR) Region Puglia, Modugno Total Budget ...... 2,059,376.00 thereof ERDF ...... 1,219,062.50

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 79 Agrobiotech Xchange Virtual Exchange for Technology Transfer in the Agrobiotechnologies and Agro-food Sectors

www.agrobiotechxchange.eu

Project Description The areas involved in the project have a strong The agrofood sector is facing new strategic chal- predisposition for agricultural development and lenges regarding its competitiveness, which is con- cattle breeding and are characterised by a high nected with food safety, quality and traceability. presence of the food processing industry. Here the So far the sector is dominated by small- and medi- Agrobiotech Xchange project intends to set up a um-sized enterprises which are not accustomed to stable network of co-operation for the technology collaborating with research institutions. Moreover, transfer in agribusiness, starting from a consoli- scientists are more committed to developing inter- dated core of competences set in the Lombardy national co-operation projects than to addressing region which will then be transferred to Eastern the needs of local producers. Often the link bet- Europe and Danubian countries. ween research poles and producers is lacking.

The Agrobiotech Xchange project aims at suppor- Results and Effects ting regional development and industry compe- Expected outcomes of the project include a su- titiveness in agriculture and agribusiness through stainable virtual exchange marketplace for tech- enhancing the collaboration between research nology transfer in the agro-biotechnologies and and industry. Agrobiotech Xchange intends to agro-food sectors to enhance competitiveness. set up a virtual exchange market place for tech- To achieve this aim, a web platform which relies TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT nology transfer, access to science and technology on a strong scientiﬁ c and technology basis to sup- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km resources, infrastructure and facilities, support to ply companies with the knowledge and access to Non EU Member States Project Partner

new and innovative companies involved in agro- the participants’ technological infrastructures will Lead Partner biotechnologies and agro-food within the CADSES be established. The commercialisation of research Finlombarda Spa area. should be supported by licensing and the esta- Piazza Belgioioso 2 20121 Milan blishment of start-ups and spin-offs. ITALY The Agrobiotech Xchange platform should foster

MEASURE 2.2 Contact Person and contribute to the promotion of joint projects Other expected concrete results of the project Mrs. Paola Gabaldi and partnerships between participating clusters are: Tel +39 02 76044361 Fax +39 02 780819 i and their stakeholders, particularly SMEs, research, Technology surveys in the areas involved and a E-Mail paola.gabaldi@fi nlombarda.it fi nancing, public authorities and agencies. This database of stakeholders in each region, Project Partners should promote synergies and a shared technolo- i Identifi cation of synergies between participants Bulgaria gical infrastructure. and participants’ networks, Plovdiv Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Plovdiv i Assessment of the regional demand for techno- Hungary logy transfer (reports and seminars), Agricultural Public Company of Csongrád County, Szeged Italy i Assessment of the opportunities for extending Fondazione Parco Tecnologico Padano, Lodi the market, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza i Business and fi nancial plan, as well as a policy Confi ndustria Veneto SIAV Spa, Venice blueprint to ensure the sustainability of Agrobi- Romania Timisoara Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, otech Xchange, Timisoara i A platform to develop and test the services. Slovakia Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kosice

Duration Start ...... 03/2006 End ...... 04/2008

Budget (EUR) Total Budget ...... 1,637,100.00 thereof ERDF ...... 726,575.00 Agrobiotech aims at technology transfer in the agrofood sector

80 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK B-CROSS Business Cooperation One-Stop Shop

www.bcross.gr

Project Description Results and Effects The B-CROSS project developed a business co- The creation of a business co-operation network operation network which is based on a Business was promoted as the business one-stop shop for Co-operation One-Stop Shop (B-CROSS) to sup- the areas involved. Offering valuable information port and govern business co-operation among it soon became established as a business tool for SMEs in the countries involved and links chambers SMEs for offering market opportunities and attrac- of commerce and industry in the CADSES and ting foreign investors. other INTERREG III B co-operation areas. The co-operation network and the available tele- The project took advantage of the existing expe- matics services and content-based services sup- rience and special know-how on ICT technology, ported SMEs especially in rural areas in effectively ICT services offered by the chambers of commerce promoting their products and using the business and the business co-operation available in the offerings and demand-matching B-CROSS plat- partnership. form to form business partnerships and attract foreign business partners.

Through the development of this network and the use of a modern ICT platform and services, SMEs, TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT especially in rural areas, can develop their business EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km activities and business range, directly affecting the Non EU Member States Project Partner

economic and social development in their regions Lead Partner and raise awareness of IT applications. Through Chambers of Commerce the involvement of the chambers of commerce Development Company of Central Macedonia Kentrikis Str. 3 B-CROSS project presentation and SME staff in e-business methods and in e-trai- 59100 Veria ning and e-meeting activities, equal opportunities GREECE MEASURE 2.2 B-CROSS includes mechanisms for connecting the were promoted especially in rural areas. The resul- Contact Person different chamber ICT systems where the existing tant economic and social development contributes Mr. Ousoultzoglou Prodromos Tel +30 310 426 784 business digital content is available. Other special to the spatial development. Fax +30 310 422 319 services that were developed included services for E-Mail [email protected] the presentation of regional characteristics and of- The B-CROSS network and platform may be ex- Project Partners fered opportunities and user-friendly tools to help panded to cover a wider territory and can easily be Austria SMEs create small product and company proﬁ les, expanded to include Eastern European countries Styrian Economic Chamber, Graz integrated transnational business catalogues and which are not EU Member States. Bulgaria Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Soﬁ a yellow pages, synchronous and asynchronous col- Greece laboration tools, and training services. Union of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce, Athens Duration Knowledge S.A., Patras Systema Informatics S.A., Athens B-CROSS worked as the tool to promote market Start ...... 01/2003 Italy opportunities, and match supply and demand for End ...... 06/2005 Veneto Union of Chambers of Commerce, Venice products and services to support SMEs with ad- Chamber of Commerce of Campobasso, Campobasso vancing business co-operation. Budget (EUR) Romania Ministry for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and Coope- Total Budget ...... 1,845,666.00 ratives, Bucharest The CCI network that was developed included thereof ERDF ...... 1,041,750.00 experts from other chambers of commerce or related business efforts, so B-CROSS could be easily Members of the B-CROSS project team expanded with the entrance of new regions and new applications. At the close of the project, the large investment was analysed in a business plan published by the B-CROSS CCI network.

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 81 ELISA E-Learning for Improving Access to Information Society for SMEs in the SEE Area

www.elisa-project.net

Project Description Participation in and access to the knowledge and information society is a basic precondition for future development of remote and rural areas. In many South-Eastern European countries the level of information and communication technologies (ICT) in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is very low. The competitiveness of South-Eastern European countries heavily depends on the productive utilisation of information and communication technologies (ICT) and the improvement of The project establishes easy-to-use e-learning-platforms related human skills. i Raising awareness of the benefi ts of using ICT The project aims at improving access to the know- in SMEs, ledge and information society of these SMEs i Customisation of a multilingual, highly-interac- through close co-operation of academic and busi- tive and easy-to-use e-learning-platform mee- ness communities at transnational level, by trans- ting the needs of SMEs, ferring know-how from EU best-practice training i Creation of customisable multilingual training TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT and by developing national training strategies. material for improving ICT skills within SMEs, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Emphasis is given to SMEs from rural and periphe- i Pilot implementation of ICT training actions, Non EU Member States Project Partner i ral areas in Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic Design of SME ICT training strategies for the Lead Partner of Macedonia, Bulgaria and Serbia as benefi ciary benefi ciary countries, Greek Research & Technology Network Project Management countries. The project targets SMEs in the benefi - i Dissemination of the know-how gained by poli- Av. Mesogeion 56 ciary countries, particularly management and per- cymakers and interested organisations, 11527 Athens sonnel, ICT companies, researchers of Universities i Raising policymakers‘ awareness of the impor- GREECE MEASURE 2.2 and National Research and Education networks as tance of access to the knowledge and informa- Contact Person well as policymakers in the fi eld of ICT. tion society for SMEs, Mr. Ilias Hatzakis Tel +30 2107 474268 i Acceleration of ICT access of SMEs from the be- Fax +30 2107 474490 nefi ciary countries, E-Mail [email protected] i Improvement of business performance via the Project Partners adoption of e-business practices, Albania i Adoption of e-learning as a training practice, Academy of Sciences of Albania (INIMA), Tirana SME Agency, Tirana i Improvement of transnational business collabo- Austria ration, DANUBE, Vienna i Establishment of links between academic and Bulgaria business networks at transnational level. Information Society Technologies Foundation, Sofi a State Agency for ICT (SAITC), Sofi a Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia University St. Cyril and Methodius, Macedonian Academic Duration and Research Network (MARnet), Skopje Macedonian Association for Information Technology (MASIT), ELISA helps to improve access to information techno- Start ...... 10/2005 Skopje logies End ...... 12/2007 Germany Free University of Berlin, Berlin Results and Effects Budget (EUR) Greece SYSTEMA, Athens The overall objective of improving access to the Total Budget ...... 1,252,223.28 Serbia knowledge and information society will be achie- thereof ERDF ...... 677,100.00 Association for Computing, Informatics, Telecommunications, ved by the following actions and planned results: Automation and Management (JURIT ), Belgrade Slovenia University of Maribor, Maribor

82 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK EMBRACE Improving the Access of SMEs from Rural Regions to the Knowledge and Information Society

www.e-embrace.net

Project Description i Policy documents and action plans for each The EMBRACE project aimed at designing, deve- participating region aiming to overcome the loping and implementing specifi c spatial develop- problems identifi ed and improve the access of ment policies, initiatives and actions for the benefi t SMEs to information society tools. of SMEs located in rural and undeveloped urban i Furthermore the project carried out the follow- areas. Their access to the knowledge and informa- ing communication activities: tion society should be increased. i The EMBRACE Portal acting as an online business support centre (one-stop shop) with four regional nodes: Central Macedonia; Emilia Ro- magna; Lower Austria, Vienna and Burgenland, the Central Hungarian region, i Dissemination plan aiming to set the guidelines for information on the project through several means, i Multilingual project brochures, info packs and CD-ROMs exhibiting the EMBRACE Portal and Project presentation in Vienna distributed at major project and programme events,

i & IT TRANSPORT The project has established a pilot virtual network, Workshops, seminars and conferences in order EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km available both online and ofﬂ ine, where SMEs can to build up co-operation with local/regional ac- Non EU Member States Project Partner have access to a wide range of business services tors, familiarise the end users with the EMBRA- Lead Partner and tools, such as consulting and training in key CE Portal and its use, and raise the awareness of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Thessaloniki topics, matchmaking for accessing investor funds, local, regional, national and EU stakeholders, Tsimiski Str. 29 54624 Thessaloniki e-commerce, etc. i System of indicators for monitoring the progress GREECE of project implementation and evaluating its per-

Contact Person MEASURE 2.2 The goal was to overcome existing barriers that formance; ongoing, ex ante and ex post evalua- Mr. Dimitrios Bakatselos these SMEs face by providing assistance and vation of the project’s performance and impact, Tel +30 2310 275 341 Fax +30 2310 370 114 i lue-added consulting, e-commerce and informa- Follow-up strategy aiming to maintain and ex- E-Mail [email protected] tion services which can boost their effi ciency and pand the project’s results, Project Partners competitiveness and lead to the development of i Intelligent tools for project management (private Austria transnational co-operation and a globalisation of website, templates, dynamic scheduling, etc.). DANUBE European Training, Research and Technology, activities. Vienna RIZ Holding Lower Austria Ltd., Wiener Neustadt Bulgaria Bulgarian Association of Regional Development Agencies and Results and Effects Business Centres (BARDA), Sofi a Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Stara Zagora, Stara The EMBRACE project has achieved the following Zagora results: Greece i Existing situation analyses in fi ve regions in Serres Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Serres Greece, Italy, Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria, TREK Consulting S.A., Athens Hungary highlighting problems and restrictions faced by National Business and Innovation Centre INNOSTART, SMEs in rural and underdeveloped urban areas Budapest as regards their access to the knowledge and The EMBRACE project team worked on better access for Theodore Puskas Foundation - Institute of International Tech- companies to the information society nology (NETI), Budapest information society, and a synthetic diagnosis of Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Budapest the fi ndings, Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Borsod-Abaúj-Zem- plén County, Miskolc i Study on 31 national, EU and international Duration Italy good practices dealing with providing business Start ...... 01/2004 ASTER - The Science Technology and Enterprise Consortium, support services to SMEs in rural and underde- End ...... 02/2006 Bologna veloped urban areas with the aim of improving their access to the information society; identifi - Budget (EUR) cation of benchmarks through these cases and Total Budget ...... 1,729,634.46 benchmarking of the project partners, thereof ERDF ...... 1,114,817.22

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 83 GILDANET Global Integrated transport Logistics DAta NETwork

www.gildanet.net

Project Description i To implement the created ICT systems in order The transport sector in the CADSES area has wit- to support all the fl ows and the exchange of in- nessed the recent development of ICT solutions formation and documents related to intermodal catering to various actors in the fi eld of transport. and transnational transport chains, i To assert GILDANET as the main portal for Although built using state-of-the-art technology, CADSES logistics operators, the available IT systems and services attempting to i To develop value-adding functions in order to support planning, operational and controlling ac- improve the benefi ts offered by the system, tivities within the context of intermodal transport i To internationalise GILDANET, integrating the chains do not seem to be able to support the de- output of the different national and internati- manding requirements of transnational intermodal onal projects, transport chains. Nor are they providing attractive i To reach a large number of users and develop business propositions for the IT service suppliers payable services in order to render the initiative and (potential) users because they are greatly refi nancially sustainable, stricted in scope and reach. i To gain institutional standing with international public and private subjects who manage com- The GILDANET project proposed to transform the plementary platforms, existing infrastructures into a working system ba- i To promote investments and concrete national TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT sed on reference architecture for the logistics at and regional planning policies for competitive EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km European level in full compliance with the user’s transport systems. Non EU Member States Project Partner

needs and the emerging standards for mastering Lead Partner the business processes, using advanced Informati- Regione Emilia Romagna on and Communication Technological (ICT) solu- Duration Viale Aldo Moro 38 40127 Bologna tions. To meet these objectives, a variety of actors Start ...... 10/2002 ITALY were considered, together with a targeted set of End ...... 12/2005

MEASURE 2.2 Contact Person test cases (pilot actions focused on real, specifi c Mr. Rino Rosini and demanding logistics chains). Budget (EUR) Tel +39 051 283831 Fax +39 051 284144 Total Budget ...... 4,363,150.00 E-Mail [email protected] thereof ERDF ...... 2,400,000.00 Results and Effects Project Partners Austria GILDANET achieved the following results: Austriapro, Vienna i To improve the overall effi ciency of the interna- Paradigma Unternehmensberatung GmbH, Vienna tional transport system, Greece Hellenic Institute of Transport, Thessaloniki i To target the main factors limiting the effi ciency Transeuropean Consultants for Transport, Develop. and Tech- of modal exchange operations, and hindering nology (TREDIT) S.A., Thessaloniki Port of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki the development of combined transport, Port of Heraklion, Heraklion Port of Patras, Patras Port of Igoumenitsa, Igoumenitsa Port of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis Italy Teleporto Adriatico, Venice Interporto Bologna, Bologna Slovenia Port of Koper, Koper

84 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK I2E-INFOTECH TO EXTEND INFOrmation TECHnologies to EXTEND Regional Development (Please note that the project has been withdrawn)

www.bice.at/content_engl/i2e.htm

Project Description i Dissemination of ICT know-how and enhance- The project promotes the implementation of the ment of skills by training managers and staff of information society by fostering the direct involve- public administrations and enterprises, ment of the regional/local institutions to favour i Enhancement of the regional/local planning diffusion of ICT services particularly in less advan- capability in ICT by producing an action plan ced areas as well as in SMEs which are slower than model and a handbook on resources and orga- large enterprises to adopt ICT-innovative models nisation design for IS implementation, (geographical and dimensional division). i Identifi cation of and support to at least 15 B2B co-operation cases among groups of SMEs and The three main activities of the project were: supporting organisations encompassing several i Offering structured inputs to the regional/local CADSES countries, administrations in order to prepare their action i Production of at least ten feasible projects, eligi- plans, processes and organisation for IS imple- ble for fi nancing, rooted in public-private trans- mentation, national co-operation and based on innovative i Supporting the transnational co-operation of ideas for ICT usage in fi elds of common interest SMEs driven by the adoption of the e-business such as G2B and B2G, model, i Creation of an Information and Assistance i Preparing innovative projects based on public- Centre in order to help local administrations TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT private co-operation in a transnational dimen- and SMEs operating in the seven participating EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km sion and suitable to attract investments and countries with ICT services utilisation and with Non EU Member States Project Partner

create new employment particularly in under- receiving information on market entry and co- Lead Partner developed areas. operation opportunities. Friuli Venezia Giulia Region Regional Department for Industry Via Trento 2 34132 Trieste Results and Effects Duration ITALY MEASURE 2.2 Main effects and results of the project are: Start ...... 01/2004 Contact Person i To enhance the role of the regional and local End ...... 12/2005 Dott. Daniela Belli Tel +39 040 3772453 administrations in the implementation of the Fax +39 040 3772463 information society by planning their actions, Budget (EUR) E-Mail [email protected] designing organisation structures and deploying Total Budget ...... 1,768,800.00 Project Partners systematic procedures, thereof ERDF ...... 811,700.00 Croatia i To support the economic development and co- BICRO, Zagreb herence of CADSES by promoting the transnati- Austria Land Steiermark, Graz onal co-operation of the SMEs through the cre- WIBAG – Wirtschaftsservice Burgenland AG, Eisenstadt ation of new virtual communities of enterprises Greece located in different CADSES countries and ge- University of Patras, Patras Tedkna – Local Union of Municipalities Achaia County, Patras ographical areas by enhancing the competition ANCE – Athens Network of Collaborating Experts, Athens capabilities of the SMEs, Hungary i To enlarge the co-operation between the pu- South Transdanubian Region – Regional Development Agen- cy, Kaposvár blic and private sectors by jointly developing Bay Zoltan Foundation for Applied Research, Miskolctapolca innovative projects for attracting investments, Italy creating new valued jobs particularly in under- Region Umbria, Perugia Consorzio per l’AREA di Ricerca Scientiﬁ ca e Tecnologica di developed areas, stimulating the awareness of I2E-INFOTECH fosters access of less advanced areas and Trieste, Trieste SMEs to information technologies ICT advantages and improving managerial and Sviluppo Italia Friuli Venezia Giulia SpA (SI FVG), Trieste technical skills, TI LAB – Telecom Italia Lab S.p.A. – Future Centre, Milan CEI - Central European Initiative, Trieste Serbia MPI - Mihailo Pupin Institute, Belgrade Slovenia TPL – Tehnoloski Park of Ljubljana, Ljubljana

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 85 INDE INformation DEvelopment

www.inde-network.org

Project Description i The third work package contained actions re- The aim of the Information Development project lated to the diffusion of e-networks in order to (INDE) was to assist the candidate countries be- develop competition, e.g. with www.interegio- longing to the CADSES area in developing instru- net.net, ments for transnational co-operation and in ﬁ n- i The fourth work package aimed at promoting ding out solutions for the problems related to the the courses offered by the project partner 6, enlargement process. IAL, that organised traineeships and workshops and supported the participants with special technical assistance, i The ﬁ nal work package contained actions related to the dissemination of the information on the enlargement process.

Results and Effects One of the tangible results at the end of the project period will be a complete analysis of the ma- INDE partnership event in Vicenza, February 2006 cro-economic situation in the CADSES area with a TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT speciﬁ c description of the situation of each part- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Co-operation is the key factor for the develop- ner country. This analysis will provide informati- Non EU Member States Project Partner

ment of the CADSES area and helps to balance on on the infrastructure and show trends in the Lead Partner economic and social disadvantages related to the international productive integration as well as the Veneto Union of the Chambers of Commerce enlargement process by creating new job oppor- initiatives in economic co-operation between local Department EU Policies Via delle Industrie 19/D - Edifi cio Lybra tunities. productive systems of the EU and the regions of 30175 Venezia - Marghera the CADSES area. On the project website e-mee- ITALY MEASURE 2.2 The main strategic objectives of the project were to tings and video conferences will facilitate the data Contact Person identify the requirements and conditions to spread exchange among the SMEs. Mrs. Roberta Lazzari Tel +39 041 0999416 productive clusters and local systems of SMEs in Fax +39 041 0999303 the involved geographical area, to strengthen su- E-Mail [email protected] stainable development, to co-operate between in- Project Partners termediary institutions, to create SMEs assistance Austria centres through public-private partnerships with a Mind Consult & Research, Graz strong territorial and/or sectoral scope providing Croatia Croatian Chamber of Economy, Zagreb basic and specialised services to business, and to Greece develop methods of territorial and sectoral mar- Center of Euro-Mediterranean Regions for the Environment keting for promoting access to knowledge and (KEPEMEP-MedRegio), Athens exchange of products to be supplied to the infor- Italy Venice International University, Venice mation society. Special Agency of Chamber of Commerce of Treviso, Lance- nigo di Villorba Province of Vicenza, Vicenza INDE Final Conference, Island of San Servolo, June 2006 The activities of the project were divided into fi ve Service and Documentation Centre for International Economic work packages: Cooperation, Gorizia IAL of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Pordenone i The fi rst work package contained all the actions Duration Province of Trento, Trento concerning the macro-economic analysis of the Start ...... 09/2003 Serbia CADSES area, End ...... 06/2006 Republic Development Bureau, Belgrade i The second work package aimed at establishing Slovenia a technological infrastructure in order to impro- Budget (EUR) Public Agency for Enterpreneurship and Foreign Investments, Ljubljana ve the collaboration and integration between Total Budget ...... 1,850,858.00 different regions. One of the main actions of thereof ERDF ...... 813,750.00 this work package was the creation of the www. cavirc.net platform,

86 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK ISA -MAP Harmonisation of Regional Data Resources for cross-border Planning

www.isamap.info

Project Description i Improved application of modern communica- Common harmonised and broadly accessible car- tion facilities, also to support the production of tography and data resources are lacking in the ser- information to promote identity; better support vice sector of public administration. Such common for the regions through direct access (IT appli- resources have been elaborated and implemented cations) to important information offered after in the framework of ISA-Map. They represent comprehensive processing and, partially, trans- the basis for the preparation of the cross-border national harmonisation, planning and information instruments (e.g. traffi c i Improvement of regional development through planning). enhanced use of modern ICT for improving public services (also for remote areas and underde- The type of effi cient and citizen-friendly access veloped regions), to modern information and telecommunication i Improving the awareness of ICT applications, facilities to be established by ISA-Map as well as also in the fi eld of spatial development policy, the services based on such facilities represent an by providing extensive support to users on all important prerequisite for economic and social de- levels, velopment. i Improvement of compatibility and integration of existing planning data resources and infor- Common and harmonised basic resources must be mation instruments,

i & IT TRANSPORT made available to the actors of spatial develop- Creation of common web-based data resources EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km ment policy to allow an exchange of know-how (Geodata server), Non EU Member States Project Partner i and experience so as to ensure efﬁ cient and su- Harmonisation of educational and spatial poli- Lead Partner stainable implementation. The ISA-Map project cies with a view to improving further develop- Ofﬁ ce of the Government of Carinthia focused on the following main objectives: ment and networks between educational and Wulfengasse 13 9020 Klagenfurt i Better utilisation of modern communication fa- research facilities and institutions involved in the AUSTRIA cilities to improve access to the knowledge and transfer of know-how and technology,

Contact Person MEASURE 2.2 information society for the purposes of integra- i Enhancement of transnational co-operation at DI Peter Fercher ted spatial development, especially in rural regi- the administrative level (networking between Tel +43 463 536 32002 Fax +43 463 536 32007 ons or other disadvantaged regions, authorities) through preparation of common E-Mail [email protected] i Supporting regional and spatial development spatial information and cross-border co-opera- Project Partners policy through modern information and com- tion with different institutions. Italy munication technology and corresponding ser- Regione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trieste vice facilities provided by public administrations Slovenia at local, regional and national level, Duration Ministry of the Environment, Ljubljana i Raising the awareness of ICT applications, also Start ...... 04/2003 in the ﬁ eld of spatial development policy, End ...... 09/2006 i Harmonisation of educational and spatial policies with a view to improving further develop- Budget (EUR) ment and networks between educational and Total Budget ...... 1,812,880.00 research facilities and institutions involved in the thereof ERDF ...... 681,440.00 transfer of know-how and technology.

Results and Effects ISA-MAP achieved the following results: i Signiﬁ cant enhancement and regional/transnational implementation of spatial development policy using modern ICT technology; signiﬁ cant improvement of the corresponding service facilities provided by public administrations,

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 87 R.A.V.E. Space Raising Awareness of Values of Space through the Process of Education

www.rave-space.org

Project Description The topics of spatial planning and sustainable spatial development are only seldom considered in the curricula of primary and secondary schools. One consequence is a lack of knowledge of the general public about spatial planning and the value of space. Citizens only rarely assume an active role in discussions concerning spatial issues. However, spatial planning should be based on both expert decisions as well as on public initiatives.

The R.A.V.E. Space project deals with the problem of how topics of spatial relevance can be included in the education process at primary and secondary schools. It searches for new ways of education in the ﬁ eld of spatial development and planning and sustainable land use as a contribution to raise awareness and knowledge concerning the importance TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT of space. The project area comprehends nine part- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km ners from ﬁ ve countries. Poster of the R.A.V.E. Space project Non EU Member States Project Partner

Lead Partner i Preparation and distribution of teaching tools, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning Results and Effects such as books, videotapes and teacher hand- Spatial Planning Directorate Dunajska cesta 21 One component of the efforts by R.A.V.E. Space is books in schools, 1000 Ljubljana the analysis of the school curricula of the countries i Transnational and national brochures and po- SLOVIA MEASURE 2.2 involved in the project. The curricula are examined sters for raising awareness, Contact Person and existing spatial-related contents are identiﬁ ed. i Methodology for analysing spatial-related topics Ms Polona Demsar Mitrovic Tel +386 1 4787023 The school subject most suited for teaching spatial in recent curricula in different school systems, Fax +386 1 4787010 topics will be chosen (not necessarily the same in i Educational strategies for teaching spatial plan- E-Mail [email protected] all countries) in order to implement the measures. ning topics and the value of space in schools, Project Partners Through the educational process pupils should de- i Development of a methodology enabling the Greece velop an understanding of the meaning of human step-by-step integration of concepts of sustai- Region of Ionian Islands, Corfu beings as a transformer of space and the environ- nable spatial development into the regular ed- Italy Central European Initiative, Trieste ment. They should learn about the importance of ucational process (curricula) of schools at Euro- University of Trieste, Trieste space in balancing development and protection pean level, Montenegro of land and national resources. Pupils should gain i Preparation of a test summer camp for teachers of Bureau of Education of the Republic of Montenegro, Podgo- rica knowledge to enable them in the future to par- geography, social sciences and similar subjects. Poland ticipate in decisions and discussions concerning Innowacja Foundation, Warsaw spatial planning and development as responsible Slovenia citizens. Duration University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana Scientiﬁ c research centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sci- Start ...... 03/2005 ences and Arts, Ljubljana Planned, and already achieved, results of the pro- End ...... 12/2007 Ljubljana Urban Institute LUZ d.o.o., Ljubljana ject are: i Training activities for teachers and pupils Budget (EUR) through co-operation with educational institu- Total Budget ...... 1,743,000.00 tions, thereof ERDF ...... 1,171,000.00

88 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK SEITCO South-Eastern European Information Telecommunication Cohesion Initiative

Project Description Results and Effects The INA Academy has already been established as The INA Academy provided the institutional fra- the South Eastern European Telecommunications mework for the coming together of all South-Eas- Academy (SETA), which includes representatives tern European countries on an equal basis to fur- from various public and private institutions in the ther discuss all relevant ICT issues (convergence to ICT sector. EU, usage of new/existing IC technologies such as spectrum management, etc.) and to receive specialised support services in the form of studies, training seminars, working groups, round tables, etc.

Through this project, training activities have taken place in ICT hot issues as Spectrum Management, Universal Service, Tariff Regulation, 3G technologies, electronic Security and ICT Benchmarking. SEITCO has also contributed to the Stability Pact eSEEurope Initiative work in developing the information society in South-Eastern Europe and is Presentation at the INA Academy preparing specialised reports for all the countries TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT of the region. EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Through the existing institutional structure this Non EU Member States Project Partner project promoted support services and training to Lead Partner the regulatory institutions in the involved South- Duration INA Academy Eastern European partners in order to establish a Start ...... 11/2003 ICT Org. Support for Southeastern Europe Department 9th km Thessaloniki - Thermi PO 60080 uniﬁ ed and coherent method of acting, thinking End ...... 10/2005 57001 Thessaloniki and policymaking on information and communica- GREECE MEASURE 2.2 tion technologies in the region and thus establish Budget (EUR) Contact Person concrete beneﬁ ts for telecom operators, customers Total Budget ...... 285,000.00 Dr. Pantelis Angelidis Tel +30 2310 489386 and government regulators. thereof ERDF ...... 160,000.00 Fax +30 2310 489387 E-Mail [email protected]

Project Partners Albania Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Tirana Bulgaria Communications Regulation Commission, Soﬁ a Italy Politecnico di Milano, Milan Serbia ICT Forum of Serbia and Montenegro, Novi Beograd

SEITCO‘s objective: improvement of the offer of services and training in the ﬁ eld of telecommunication

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 89 TELEACCESS Creation of Telecenters to Support Learning, Entrepreneurship and Access to IS in Isolated Areas

www.teleaccess.org

Project Description Results and Effects More than 14 million households in remote areas The implementation of the project is based on the of Europe have diffi culties in accessing information analysis of user needs, costs and benefi ts of tech- and communication technologies (ICTs). Particu- nological options, compatibility with national stra- larly in rural regions tele-density is low compared tegies, and on identifi ed best practices. The TELE- to urban centres. Despite many programmes fo- ACCESS project should enable project partners to cusing on this issue, the so-called digital divide is formulate a detailed plan of how the participating ever increasing. Until now transfer rates tend to be regions could overcome their problems regarding lower in rural areas which limits the introduction of access to the information society. It aims at de- advanced services, like e-Health and e-Learning, as veloping the competitiveness of the regions and well as organisational development. The provision improving integration of new EU Member States. of broadband connections through telecentres in remote areas can help to solve this problem. The expected main results of TELEACCESS are: i Demonstration how remote rural communities in the participating regions can tackle the digital divide through advanced broadband telecommunications, i Evaluation of the current situation of the tele- TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT centres, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km i Evaluation of the needs for each participating Non EU Member States Project Partner

territory, Lead Partner i Creation of a customised methodology and Research Academic Computer Technology Institute scenarios for the pilot establishment of telecen- Telematics Center N.Kazantzaki Str., Patras University tres, 26 500 Patras i Development of IT services tailored to the needs GREECE MEASURE 2.2 TELEACCESS kick-off meeting at RACTI premises of local users, Contact Person i Creation of a permanent network for the pro- Associate Professor John Garofalakis Tel +30 2610 960430 Project partners of TELEACCESS come from regi- ject partners. Fax +30 2610 960477 ons with shared past experiences concerning ICT E-Mail [email protected] and spatial development issues. Aim of the project Project Partners Duration is to foster the digital culture among rural citizens Bulgaria to enable remote areas the access to the informa- Start ...... 01/2006 Recreation and Development Union, Haskovo tion society. For this, existing local establishments End ...... 06/2008 Croatia Central State Administrative Ofﬁ ce for E-Croatia, Zagreb are converted into pilot telecentres. These should Budget (EUR) Germany function as a hub to provide the local labour force Technical University Dresden, Dresden and citizens of all ages with faster access to the Total Budget ...... 1,424,500.00 Greece Internet. Target groups and beneﬁ ciaries of the thereof ERDF ...... 777,750.00 Municipality Council of Alonissos, Patitiri Municipality Ofdymi, Kato Achaia project are all citizens of the participating regions Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Chalandri as well as regional and local authorities, including Italy municipalities, prefectures and other local institu- Department for Regional Affairs of Italian Presidency Council, Rome tions, such as schools and libraries. Region of Umbria, Perugia Sviluppo Marche, Ancona Poland Progress and Business Foundation, Krakow

90 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK TELMI Transnational European Labour Market Integration through Information Technologies

www.telmieurope.org

Project Description The project fosters the use of ICTs providing effi ci- Recognition of the freedom of movement for ent services and gives people living far from urban workers and employees within the EU also entails centres the opportunity to access the most recent that the foundations for better mobility of EU and labour market information. non-EU citizens have to be laid, especially after EU enlargement. Some recent surveys point out how TELMI will improve the networking of employ- a lack of appropriate information can cause an un- ment agencies in partner regions. A new model even distribution of immigrants among EU coun- of integrated services targeted to each territory tries. Here Public Employment Services (PES) have according to its specifi c aspects will be defi ned. By to work together with other actors responsible for organising training activities the competences of territorial development to improve the quality of local actors should be enhanced. Moreover, TEL- their services and to guarantee an optimised distri- MI promotes the harmonisation of labour and trai- bution of the labour force. New information tech- ning systems, leading to EU and non-EU Member nologies could play a decisive role in this process. States’ integration in the CADSES area.

The TELMI project aims at tackling the problems of territorial disparities among old and new EU Mem- Duration ber States, focusing on the labour market. It aims Start ...... 04/2006 TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT at setting up PES which should provide job-mat- End ...... 08/2008 EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km ching measures with new information and com- Non EU Member States Project Partner Budget (EUR) munication technologies (ICT). The project origi- Lead Partner nates from the critical needs that the regions are Total Budget ...... 1,359,960.00 Regional Employment Agency facing highlighted by the participating institutions thereof ERDF ...... 707,500.00 Via Cardano 10 20124 Milan led by the Lombardy region. PES are particularly ITALY important for regions where the social implications

Contact Person MEASURE 2.2 on sustainability, workforce mobility and equal op- Dr. Massimo Giupponi portunities play a strategic role. The TELMI project Tel +39 02 66743245 Fax +39 02 66984652 is based on the activities carried out by the Lead E-Mail [email protected] Partner, which implemented the PES Model Borsa- Project Partners LavoroLombardia. The project is intended to build Bulgaria up similar systems in the partner regions. In addi- Association of Small and Medium Business Region Sofi a, Sofi a tion, an extension to a broader network of user National Association of Small and Medium-Sized Business, Sofi a categories is planned. Hungary Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Budapest One objective of TELMI is to improve public Italian Chamber of Commerce of Hungary, Budapest Results and Effects employment services Italy TXT E-solutions, Milan The main activities and results of the project are la- Innet srl, Reggio Emilia bour market analyses, benchmarking of job-mat- Poland ching best practices, networking of actors, transfer University College of Technology and Business, Warsaw of the adapted BorsaLavoro model to the project Romania Agency for Community Development, Bucharest countries, training of operators, interoperability between local system and a web portal. The job seekers will be provided with job-matching services in their region, which is connected to an interregional search tool.

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 91 TRANs-IT Transfer Regional Activities in Networks for Business Development and Wellness-Tourism supported by Information Technologies

www.transit-eu.net

Project Description Results and Effects Better access to modern information and commu- Obtained outcomes were: nication technology and services is a prerequisi- i Preparation of a baseline analysis for Technolo- te for an integrated development of the smaller, gy Parks (TP) and Business Sites (BS), rural-dominated regions of Burgenlandkreis (DE), i Elaboration of a Regional Business Survey (RBS), Burgenland (AT), Hajdu-Bihar (HU) and South i Draft guidelines on quality management of TP Moravia (CZ), and for linking into the global eco- and BS, nomy. In the framework of the established trans- i Internet presentation of the ﬁ nished project European network of partner regions with similar (www.transit-eu.net), proﬁ les, the TRANs-IT project contributed to this i Issuance of a project newsletter twice a year, objective by raising awareness of IT applications i Joint Internet platform to ensure communica- and by supporting local and regional actors in mation among all project partners, king use of these opportunities. i At least one new innovative wellness product in combination with offers for learning supported TRANs-IT joined the participating regions in sol- by ICT (event learning, etc.) per partner region, ving the problems through a transfer of know- i Elaborated guidelines on quality, seal of quality ledge, changing the experiences and application for new wellness offers in all partner regions, of methodologies and its implementations, i.e. i Feasibility study for hotels as a regional centre TRANSPORT & IT TRANSPORT pilot projects. of wellness in a trans-European context (one EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km per region). Non EU Member States Project Partner

The two speciﬁ c objectives were: Lead Partner 1) implementation of an innovative, web-based Burgenlandkreis development and commercialisation of Techno- Schönburger Straße 41 06618 Naumburg logy Parks and Business Sites for innovative new GERMANY locations for businesses, and

MEASURE 2.2 Contact Person Mr. Thomas Böhm 2) the more efﬁ cient promotion of newly develo- Tel +49 3445 730 Fax +49 3445 731199 ped wellness offers through a common Internet E-Mail [email protected] platform. Project Partners Austria TRANs-IT links information technologies and wellness- DANUBE – European Training, Research & Technology, Vienna tourism Business and Innovation Centre – BIC Burgenland GmbH, Eisenstadt Burgenland, Eisenstadt Duration Czech Republic Start ...... 01/2004 Eurovision LTD, Brno End ...... 06/2006 Germany Institute for Structural Policy and Economic Development, Halle Budget (EUR) ZSG Zeitzer Standortgesellschaft mbH, Tröglitz Total Budget ...... 1,406,883.00 Kurbetriebsgesellschaft Bad Kösen, Bad Kösen Ministry for Building and Transport of Saxony-Anhalt, Mag- thereof ERDF ...... 890,124.00 deburg Hungary Euro-Region House Public Beneﬁ t Company, Debrecen Debrecen Regional and Innovation Industrial Park Ltd., Debrecen Thermal and Medicinal Bath Company Ltd., Debrecen

92 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 93 94 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK PRIORITY 3 NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE

PROMOTION AND MANAGEMENT OF LANDSCAPE,

NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

This priority is especially oriented towards the valorisation of spatial values, both natural and cultural. According to the ESDP principles, economic growth and social cohesion are based on the promotion and responsible management of spatial heritages here. Local authorities as well as sectoral competences are involved in this priority. With respect to this aim, co-ordinated transnational interventions aimed at creating „cultural (tourist) routes“ and other activities are supported. Common management methods to improve the level of knowledge on cultural heritage conditions, protection levels and risk exposure will be developed.

Cultural and natural heritage of importance to the whole area should be identiﬁ ed, and networking and marketing of natural and cultural landscapes to be promoted. The programme aims also at a better integration of cultural and natural heritage protection and enhancement issues into relevant sectoral policies.

Three areas of intervention are foreseen:

Measure 3.1 Protecting and developing cultural heritage This measure aims at developing and implementing transnational projects focussing on cultural heritage as a regional development asset and

at developing mechanisms and tools which improve the effectiveness of cultural heritage protection policy against every kind of risk through

the adoption of common methodologies.

Measure 3.2 Protecting and developing natural heritage The major objectives of this measure are development and implementation of transnational projects focussing on natural heritage as a

regional development asset.

Measure 3.3 Protecting and developing landscape This measure deals with development and implementation of transnational projects aimed at integrated landscape issues in spatial planning

policies and territorial actions.

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 95 ARCHEOSITES spAtial integRated enhanCement of arcHaEOlogical SITES

www.archeosites.info

Project Description i Experimentation on the ﬁ eld of new archaeolo- CADSES is rich in its archaeological heritage. In the gical approaches focused on archaeological site ARCHEOSITES project cultural resources are con- management and development via actions considered a key element for territorial development cerning relevant archaeological areas (pilot pro- and a crucial factor for the elaboration of common jects: three in Italy, one in Germany and others spatial development strategies. The main objective in Bosnia and Yugoslavia), is to promote the introduction and diffusion of an i Enhancement and development of skilled hu- integrated approach within the policies for cultural man resources (through training activities and heritage enhancement of CADSES. It correlates the study tours), enhancement of the archaeological resources with i Increased awareness of specialists and the ge- the improvement of the connections between re- neral public about the potential cultural and sources and territory and between the sites and economic value of archaeological resources the local economy. This means both the develop- through the development of communication ment of extensive partnerships of the actors and a and information activities, such as a website, more effective integration of cultural development brochures, the ARCHEOSITES newsletter, info programmes within regional and local develop- days, conferences and exhibitions. ment strategies and programmes. Moreover, a wider understanding of the large potential of cultural

resources is necessary. EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Non EU Member States Project Partner

Finally, a better qualiﬁ cation of human resources Lead Partner can be envisaged to acquire the skills and know- Molise Region, Environmental Heritage Unit how necessary to manage integrated plans and Servizio Beni Ambientali Viale Elena programmes for the comprehensive management 86100 Campobasso of archaeological resources. Training activities and ITALY exchange of experiences therefore need to be Contact Person considered fundamental for the outcome of the Mr. Francesco Manfredi Selvaggi Tel +39 0874 429076 project. Fax +39 0874 429234 ARCHEOSITES promotes the archeological heritage of E-Mail [email protected] the CADSES region Project Partners Results and Effects Bosnia and Herzegovina The results that Archeosites aimed at were: Duration Commission to Preserve National Monuments, Sarajevo NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL i Improvement of methodologies for archaeo- Start ...... 01/2003 Germany State Service for Heritage Management in Brandenburg and logical resources protection and enhancement End ...... 06/2006 Archaeological State Museum, Wünsdorf through the elaboration and dissemination of Italy one study and three manuals (on the subjects of Budget (EUR) Marche Region, Ancona Umbria Region, Perugia MEASURE 3.1 management, conservation and accessibility), Total Budget ...... 1,380,794.00 Federculture, Rome i Development and reinforcement of specialised thereof ERDF ...... 700,000.00 Montenegro networks in the ﬁ eld of archaeological resources Regional Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, Kotor management (one transnational network) and Romania wider dissemination of best practices and expe- URBANPROIECT, Bucharest riences (through four thematic workshops), Slovenia Claustra Alpium Iuliarum - CAI, Velike lašce

96 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK CHIRON Cultural Heritage promotion for Identity of Regions: Observatory and Networking for Cultural Tourism

www.chiron-project.net

Project Description i Attraction of more tourists to the areas and ex- Recently cultural tourism has become a promising tension of the tourism period, economic factor and a growing sector of the tou- i Creation of employment opportunities in the rism industry. Destinations with a cultural tourism fi eld of cultural tourism, potential might profi t from enhancing the tou- i Improvement to the product „tourism“ by rism infrastructure in various ways: Cultural tou- combining traditional and alternative forms of rism contributes to shaping regional identities, it tourism, strengthens local economies and it has a positive i Identifi cation and assessment of cultural heri- infl uence on employment opportunities. tage assets, i Preservation, protection and restoration of cul- All partner regions of the CHIRON project from tural heritage, Greece, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Bul- i Development and implementation of promoti- garia and Ukraine have a rich cultural heritage and on and location marketing strategies, a cultural tourism potential which need further de- i Preparation of a strategic spatial plan for the development, promotion and marketing. Moreover, velopment and promotion of cultural tourism, the institutions and infrastructure of the project i Establishment and operation of visitor informa- areas need enhancement to facilitate cultural tou- tion centres, rism. Here in particular transnational co-operation i Signing of cultural heritage assets and attrac- and networking which mobilises, links and co-or- tions, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km dinates relevant stakeholders would be helpful. i Exchange of experience and networking, deve- Non EU Member States Project Partner

lopment and application of common methodo- Lead Partner logies, Social and Cultural Council of Prefecture of Magnesia Antonopoulou 181 Results and Effects i Participation in tourism exhibitions, 38221 Volos By protecting and preserving cultural heritage as- i Press and media events; involvement of stake- GREECE sets and improving tourism services more visitors holders, Contact Person would be attracted to the areas. In addition, the i Dissemination, publicity and legacy in the form Mr. Director Dimitrios Apostolou tourism period should be extended. Based on a of a permanent network and observatory. Tel +30 242 1071950-1 Fax +30 242 1071950-1 common transnational approach the cultural tou- E-Mail [email protected] rism potential of the regional and urban areas in- Project Partners volved in the project should be developed and pi- Duration Bulgaria lot demonstrations on protection and preservation Start ...... 03/2006 Bulgarian Association of Tourism Development Funds, Soﬁ a of cultural heritage will be implemented. End ...... 08/2008 Germany DKM-Consulting GmbH, Sassnitz HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL The project’s main general aims and effects are: Budget (EUR) Greece Municipal Enterprise for Projects, Planning and Development i Protection and preservation of cultural heritage Total Budget ...... 1,480,760.00 of Municipality of Agria, Agria assets, thereof ERDF ...... 960,570.00 Hungary

Local Government of Szentgotthard, Szentgotthard MEASURE 3.1 Self-Governing Association Regional Development, Szentgot- Meeting of the CHIRON project in Volos, June 2006 thard Poland Bielsko-Biala Regional Development Agency, Bielsko-Biala Bielsko-Biala “Tourism, Enterprise and Local Development Centre”, Bielsko-Biala Slovakia Museum of Povaske, Zilina Ukraine Carpathian Tourist Board, Ivano-Frankivsk

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 97 Development of a Sustainable Tourism Development of a Sustainable Tourism

www.sustourism.net

Project Description Results and Effects The regions involved in the project, which are Italy, The project has created jobs, particularly for young Greece, Poland, Hungary and Romania, face the people, in the ﬁ eld of sustainable tourism and in same problems of the depopulation trend and high related sectors like agriculture, restoration, or re- unemployment rates. However, the villages of the gional handicrafts. The establishment of new jobs participating regions are also characterised by a has helped lessen the depopulation trend. Among rich natural, architectural and cultural heritage others, the new professional proﬁ le of a „Tourism which has so far not been exploited to its fullest Manager“ was developed and education schemes potential. were introduced. Moreover, in the involved regions awareness of preserving the environment and The underlying reasons include the lack of in- cultural heritage has been raised by campaigns in frastructure, a lack of well-organised promotion schools. Feasibility studies for investments have campaigns for the areas and, above all, the lack been conducted and small-scale investments, of young people involved in local traditions and in mostly restoration measures of historic buildings, the production of typical regional products. have been made.

Particular attention has been paid to sending information to immigrants belonging to the Italian

and Greek communities abroad who spend their EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km holidays in their home countries and who can Non EU Member States Project Partner

transfer their traditions to the new generations, Lead Partner which would otherwise be totally lost. Regione Abruzzo Servizio Attivitá Internazionali Piazza S. Silvestro – Pal. Branconi An interactive website has been set up and is ca- 67100 L’Aquila pable of including other interested institutions and ITALY local authorities in the whole CADSES area. Contact Person Dr. Ritta Galdi Tel +39 0862 364257 Fax +39 0862 364218 Duration E-Mail [email protected]

Barrea Lake, Abruzzo (Italy) Start ...... 01/2003 Project Partners End ...... 06/2006 Greece Another problem is the dilapidation of architectu- Region of Central Macedonia, Thessaloniki

NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL Union of Local Authorities of Kilkis Prefecture, Kilkis ral monuments meaning a loss of typical regional Budget (EUR) Hungary features, which are a basic constituent of the vari- Total Budget ...... 3,545,000.00 University of Szeged, Hodmezovasarhely ety of European culture. thereof ERDF ...... 2,022,500.00 Poland Swietokrzyskie Centre of the Foundation in Support of Local Democracy, Kielce MEASURE 3.1 One way to reverse such trends is to create jobs in Romania the tourism sector of the areas concerned. Tourism Asociatia Femeilor din Romania, Bucharest represents an enormous source of wealth that has as yet not been exploited adequately. The project targets villages located within or close to regional or national parks. Target areas have been chosen to also represent a suitable sample of other Eu- ropean regions with similar problems so that the project results can be applied to them too. The transnational approach of the project provides the opportunity to proﬁ t from experiences gained in the otherwise separated territories participating in the project. Morricana Waterfall on Monti della Laga (Italy)

98 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK EST European Places of the Spirit

www.sviluppumbria.it/html/mainprog.htm

Project Description i Defi nition of a common planning approach for The project’s main objective is the creation of a the management of the areas and defi nition of European network of areas and regions that are a common marketing strategy document, rich in spiritual and cultural traditions and heritage. i Organisation of 20 local workshops and events The network will link areas in Umbria (Italy), a re- to involve partnerships in the areas, gion known as the „Land of Saints“ for its stun- i Involvement and transfer of the model of ma- ning religious heritage, Marche (Italy), whose con- nagement to a broad partnership of local insti- centration of „sacred places“ is one of the highest tutions and operators, in the country and where there is one of the richest i Creation of a database with all the necessary Romanic religious heritage in Europe, the North- information on the areas identifi ed as „Places Eastern region (Romania), a region famous for the of the Spirit“, painted monasteries of Bucovina dating back to i Development of a complex software application the XV-XVI century and Thessalia (Greece), where supporting the IT link and the website of the in the XIV century the famous meteorisa monasti- project, ria („hanging monasteries“) were built. i Distribution of 800 copies of the information on CD-ROM in four languages, The project develops activities to achieve two main i Distribution of 5,500 copies of the fi nal colour objectives. publication in four languages, i Organisation of four transnational meetings of EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km First of all, a cornerstone of regional and natio- partners, Non EU Member States Project Partner i nal identity is awareness-raising among the local Organisation of a presentation seminar in each Lead Partner populations about their own cultural heritage. partner country, including a fi nal event, follo- Region of Umbria Through informational activities this aim should be wed by the publication of the abstracts, Direction for Cultural Activities Via Mario Angeloni 81 achieved. i Defi nition of a common identity logo. 06128 Perugia ITALY

Secondly, qualiﬁ ed tourist ﬂ ows should be at- Contact Person tracted to the regions involved through the creati- Mr. Ciro Becchetti Tel +39 075 045190 on of „packages“ focused on the spiritual and cul- Fax +39 075 5045110 tural aspects of these areas of Europe. The regions E-Mail [email protected] are linked by a thematic network called „European Project Partners Places of the Spirit“. The network, supported by IT Greece instruments, will be able to offer tourists looking Development Company of Magnesia, Volos

Prefecture of Magnesia, Volos HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL for a spiritual destination with all information ne- Prefecture of Trikala, Trikala cessary, along with the links to the partner coun- Italy tries that could offer similar travel experiences. Sviluppumbria- Development Company of the Region of Umbria, Perugia Perugia in Umbria, one of the regions participating in Mountain Community of Valnerina, Norcia

the EST project MEASURE 3.1 Municipality of Spoleto, Spoleto Results and Effects Region of Marche, Ancona Romania The expected results of the project are: Duration North-East Regional Development Agency, Piatra-Neamt i Eight studies at cultural and tourism level, Start ...... 01/2004 i Four marketing research studies and four SWOT End ...... 07/2006 analyses, one best practice study, Budget (EUR) Total Budget ...... 1,484,155.63 thereof ERDF ...... 842,777.39

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 99 GreenKeys Urban Green as a Key for Sustainable Cities

www.greenkeys-project.net

Project Description Results and Effects The problem of abandoned and devalued urban GreenKeys will support the implementation and areas is common among many European cities. evaluation of pilot projects in order to develop a The environmental, economic and social decline „Pool of Green Strategies“ (instruments, methods, which these areas often experience requires rapid concepts and good examples) based on partners‘ reconsideration and improvements. Urban green experiences and applicable for all European cities can be one key factor for improving the quality of as a support for green space development and life in cities as it has important functions, ranging management. Synergies will emerge through the from the ecological aspect of a better town climate transfer of knowledge and experiences. to the social dimension of creating public space for local communities. In the course of the project, feasibility studies will be carried out to prepare for pilot project implementation, resulting in newly created or improved green spaces of high quality. Moreover, each city will formulate its „Urban Green Strategy“ which will be discussed with the local stakeholders. This strategy includes a collective action plan aimed at policy and institutional reforms for boosting

the relevance of urban green space and which is EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km coupled to a general urban development strate- Non EU Member States Project Partner

gy. A manual covering problem approaches and Lead Partner planning processes will be published and widely City of Dresden Urban Green & Waste Management Offi ce An underused open space in Giulianova (Italy) is being distributed. Recommendations for a European Comeniusstraße 101 improved to sustain the development of Giulianova‘s green policy in order to develop community stra- 01309 Dresden Urban Green Strategy tegies, instruments and standards for the balanced GERMANY development of urban spaces will be formulated, Contact Person GreenKeys focuses on the improvement of urban discussed and submitted. Mr. Detlef Thiel Tel +49 351 4887140 green spaces as a step to achieve more sustaina- Fax +49 351 4887103 ble cities. The project arose from the results and The GreenKeys website contains all important in- E-Mail gruenfl [email protected] network of the research project URGE (www.urge- formation on the current stages of the project. It Project Partners project.ufz.de). The main objectives of GreenKeys offers various possibilities for interactive collabo- Bulgaria: Union of Parks & Landscape Specialists in Bulgaria are: ration with the project: an electronic glossary en- (UPLSB), Sofi a / Municipality of Kotel, Kotel / Municipality of

NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL Sofi a, Sofi a sures the consistent use of technical terms; an e- Germany: Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Regional Deve- i to develop together with the cities their „Urban library offers various texts on green space planning lopment (IOER), Dresden / Municipality of Leipzig, Leipzig / Green Strategy“ setting out a collective vision and related subjects; a collection of good practices Centre of Environmental Research (UFZ), Leipzig / German Association for Housing Urban and Spatial Development, for improving green spaces which meet com- and a calendar with congresses, exhibitions and Berlin MEASURE 3.1 munity needs and workshops support the sharing of knowledge and Greece: Municipality of Halandri, Halandri / Municipality of i to provide incentives for structural changes in experiences. Volos, Volos / Municipality of Xanthi, Xanthi / University of cities by offering possibilities for improving Thessaly, Volos Hungary: Józsefváros Rehabilitation and Urban Development green spaces. Co., Budapest / Geographical Research Institute (GRI HAS), Duration Budapest Together with local stakeholders the partner cities Start ...... 05/2005 Italy: Municipality of Giulianova, Giulianova / Technical Uni- will develop a strategic approach for pilot projects End ...... 04/2008 versity of Marche, Ancona Poland: Municipality of Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz / Municipality to create new green areas or improve existing ones Budget (EUR) of Sanok, Sanok along the lines of better accessibility, social and Slovenia: Municipality of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica / Urban recreational value and ecological effi ciency. Invol- Total Budget ...... 2,388,881.48 Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (UPIRS), ving local actors should also increase the political thereof ERDF ...... 1,663,796.23 Ljubljana attention paid to the benefi ts of green spaces in the urban environment.

100 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK HERITAGE ALIVE! Leveraging the Value of World Heritage Sites in the Regions for the Beneﬁ t of All

www.heritagealive.eu

Project Description of partners from EU Member States and Non-EU World Heritage Sites are important promoters of Member States to better utilise the regions’ World regional development, both economically, as they Heritage status to stimulate economic prosperity, attract tourism, and socially, as cornerstones of to strengthen social cohesion and to promote re- regional identity. However, it is often difﬁ cult for gional identity. sites with a World Heritage status to convey the abstract and complex concept of World Heritage to their local communities or to visitors and tou- Results and Effects rists. This can often be traced back to a lack of no- The planned results of the project are, amongst vel approaches to unlock the wealth of knowledge others: encased in cultural heritage resources. i Establishment „Good Practice Guidelines“ for World Heritage Sites and tourism providers, Most approaches to convey the stories of World i Development of policy recommendations and Heritage sites have utilised new media and tech- future scenarios for regional development and nologies in a static top-down fashion. This leaves spatial planning, little room for active community participation. i Maximise the transfer of results with demonstrations at target group speciﬁ c events and In contrast to these conventional methods HE- conducting a feasibility study for future invest-

RITAGE ALIVE! seeks to engage citizens and vi- ments, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km sitors actively in a cultural dialogue to increase i Virtual Tourist Guide to unlock both the regio- Non EU Member States Project Partner their awareness and understanding of the shared nal heritage and the economy for tourists, Lead Partner heritage and regional identity. The bottom-up ap- i Learning Quests to raise the cultural awareness Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH proach involves all actors, including stakeholders of the local population, and in particular the Information Society Research Jakob-Haringer-Strasse 5/III from the tourism sector, regional development and young, in an adventure-like environment, 5020 Salzburg spatial planning agencies, local communities and i Establishment of a network by bringing toge- AUSTRIA local industries (such as handcrafts) as well as ed- ther diverse groups of regional sectors - tourism, Contact Person ucational and youth organisations. cultural heritage, education, youth organisa- Mr. John Pereira Tel +43 662 2288 247 tions, regional and spatial planning and ICT Fax +43 662 2288 222 industries, E-Mail [email protected] i Strengthening cultural awareness and regional Project Partners identity through the active involvement of the Austria local community and visitors, Department for the Preservation of the Historical City Salz-

burg, Salzburg HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL i Utilisation of the potential of new media and Bulgaria technologies, Centre for Economic and Social Analyses and Strategies, i Promotion of regional economies by developing Kardjali Municipality of Kardjali, Kardjali applications that stimulate cultural tourism and Greece MEASURE 3.1 integrate local industries and handcrafts. Region of Ionian Islands, Corfu Hungary World heritage site of Urbino (Italy) Municipality of Hollóko, Hollóko Duration Italy Municipality of Urbino, Urbino HERITAGE ALIVE! comprises a network of World Start ...... 04/2006 Poland Heritage sites in urban environments in the End ...... 03/2008 Administrative District of Gorlice, Gorlice CADSES area; in some of these sites, city districts Romania have World Heritage status, and in other sites Budget (EUR) Mioritics Association, Constantza only certain monuments. The project also includes Total Budget ...... 1,057,091.00 sites which have applied for World Heritage status thereof ERDF ...... 508,667.50 (Corfu/Ionian Islands, Perperikon/Kardjali). HERI- TAGE ALIVE! will establish a transregional network

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 101 HERITOUR Cultural Thematic Route Development in Rural Areas

www.heritour.com

Project Description Taking into consideration the rural nature of the Particularly rural areas which are not yet cha- target areas and that the routes are mainly set up racterised by famous cultural attractions remain in villages the cultural routes will be linked to a untouched by ﬂ ows of tourist. Nevertheless these town of each region in order to attract tourists arri- areas also preserve the cultural heritage of regions ving there and encourage them to visit the vicinity and frequently have a great potential for tourism and the rural areas. development. At the end of 2007 the project results will be on HERITOUR‘s main objective is the protection, the- display in the Hungarian National Museum. matic organisation and promotion of local cultural heritage in remote, rural, mountainous and border The implementation of marketing tools will be areas. For this reason, the project intends to es- suggested by a transnational marketing strategy. tablish regional and transnational cultural routes. After project ﬁ nalisation the thematic routes will Promoting tourism should stimulate the economy be offered to tourists through common marketing and create new employment opportunities. tools. The long-term effects of the project should be the strengthening of regional identities and The project partners of HERITOUR come from six knowledge regarding regional culture, transnatio- countries and include institutions involved in trade nal co-operation of participating regions and new

and tourism as well as research and governmental employment opportunities in tourism to reduce EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km institutions. the migration away from rural areas. Non EU Member States Project Partner

Lead Partner New Atlantis Multipurpose Small-Regional Partnership of Results and Effects Duration Local Governments Szabadság tér 12 As a result of the project the local cultural heritage Start ...... 07/2005 8400 Ajka of the participating regions will be assessed and End ...... 12/2007 HUNGARY a methodology, feasibility studies and marketing Contact Person strategies concerning thematic cultural routes will Budget (EUR) Ms Tamara Lencsés Tel +36 30 445 1474 be developed. As the attractions of the target regi- Total Budget ...... 2,205,600.00 Fax +36-88 200-710 ons have a rather local dimension, several thema- thereof ERDF ...... 1,546,700.00 E-Mail [email protected] tic routes (approx. 4-5, for example: religious, in- Project Partners dustrial, handcrafts, etc.) will be developed in each Czech Republic region. The routes focus on the involved partner’s MEPCO s.r.o., Prague NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL similarities in a broader sense in order to also cre- Greece Egnatia Epirus Foundation, Ioannina ate transnational thematic routes. Chamber of Commerce and Industry Serres, Serres Regional Company of Social and Tourism Development of Aithikon Municipality, Elati, Municipality of Aithikon Hungary MEASURE 3.1 Gödöllö and Vicinity Regional Tourism Association, Gödöllo Jászság Multipurpose Small-Regional Partnership of Local Governments, Jászberény Hungarian National Museum, Budapest Veszprém Archbishopric, Veszprém Italy Agency for Euromediterran Cultural Heritage, Lecce Minister for Regional Affairs of Italian Council Presidency, Rome Romania Sapientia University, Miercurea-Ciuc Local Government of Torockó, Torockó Slovakia Foundation Mojmiír in Mojmirovce, Mojmirovce

102 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK HERMES Heritage and New Media for Sustainable Regional Development

www.swkk.de/hermes/

Project Description New Media“. In November 2004, the HERMES The HERMES project aims at promoting and sup- Heritage Internet Radio (HRN) started with its porting sustainable regional development by innofi rst test broadcasts (www.heritageradio.net), with vative interaction between cultural heritage and contributions from the following radio stations: the new electronic media. In particular, the project Radio Kraków, Bulgarian National Radio, Croatian intends to upgrade regional identity by impro- Radio, Hungarian Radio, Slovak Radio and Radio ving the perception of heritage with the help of LOTTE in Weimar. new media tools and to maintain historical sites through new uses. All HERMES activities are ba- Supported by HERMES, in Weimar, Germany, a sed on a completely new approach of interaction new media concept for the Wieland Museum Oss- among urban, cultural and media spaces. manstedt was developed. This museum opened its doors to the public on 25 June 2005. The following main activities will be carried out: i Transnational feasibility studies and pilot pro- A virtual museum of the Argonauts and a new city jects as a basis for media promotion and tourism museum is under construction in Volos, Greece. use of common European Heritage Roots (An- In March 2005, the only European heritage fi lm cient Greece, Byzantine culture, Romanesque/ festival presented 15 selected fi lms from all over Gothic, Classical Period, Industrial Heritage, De- Europe in Toblach, Italy, as part of the HERMES

formation of European Cultures by Fascism and project (www.heritagefestival.it). EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Totalitarianism, Modern/Bauhaus), Non EU Member States Project Partner i Promoting the attractiveness of cultural heri- The scientifi c framework, co-ordinated by the Lead Partner tage sites by electronic means of presentation Bauhaus University Weimar (www.uni-weimar.de/ Foundation Weimar Classic and Art Collections and communication, urbanistik), has started an international network Burgplatz 4 99423 Weimar i Building up a CADSES heritage Internet radio of specialists on „Culture, heritage and regional GERMANY programme, developing new tools for Internet development“. In June 2005, the fi rst of four in- Contact Person live streaming as well as presenting CADSES he- ternational symposia were held in Ossmannstedt, Mr. Hellmut Seeman ritage media bridges (virtual cultural routes), Germany. Following the accession of the new EU Tel +49 3643 545127 Fax +49 3643 545129 i Providing CADSES-wide open educational and Member States, HERMES successfully applied for a E-Mail [email protected] qualifi cation offers for young experts and mul- project extension for the Polish partners. Project Partners tipliers. Croatia Croatian Radio, Zagreb Duration Bulgaria Results and Effects Start ...... 09/2003 National Centre of Regional Development, Sofi a HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL National Museum Boyana Church, Sofi a In August 2004, the fi rst HERMES summer course End ...... 04/2007 Bulgarian National Radio, Sofi a brought together young experts from the partici- Germany pating regions working on „Cultural heritage and Budget (EUR) Foundation for Promotion of Technology and Innovation Thuringia STIFT, Erfurt MEASURE 3.1 regional development“. The next summer school Total Budget ...... 2,214,274.84 German Association for Housing, Urban and Spatial Develop- in August 2005 covered the topic „Heritage and thereof ERDF ...... 1,345,118.63 ment, e.V., Berlin Regional Planning Association of Middle Thuringia, Weimar HERMES links the promotion of cultural heritage with Greece new media Municipal Enterprise for Urban Studies, Construction and Development of Volos (DEMEKAV), Volos Hungary Hungarian Radio, Budapest Italy Cultural Centre Grandhotel Dobbiaco, Dobbiaco Municipality of Dobbiaco, Dobbiaco Poland Malopolska Culture Institute MIK, Krakow Ethnographic Museum Krakow, Krakow Radio Krakow, Krakow Slovakia Slovakian Radio, Bratislava

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 103 ITER Itinerari Termali

www.iter-cadses.it/

Project Description Italy, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece share a common cultural heritage: historic spas.

Starting in the Ancient Greek and Roman times, these facilities were often built in areas where „the waters“ (hot springs or thermal pools) were thought to have healing properties. Throughout history spa towns became extremely important Historical spas are of enormous architectural and both from an artistic and cultural point of view cultural value and are part of the cultural heritage. Nevertheless, very little has been done to protect what can be Results and Effects considered one of the most remarkable cultural This project has achieved the following results and ensembles bringing together buildings, interiors effects: and parks or, in other words, an extraordinary i Comparative analysis of cataloguing methods combination of archaeology, architecture, craft and European legislation on spas, and landscape. i Development of a speciﬁ c entry for spas, i Development of a custom-made project data-

base to be used for data collection on an extra- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km net linking all European partners, Non EU Member States Project Partner i Data collection and entry, Lead Partner i Photo gallery, Regione Emilia-Romagna Istituto Beni Artistici Culturali e Naturali i Project-coordinated image handbook (logo, Via Galliera 21 format, colours, layout, etc. for project presen- 40121 Bologna tations and materials), ITALY i GIS project (geographical information system) Contact Person to localise all the spas on an e-map for access Mr. Alessandro Zucchini Tel +39 051 217411 The main objective of ITER is the protection over the Internet, Fax +39 051 232599 of historical spas i Dissemination (articles, brochures, seminars and E-Mail [email protected] workshops), Project Partners Furthermore, the health-oriented mass exploitati- i Virtual exhibition on the history of spas in Euro- Austria on has not been equally accompanied by a policy pe (DVD and video), Austrian Heritage Commission, Vienna NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL for identiﬁ cation, knowledge, and protection of i Before the end of the project (June 2005), an Bulgaria Association of Rhodope Municipalities, Smolyan the concerned historic buildings, conservation are- analysis of the economic relevance of spas and Greece as and other aspects of the historic environment. case studies was conducted. Region of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace, Komotini Hungary

MEASURE 3.1 Hungarian Science and Technology Foundation, Budapest Duration Italy Regione Veneto, Venice Start ...... 01/2003 Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste End ...... 06/2005 Amitié srl, Bologna Romania Budget (EUR) National Institute for Research and Development in Urban and Regional Planning, Bucharest Total Budget ...... 1,219,675.00 thereof ERDF ...... 600,000.00

104 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK ROME Roman, Ancient Greek and Amber Routes, Innovative Methodologies and Measures connecting Europe

www.rome-interreg.net

Project Description Results and Effects Historic trade routes are important and visible ar- After identifying the old routes and collecting tefacts signifying the connection of different coun- suitable archaeological and territorial heritage for tries and civilisations. The routes can also act as development, services for education and tourism a gateway to understand the common European were improved. Particularly the intellectual and history. physical access, e.g. for school classes or handi- capped people, was enhanced. The ROME project aims at linking important historical, cultural and trade routes of the Romans Moreover, various publications covering the cul- along the ancient roads with today’s life by pro- tural heritage of the project regions were created, moting tourism and a sustainable cultural deve- such as the catalogue „Die Gemmen von Carnun- lopment. The project area involves regions from tum“ and a programme and publication especially Central and Eastern Europe and is also connected for children with „Julius Carnuntinus“, the mascot to the project „European Amber Road“. of the Archaeological Park Carnuntum, as the main protagonist. Within the project training seminars The most important aspect of the project is the use for tourism staff were organised and e-learning of advanced multimedia and e-learning technolo- modules were introduced. Methods for setting up gies that allows regions which are located far from and organising theme parks will be elaborated and one another but united in their cultural heritage to the creation of a foundation for the enhancement EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km perform common actions and joint efforts to proof old Roman routes is planned. Non EU Member States Project Partner mote their cultural heritage. Lead Partner Regione Umbria The project intends to make all levels of society Duration Direzione Politiche Territoriali Ambiente ed Infrastrutture Via Mario Angeloni 61 more aware of the value of ancient Roman roads Start ...... 01/2004 06124 Perugia by developing them from merely physical links End ...... 06/2007 ITALY between the regions to connecting threads of a Contact Person shared European identity. They will be used as Budget (EUR) Arch. Laura Lombardi Tel +39 075 5045942 a sample that should demonstrate the value of Total Budget ...... 2,079,000.00 Fax +39 075 5045567 transnational co-operation. The study and applica- thereof ERDF ...... 1,186,750.00 E-Mail [email protected] tion of innovative technologies to create 3D views Project Partners of the most important historical and archaeologi- Albania cal elements will be used to provide information to National Library of Albania, Tirana the general public and to ensure proper planning Austria HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL Austrian Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour, Vienna and management of transformation work carried ECO PLUS – Regional Development Agency of Lower Austria out by government authorities. GmbH, Vienna NÖ Kulturwirtschaft GmbH, St. Pölten Ofﬁ ce of the State Government of Burgenland, Eisenstadt Ofﬁ ce of the State Government of Styria, Graz MEASURE 3.1 Greece Region of East Macedonia and Thracia, Komotini Municipality of Patras, Patras Computer Technology Institut, Patras Hungary City of Szombathely, Szombathely Italy Marche Region, Ancona Puglia Region, Bari Tecnopolis CSATA s.c.r.l., Valenzano Slovakia Municipality of Senica, Senica

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 105 ROMIT Roman Itineraries

www.romit.org

Project Description i Development of a common European catalogue The travelling public‘s growing interest in archae- entry based on a transnational and multilingual ology is a typical example of what is often referred inventory, selection and aggregation of infor- to as „motivation tourism“, a set of new market mation and documentation on amphitheatres, segments opposed to „generic tourism“. arenas, buildings, roads, walls, etc. of Roman origins, also including the lesser known or com- The main challenge of the ROMIT project is to pletely unknown ones, fi nd new ways of preservation and management i Design of a cultural route of the Roman archa- for Roman archaeological complexes to integrate eological sites via a website in charge of mana- them into local development policies. The aim is to ging and marketing the cultural route, protect the heritage in an area embracing cities of i Development of a website to promote and ma- Roman origin situated in Emilia-Romagna, Bavaria nage a dedicated cultural route graphically ba- and Western Greece, and also to create employ- sed on the Tabula Peutingeriana, ment and foster regional development through an i Design of a European observatory of travellers intelligent enhancement of the cultural resources, interested in historic and cultural heritage, with special benefi ts for the institutions, local ac- i Development of training materials for public of- tors and populations of the involved territories. fi cials concerned with urban/land development, cultural heritage managers, operators and the

The ROMIT project covers two major lines of ac- staffs of tourism promotion agencies. EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km tion: a thorough research action aimed at com- Non EU Member States Project Partner

paring the management systems of the involved Lead Partner sites, identifying their weaknesses, successes and Duration Province of Rimini, Secretary of President potentials, and drafting and testing transnational Start ...... 01/2004 Corso d’Augusto 231 47900 Rimini public/public and public/private co-operation mo- End ...... 06/2006 ITALY dels for the development planning of archaeologi- Contact Person cal sites which facilitate their integration into the Budget (EUR) Ing. Enzo Finocchiaro regional and local policies. Total Budget ...... 905,000.00 Tel +39 0541 716307 Fax +39 0541 59678 thereof ERDF ...... 492,500.00 E-Mail e.fi [email protected] Results and Effects Project Partners Austria Some of the project’s results are: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna i Achievement of a common development mo- Bulgaria NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL del for archaeological sites, easily replicated and Technical University of Sofi a, Sofi a based on transnational juridical and economic Germany Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Erlangen studies and surveys, Greece Patras Municipal Enterprise for Local Development, Patras

MEASURE 3.1 ZEUS Consulting S.A., Patras Italy Municipality of Rimini, Rimini Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage of the Emilia-Roma- gna Region, Bologna Europa Inform Consulting srl, Rimini

106 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK Transromanica Transnational Network and Itineraries of the Romanesque

www.transromanica.com

Project Description Numerous pilot projects also play an important TRANSROMANICA is based on the idea of pro- role in the visibility of the project in the different moting the integration process of a greater Eu- regions. By the end of 2006 for example, a GPS rope through our common cultural and historical guided system will be available in the Province of roots: Romanesque heritage. Long ago, between Modena informing visitors and guiding them from 950 and 1250, for the fi rst time in Europe, regione Romanesque site to another. ons and countries of distinct cultural identities were already developing a common style in arts and architecture. Using this cultural and historical Results and Effects basis TRANSROMANICA has formed a network of In spring 2004, all fi ve partner regions followed fi ve partner regions. Through this Saxony-Anhalt, a commonly defi ned selection process and chose Thuringia, Carinthia, the Province of Modena and their fi ve highlight candidates, a major component Slovenia are willing to merge their Romanesque in the transnational marketing project. They are potential for a more sustainable development and each accompanied by up to 20 neighbouring as- marketing at transnational level. sociated sites.

In a fi rst step, TRANSROMANICA (2004-2005) The 25 highlighted sites and their representatives aims at creating regional as well as cross-border convened at the fi rst TRANSROMANICA meeting itineraries dedicated to the Romanesque art in Eu- in Klagenfurt, Germany, in June 2004. At all 25 EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km rope and building up a cultural tourism network highlighted sites TRANSROMANICA has con- Non EU Member States Project Partner for further sustainable tourist development. ducted a visitor survey on motives, expectations Lead Partner and activities of the typical Romanesque tourist Ministry for Building and Traffi c of Saxony-Anhalt The 2nd part of the project (2005-2006) has been (summer/autumn 2004). Data processing and ana- Turmschanzenstr. 30 39114 Magdeburg devoted to promoting the TRANSROMANICA iti- lysis as well as interviews of tour operators have GERMANY neraries by means of different promotional mate- been conducted by Slovenian project partners. Contact Person rial (fl yers, postcards, posters, etc.), a website and Strategic planning began in autumn 2004 and was Mr. Frank Thäger a press conference. The TRANSROMANICA con- completed with the edition of the TRANSROMA- Tel +49 391 5673501 Fax +49 391 5677529 gress dealing with best practice in maintenance, NICA marketing plan. TRANSROMANICA is now E-Mail [email protected] management, development and marketing of cul- available on the Internet in four languages with Project Partners tural heritage attracted to Magdeburg, Germany, more information, downloads and contacts. Austria more than 170 cultural tourism experts and repre- University of Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt sentatives of sites from 11 European countries. The network of the Romanesque Routes of Eu- Chamber of Commerce Carinthia, Klagenfurt

Industriestiftungsinstitut eBusiness, Klagenfurt HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL ropean Heritage applied within the Council of Carinthia Marketing GmbH, Velden Europe’s Cultural Routes Programme for recogni- Paradies Coach Tours GmbH, Klagenfurt tion as „European Cultural Route“ together with Germany Ministry of Economy and Labour of Federal Land Saxony-An- current project partners as well as further countries halt, Magdeburg and regions from Western Europe and from wider dwif-Consulting GmbH, German Economic Institute for Tou- MEASURE 3.1 CADSES area. An ofﬁ cial decision concerning the rism Research, Magdeburg Ministry for Economy, Labour and Infrastructure of Federal granting of this label will be published by the end Land Thuringia, Erfurt of October 2006. Registered Charitable Society “New Monastery Ichtershau- sen”, Ichtershausen Thuringia Tourism GmbH, Erfurt State Marketing of Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg Duration Tourism Association of East Bavaria e.V., Regensburg Bavaria Tourism Marketing GmbH, Munich Start ...... 11/2003 „Open Churches“ Project Coordination Body of the Evangelic Merseburg Cathedral, crypt End ...... 10/2006 Church of Saxony, Magdeburg Italy Province of Modena, Modena The next event „TRANSROMANICA Tourism Ex- Budget (EUR) Slovenia change“ was held in September 2006 in Modena. Total Budget ...... 2,048,805.00 International Tourist Institute at National Tourist Association It was the occasion for presenting TRANSROMA- thereof ERDF ...... 1,329,849.25 of Slovenia, Ljubljana NICA to specialised tour operators.

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 107 VILLAS Villas, Stately Homes and Castles: Compatible Use, Valorisation and Creative Management

www.villas-eu.org

Project Description i Availability of innovative instruments for car- Cultural heritage, preserved and managed in an rying out territorial and landscaped planning, appropriate way, can play a decisive role in spa- such as evaluation tools, to assess the sustaina- tial development. This is the focus of the VILLAS bility of re-use projects and the Villas Web GIS project. containing relevant information and data related to villas, castles and manor houses, The project‘s main aims consist in improving and i Availability of more information in order to su- revitalising the aesthetic and economic aspects of stain decisions inherent to intervention strate- architectural heritage by creating an evaluation gies in the cultural heritage sector, model and deﬁ ning a compatible, reusable stra- i Co-operation with public and private potential tegy tool according to the planning criteria and investors to deﬁ ne objectives and methods for spatial policies of the CADSES area. the re-use of the cultural heritage, i Availability of operative projects that, in fact, represent the basis for future investments, i Sharing (through seminars, conventions, Web publications) with the community the objectives of the heritage improvement actions, i Sharing an enhancement plan containing stra-

tegies and measures to increase the value of EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km European Cultural Heritage. Non EU Member States Project Partner

Lead Partner Veneto Region Duration Culture Department Palazzo Sceriman, Cannaregio 168 VILLAS conference Start ...... 01/2004 30121 Venice End ...... 06/2007 ITALY In the long term, the project is expected to have a Contact Person positive effect on regional communities and eco- Budget (EUR) Mr. Angelo Tabaro Tel +39 041 2792689 nomies through the increase of knowledge, cul- Total Budget ...... 2,516,016.00 Fax +39 041 2792685 tural tourism, investment possibilities, etc. and in a thereof ERDF ...... 1,270,893.00 E-Mail [email protected] broader sense the amelioration of juridical instru- Project Partners ments at national and European level. Austria Ofﬁ ce of the Government of Carinthia, Klagenfurt NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL The possibilities of intercultural dialogue and the Croatia University of Zagreb, Zagreb multidisciplinary approach of the topic will, on the Fund for Regional Development of Republic of Croatia, one hand, achieve the relevant sustainable deve- Zagreb County of Zagreb, Zagreb lopment requirements, and, on the other hand, County of Krapina-Zagorje, Zupan MEASURE 3.1 contribute to the support and stability of the area. County of Varasdin, Varazdin County of Pozega-Slavonia, Pozega County of Koprivnika - Krizevci, Koprivnica Greece Results and Effects Municipality of Corfu, Corfu Obtained and expected outcomes are: VILLAS workshop in Venice Italy IRVV - Regional Institute of Villas of the Veneto Region, i Increase of knowledge on the cultural heritage Venice according to a transnational idea applied to a Province of Campobasso, Campobasso vast area, University of Ferrara, Ferrara University of Trieste, Trieste i Exchange of information and methodology IBACN - Institute of Cultural Heritage of the Emilia Romagna among the partners themselves and potential Region, Bologna investors, and consequent professional growth Umbria Region, Perugia of the staff involved in the conservation and enhancement of the cultural heritage (scientiﬁ c networking),

108 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK GREEN BELT Protection and Valorisation of the Longest Habitat System in Europe

Project Description The vision of the GREEN BELT project is a pan-Eu- Borders separate, nature unites: Along the former ropean Green Belt network from the Arctic to the „Iron Curtain“, the longest European system of Black Sea which is intended to become a model for habitats has been preserved due to decades of in- other transnational networks in the ﬁ eld of protec- accessibility. However, the location within border tion of the natural heritage as a cornerstone of re- areas did not only help to protect nature, but also gional, national and European identity. By aiming limited the economic development of the adjacent at the long-term protection of this unique natural regions. heritage, GREEN BELT will contribute to the implementation of NATURA 2000 and EU spatial policies such as the European Spatial Development Protocol (ESDP).

Results and Effects The main result of the project will be a sustainable transnational Green Belt network working towards the protection and valorisation of the longest habitat system in Europe. Within the framework of

the project feasibility studies on „Gap analysis of EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km the Green Belt“, „Sensitive trafﬁ c development“ Non EU Member States Project Partner

and „Involvement of the local population into Lead Partner Green Belt tourism“ will be conducted. Moreover, Association for Rural Development in Thuringia a new common corporate design of the Green Belt Weimarische Straße 29 b 99099 Erfurt initiative will be developed, including a website, GERMANY printed material and a travelling exhibition in eight Contact Person languages. The project will develop transnational Mr. Thomas Saupe tourism marketing strategies, guidelines for local Tel +49 3693 84390 Fax +49 3693 843914 branding and efforts in establishing a network of E-Mail [email protected] Map of the European green belt in CADSES providers of eco-tourism services. This is comple- Project Partners mented by Green Belt workshops for stakeholders Austria GREEN BELT aims at transforming the former „de- at local, regional and national level. Finally, pilot Institute for Nature Conservation Austria in coop. with Austri- ath belt“ into a green „life line“ by focusing on the projects will be implemented in selected areas on an League for Nature Conservation, Graz

Austrian League for Nature Conservation Burgenland, Eisen- HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL use of the natural potential of the project region the former borders, such as the sign-posting of stadt to foster a sustainable economic development of thematic bike trails and an adventure hiking trail. Bulgaria the area. GREEN BELT will implement pilot studies ETP Foundation, Sofi a with solution-oriented approaches in the fi elds of Croatia State Institute for Nature Protection, Zagreb traffi c, tourism, regional marketing and education. Duration MEASURE 3.2 Czech Republic The project also aims at improving the communi- Start ...... 04/2006 Academy of Sciences Czech Republic, Ceske Budejovice cation among the peoples once separated and at End ...... 05/2008 Oziveni-Bohemian Greenways, Prague Hnuti Duha, Friends of the Earth Czech Republic, Brno raising the awareness that nature protection can Budget (EUR) Germany be compatible with sustainable regional develop- BUND - Friends of the Earth Germany, Erfurt ment. Total Budget ...... 1,203,979.00 University of Applied Science Erfurt, Erfurt thereof ERDF ...... 734,460.50 Thuringian Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Environment, Erfurt Hungary Hungarian Cyclist Club, Budapest Castanea - Society for Environmental Protection, Sopron Slovakia Slovak Environmental Agency, Banská Bystrica Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe, Bratislava Slovenia Logarska Dolina d.o.o., Solcava Nature Park Goricko, Grad

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 109 IPAM IPAM-Toolbox: Integrative Protected Area Management in the Alps-Adriatic-Region

www.ipam.info

Project Description (altitude 0-4,000 m; coastal, terrestrial, aquatic The IPAM Toolbox project (Integrative Protected and alpine systems, high diversity of regional eco- Area Management by Example of the Alps - Adri- nomies and administrative standards). atic Region) focuses on the evaluation, harmonisation and development of methods, instruments and infrastructures for planning and managing Results and Effects protected areas. Based on a transnational database (inquiry, litera- ture, experts), an Expert System will be developed: The individual tools are linked by speciﬁ c inter- C.A.S. - Computer Aided System for identiﬁ cation faces to a systemic „Toolbox“, e.g. managing of problems, proposed instruments and tools and plans, monitoring systems, visitor management, examples of best practices. This Expert System conservation by contract. A broad theoretical grants a broad group of users’ access to the know- and transnational approach is complemented by how of European experts from different sectors. An regional pilot campaigns implemented in target extensive transnational transfer of know-how and regions in Austria, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia and the experiences is planned by means of workshops, Czech Republic. All partners contribute know-how conferences, excursions and the establishment of to the discussion process. Different categories of virtual teams via the project‘s homepage. protected sites are represented in the pilot cam-

paigns. Speciﬁ c attention is drawn to the European The regional pilot campaigns focus on genera- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km network of Natura 2000, Ramsar sites and both ting „visible results“ for the solution of concrete Non EU Member States Project Partner

regional and national parks. problems. They involve regional initiatives and Lead Partner Offi ce of the Government of Carinthia Management of these sites has become a challen- Dept. 20 - Spatial Planning Wulfengasse 13 ge for conservation as well as spatial planning and 9020 Klagenfurt sustainable regional development, since protected AUSTRIA area management is related to three dimensions: Contact Person DI Peter Fercher Tel +43 463 536 32002 1. Spatial dimension (natural heritage, land-use re- Fax +43 463 536 32007 gulations, spatial confl icts, monitoring, etc.) E-Mail [email protected] Project Partners 2. Socio-cultural dimension (acceptance, involve- Austria ment, participation, traditions, etc.) Offi ce of the Federal State Government of Styria, Graz NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL The Alps in Slovenia Croatia Department for Spatial Planning in Medimurje County, 3. Economic dimension (regional added value, Cakovec marketing, sponsoring, subsidy systems, etc.) administrative bodies, support local implementa- Czech Republic tion and place emphasis on communication with Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Ceske Budejovice

MEASURE 3.2 Integrating protected area management into the regional stakeholders. This „bottom up“ approach Italy Regional Directorate of Parks of Autonomous Region Friuli sectors concerned, e.g. spatial planning and regio- ensures that the broad spectrum of „practical“ Venezia Giulia, Udine nal economy, will therefore be of great importance - aspects is included in the general results at trans- Regional Park of Colli Euganei, Este and the responsible stakeholders and experts will national level. Slovenia Ministry of the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy of be involved. the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana

Responding to the enormous growth of protected Duration areas in terms of numbers, acreage and „diversi- Start ...... 04/2003 ty“ of categories within the past two decades, the End ...... 03/2006 project focuses on problems relevant for the whole of Europe. The project area chosen is a representa- Budget (EUR) tive and appropriate example for the development Total Budget ...... 2,400,000.00 of a European perspective as very different natural thereof ERDF ...... 1,209,935.50 conditions are located within quite short distances

110 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK ITACA Improving Tourism Actions in CADSES Area

www.kr-karlovarsky.cz/kraj_cz/kraj_UK/EU/

Project Description Further planned project results are: ITACA promotes a sustainable economic and spa- i Improving knowledge by policy-makers on na- tial development based on a better integration of tural heritage protective regulations and the nature preservation and a careful economic utilisa- evolving trends, tion of natural resources by eco-tourism. Most of i Operative integration of natural heritage protec- the ITACA project territories are rich in wetlands tion into the economic and spatial development and forests. policies and a better co-ordinated approach to land-use policies within its regions, i Steps towards public and private investments to create ecological corridors correlating them to speciﬁ c eco-tourism products concerning forests and wetlands, i Improved conservation management and reduced human impact on the wilderness and parks through further promotion of management Monastery in Teplá City, Czech Republic plans, i Raising the awareness of natural sites in the ge- The main aim of the ITACA project is to preserve neral public. these unspoiled areas from being damaged by un- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km sustainable development. All partners of the ITA- Non EU Member States Project Partner Duration CA project face the challenge of how to protect Lead Partner and develop their rich natural heritage. For this, Start ...... 06/2006 Karlovy Vary Region an effective networking of preservation strategies End ...... 06/2008 Regional Development Department Zavodni 353/88 and regional development policies is needed and 360 21 Karlovy Vary new strategies which include economic, ﬁ nancial Budget (EUR) CZECH REPUBLIC and juridical tools have to be used. Co-operation Total Budget ...... 796,000.00 Contact Person of the different regions should help to implement thereof ERDF ...... 554,000.00 Ms Jana Belohoubkova Tel +420 353 502 271 these measures. Fax +420 353 502 123 E-Mail [email protected]

Project Partners Results and Effects Czech Republic The project will conduct a transnational legal stu- Investon s.r.o., Karlovy Vary dy to guide local decision-makers in land use and Hungary HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL Harsanyi Janos College, Budapest forestry assistance. Also programmes involving Italy private landowners will be set up. Campaigns to Province of Ferrara, Ferrara update the capacity of managers and operators of Amitié, Bologna nature preservation zones to strike the right ba- Poland MEASURE 3.2 The Malopolska Agency for Regional Development S.A, lance between nature preservation and tourism Krakow exploitation will be organised. Moreover, a trans- ITACA kick-off meeting Slovakia national marketing study is expected to attract Municipality of Košice, Kosice public and private investment and to create and/ or reinforce ecological corridors. These should be correlated with two speciﬁ c products of eco-tourism: cycling and ﬂ uvial tourism. A mutual brand depicting the natural areas involved (potentially usable for a transnational tourism package) should be designed.

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 111 PANet 2010 Protected Area Networks - Establishment and Management of Corridors, Networks and Cooperation

www.panet2010.info

Project Description strategies, which are specifi cally in accordance The countries and regions involved in PANet 2010 with the European Spatial Development Perspec- strongly emphasise the effi cient implementation tive (ESDP). Furthermore, the regions and authori- of European and international requirements with ties involved should be empowered regarding the regard to protected areas (Natura 2000, Ramsar, management of protected area networks (PANs). biogenetic reserves, etc.). However, there is an evi- In particular the effectiveness of this management dent lack of knowledge and experience in mana- should be increased and the awareness concerning ging protected areas (PAs) beyond their boundari- the importance of PANs should be raised. Interna- es. The project will support the empowerment of tional and European conservation conventions and the regions and public bodies involved. directives should be supported by using synergies of corridors, buffer zones and networks. Moreo- Effective management of PAs is important in or- ver, the impact and effectiveness of individual PAs der to secure the functions of the sites for con- should be improved. servation and sustainable regional development. Enhancing different projects focusing on the ma- Among others, the project’s concrete aims are the nagement of individual PA areas, the PANet 2010 following: project emphasises the management of networks i Improvement of the know-how regarding spa- of protected areas and certifi ed regions. tial development of networks and corridors,

ﬁ nancial and economic management of PANs, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km The project plans to theoretically prepare, and im- involvement, participation and communication Non EU Member States Project Partner

plement, a „network of experience“ in order to in PANs, Lead Partner improve positive regional economic effects, com- i Online knowledge database, Ofﬁ ce of the Government of Carinthia Dept. 20 - Spatial Planning munication and participation processes („co-ope- i Manual on „Planning, managing and evalua- Wulfengasse 13 rative management“), the ﬁ nancial situation and ting networks and systems of protected areas“, 9020 Klagenfurt conservation issues by creating synergies between i An analysis of international standards, obliga- AUSTRIA the individual protected areas. The basis for that tions and initiatives, Contact Person is a toolbox from the INTERREG 3B project IPAM i A set of pilot actions in different regions. DI (FH) Johann Wagner Tel +43 463 536-32055 which the PANet 2010 project continues in many Fax +43 463 536-32007 aspects. Therefore, the project focuses on Europe- E-Mail [email protected] Duration an issues (Natura 2000, rural development strate- Project Partners gies, ESDP) and international obligations (Ramsar, Start ...... 04/2006 Croatia the Biodiversity Convention). End ...... 03/2008 Public Institution National Park Risnjak, Crni Lug

NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL Czech Republic Institute of Systems Biology and Ecology, Ceske Budejovice The project will be carried out by nine institutions Budget (EUR) Italy from six countries with a wide range of practical as Total Budget ...... 1,590,000.00 Euganean Hills Regional Park, Este well as theoretical and administrative experience. thereof ERDF ...... 790,000.00 University of Trieste, Trieste

MEASURE 3.2 Poland Foundation for the Support of Ecological Initiatives, Krakow Results and Effects Slovakia Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava In the long run the project’s objectives are the es- Slovenia tablishment of protected areas as components of Kozjansko Regional Park, Bistrica ob Sotli integrated and sustainable spatial development Ukraine Radekhiv District Council of Lviv Region, Radekhiv

112 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK SISTEMaPARC Spatial Information Systems for Transnational Environmental Management of Protected Areas and Regions in CADSES

www.sistemaparc.eu

Project Description Results and Effects Protected cross-border regions in the CADSES area Main effects and foreseen results of SISTEMaP- face similar problems. Often frontiers divide one ARC are: region of cultural and natural heritage into more i Foster the co-ordinated transnational deve- than one national park, biosphere reserve, nature lopment of cross-border protected regions by reserve or protected landscape area and they are improving or establishing spatial database net- situated in two or more countries. As a conse- works and spatial information systems, and ini- quence, two or more administrations, manage- tiate the transnational exchange of experiences ment structures and - if existing - spatial informa- and know-how, tion systems (SIS) are working for these regions. i Support transnational strategies of monitoring, planning and management of cross-border protected areas and respective regions through integration and application of spatial information systems with special regard to European initiatives on protecting natural heritage and transnational planning strategies, i Increase the awareness of the values of conservation and development of natural heritage by

providing clear information, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km i Prepare and facilitate the implementation of Non EU Member States Project Partner

SISTEMaPARC project team transnational strategies for the adequate deve- Lead Partner lopment of a tourism infrastructure, of co-or- University of Dresden There is urgent need for co-ordination in esta- dinated measures for cross-border nature con- Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Mommsenstrasse 13 blishing elaborate monitoring and management servation and of information systems for the 01062 Dresden schemes in those protected regions, as human public, GERMANY activities from one area usually affect the whole i Develop indicators for changes in land use and Contact Person region. The increasing demand for transnational land cover by monitoring and correlating the Prof. Dr. E. Csaplovics Tel +49 351 46333680 planning and management approaches is backed dynamics of changes with the impact of politi- Fax +49 351 46337266 by various European and global initiatives such cal and socio-economic changes in the CADSES E-Mail [email protected] as FFH of EC, WCM of UNEP-WCMC or the area since the late 18th century. Project Partners UNESCO World Heritage. These initiatives foster Austria: University of Technology Vienna, Vienna / Govern- efforts to homogenise documentation of natural ment of Burgenland - Biological Research Centre Neusiedler Duration See, Illmitz / National Park Administration Neusiedler See, HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL heritages as well as the co-operation between ad- Apetlon ministrations of neighbouring countries. Start ...... 01/2004 Czech Republic: University of Usti nad Labem, Usti nad La- End ...... 06/2007 bem / National Park Administration Ceské Švýcarsko, Krásná Lípa / Administration of Protected Landscape Area Labské The project aims at fostering regional to transnati- Pískovce, Decín / National Park Administration Krkonose, onal networks of spatial information systems. The Budget (EUR) Vrchlabí MEASURE 3.2 cross-border protected regions of Sächsisch-Böh- Total Budget ...... 1,402,931.00 Germany: Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Regional De- mische Schweiz (DE/CZ), Neusiedler See-Seewin- thereof ERDF ...... 880,671.00 velopment (IOER), Dresden / National Park Administration Sächsische Schweiz, Bad Schandau / Saxon State Ministry of kel/Fertö-Hanság (AT/HU) and Krkonose/Karko- Interior, Div. 45, Dresden / National Park Information Centre nosze (CZ/PL) are the core regions of the project. Sächsische Schweiz, Bad Schandau / Ofﬁ ce for Regional Planning Oberes Elbtal/Osterzgebirge, Radebeul The transnational approach is open-ended in order Hungary: University of Sopron, Sopron / Ferto-Hanság Natio- to assure the successive integration of additional nal Park Administration Sarród, Sarród regions throughout the duration of the project. Italy: Polytecnico delle Marche, DARDUS, Ancona / Polytech- Partners in the cross-border regions of Triglav/Pre- nic University of Marche Region, Ancona alpi Giulie (SI/IT) have already declared their co- Poland: National Park Administration Karkonosze, Jelenia Góra operation at that level for example. Slovenia: Geodetic Institute of Slovenia, Ljubljana / Slovenian Academy of Sciences and of Arts, Ljubljana Map displaying the changed land use in Saxon-Bohemi- an Switzerland

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 113 TWReferenceNET Management and Sustainable Development of Protected Transitional Waters

www.twreferencenet.com

Project Description Results and Effects The project aims at improving and reinforcing the Expected and partly achieved outcomes of the conservation of the natural heritage in protected project are the creation of an e-Centre as part of transitional ecosystems and at enlarging their su- the project infrastructure, promoting the networ- stainable fruition. The strategic objectives are to king of ecosystems to reduce the fragmentation of ameliorate conservation of the natural heritage in knowledge and to improve methods and strategies the protected transitional waters of the CADSES for conservation and sustainable development. area, by deepening knowledge, producing technological innovation, reinforcing regulation and External pressures on the protected transitional overcoming fragmentation of expertise and com- waters are quantiﬁ ed, producing GIS maps at re- petencies. Also the territorial integration of envi- gional, national and eco-regional level (approx. 24 ronmental policy in the CADSES area should be maps). reinforced. Efforts in conservation should be transferred to sustainable development strategies lea- TWReferenceNet also develops new and innova- ding to the creation of new job opportunities and tive descriptors (six, which are listed in the activity an improvement in the quality of life. section) for effective monitoring and conservation of TW ecological status, in particular at Ram- The TWReferenceNET project creates activities in sar and Nature 2000 sites. The project proposes

the following areas: environmental, socio-econo- new Natura 2000 sites and reinforces the legal EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km mic and networking communication. The envi- and institutional protection for transitional aquatic Non EU Member States Project Partner

ronmental project area promotes studies and pilot ecosystems by establishing a handbook of regula- Lead Partner actions on transitional protected areas focusing on tions. Finally, jobs are created, for example spin-off University of Lecce Ramsar and Natura 2000 sites that means wetlands fi rms in organic agriculture, environmental educa- Centro Ecotekne 73100 Lecce of international importance and areas belonging to tion and tourism. ITALY the European network of protected sites. The so- Contact Person cio-economic fi eld carries out feasibility studies of Prof. Silvano Marchiori sustainable economic development, promotes pi- Tel +39 0832 298651 Fax +39 0832 298722 lot actions for spin-offs in tourism fi rms, reinforces E-Mail [email protected] regulation and contributes to European standards Project Partners integration for the environment in CADSES coun- Albania tries. The networking communication area is based Ministry of Environment, Tirana on the creation of an e-Centre which constitutes Bulgaria NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL a functional networking among protected transi- Institute of Oceanology of Varna, Varna Association EKOFORUM, Sofi a tional Ramsar and Natura 2000 sites by bridging Greece knowledge, expertise and competencies of project NCMR – Institute of Oceanography, Anavyssos partners, administrations, NGOs and fi rms. TWReferenceNET stresses the importance of transitional University of Athens, Athens University of Ioannina, Ioannina MEASURE 3.2 waters University of Aegean, Mytlini National Agricultural Research Foundation, Kavala Duration Institute of Marine Biology of Crete, Heraklion Development Agency for Amvrakikos Gulf S.A., Preveza Start ...... 01/2004 Nomos & Physis, Athens End ...... 12/2006 Italy Regione Puglia, Modugno Budget (EUR) Province of Lecce, Lecce Consorzio di Gestione di Torre Guaceto, Carovigno Total Budget ...... 2,336,500.00 University of Bologna, Ravenna University of Trieste, Trieste thereof ERDF ...... 1,200,000.00 ARPA Emilia Romagna, Cesenatico MareAmico, Lecce University of Rome, Rome NetProject s.r.l., Lecce Romania Galati University, Galati

114 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK WETLANDS II Integrated Management of Wetlands

www.wetlandsmanagement.org

Project Description Results and Effects Wetlands, such as lakes, lagoons, deltas, river plains The WETLANDS II project has improved tools for and coastal areas, belong to the most sensitive and spatial planning and development in wetland are- most important ecosystems. The transition zones as. It has increased the awareness and acceptance of land and water serve as cradles of biodiversity of stakeholders regarding wetland conservation and are the natural habitat of thousands of rare and development and has raised the know-how species. From the socio-political and managerial and quality of the tools of management bodies. point of view, wetlands have been controversially More efﬁ cient environmental monitoring methods discussed natural spaces regarding matters of sa- were developed and indicators for development, feguarding and development. certiﬁ cation and control were improved.

Since the end of the 19th century the extension WETLANDS II fostered the level of public informa- of wetlands in Europe has been reduced by more tion on wetlands management and development than 50%. In the past, land owners, farmers, wa- and increased the number of protection projects, ter and forest management bodies and local com- acting as leverage for investments in sustainable munities often had an interest in draining wetlands development. The project enforced EU and natio- for agricultural use or in embanking former natu- nal policies on environmental pollution, wetlands ral rivers for reasons of ﬂ ood protection. For the protection and management. Moreover, new eco-

WETLANDS II project these stakeholders as well as nomic opportunities were created, for example in EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km wetland management bodies and local residents eco-tourism. Non EU Member States Project Partner have been taken on board to achieve a balanced Lead Partner and sustainable development and to reach a coe- Veneto Regional Park Administration Delta del Po xistence of man and wetlands. Duration Via Marconi 6 45012 Ariano Nel Polesine Start ...... 02/2003 ITALY WETLANDS II is the follow-up project of the WET- End ...... 12/2005 Contact Person LANDS project that was implemented between Director A Stefano Danieli 1998 and 2001. This ﬁ rst project laid down the Budget (EUR) Tel +39 04 26372202 Fax +39 04 26373035 principles and showed best practices for an inte- Total Budget ...... 1,893,000.00 E-Mail [email protected] grated management of wetlands, starting with a thereof ERDF ...... 1,000,000.00 Project Partners state-of-the-art analysis. The main purpose of the Albania new project is the improvement of the operative TEULEDA - Local Economic Development Agency of Shkodra, management of wetlands through capacity buil- Shkodra dings and pilot projects in the partners‘ regions. Germany HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL Biosphärenreservat „Flusslandschaft Mittlere Elbe“, Dessau Here the establishment of the Transnational Wor- Italy king Group of Wetland Managers plays an im- Regione Puglia, Modugno portant role in exchanging experiences gathered Parco Regionale del Delta del Po dell’Emilia-Romagna, Comacchio in Integrated Wetland Management in different MEASURE 3.2 Poland European regions. Association for Nature Protection of the Stobrawa Landscape Park „BIOS“, Opole

WETLANDS II develops new management strategies for wetlands

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 115 CULTURAL LANDSCAPE Protecting Historical Cultural Landscapes to Strengthen Regional Identities and Local Economies

Project Description i Protection and management of landscapes as Historical cultural landscapes are typical of most an essential component of natural and cultural parts of Central Europe. However, nowadays the heritage, diversity of these cultural landscapes is endange- i Enhancement of the knowledge about valuable red by neglected nature protection and heritage cultural landscapes in the CADSES area, preservation and by depopulation processes. i Integrated cultural landscape valorisation based on transnational concepts and tested by regio- The CULTURAL LANDSCAPE project aims at pro- nal pilot projects, tecting and managing landscapes as a corners- i Improvement of methods of cultural landscape tone of the CADSES identity and as a source of integration into spatial planning and economic sustainable regional development. Based on a development, cross-sector approach covering nature protection, i Compendium on different new methods and heritage preservation and rural development, and technologies for survey activities (digital survey supported by a transnational research framework, instruments and land register tools), the project develops best-practice examples for i Creation of new networks and strengthening of the implementation of the European Landscape existing networks of cultural landscape protec- Convention. This includes raising the awareness of tion at regional and transnational level. cultural landscapes by transnational surveys („digi-

tal land register“) and an open-access web portal, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km „Landscape Wikipedia“, to integrate landscapes Duration Non EU Member States Project Partner

into regional development by exemplary pilot pro- Start ...... 04/2006 Lead Partner jects in the ﬁ elds of agriculture, tourism, regional End ...... 05/2008 Agricultural University of Krakow marketing, and renewable energies. Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying Al. Mickiewicza 21 Budget (EUR) 31-120 Kraków Moreover, it aims at elaborating integrated stra- Total Budget ...... 1,354,230.00 POLAND tegies for the protection and development of cul- thereof ERDF ...... 709,567.50 Contact Person tural landscapes at regional, national and CADSES Dr. Jozef Hernik Tel +48 012 6624154 level. The project primarily intends to establish a Fax +48 012 6331170 transnational network to help to enact the Euro- E-Mail [email protected] pean Landscape Convention in the CADSES area. Project Partners In close contact with the Spatial Planning and Austria Landscape Division of the Council of Europe, the Environment Management Austria, St. Pölten

NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL Grazing Association Ramsar Site Valley of Lafnitz, Loipersdorf network will be open to further partners. Germany University of Applied Science Erfurt, Erfurt Heritage Association of Thuringia, Elgersburg Results and Effects Regional Planning Association East-Thuringia, Gera Poland MEASURE 3.3 Foreseen results of the project are: Municipality of Miechów, Miechów i Raising awareness of civil society, private orga- Municipality of Wisniowa, Wisniowa nisations and local authorities for the quality, CULTURAL LANDSCAPE promotes the preservation of Romania historical cultural landscapes University “Babes-Bolyai”, Cluj-Napoca value and endangerment of landscapes as a Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca cornerstone of a regional and CADSES identity Ukraine and as a source for sustainable regional deve- National University Lviv Polytechnic, Lviv lopment,

116 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK LOTO Landscape Opportunities for Territorial Organization

www.loto-project.org

Project Description Results and Effects As emphasised by the ESDP and the European Results achieved by the LOTO project are: Landscape Convention, the different landscape i Establishment of a common language and an characteristics of the regions is a resource to sa- agreed methodology on landscape planning feguard. Because a region constantly develops, that allow the comparison of the results and ef- transformation processes affecting the landscape fects of local and regional policies, cannot be avoided, but it is important for them i Introduction of landscape upgrading issues in to be guided with awareness. On the other hand, local, regional and national spatial planning, whoever designs or plans the region does not ea- i Determination and testing of an initial list of sily have access to the tools which can be used to landscape indicators that can also contribute to best resolve the problem. this issue for the infrastructure and as a result for the social system, i Contribution to a methodological integration of various EU conventions and directives such as the European Landscape Convention, Flora- Fauna-Habitat directives and others, i Launch of an efﬁ cient network of public institutions, research institutions and universities on

landscape studies, policies and best practices EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km with particular attention to management tools, Non EU Member States Project Partner i Enhancement of spatial and landscape planning Lead Partner Castle of Moresco, Marche (Italy) and management documents and tools, Regione Lombardia Direzione Generale Territorio ed Urbanistica i Launch of innovative actions and raising local Via Sassetti 32/2 The LOTO project aims at providing tools that go- awareness of landscape upgrading, 20124 Milan vern the evolution of the landscape through the i Development of landscape knowledge status at ITALY knowledge of the dynamics of transformation. the different levels. Contact Person The landscape itself is intended as a reference fra- Ms Anna Rossi Tel +39 02 67656836 mework for any project of an accurate and regio- Fax +39 02 67652938 nal scale aimed at directing the regional planning/ Duration E-Mail [email protected] design tools in a complementary manner. For this Start ...... 05/2002 Project Partners reason, the project proposes identifying a method End ...... 12/2005 Croatia of interpreting the landscape that could be used as Regione Istria, Pula a shared operative reference to guide and verify Budget (EUR) Germany HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL Technical University of Munich, Freising the transformation choices for any one region. Total Budget ...... 1,821,900.00 Italy thereof ERDF ...... 800,000.00 Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities, Rome Regione Umbria, Perugia Meeting of the LOTO project Regione Marche, Ancona MEASURE 3.3 Regione Emilia Romagna, Bologna Regione Veneto, Venice Romania Instituto URBANPROIECT, Bucharest Slovenia Ministry for Environmental and Spatial Planning, Ljubljana

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 117 REKULA Restructuring Cultural Landscapes

www.rekula.net

Project Description Industrial processes, such as mining, have altered and disturbed landscapes within a short time. Natural and cultural heritages as well as regional identities have often been neglected by changing economic structures.

REKULA, the Restructuring of Cultural Lands- capes, aims at establishing integrated and co-ordinated measures for a renewed appreciation of altered cultural landscapes. A committee of experts was established in order to develop landscaping criteria and assume the evaluation tasks. The expert commission acts as a group of consultants for the EU via the REKULA project and transmits the dialogue to the European level as an international discourse on the treatment of altered landscapes. Former industrial sites also belong to the regional Pilot projects are intended to help establish the cultural heritage

necessary set of tools for application throughout EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Europe. They are intended as a set of rules for the Different international workshops, conferences, Non EU Member States Project Partner

production, i.e. preservation, of the balance of na- excursions and project meetings have taken place Lead Partner tural resources as well as handy tools for managing during the last two years. Insights gained in pilot Internationale Bauausstellung Fürst-Pückler-Land the entire process. projects in the ﬁ elds of energy and water should Seestrasse 84-86 01983 Großräschen help establish the necessary set of tools for appli- GERMANY cation throughout Europe. They are intended as a Contact Person set of rules for the preservation of the balance of Prof. Rolf Kuhn natural resources as well as handy tools for mana- Tel +49 357 5337019 Fax +49 357 5337012 ging the entire process. E-Mail [email protected]

Project Partners The results of REKULA have been summarised and Germany published as a handbook. This book presents a set Kamenz District, Kamenz REKULA promotes the restructuring of landscapes after of tools for landscape management including va- Lausitz University of Applied Sciences (FHL), Cottbus

NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL mining Regional Planning Offi ce Lausitz-Spreewald, Cottbus rious interest groups and contains necessary steps Regional Planning Offi ce Bautzen, Bautzen for similar restructuring processes. LMBV Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbau- Verwaltungsge- Results and Effects sellschaft mbH, Senftenberg Italy REKULA has provided incentives for the resha- Regione del Veneto, Venice MEASURE 3.3 ping of cultural landscapes which had previously Duration Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche, Treviso been altered and disturbed severely by industrial Start ...... 01/2003 Consorzio di Bonifi ca Pedemontano Brentella di Pederobba, Montebelluna processes, such as mining, within a short time. A End ...... 09/2006 Consorzio di Bonifi ca Destra Piave, Treviso committee of European experts has been establis- Consorzio di Bonifi ca Pedemontano Sinistra Piave, Codogne hed and convenes four times a year to evaluate Budget (EUR) Poland Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice the outcomes of REKULA and to develop lands- Total Budget ...... 3,435,100.00 City and Community of Zabrze, Zabrze caping criteria. thereof ERDF ...... 2,300,075.00

118 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK REVITAMIN Revitalisation of Former Brown Coal Mining Areas / Development of a Transnational Computer-aided Multicriteria Decision Aid for Mining Regions

www.revitamin.net

Project Description Present strategies of regional development related The REVITAMIN project, the revitalisation of mi- to spatial and topical requirements and the inte- ning regions, is aimed at upgrading and develo- gration of mine reclamation planning into regional ping landscapes after mining activities have cea- planning were assessed. sed. The ﬁ rst priority of the project is transnational co-operation and extensive knowledge and experience transfer as the structural and landscape changes provide many challenges, particularly for mining regions. Regardless of individual issues concerning mining, each region has to develop innovative, cost-saving and sustainable methods for landscape protection.

Consequently, this project was geared towards the development of new interregional methods of landscape protection and the reutilisation and fur- The project team on tour - visit of terra cultura, a former ther development of mining regions. The project briquette factory (Germany) team has developed an information and co-operation network for mining regions with a transna- The project compiled an overview of best-practice EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km tional computer-aided, multi-criteria decision tool examples to show different ways and methods of Non EU Member States Project Partner and databases. landscape protection and innovations in revitalisa- Lead Partner tion. The project has conducted a pre-feasibility District Administration of Weissenfels Rural District The results will encourage representatives of pu- study with a concept of structural development in Department of Economic Development Am Stadtpark 6 blic administrations, regional planning bodies and a mining area including proposals and options for 06667 Weissenfels the different stakeholders and associations to go economic or tourist and leisure activities. Concepts GERMANY ahead with the revitalisation of mining areas. for the transregional display of mining activities Contact Person and regions for educational and tourism purposes Ms Ruth Fruehwirth Tel +49 3443 372249 were developed to enhance the image of mining Fax +49 3443 372251 Results and Effects regions. E-Mail [email protected] The REVITAMIN project provided detailed descrip- Project Partners tions of economic and endogenous potentials, and Further effects achieved by the project were the Austria: Mind Consult & Research GmbH, Graz / Baernbach social and infrastructural features of mining regi- transnational experience exchange to provide in- Telepark, Bärnbach ons. A multi-criteria decision tool for the assess- formation on successfully implemented revitali- Czech Republic: Euro-Region of the Ore Mountains, Most / HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL Municipality of Most, Most / Chamber of Commerce and ment of registered data was developed to assist in sation projects and to secure inspiration for new Industry, Most the decision on whether the described spatial unit innovative ideas. The participation in a European Germany: Burgenlandkreis Rural District, Naumburg / Institute is suitable for the planned use or whether there information and co-operation network for mining of Structural Policies & Economic Development, Halle / Saxon Academy of Sciences, Leipzig / ECOVAST – European Council MEASURE 3.3 are any restrictions or constraints. Various gene- regions also provided opportunities for the creati- for the Village and the Small Town, Weissenfels / Centre of ral thematic information databases were compiled on and development of individual partnerships for Geoscientiﬁ c Competence, Freiberg / Central German Park as an extension to the multi-criteria decision tool. future projects. of the Environment and Industrial Culture, Zeitz / Mining Development and Training Company, Theißen / Halle-Dessau Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Halle / Ministry for Building and Transport of Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg / Duration Saxon State Ministry of the Interior, Div. 45, Dresden / Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour, Start ...... 01/2004 Dresden / Saxon State Agency of Environment and Geology, Freiberg / Central German Brown Coal Company, Theißen / End ...... 09/2006 Lusatian and Central German Brown Coal Administration Company (LMBV), Berlin Budget (EUR) Slovakia: Regional Association for the Revitalisation of Horna Total Budget ...... 1,733,424.00 Nitra, Prievidza / Regional Association for the Revitalisation of Velky Krtiš, Velký Krtíš thereof ERDF ...... 1,147,368.00 Slovenia: Municipality of Velenje, Velenje / Regional Planning Workshop in Lehota pod Vtacnikom (Slovak Republic) Agency of Savinjska Šaleška Region, Mozirje

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 119 SURE Successful Restoration and Rehabilitation Accompanying Infrastructural Interventions

www.sureproject.net

Project Description conferences. The book „Site-speciﬁ c high zone re- The construction of ski slopes and road embank- storation in the alpine region - the current techno- ments and the establishment of excavation areas logical developments“ was published. It presents causes environmental damage to many regions of the current state-of-the-art and latest achieve- Europe. The general objective of SURE is to put ments in the ﬁ eld of ecological restoration, which basic strategies into practise that guarantee eco- were also demonstrated within the framework of logical and sustainable restoration or rehabilitation the project. It contains a German, English, French of such sites. and Italian version of the content.

Moreover, the Hochschule Anhalt published a handbook covering the ecological restoration of raw soils entitled „Handbuch naturnahe Begrü- nung von Rohböden“ in German. The book gives advice on restoration projects which deal with extreme soil conditions, for example related to nutri- ent or water availability. SURE is aimed at the restoration of environmental damages A bibliography on the three main objectives of the

Sustainable rehabilitation and restoration of ski project was compiled and ﬁ ve open workshops, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km slopes, road embankments and opencast mining including three conferences, were held at the part- Non EU Member States Project Partner

areas should lead to an appealing landscape with ners’ locations. The ﬁ nal conference „Soil-Bioen- Lead Partner satisfying ecological value, especially through gineering: Ecological Restoration with Native Plant Agricultural Research and Education Centre Raumberg - Gum- enhancing quality of life for people living in the and Seed Material“ took place on 5-7 September penstein Raumberg 38 concerned regions. Pilot projects reveal best prac- 2006 in Irdning (Styria, Austria), organised by the 8952 Irdning tice methods of rehabilitation and restoration. The Lead Partner. For this purpose a new website was AUSTRIA research conducted in the pilot area focuses on set up (http://www.restoration06.net). A detailed Contact Person indicators that allow the expected increase of eco- program can still be downloaded from the web- Mr. Bernhard Krautzer Tel +43 3682 22451 345 logical value to be measured through ecologically- site. Immediately after the conference, the Lead Fax +43 3682 2461488 sound rehabilitation metrics. Partner organised the last workshop of the project E-Mail [email protected] on 8-9 September 2006, the topic was „Restora- Project Partners Through constant monitoring of economic and tion after infrastructural interventions“. A detailed Austria ecological parameters, the data gained from the program can also be downloaded from the above- Kärntner Saatbau (KSB), Klagenfurt NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL pilot projects will convince local decision-makers mentioned website. Czech Republic OSEVA PRO Ltd., Grassland Research Station Roznov, Zubri to put the improved know-how into practice. To Germany ensure that territorial operators and technicians of University of Applied Science Anhalt, Köthen land rehabilitation receive up-to-date information, Duration Mibrag GmbH, Theißen

MEASURE 3.3 training activities will be organised according to Start ...... 01/2004 Greece National Agric. Research Foundation, Larissa the three main objectives: End ...... 12/2006 Italy i Restoration of endangered and destroyed high ERSA Agenzia Regionale per lo Sviluppo Rurale, Gorizia altitude slopes in mountainous regions, Budget (EUR) Slovakia i Rehabilitation of degraded embankments and Total Budget ...... 1,384,207.00 GMARI Banska Bystrica – Grassland and Mountain Agriculture Research Institute, Banská Bystrica slopes caused by improvements in infrastructure thereof ERDF ...... 798,133.50 measurements, After mining landscapes need comprehensive rehabilita- i Restoration of areas devastated by coal and tion measures other ores excavation.

Results and Effects So far all eleven planned trial sites have been set up. The data is currently being assessed and analysed. Some results have already been presented at

120 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK TRANSLANDS Transversal Lands: Abbeys and Large Rivers

www.translands.eu

Project Description Among others, the project targets the following TRANSLANDS originates from the need to over- results: come the risk of the landscape decay of alleged i Fostering the protection and proper manage- minor importance due to their marginalisation and ment of landscapes on transversal lands as basic extensive use for agricultural production. Many of components of European natural and cultural the regions have the potential to make use of their heritage, cultural, historical and socio-economic value. i Raising awareness of the historical, cultural, socio-economic importance of the transversal TRANSLANDS intends to promote actions ai- lands, med at protecting and developing the common i Improvement of the inhabitants’ quality of life landscape features shared by several CADSES re- and avoidance/mitigation of population losses gions, namely marginal and rural areas characte- in rural regions, rized by the presence of historical abbeys, water i Promotion of sustainable tourism as an alterna- courses and minor cities located along important tive source of income, upgrading and reviving routes which link large cities. They are considered the transversal lands, transversal lands with respect to the main lines of i Improvement of the business climate, thus at- mobility. Nevertheless, they are characterized by tracting businesses, cultural, economic, rural and handicraft resources i Establishment of a permanent European net- and represent an important link and intermediary work of transversal lands. EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km between territories and local cultures. The project Non EU Member States Project Partner aims at enhancing their heritage as an important Lead Partner source of sustainable tourism and local economic Duration Province of Piacenza development. Start ...... 05/2006 Service for Tourism and Cultural Activities Via Garibaldi 50 End ...... 04/2008 29100 Piacenza ITALY

Results and Effects Budget (EUR) Contact Person TRANSLANDS intends to raise awareness of the Total Budget ...... 1,029,789.00 Mr. Bruno Bedani Tel +39 0523 795310 quality of these transversal lands and to foster thereof ERDF ...... 559,777.75 Fax +39 0523 795343 the preservation and valorisation of their cultural E-Mail [email protected] heritage and rural identity through transnational Project Partners integrated spatial strategies. This objective will be Bulgaria reached by carrying out research activities into Regional Governor of Soﬁ a region, Soﬁ a the targeted sites and the elaboration of feasibi- Hungary HERITAGE & CULTURAL NATURAL Agricultural Centre Innovational Public Company, Debrecen lity plans for the creation of tourist routes within Italy a transnational network. Furthermore, a common Municipality of Fiorenzuola d‘Arda, Fiorenzuola d‘Arda planning methodology and signpost system should Poland be developed. Rzeszow Regional Development Agency, Rzeszow MEASURE 3.3 Slovakia KRTKo – Civic Association for Regional Development, Banská Bystrica

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 121 122 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK PRIORITY 4 ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

AND RISK PREVENTION

The aim of this priority is to set up a common understanding of the importance of natural resources such as water and to set up common parameters, indicators and rules for protection and prevention. It addresses spatial planning as well as water management authorities or civil protection and subjects able to provide a common approach to technical rules.

Three areas of intervention are foreseen:

Measure 4.1 Promoting environmental protection and resource management This measure aims at developing and implementing transnational projects focussing on functionally integrated environmental protection and

resource management.

Measure 4.2 Promoting risk management and prevention of disasters The major objective for this measure is development and implementation of transnational projects focussing on prevention of natural and

man-made disasters and on risk management.

Measure 4.3 Promoting integrated water management and prevention of ﬂ oods The measure deals with the development and implementation of transnational projects focussing on integrated water management and

the prevention of ﬂ oods such as improved sustainable best practices for land use and for agricultural and forestry management in ﬂ ood risk

areas, designation of threatened and sensitive ﬂ ood areas, integration of infrastructures in an active development of passive barriers, deve-

lopment of retention areas, development of solutions and feasibility studies for discharging rainwater, planning dikes moved further back,

development and further enhancement of common strategies for monitoring, warning and protection systems.

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 123 BETTER Biofuel chain Enhancement for Territorial developmenT of European Regions

Project Description operators, energy producers and managing aut- Strategies to use renewable energies, such as bi- horities. ofuels, as an alternative to conventional energy sources are not only an opportunity to improve the environment. They can also support the social and Results and Effects economic development of rural areas. Strategic objectives of the project are to improve the effectiveness of resource allocation policies The BETTER project addresses these aspects and and the promotion of renewable energies. Public aims at promoting renewable energies with a fo- decision-makers should be provided with com- cus on biofuel chain integration in rural regions. It mon guidelines and methodologies to foster the includes a new concept for a spatial development production and use of biofuels on the basis of system, which integrates the production of alter- an appropriate concept for spatial development. native energy sources and the need for social and Furthermore, business development should be economic cohesion in rural areas. enhanced by providing private organisations with technical and economic know-how concerning bi- The trans-sectoral approach of the project addres- ofuels. One expected outcome of the project is to ses a wide range of topics and brings together po- increase the knowledge concerning the biofuel or licies on energy, the environment and rural areas, biodiesel chain development by using a new ap-

aiming at stimulating the introduction or improve- proach which integrates the transnational dimen- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km ment of biofuel chains from the producer to the sion and different national policies. Non EU Member States Project Partner

consumer. In the partner regions from Italy, Po- Lead Partner land, Greece, Hungary and Bulgaria the stage of Province of Forli‘ development for biofuel chains is very distinct. By Duration Cesena, Agro-Food Policy Department Piazza Morgagni 9 stimulating knowledge exchange and through co- Start ...... 05/2006 47100 Forli‘ operation projects the overall competitiveness and End ...... 04/2008 ITALY territorial integration should be enhanced. Contact Person Budget (EUR) Mr. Massimiliano Strocchi Tel +39 0543 714559 Target groups of the project are local administra- Total Budget ...... 1,088,029.00 Fax +39 0543 714543 tions, farmers‘ organisations, universities and re- thereof ERDF ...... 659,392.50 E-Mail [email protected] search institutes, private and public investment Project Partners Bulgaria Association Municipal Energy Agency, Rousse Greece ANATOLIKI S.A Development Agency of Eastern Thessaloniki, Thermi Hungary Enterprise Development Foundation of Tolna County, Szeks- zárd Italy Province of Ravenna, Ravenna ERVET, Bologna Marche University of Technology, Ancona Poland ENVIRONMENT EC BREC Institute for Renewable Energy Ltd., Warsaw Podkarpakcie Voivodship, Rzeszow Sunﬂ ower is one of the crops which can be used for biodiesel production MEASURE 4.1

124 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK C2ENET Central Europe Environmental Net

Project Description Results and Effects The question and problem of compliance of local In the C2ENET project an analysis of EU legisla- environmental protection measures with EU legis- tion, national legislation and an analysis of the lation arise in many small and mid-sized towns and organisational, ﬁ nancial and technical impacts of municipalities which have no relevant professional EU legislation on the municipalities is conducted. apparatus. Pilot projects will be carried out covering different aspects such as the evaluation of European indicators, how to use renewable energy resources (solar technologies, wind, biomass, heat pumps, etc.), water treatment and clean water supplies, and an additional project implemented on the basis of the previous analysis. A further pilot project covers the environmental protection ﬁ eld of intervention.

Results of the project will be disseminated through three readers, a ﬁ nal guidebook, seminars and conferences. They will be available for the association‘s boards, in newsletters as well as on the website of

the project LOGON. EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Non EU Member States Project Partner

The fi rst reader deals with the working group mee- Lead Partner ting „Finance and EU funding of municipal waste Town of Vsetín management projects“ and includes an article on City Manager Svárov 1080 the „Approach of City Hall to environment – spe- 755 01 Vsetín cifi c cases from the ecological audit of schools, CZECH REPUBLIC ecological footprint, environmental profi le, Euro- Contact Person C2ENET case study - cover of the fi rst project reader pean set of indicators and its relationship to the Mr. Milan Pucek Tel +420 571 491 501 City strategy“. Fax +420 571 419 278 The C2ENET project is dedicated to helping mu- E-Mail [email protected] nicipalities from the New EU Member States ma- The second reader covers the working group Project Partners nage existing problems concerning environmental meeting „Energy Effi ciency and Renewable Re- Austria issues, taking into account technical, organisati- sources“. It also includes a section on „Effective, Austrian Association of Cities and Towns, Vienna onal and fi nancial aspects. The main topics dealt high-quality and effi cient management of public Czech Republic Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic, with are general issues of sustainable development administration“ (with a set of examples). The third Prague with a concentration on energy effi ciency, waste reader is dedicated to water management and will Hungary management and wastewater treatment. also comprise a section on the processes of the Hungarian National Association of Local Authorities, Budapest Town of Szigetszentmiklos, Szigetszentmiklos Local Agenda 21 and the measurement of living Romania An analysis of relevant European laws and a series quality in housing projects. City of Oradea, Oradea of pilot projects constitute one part of the activities conducted by the project. The experience and Duration partners’ know-how are made available to partner ENVIRONMENT associations, member towns and municipalities. Start ...... 05/2005 End ...... 09/2007

Budget (EUR) Total Budget ...... 826,144.00 thereof ERDF ...... 540,158.00 MEASURE 4.1

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 125 CARBON-PRO CARBON balance drafting and new resources management tools according to Kyoto PROtocol

www.carbonpro.org

Project Description thin the CADSES region. The project framework Areas used by agriculture and forestry are im- includes the creation of a complete database on portant for storing atmospheric CO2, which is a agricultural and forest systems, the setting up of by-product of employing conventional sources models dedicated to public authorities for the best of energy. It is also one of the greenhouse gases management of forests and agriculture and imple- mainly responsible for global climate change. An mentation into actual case studies. adequate management of agriculture and forestry resources might help to reduce the impact of CO2 The overall long-term objective of CARBON-PRO emissions. In the Kyoto Protocol some strategies is to assess the characteristics of the main agricu- have already been drawn up concerning the po- ltural and forest systems in the CADSES area in sitive effects of managing the CO2 sink capacities relationship to the strategies set up by the Kyoto of forests and areas used by agriculture. These Protocol and to evaluate their sink capacity. Stra- strategies now have to be implemented. As the tegies and technologies for improving the ma- worldwide dimension of climate change demands nagement of agricultural and forest systems will solutions beyond national policies, the CADSES be deﬁ ned to obtain the best environmental and space provides a promising ﬁ eld for the applica- economic results and to promote sustainable de- tion of transnational approaches to manage agri- velopment. cultural and forest systems to improve the carbon

balance. Other expected results of the project are: EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km i Common monitoring activities at transnational Non EU Member States Project Partner

level in cross-border areas to determine the ba- Lead Partner lance of carbon within an integrated methodo- Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia logy, Forestry and Forest Fire Department Via del Cotoniﬁ cio 127 i Actions to support the process of integration of 33100 Udine spatial and rural development at regional level, ITALY i Examples and sharing of best practices concer- Contact Person ning the management of closed carbon cycles, Dott. Fabio Bidese Tel +39 0432 5556 70 which then can also be implemented in other Fax +39 0432 5557 57 EU regions. E-Mail [email protected] Project Partners Bosco misto - typical landscape of the project region Austria Duration CERE Center of Excellence for Renewable Energy, Energy Efﬁ ciency and Environment, Vienna The CARBON-PRO project deals with the need Start ...... 04/2006 Croatia for an integrated cross-border management of End ...... 12/2007 Forest Research Institute, Jastrebarsko agriculture and forest resources to implement the Germany demanding environmental policies and standards Budget (EUR) Technische Universität München, Freising of the EU. These include negotiations and com- Total Budget ...... 1,890,641.06 Greece Municipality of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki pensation policies with carbon credits and other thereof ERDF ...... 996,698.73 Hungary policies for reducing the release of CO2 at trans- Hungarian Meteorological Service, Budapest national level as foreseen by the Kyoto Protocol. Italy Region of Veneto, Venice ENVIRONMENT The project involves seven countries from Central University of Udine, Udine and South-Eastern Europe. Partnership members Slovenia are administrative bodies, large cities with forests, Slovenian Forestry Institute, Ljubljana research centres and forest management bodies.

Results and Effects

MEASURE 4.1 The aim of CARBON-PRO is to share best practices for the management of agricultural and forest systems on the basis of Kyoto Protocol policies wi- Kick-off meeting of CARBON-PRO

126 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK CER² Central European Regions Cluster for Energy from Renewables. NETwork

www.cer2.net

Project Description The aim of the CER² project is to boost regional development and to increase local economic growth and regional employment by promoting environmentally-friendly energy technologies and the rational use of energy. The project supports regional resource management and reduction of CO2 as its activities promote the implementation and use of renewable energy equipment and the rational use of energy. CER2 promotes renewable energies

The goal of this project is to develop and imple- i Six education concepts developed, adapted, ment a „Central European Regions Cluster for En- translated and implemented for the inner circle ergy from Renewables“ NETwork using: countries, i Regional energy clusters and energy concepts i Quality schemes for production, systems, buil- and support of „Renewable and Rational Use dings, education and marketing supported, ad- of Energy“ start-ups, apted or introduced, i Standardised „Education Schemes“ for building i Three regional cluster concepts developed and

service engineers, architects, planners, installers implemented, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km and energy advisers in the fi elds of „Renewable i Opening events performed, Non EU Member States Project Partner i Energy Sources“ (RES) and „Rational Use of En- Energy proponent committees established and Lead Partner ergy“ (RUE), energy concepts supported and/or developed, Österreichisches Forschungs- u. Prüfzentrum Arsenal GmbH Business Area Renewable Energy i A „Quality Assurance Support Programme“ to i Education courses, Faradaygasse 3 guarantee high quality of new RES and RUE i Five regional RES and RUE company start-up 1210 Vienna technologies in production, planning and instal- support programmes conducted, AUSTRIA lation. i Homepages implemented, workshops for in- Contact Person forming important regional and national in- DI Anton Plimon Tel +43 50 5506371 stitutions, organisations, decision-makers and Fax +43 50 5506590 Results and Effects the public on the project content, newsletters E-Mail [email protected] The following results are expected or have already published, Project Partners been achieved: i Publication of articles in important newspapers Austria i Strengthening of the co-operation among part- and professional magazines. European Centre for Renewable Energy Güssing (EEE), Güssing ners: seven meetings, three cluster network CERE - Center of Excellence for Renewable Energy, Energy board meetings, three co-operation exchange Effi ciency and Environment, Vienna conferences, Duration 17&4 Consulting Ltd., Vienna Municipality of the City of Vienna, Vienna i Three co-operation exchange platforms (educa- Start ...... 11/2003 Czech Republic tion, quality, energy concept experts), End ...... 12/2006 CALLA – Association for Environmental Conservation, Ceske Budejovice i Detailed business plan for ongoing cluster net- Czech Union for Nature Conservation, Brno working, Budget (EUR) Germany i Database with necessary information of inner Total Budget ...... 2,628,650.36 Association for Business Development Schwäbisch Hall (WFG), Schwäbisch Hall and outer circle countries and project websites, thereof ERDF ...... 1,362,525.18 ENVIRONMENT Hungary Central Transdanubian Regional Development Agency plc., Székesfehérvár Federation of Technical and Scientifi c Societes, Fejer County Organisation, Székesfehérvár Széchenyi István University, Gyor Poland The College of Management and Public Administration, Zamosc MEASURE 4.1 Slovakia European Technological Centre, Presov Slovenia Energy Restructuring Agency, Ljubljana

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 127 DRAVA RIVER BASIN PROJECT (DRBP) Environmental Infrastructure Measures in the River Drava Basin

www.drava-river-basin.net

Project Description In the environmental sector, problems are often transnational, with the cause lying in one country or region, and the effects in the bordering one. In many cases, the border regions are economically and infrastructurally disadvantaged. The lack of fi nancial means makes it very diffi cult to improve the infrastructure in these regions and to achieve EU standards. These improvements are necessary and requested, especially in the fi eld of waste and wastewater management. Projects dealing with these issues require considerable amounts of money, technical know-how and complex organisati- DRBP worked on the improvement of the environmental onal and legal structures to be effective. infrastructure in the river Drava Basin

The Drava River Basin Project has elaborated the i Integration of the DRBP waste management comprehensive strategy concept and concrete pilot project in north-western Croatia into the waste and wastewater management pilot projects, Croatian National ISPA Strategy, i which serve as examples and basis for the develo- Wastewater management concepts (technical, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km ped Systematic Guideline - a methodology which economic, ecological, legal, organisational and Non EU Member States Project Partner

enables the authorities in less developed regions to fi nancial) for the pilot project municipalities of Lead Partner plan and implement environmental infrastructure Lepoglava and Varaždinske Toplice, ARGE DRBP (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Drava River Basin Project) Walther-von-der-Vogelweide-Platz 4 projects. It provides assistance to achieve a long- i Establishment of a co-operation network of 9020 Klagenfurt term sustainable, economically and socially viable public and private sector experts from Austria, AUSTRIA solution, thereby taking into account the EU envi- Croatia, Hungary and other countries and in- Contact Person ronmental and technological standards and using stitutions, Dr. Adolf Rausch innovative organisational and fi nancial models. i Enhancement of the environmental situation in Tel +43 463 3261242 Fax +43 463 3261245 the Drava River Basin and in the Danube regi- E-Mail offi [email protected] ons downriver, Project Partners Results and Effects i Increase in the living standard of the local popu- Austria The Drava River Basin Project has achieved the lations (positive effect on the local economies, Quantum GmbH, Klagenfurt following results: employment and tourism), Joanneum Research, Graz iC Consulenten, Vienna i Systematic Guideline for the Implementation i Improvements to the environmental infrastruc- Croatia of Environmental Infrastructure Measures in ture in the regions, Ministry of Public Works, Reconstruction and Construction, Water and Waste Management Sector for the i Optimisation of administrative structures, Zagreb European Union as well as other Eastern and i Raising public awareness of environmental is- Hungary South Transdanubian Regional Development Agency, Pécs South-Eastern European Countries, sues. Ministry of Environment and Water Management – South- i Integrated Regional Environmental Strategy Transdanubian Environment Protection Authority, Pécs Concept (master plan for the Drava River Basin General Assembly of Baranya County, Pécs project area, consisting of the waste manage- Duration

ENVIRONMENT ment and water management components), Start ...... 01/2003 i Successful development of pilot projects and End ...... 06/2006 preparation of concrete large-scale investments: one waste management pilot project (regional Budget (EUR) waste management solution for north-western Total Budget ...... 2,283,834.00 Croatia) and two wastewater management thereof ERDF ...... 750,000.00 pilot projects (wastewater management soluti-

MEASURE 4.1 on for the selected pilot project municipalities of Lepoglava and Varaždinske Toplice, both in north-western Croatia),

128 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK ISOTEIA Integrated System for the promotion Of Territorial / Environmental Impact Assessment in the framework of spatial planning

www.isoteia.org

Results and Effects ISOTEIA will and has already achieved the following results: i Establishment of a network comprising research and technological institutions as well as local and regional authorities and organisations, i Integration of methodologies and tools for TEIA using the Spatial Decision Support Systems (SDSS) in national and transnational study areas, i Eight case studies (two transnational) based on Meeting of the ISOTEIA project the application of SDSS in different environmental ﬁ elds, Project Description i Ten researchers among the project partners The aim of the ISOTEIA project is the establish- trained in Geographical Information Systems ment of an integrated system designed to promo- and Remote Sensing (GIS-RS) tools and appli- te the best means and instruments to assess Terri- cations, torial and Environmental Impacts (TEIA) within the i Training of researchers and professionals on framework of resource management and regional best practices in TEIA using SDSS, i planning in the CADSES region for environmental One multi-task digital service offering all the EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km protection. necessary documentation and sources of upda- Non EU Member States Project Partner

ted information to planners, stakeholders and Lead Partner During the project run-time, eight TEIA case stu- professionals for TEIA and SDSS applications as CIHEAM - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania dies which are based on alternative scenarios ge- well as a forum for consultancy, PO Box 85, Makedonias Str. 1 73100 Chania nerated by the Spatial Decision Support Systems i Course curricula related to GIS-RS, SDSS and GREECE (SDSS) in national and transnational study areas TEIA. Contact Person in different environmental fi elds such as surface Mr. Alkinoos Nikolaidis water management, ecosystem protection, forest Tel +30 282 1035000 Duration Fax +30 282 1035001 management, integrated irrigation management, E-Mail [email protected] water supply optimisation and precision farming Start ...... 01/2004 Project Partners are planned. They will serve as examples and as End ...... 12/2006 Albania feedback to further improve the methodology and Institute of Informatics and Applied Mathematics, Tirana tools. The main expected result of the project is Budget (EUR) Bosnia and Herzegovina the promotion of an effective and sustainable ma- Total Budget ...... 1,194,136.00 Hydro-Engineering Institute of Civil-Engineering Faculty of Sarajevo, Sarajevo nagement of natural resources in CADSES. thereof ERDF ...... 799,891.55 Bulgaria Technical University of Sofi a, Faculty of Computer Science, Sofi a Greece Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, Laboratory of Forest Management and GIS, Thessaloniki Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Organisation for the Development of Western Crete, Chania

Municipality of Kolymbari, Crete, Chania ENVIRONMENT Municipality of Archanes, Crete, Irakleio Italy University of Trieste, Trieste CIHEAM- Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Va- lenzano Regional Government of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste Romania Technical University of Bucarest, Bucharest MEASURE 4.1

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 129 KATER II KArst waTER research programme

www.kater.at

Project Description Results and Effects In many countries belonging to CADSES, karstic Among others, KATER II has delivered the follow- areas are important and essential for public wa- ing publications and public relations activities: ter supply. Often these areas are at the same time highly sensitive and valuable natural environ- Publications: ments. Conversely, exploitation pressure on these Karst Phenomena in Veneto Region, Hydrogeolo- areas is increasing, such as in the fi elds of tourism, gical Map of Sette Comuni Plateau (Regione del settlements, transport infrastructure, forestry and Veneto, Giunta Regionale, Italian and English); pasture management. Celico F., Musilli, I., Varcamonti M., Naclerio G. The KATER II project aims at safeguarding the (2005), Microbial groundwater pollution in Italian water supply and the required, largely natural carbonate aquifers, Giornale di Geologia, 1. conditions of the catchment areas. The confl icts between often incompatible land-use activities Köck R., Hochbichler E., Effects of pasture aban- by necessity lead to effects of high relevance for donment on subalpine plant species diversity, regional planning. To facilitate and optimise the Journal of Vegetation Science. decision-making process relating to the problems of land use/water management/environmental Public relations activities: i protection, it is useful to develop and implement a KATER II and the fi rst transnational university EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km decision support system. This work is based on the excursion, September 2004: 38 students partici- Non EU Member States Project Partner

scientiﬁ c and methodological considerations deri- pated in an excursion through all partners‘ pilot Lead Partner ved from the results of the KATER project. areas for nine days, Municipality of the City of Vienna, MA31 Waterworks Grabnergasse 4-6 i „Weeks in the Country (Ecocamp Hoch- 1060 Vienna The collection of data documenting the natural schwab)“: 50 pupils experienced a week in the AUSTRIA environment calls for a well-considered design of catchment areas of the Viennese water supply Contact Person data collection and the set-up of measuring sta- and learned by doing in the ﬁ eld about the Dipl.-Ing. Hans Sailer tions. Optimising the data collection process is a goals of KATER II. Tel +43 1 599 590 Fax +43 1 599 59 7231 key output of the project. This will be determined E-Mail [email protected] for the karst aquifers situated in the project terri- Project Partners tories and can be applied to other areas. The de- Austria velopment of the decision support system will be Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture, Vienna based on software developed for the KATER pro- Regional Government of Lower Austria, Sankt Poelten Regional Government of Styria, Graz ject (metadata and presentation tools) and will be Croatia handled by individual project partners. The relevant Institute of Geology; Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, activities derived from the project therefore do not Zagreb merely address the public at large, but also, and in Italy Regional Government of Veneto, Venice particular, the competent policy-makers, scientists, Regional Government of Molise, Campobasso regional planners, water supply companies and Slovenia administrators (conferences), students and univer- KATER II deals with water in karstic areas IRGO - Institute of Mining, Geotechnology and Environment, Ljubljana sity teachers (excursions), and schoolchildren and

ENVIRONMENT their teachers („weeks in the country“). Duration Start ...... 01/2003 End ...... 12/2006

Budget (EUR) Total Budget ...... 3,328,336.00

MEASURE 4.1 thereof ERDF ...... 1,472,724.00

130 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK MAGIC Management of Groundwater at Industrially Contaminated Areas

www.magic-cadses.com

Project Description of experiences and know-how transfer regarding The MAGIC project focuses on the clean up of technical, administrative and management topics complex damage in large groundwater bodies. In among the project partners. particular the common situation of multiple pollution sources in derelict areas requires innovative Exemplary is the concern for the work dedicated procedures instead of the conventional single-case to the Odra river aquifer which is considered as treatment. Thus a key feature of MAGIC is to a large-scale, transboundary water reserve. The further develop the integral, emission-orientated implementation of the integral groundwater ma- management approach developed in the project nagement concept of MAGIC will also strengthen INCORE („Integral Concept for Groundwater Re- the capacities of administrative bodies and muni- mediation“). cipalities to implement the demanding EU environmental policies and standards, e.g. the Water Framework Directive, Art. 17, Groundwater Direc- tive, etc.

Results and Effects The implementation of the new concept of the

project in four pilot project areas will provide de- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km tailed information about underground contami- Non EU Member States Project Partner

nation which will lead to groundwater remedia- Lead Partner tion and rehabilitation of these areas (total area Central Mining Institute (GIG) of about 900 ha) and groundwater management Department of Geology and Geophysics Plac Gwarków 1 plans in the cities involved. The guidance for prac- 40-166 Katowice tical application of the MAGIC concept will enable POLAND the users to reach a cost reduction of about 25% Contact Person for the investigation of degraded areas compared Mr. Grzegorz Gzyl Tel +48 32 259 2317 to conventional approaches. Fax +48 32 259 6533 E-Mail [email protected]

The transnational exchange of experience and Project Partners dissemination will result in an increased aware- Czech Republic MAGIC seeks to clean up groundwater in contaminated ness and a wider implementation of the integral Institute of Public Health, Ostrava areas concept - especially in the new Member States. Germany Capital City of Stuttgart - Department for Environmental Groundwater remediation with the elimination of Protection, Stuttgart The approach’s identifi cation of main sources of the largest sources of pollution will signifi cantly Poland pollution and targeted clean-up actions lead to improve groundwater quality, which will lead to Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas, Katowice Polish Geological Institute, Warsaw effi cient groundwater management concepts and a better water supply. In the long term the inte- Municipality of Olsztyn, Olsztyn plans. The long-term objective is remediation of gral procedure will save money as a cost-effective degraded areas by elimination of the most severe management approach for groundwater pollution sources of pollution. This will lead to an improve- abatement which helps to reduce the fi nancial

ment to groundwater quality as a basis for sustai- burdens due to the legacy of the past and to the ENVIRONMENT nable groundwater resources management. revitalisation of derelict land.

In close transnational co-operation and on the basis of four pilot actions the MAGIC partners will Duration elaborate, implement and specify a set of tools Start ...... 06/2005 for the application of the integral approach in the End ...... 03/2008

CADSES region. The results will be published and MEASURE 4.1 disseminated in training seminars offered to staff Budget (EUR) of public administration and service providers. The Total Budget ...... 2,355,000.00 transnational approach will lead to an exchange thereof ERDF ...... 1,547,250.00

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 131 SAWWTACA Sewerage And Waste Water Treatment in the Adriatic Coastal Area: development of an adequate tool on project development

www.sawwtaca.com

Project Description Results and Effects The main objective of the SAWWTACA project is The following outcomes are expected: the improvement and harmonisation of policies i Creation of a transnational co-operation net- and actions aimed at upgrading sewerage network on sewerage and wastewater treatment in works and wastewater treatment in urban settle- order to jointly improve the surface water qua- ments around the Adriatic Sea. The project will, lity of the Adriatic Sea by improving sewerage in the fi rst place, create a durable network of lo- systems and wastewater treatment facilities, cal authorities and experts. The network targets i Improvement of management skills and techno- a continuous upgrading of the overall awareness logical know-how within agencies in the Adria- and know-how on safeguarding Adriatic surface tic area dealing with sewerage and wastewater water by improving sewerage systems and waste- issues. Dissemination of information on how to water treatment, being a platform for exchange of cope effectively with the growing demand on experiences and transfer of knowledge on innova- wastewater infrastructures in line with Europe- tive technologies and management tools. an legislation, i Identifi cation of common, transnational standards, methods and technologies for sewerage and wastewater treatment planning which meet the specifi c requirements of Adriatic seaside re-

sorts. The results will be published in paper and EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km online, and presented at a conference. Dissemi- Non EU Member States Project Partner

nation will be enhanced by using appropriate Lead Partner occasions and forums where the results can be Municipality of Rimini presented, Public Works Sector Piazza Cavour 27 i Increased awareness among administrators, 47900 Rimini planners and scholars in the entire Adriatic area ITALY of the importance of jointly developing adequa- Contact Person Joanneum Research presentation te wastewater policies and the use of innovative Mr. Massimo Totti Tel +39 0541 704336 technologies. Fax +39 0541 704338 Secondly, an innovative tool will be developed, E-Mail [email protected] elaborated as a set of guidelines, which should en- Project Partners Duration able local authorities to identify which infrastruc- Austria ture investments are needed, how to implement Start ...... 12/2003 Joanneum Research, Graz them, which restrictions and standards follow from End ...... 12/2006 Croatia Croatian Waters, Zagreb national and Community legislation, and which Municipality of Rijeka, Rijeka Budget (EUR) technologies are most suitable to use. Greece Total Budget ...... 908,850.00 Municipality of Preveza, Preveza In order to meet the speciﬁ c needs of the Adriatic thereof ERDF ...... 496,750.00 Italy Province of Rimini, Rimini area, a thorough analysis of the state of the art Slovenia on sewerage and wastewater treatment in Adriatic University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana coastal regions will be carried out. Said analysis will

ENVIRONMENT be confronted with local experiences and expertise available within the partnership, resulting in a Ma- ster Plan for the Adriatic area, which will serve as a reference for policy development in the Adriatic area. With this background information, the ﬁ nal guidelines on project development in sewerage and wastewater treatment in the Adriatic area will

MEASURE 4.1 be elaborated.

132 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK SMS VOSLESS Implementation of Solvent Management Systems as Transnational approach to Reducing VOC’s Pollution

www.provincia.forli-cesena.it

Project Description i To establish a set of suitable indicators to verify With the implementation of the Solvent Emissi- and quantify the performance of the Solvent ons Directive (Directive 1999/13/EC), which aims Management Plan. The set of indicators will at reducing the direct and indirect effects of the allow some comparisons regarding the results emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in achieved in different countries and in different the environment, a call for action exists for imple- companies in the same industrial sector, mentation in the industrial sectors. There is also a i To implement and distribute specifi c software to need for developing the implementation of envi- quantify the emissions values, ronmental management systems in some industrial i To organise management training sessions in European sites through the Solvent Management order to form several internal operators to per- Plan. form specifi c and very practical actions such as using and checking VOC abatement systems, The companies that have been selected for the using specifi c painting systems and checking project are small- and medium-sized enterprises their performances, etc., (SMEs) which can set a signifi cant example to ex- i The constitution of a network including stake- tend the achieved results to other companies in holders such as entrepreneurs‘ associations and the same industrial sector after the project has local authorities, ended. The industrial sectors/processes under i To provide public administrations with opera- investigation are: the coating of several kinds of tive procedures to optimise the monitoring ac- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km surfaces, surface degreasing, shoe production, car tivities, Non EU Member States Project Partner i repair work, dry cleaning and production of coa- To promote the diffusion of the SMP in Roma- Lead Partner ting products. nia and Slovenia. Province of Forli’-Cesena P.le Morgagni 9 47100 Forlì ITALY Results and Effects Duration Contact Person Planned and partly achieved results of the project Start ...... 01/2004 Mr. Vladimiro Alberti are: End ...... 06/2007 Tel +39 0543 714111 Fax +39 0543 714234 i The development of the Solvent Management E-Mail [email protected] Plan to an operational degree, Budget (EUR) Project Partners i To implement the Solvent Management Plan Total Budget ...... 1,087,966.00 Germany (SMP) in 45 fi rms and seven industrial sectors, thereof ERDF ...... 567,500.00 University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Institute for Wood Technology Dresden gGmbH, Dresden Italy Italian Agency for New Technology, Energy and Environment, Rome ERVET Emilia Romagna Developement Agency S.p.A., Bologna Romania University of Bucharest, Bucharest Slovenia University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana ENVIRONMENT MEASURE 4.1

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 133 TAQI Transnational Air Quality Improvement: A Management Tool for Regional Planning

www.taqi.net

Project Description air quality requires supplementary basic research The TAQI project will create a regionalised, trans- on air quality topics including joint elaboration of national, up-to-date emission data information measures for transnational reduction of emissions, base for long-term planning decisions, such as En- dispersion modelling of air mass movements as vironmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or Strategic well as arrangements for sanitation. Environmental Assessment (SEA) by linking environmental data with spatial information. An up-to-date regional emissions register database of all SNAP categories (Systematic Nomen- Through EU enlargement the eastern region of clature for Air Pollution) based on harmonised Austria with its adjacent regions in the Czech data will be used as basic research instrument for Republic, Slovakia and Hungary has developed a spatial planning decisions. Joint monitoring and new signiﬁ cance in Central Europe. The project intercalibration exercises (equalisation of natio- area is undergoing major economic and infrastruc- nal air monitoring systems) reduce measurement tural changes. Transit trafﬁ c is increasing to unpre- failures and increase comparability of measuring cedented levels on the most heavily loaded road- systems of different nations. Additionally, training ways in Austria. programs for technicians increase the transfer and exchange of know-how and experience. Since air pollution does not stop at national bor-

ders, strategies at national level are insufﬁ cient to A unique transnational, up-to-date online air pol- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km stabilise and reduce air pollution. Therefore, regar- lution database available online at www.airce.info Non EU Member States Project Partner

ding environmental and economical policies, spatial provides regionalised information on air quality in Lead Partner planning and health politics, strategies have to be order to increase awareness of the relevance of air Austrian Environmental Expert Group (AEEG) extended to co-ordinated cross-border measures. quality. This Internet platform informs the public Gymnasiumstraße 42/5 1180 Vienna There is the need for deﬁ ning new goals for the on the current situation of air pollution in the pro- AUSTRIA future especially for economic and environmental ject region. It also provides background informati- Contact Person matters and spatial planning in order to maintain a on on the most severe air pollutants, radioactivity, Dipl. Ing. Richard Schönstein sustainable way of regional development. main polluters, meteorology, and health aspects. Tel +43 1 4783400 Fax +43 1 4786391 Increasing the awareness of the public facilitates E-Mail [email protected] The transnational TAQI project is addressing these the implementation of measures. The project en- Project Partners challenges by discussing and implementing several hances the environmental knowledge and disse- Austria measures at cross-border level. The project origi- minates the project results in order to also deﬁ ne State Government of Lower Austria, St. Pölten nates from a co-operation of the majority of the strategies on reducing energy consumption. State Government of Vienna, Vienna State Government of Burgenland, Eisenstadt project partners in former projects and the awa- Czech Republic reness of political and administrative bodies that Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Prague Duration relevant problems are better tackled in a transnati- Germany onal context and co-operation. Start ...... 07/2003 Bavarian Environmental Protection Agency, Augsburg End ...... 03/2007 Hungary Environmental Protection and Water Management Research Institute, Budapest Results and Effects Budget (EUR) Italy A central goal of TAQI is to develop strategic Total Budget ...... 1,525,375.00 Municipality of Forli, Forlì Slovakia ENVIRONMENT considerations to improve air quality. The imple- thereof ERDF ...... 773,783.75 Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute, Bratislava mentation of the EU environmental directives for

The TAQI project team MEASURE 4.1

134 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK ACCRETe Agriculture and Climate Changes: how to Reduce human Effects and Threats

www.accrete.eu

Project Description Climate change will have dramatic effects on agriculture and the economy in Europe. New attitudes that go along with the introduction and dissemination of sustainable resource managing systems are necessary to reduce climate risks and to mitigate the human-induced impact on climate change. Agriculture in particular has an effect on and is affected by global climate change. For example, a huge share of the greenhouse gases such as Excellence Center for Bioenergies (C.E.B.), Basilicata methane and nitrogen originates from agriculture Region (Italy) while agriculture is also the sector of the economy most severely hit by the effects of climate chan- Results and Effects ge. Becoming aware of the „agriculture - climate The ACCRETe project targets the following re- change“ interdependency is the point of departure sults: for the ACCRETe project. i Establishment of a transnational network to ex- amine how agriculture interferes with climate In ACCRETe ten partners work together to deve- change in the partner regions, publication of lop tools to raise awareness and to inform about the collected data, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km the link between agriculture and climate change. i Informing, promoting and disseminating Non EU Member States Project Partner

The project partners from Italy, Greece, Germany, through three thematic work groups to change Lead Partner the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Romania are attitudes and raise awareness of the link bet- Province of Parma representative of the different environments and ween climate change and agriculture, also in- Agriculture Department P.le Barezzi 3 regional climates of CADSES. volving local actors, 43100 Parma i Code of Attitude for farmers (on DVD). This ITALY presentation summarises risks for agriculture Contact Person which are due to climate change. It will also Mr. Guiseppe Mezzadri Tel +39 0521 931768 promote attitudes which should help reduce Fax +39 0521 931778 human-induced impact on the climate, Project Partners i A Transregional Declaration of Intent: „Trans- Czech Republic regional Understanding ACCRETe“. All partners Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Prague will sign the declaration and show that they are Germany fi rmly willing to follow up with research, co- University of Rostock, Rostock operation, support of sustainable agriculture Greece Municipality of Chrissoupolis, Chrissoupolis ACCRETe Meeting in Bucharest, October 2005 and activities related to the issues, University of Thessaly, Volos i An awareness-raising campaign to inform citi- Municipality of Egion, Egion So far, many districts lack a monitoring system for zens about risks which are due to climate chan- Italy Basilicata Region, Potenza risk prevention regarding climate change. Local re- ge. Repercussions in agriculture will be stressed Agrarian Institute of San Michele all‘Adige, San Michele sidents and institutions often ignore the impact of in particular. all’Adige climate change. Romania National Meteorological Administration, Bucharest ENVIRONMENT Duration Slovenia The aim of the project is to make private and pu- Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Ljubljana blic actors in the agriculture sector sensitive to Start ...... 09/2005 the possible consequences of climate change on End ...... 12/2007 production fi gures of agriculture. Benefi ciaries and target groups of the project are actors from local Budget (EUR) and regional politics (environment and agricul- Total Budget ...... 750,000.00

ture), the scientiﬁ c sector and people involved in thereof ERDF ...... 470,000.00 MEASURE 4.2 agriculture, such as farmers.

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 135 MONITOR Hazard Monitoring for Risk Assessment and Risk Communication

www.monitor-cadses.org

Project Description The infrastructure in mountainous areas or regions with seismic activity is greatly threatened by hazards such as landslides, avalanches or earthqua- kes. MONITOR offers a basis for a standardised risk management of land-use activities threatened by natural hazards. The project‘s target groups and their regions vary in their risk exposure and their hazard potentials. MONITOR takes into account a broad variety of local and regional natural hazards MONITOR deals with hazard monitoring and risk and does not only focus on one hazard category. management

Early warning and risk evaluation monitoring is in- zard potential and actual land-use activities in a dispensable in risk management. Prevention of da- qualitative way will be generated. Within this ma- mage has to be correlated with land-use planning. trix, risk combinations of several hazard processes In the project the methodological basis of preven- versus exposure structures can be displayed. Du- tive measures will be provided by risk analyses: For ring the project, a multilingual glossary with risk this MONITOR uses an integrative approach by terms and risk governance will be developed. Mo-

considering the viewpoints of all relevant groups reover, a technical guide concerning the metho- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km which can be seen as an important baseline for risk dology of data collection practices as well as risk Non EU Member States Project Partner

communication. communication tools and regional risk communi- Lead Partner cation chains are proposed results of MONITOR. Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environ- The most important stakeholders identiﬁ ed are po- Finally, instructional material such as tutorials and ment and Water Resources Forestry Section liticians, administrative bodies, experts, the direct- online courses will be produced. Evaluation reports Marxergasse 2 ly affected population and the media. MONITOR and best practice models of terrestrial and remote A-1030 Vienna AUSTRIA will use synergies of existing knowledge and com- risk monitoring tools and improvement of tempo- munication potentials and integrate activities at ral measurements in the way of risk management Contact Person Mr. Hubert Siegel different organisational levels for interdisciplinary (evacuation, blockades) will round off the project’s Tel +43 1 711000 7104 risk management. It will improve the methodology outcome. Fax +43 1 71100 2398 E-Mail [email protected] of risk analysis and the regulations for risk communication and thus support the entire process of Project Partners risk evaluation and especially risk communication Duration Austria Agricultural Research and Education Centre Raumberg-Gum- through a participatory approach. This should lead Start ...... 01/2006 penstein, Irdning to transnationally-accepted standards of risk as- End ...... 12/2007 Lower Austrian Regional Government, Tulln sessment and communication. Austrian Federal Railways, Railnet Austria Inc., Vienna Budget (EUR) Bulgaria National Forestry Board, Soﬁ a Total Budget ...... 1,552,700.00 Czech Republic Results and Effects thereof ERDF ...... 826,350.00 CD - Telematika a.s., Prague As a fundamental result, reports and documen- Greece Region of Western Greece, Patras tation on methods dealing with existing risks in Italy ENVIRONMENT threatened regions will be developed. A regional Autonomous Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Kardaun (BZ) hazard matrix showing the relation between ha- Veneto Region, Venice Slovenia Torrent and Erosion Control Service, Ljubljana MEASURE 4.2

136 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK Red Code Regional Disaster Common Defence

www.cadsesredcode.net

Project Description Results and Effects The European Commission aims at strengthening The Red Code project targets the following re- the co-operation of EU Member States in the fi eld sults: of civil protection. Project collaboration efforts i Analysis of the civil protection systems in the should help reduce natural and technological risks regions involved in the Red Code project, and mitigate the consequences of potential disa- i Planning, promotion and development of inte- sters by linking research activities and the opera- grated national, regional and local civil protective level of civil protection. The inclusion of the tion systems, new EU Member States in CADSES requires the i Defi nition and adjustment of common spatial creation and sharing of common guidelines and development regulations, rules and procedures, tools to prevent and manage natural and man- i Common guidelines and manuals on matters of made disasters. For this reason action plans for risk emergency planning and on best practice for ci- management need to be jointly drawn up and ap- vil protection tools, plied on a transnational basis. i Creation of risk maps, i Establishment of a European network of civil Red Code aims at setting up methodologies and protection operators which will also be mana- actions to achieve the basis for a transnational ging an open source knowledge and informa- protocol of agreements for disaster prevention, tion database, i monitoring and management. Best practices and Establishment of training measures for opera- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km common procedures should be established. These tors and information activities, Non EU Member States Project Partner i will then be shared with other actors involved in Creation of a common methodology for risk/di- Lead Partner risk and disaster management at European level. saster management among the partners, Basilicata Region-Infrastructures and Mobility Department, Infrastructures and Mobility The project should improve the capacity to react i To share a common standardised system on the Offi ce of Civil Protection in case of disasters and should provide options for three operative procedures of warning, pre- Corso Garibaldi 39 co-operation when facing disasters that require alarm and alarm, including guidelines. 85100 Potenza ITALY joint intervention. Contact Person Duration Ing. Gerardo Calvello The project involves civil protection units, scienti- Tel +39 0971 668523 fi c institutions and citizens of the project regions. Start ...... 09/2005 Fax +39 0971 668519 E-Mail [email protected] Red Code is focused on spatial priorities promoted End ...... 12/2007 by the ESDP, in particular concerning the deve- Project Partners lopment and conservation of the natural heritage. Budget (EUR) Greece Prefecture of Heraklion, Heraklion And together with the CEMAT guideline princip- Total Budget ...... 1,310,000.00 Municipality of Heraklion, Heraklion les, that means the reduction of damage to the thereof ERDF ...... 832,500.00 Municipality of Kastelli, Kastelli environment and mitigation of the impact of na- Hungary Municipality of Miskolc, Miskolc tural disasters. Italy Emilia Romagna Region, Bologna Province of Rimini, Rimini Slovakia Kosice Self Governing Region, Kosice Slovenia Regional Developement Agency of Northern Primorska Ltd ENVIRONMENT Nova Gorica, Sempeter Pri Gorici MEASURE 4.2

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 137 RIMADIMA Risk-, Disaster-Management & Prevention of Natural Hazards in Mountainous and / or Forested Regions

www.rimadima.eu

Project Description Each year natural disasters harm people and nature and wreak considerably havoc on the economic activity and infrastructure of the areas concerned. In the regions involved in the RIMADIMA project natural disasters have caused immense damage. Many of the existing structures of risk and disaster management have not yet succeeded in preventing or mitigating major catastrophes. An National Park, Brasov (Romania) improvement is required based on a long-term process of transnational co-operation, which also Results and Effects assures the transfer of knowledge and best practi- The main results of the project will be: ces concerning risk and disaster management. i Planning, modernisation and development of Crisis Management Centres (CMC) integrated After the recent disasters in Romania, the Brasov into national, regional and local entities targe- County Council developed the idea of a common ting an increase of security for an enhancement risk and disaster management system which should of the socio-economic structures, be developed and implemented together with re- i Promotion of co-operation and exchange of ex-

gions threatened by similar hazards with meteoro- perience at European level between CMCs, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km logical (storms, ﬂ oods, forest ﬁ res, droughts) and i Elaboration and improvement of common spati- Non EU Member States Project Partner

gravitational causes (landslides, avalanches, rock al development directives, laws and procedures Lead Partner slides, mudslides, falling rocks). The project part- in risk prevention and risk management, Community Mountain Appennino Forlivese Civil Protection - International Projects ners are situated in forested regions characterised i Development of an open-source DSS demo Via IV Novembre 12 by high mountains or large lakes and are located version as a tool for decision-makers combining 47016 Predappio (FC) close to densely populated urban areas, technical risk management and spatial planning factors, ITALY infrastructures or industrial zones. Tourism is an i Based on the experience of the partners, risk Contact Person important economic factor. However these regi- prevention concepts will be worked out and Arch. Vice President Marco Iachetta Tel +39 0543 926016 ons do not only beneﬁ t from it because tourism visualised in GIS web-based hazard maps ad- Fax +39 0543 923141 causes damage and generates risks which cannot justed for the topics: natural disasters, sustaina- E-Mail [email protected] be countered with a sustainable concept. For the- ble ecological tourism concepts, preservation of Project Partners se regions the establishment of preservation areas nature in forested and mountainous areas. Bulgaria and ban zones represents an essential instrument Smolyan Region, Smolyan National Association of Small and Medium-size Business, Soﬁ a of spatial development. Duration Czech Republic Start ...... 06/2006 Nature Conservation BERKUT, Tepla u Touzime The principal target of RIMADIMA is the develop- End ...... 07/2008 Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia ment of preventive measures, emergency plans University of Skopje - Faculty of Forestry, Skopje Public Enterprise „Parks and Greenery“, Skopje and plans to combat natural hazards. RIMADIMA Budget (EUR) Hungary aims at setting up a common concept of a decision Total Budget ...... 959,000.00 Lake Balaton Development Coordination Agency, Siófok support system to improve the decision-making thereof ERDF ...... 397,500.00 Poland process for planning departments and Crisis Ma- Silesian Voivodeship, Katowice Romania ENVIRONMENT nagement Centres. This will provide possibilities Brasov County Council, Brasov for the interaction of planning and crises interven- Serbia tion. The structure of the concept and the demo Public Enterprise for Water Management “Srbijavode”, Novi version of a DSS (Decision Support System) pro- Beograd University of Belgrade, Belgrade gram can be adapted to other risk types and other Toplicki District, Prokuplje CADSES regions. MEASURE 4.2

138 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK RISK AWARE RISK-Advanced Weather forecasting system to Advice on Risk Events and management

www.smr.arpa.emr.it/riskaware

Project Description Results and Effects Meteorological hazards, especially fl ooding, cause The results of the project are: the loss of lives and destruction of buildings and i Compilation of a database including meteo- infrastructure. This demands an improvement in geo-hydro data, forecasting systems and timely warnings of such i Development of a data broadcasting system, hazards in order to protect lives and property. i Development of a data visualisation system, i Scientifi c publications and reports, The project‘s general objectives are the prevention i Methodologies to improve the description of of geo-hydrological natural disasters at regional, weather conditions at different time spans up to national and transnational level caused by meteo- two days in advance, rological situations and the design and implemen- i Methodologies to relate weather conditions to tation of regional, national and transnational pro- ground effects, grammes for geo-hydrological hazard assessment i Software tools to integrate the different compo- and risk management. nents of the system in a unique framework, i Regional and national meetings to exchange in- The project‘s main activities will focus on the: formation with local, regional, national authori- i Defi nition of methodologies, models and data ties, institutions and end users, sets, i Guidelines documents, pilot actions and civil i Defi nition of common guidelines for risk pre- protection plans. EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km vention and management, Non EU Member States Project Partner i Design and development of a data communica- Lead Partner tion system and archiving system, Duration ARPA ER - Regional Environmental Agency in Emilia-Roma- gna, Hydrometeorological Service i Implementation of the operational prototypes Start ...... 01/2004 Viale Silvani 6 in selected target areas, End ...... 12/2006 40122 Bologna i Deployment of facilities to end users. ITALY Budget (EUR) Contact Person The goal of RISK AWARE is to enlarge the spec- Total Budget ...... 2,801,425.00 Dr. Pierpaolo Alberoni Tel +39 051 497511 trum and quality of meteorological information thereof ERDF ...... 1,451,069.00 Fax +39 051 6497501 to the short range (0-24 hours) in order to sup- E-Mail [email protected] port users in hydrology, geology, civil protection Project Partners and related areas whose actions are dependent on Austria timely information about severe meteorological Joanneum Research GmbH, Graz University of Vienna, Vienna events evolving over a short period of time and Croatia local hydro-geological conditions. Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Zagreb Germany Session of the International School on Hydro-Geological Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Wessling Risk Prevention in Rome, June 2006 Italy University of L‘Aquila CETEMPS, L‘Aquila Regione Marche, Ancona ARPA Friuli Venezia Giulia Osmer, Palmanova Regione Emilia-Romagna, Bologna Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche ISAC, Rome

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Istituto di Ricerca per la ENVIRONMENT Protezione Idrogeologica, Perugia Dipartimento di Protezione Civile, Rome Poland Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Warsaw MEASURE 4.2

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 139 RIVER SHIELD Protecting Rivers from Accidental Industrial Pollution

www.rivershield.org

Project Description Results and Effects Although the general condition of most European The results of RIVER SHIELD include: rivers has improved over recent years, accidental i Risk assessment of the participating regions, spills of chemicals in rivers remain a severe threat i Involvement of stakeholders in project imple- to the environment. This risk is characteristic of all mentation and increasing their know-how, regions involved in the RIVER SHIELD project, as i Specifi cation and installation of early warning the areas are crossed by rivers which fl ow through and alarm systems, more than one country, such as the Danube, Oder, i Increase of emergency response effi ciency and Strimon and Nestos. To overcome the problem of creation of emergency response know-how, accidental industrial pollution a close co-operation i Integration of risk prevention and emergency of all involved authorities, services and organisa- response measures in spatial planning. tions from all countries concerned is necessary.

River Shield targets the protection of rivers from pollution caused by industrial accidents through development and implementation of risk management, prevention and response good practices. The project partners are public authorities and en-

vironmental protection organisations from Greece, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovenia Non EU Member States Project Partner

and Bulgaria. River Shield increases the capacity of Lead Partner the involved environmental protection and emer- Region of East Macedonia Thrace gency response services to minimise the impact of Water Resource Management G. Kakoulidou 1 potential industrial accidents. Regional Networks Kick-off meeting of RIVER SHIELD 69100 Komotini will be formed to strengthen know-how exchange GREECE and transnational co-operation. Emergency re- Duration Contact Person sponse guides will be compiled and disseminated. Start ...... 05/2006 Mr. Panagiotis Georgiadis Tel +30 2510 22 89 64 Spatial planning and land-use measures and po- End ...... 04/2008 Fax +30 2510 83 71 73 licies will be developed and proposed. As a sup- E-Mail [email protected] Budget (EUR) portive mechanism, the River Shield Unit for the Project Partners future utilisation of the project outcomes will be Total Budget ...... 1,280,000.00 Bulgaria institutionalised. Dissemination actions will be car- thereof ERDF ...... 870,000.00 Foundation Regional Development, Soﬁ a ried out at regional, national and European level. Czech Republic Regional Development Agency for Central Moravia, Olomouc Greece Region of Central Macedonia, Thessaloniki THESIS Consultants Ltd., Thessaloniki Hungary VITUKI Kht, Environmental Protection Institute, Budapest Poland Institute of Environmental Protection, Warsaw Slovenia Regional Development Center of Koper, Koper ENVIRONMENT

Case study region - Nestos river (Bulgaria and Greece) MEASURE 4.2

140 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK S.I.S.M.A. System Integrated for Security Management Activities to safeguard and protect historic centres from risks. “Citizen as the ﬁ rst rescuer”

Project Description Results and Effects Many regions of CADSES, such as parts of Italy, The project compiled a report which collected the Greece, the Balkans, Slovenia or Slovakia, are vul- partners know-how on matters of seismic risk pre- nerable to seismic activities. The towns and regions vention. An international glossary was developed involved in the S.I.S.M.A. project embrace areas by the Italian Civil Protection Department as a tool which are exposed to seismic risks. Moreover, the for content analysis of bibliographic information towns are characterised by a rich architectural and and as reference material on disaster terminology. cultural heritage. Several historic centres where relevant activities for improving the quality of urban Moreover, foreseen results of the project are: systems are being carried out are also included. i Creation of a data processing system and exchange of information among the project part- The main aim of S.I.S.M.A. is to start a scientifi c ners, comparison of approaches and methodologies that i Report references of synthesising shared me- have been developed to confront and prevent the thodologies to critically analyse the vulnerability destruction caused by natural disasters. Preventive degree of the „historic centre system“ and its co-ordinated actions should be outlined and pro- components as regards damage from natural moted at transnational level to mitigate the effects disasters, as well as a defi nition of the criteria of these hazards. for a disaster scenario outline, i Report synthesising guidelines for the defi niti- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km The fi nal target of the project is to protect and sa- on of land management policy, regulations and Non EU Member States Project Partner feguard human life and cultural heritage. This will projects aiming to reduce risks as well as to sa- Lead Partner be accomplished by the development of metho- feguard historic and cultural sites, Umbria Region Dept. of Territorial Policy, Environment and Infrastructure dologies of integrated actions covering aspects of i Report outlining actions for better population Piazza Partigiani 1 urban planning and building regulations which will training on the „citizens as fi rst rescuer“ role 06100 Perugia be applied as tools of precautionary measures. within risk management actions as carried out ITALY in emergency plans, Contact Person As regards conservation of the „historic centre sy- i Dissemination of risk prevention-based metho- Ing. Luciano Tortoioli Tel +39 075 5042627 stem“ and its components, elements will be ana- dologies through staff training and education. Fax +39 075 5042629 lysed for reducing the vulnerability of these areas. E-Mail [email protected] As a consequence, information and awareness of Project Partners Duration citizens concerning risks and the degree of vulne- Greece rability of their own urban system will allow them Start ...... 01/2003 Prefecture of Athens, Athens Region of Peloponnese, Tripolis to act as „fi rst rescuers“ in case of an emergency. End ...... 04/2007 Municipality of Homeroupolis / Chios, Vrondados So risk prevention becomes important element for Italy their own security as well as for that of the cultural Budget (EUR) Emilia Romagna Region, Bologna Marche Region, Ancona heritage in the historic centre. Total Budget ...... 2,155,142.00 Abruzzo Region, L‘Aquila thereof ERDF ...... 1,107,746.00 Civil Protection Department, Rome Slovakia Geological Survey of Slovak Republic, Bratislava Slovenia Environmental Agency of Slovene Republic, Ljubljana ENVIRONMENT

S.I.S.M.A. aims at protecting historical centres from risks MEASURE 4.2

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 141 STRiM Remotely Accessed Decision Support System for Transnational Environmental Risk Management

www.strim.eu

Project Description Specifi c outputs of the project will be: Risk management at transnational level is an im- i Establishment of a new transnational network portant tool for setting up alternative risk scena- on risk management, rios within the Strategic Environmental Assess- i Promotion of transnational actions for pre- ment framework (SEA). This is one result that was venting environmental damage, realised when implementing the CADSES project i Support of best-practice implementation in risk „ISOTEIA“ which deals with an integrated sy- assessment, stem to assess Territorial and Environmental Im- i Set-up of new, user-friendly mechanisms for en- pacts (TEIA) regarding resource management and vironmental risk management, regional planning. Moreover, it was discovered i Supply of stakeholders with dynamic decision that there is a serious gap between the scientifi c support tools, state-of-the-art in the fi eld of managing risks on i Construction of new knowledge bases for re- the one hand, and on the other hand, the actual gional communities, comprising geo-databases, implementation of transnational approaches and reports and management plans, mechanisms in risk management. i Provision of an infrastructure for training, i Development of demo GIS applications for trai- STRiM will bridge this gap between science and ning purposes. ad-hoc solutions at transnational level and will de-

velop new mechanisms for Strategic Environmen- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km tal Assessment which is required by EU legislation. Non EU Member States Project Partner

In the STRiM project partners from ten countries - Lead Partner EU member states and accession countries - will Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania be involved. Environmental Management Makedonias Str. 1 73100 Chania Main target groups of the project are stakeholders GREECE in risk management who need serious scientifi c Contact Person backup when applying the „precautionary princi- Mr. Alkinoos Nikolaidis Tel +30 2821035000 ple“, which means measures will be proposed to Fax +30 2821035001 reduce and prevent environmental risks and disa- STRiM deals with the reduction of environmental risks E-Mail [email protected] sters. Project Partners Duration Albania Start ...... 01/2006 Institute of Informatics and Applied Mathematics, Tirana Center for Geographical Studies, Tirana Results and Effects End ...... 06/2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina The main objective of STRiM is to establish a re- Hydro Engineering Institute Sarajevo, Sarajevo Budget (EUR) motely and commonly accessible system for de- Bulgaria cision support concerning risk management at Total Budget ...... 1,234,241.20 Technical University of Sofi a, Sofi a transnational level. After studying the existing thereof ERDF ...... 647,190.90 Czech Republic Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno national systems and the scientifi c state-of-the- Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia art in risk management, the project will defi ne a Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje comprehensive service concerning transnational Germany Technical University of Munich, Freising ENVIRONMENT risk management. Greece Organization for the Development of Western Crete, Chania Region of Crete, Heraklion Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Italy University of Trieste, Trieste Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Valenzano Romania Technical University of Bucharest, Bucharest MEASURE 4.2 Serbia The Mihailo Pupin Institute, Belgrade

142 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK CADSEALAND Land-Sea Interaction: Coastal State and Evolution in CADSES

www.cadsealand.net

Project Description nefi t from pairing up expertise and the instituti- The complex ensemble of natural marine, terre- onal roles of the partners belonging to national strial, atmospheric processes that determine the and regional agencies, municipalities and uni- „state“ of coastal areas is the result of a statistical versities in Italy, Greece and Romania. balance which is subject to both natural and an- thropogenic changes. It is of vital importance for the preservation and management of coastal areas Results and Effects to be able to detect these trends or their signs in The project targets the following results: the coastal state as well as to identify the nature i Developing international standards for the and origin of the detected trends. Management defi nition of a „state of the coast“ useful for interventions have to be addressed (including territorial planning, management, engineering, preservation and defence ones) in full respect of insurance, etc., which take into account the economic and social interests that are, almost in- processes (both on land and at sea) that deter- variably, linked in such circumstances. Given this mine the coastal state, as well as the land-sea complexity of coastal dynamics, trends in a stati- interactions (which are affected by both natural stical process have to be detected. and human pressures) that determine the evolution (dynamics) of the coastal state, i To establish effi cient monitoring systems for the

state of the coast and its evolution, and efﬁ ci- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km ent techniques for the protection of endangered Non EU Member States Project Partner

coastal areas and the reconstruction of dama- Lead Partner ged ones, CINFAI - Consorzio Interuniversitario Naz. per la Fisica, UNICAM i Developing and diffusing an integrated cul- Via Viviano Venanzi 15 ture of land-sea interaction in coastal areas for 62032 Camerino (MC) their preservation and management as well as ITALY for planning of the future development of the Contact Person CADSEALAND investigates land-sea interaction CADSES area, together with guidelines to be Dr. Janka Strakova Tel +39 073 7 61803 adopted by public institutions for the protection Fax +39 073 7 616804 The project was developed simultaneously along of the coast. E-Mail [email protected] two lines: Project Partners i A „horizontal“ integration line along actions Greece that is aimed at stimulating public institutions to National Technical University of Athens, Athens National Technical University of Athens, Athens deﬁ ne and develop guidelines for coastal ma- Management Authority of Lake Pamvotis, Ioannina nagement based on a land-sea integrated view Municipal Enterprise for Water Supply and Sewage of Ioanni- of coastal areas; a particular effort is devoted to na, Ioannina Municipality of Evrostini, Derveni fulﬁ lling the recommendations of the European Italy Parliament and Council concerning the imple- National Agency for Environment and Technical Services, mentation of Integrated Coastal Zone Manage- Rome Marche Region, Ancona ment in Europe (2002/413/EC), and Emilia Romagna, Bologna i A „vertical“ intervention line along actions is Comparison of shorelines Geological, Seismic and Soil Survey of the Emilia Romagna Region GSSS, Bologna

developed on speciﬁ c coastal areas aimed from ENVIRONMENT Duration Romania the start at maintaining a connection with con- Rumanian National Institute of Hydrology (RNIH), Bucharest crete territorial problems. Start ...... 01/2004 i The objectives are essentially: guidelines for End ...... 12/2006 coast protection and management based on an integrated land-sea culture of coastal areas, an Budget (EUR) overall view of coastal areas in southern Europe Total Budget ...... 2,529,996.00

and speciﬁ c experiences in the Italian and Greek thereof ERDF ...... 1,399,998.00 MEASURE 4.3 basins. The project development will greatly be-

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 143 Educate! Building the Future of Transnational Cooperation in Water Resources in South-Eastern Europe

www.e-educating.org

Project Description Results and Effects The management of water resources ensures not Specifi cally, Educate! will provide the following only the security of the water supply, it also contri- results: butes to environmental protection. To reach a high i Set up and operate a network of Higher Edu- quality standard of water resource management, cation Organisations in South-Eastern Europe professional education and knowledge and cross- with expertise in Environmental Protection and national approaches are indispensable because Water Resources Management, dealing with water resources transgresses national i Develop a fl exible structure for delivering the boundaries. course contents across geographic areas and across different audiences (from students to The project region, located in South-Eastern Eu- professionals) through e-learning and a modu- rope, is characterised by a lack of capacity in the lar format supporting continuous education and environmental and water resource sector. The Ed- vocational training, ucate! project addresses this weakness of the regi- i Run a pilot transnational postgraduate course on. It promotes cross-border co-operation efforts and professional educational and training of professionals by making use of long establis- courses for government offi cials and the indus- hed collaboration projects at major universities of try on Integrated Water Resources Manage- the region. Education schemes for future policy- ment.

makers, such as young university graduates, and EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km training measures for current government ofﬁ cials Non EU Member States Project Partner

and the industry should help to improve the ma- Lead Partner nagement of water resources. National Technical University of Athens School of Civil Engineering, Water Resources Iroon Polytechniou Str. 5 The means to achieve this ambitious yet vital aim 15780 Athens is to develop a Transnational School for the Envi- GREECE ronment (TSE), initiate a postgraduate education Contact Person programme and set up training courses for go- Professor Alexandra Katsiri Tel +30 2107 722797 vernment ofﬁ cials and the industry. Fax +30 2107 722899 E-Mail [email protected]

Educate! will assist in shaping current and future Project Partners policies and practices in Water Resources Manage- Greece ment in South-Eastern Europe through professio- Educate! improves the management capacities for water National Technical University of Athens, Athens nal capacity building and provision of a common resource management Romania Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest understanding of Integrated Water Resource Ma- Duration Serbia nagement (IWRM) for young graduates within a University of Belgrade, Belgrade co-operative, transnational environment. Start ...... 05/2006 IRTCUD, Belgrade End ...... 08/2008 Slovenia University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana The overall objective of the initiative is to assist the regional transnational co-operation in Water Budget (EUR) Resource Management and Environmental Pro- Total Budget ...... 950,000.00

ENVIRONMENT tection. This will be achieved by educating future thereof ERDF ...... 397,500.00 policy-makers, while at the same time providing training measures for people currently involved in environmental politics. MEASURE 4.3

144 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK ELLA ELbe – LAbe Flood Management Measures by Transnational Spatial Planning

www.ella-interreg.org

Project Description The project activities include: The ELLA project is the transnational co-operation i Flood risk analysis and mapping, basic imple- of nearly all regional spatial planning authorities in mentation steps for retention measures, impact the Elbe basin. This partnership of national and re- analysis, gional partners is responsible for spatial planning, i Risk maps, agreement on retention measures, water management and agriculture. Flood preven- land-use options, tion and common management approaches have i Retention measures for rainwater in the fi elds of to be improved. regional planning, agriculture, forestry, etc., i Solutions for downstream/upstream burden balancing to expedite implementation of measures, i Production of transnational strategic planning maps, i Improvement of regional plans, regional strategies, etc. following transnational needs, i Build an effi cient transregional network of authorities regarding spatial planning and fl ood management, i Work on a transnational strategy for burden

sharing incentives. EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km Non EU Member States Project Partner

ELLA partner meeting in Prague Lead Partner Results and Effects Saxon State Ministry of the Interior, Div. 45 The main project objectives are the transnational The ELLA project has achieved the following results: Wilhelm-Buck-Strasse 4 01097 Dresden development and regional implementation of a i Hazard maps for most of the Elbe and many tri- GERMANY joint spatial planning strategy and the enhance- butaries („Elbe Atlas“), Contact Person ment of information and data (hazard maps in i The transnational ELLA Strategy for spatial Dr. Edgar Trawnicek information systems). Regional plans, spatial plan- planning and water management in the Elbe Tel +49 351 5643456 Fax +49 351 5643659 ning instruments and policies should be evaluated river basin, E-Mail [email protected] and improved. Moreover, several regional and lo- i A joint declaration on implementation of the Project Partners cal land-use plans in ﬂ ood-prone areas should be strategy and further co-operation of the project Austria: Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, ameliorated. partners, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW), Vienna i Flood management systems and maps, Czech Republic: Ministry for Regional Development of the i A travelling exhibition (3 months running along Czech Republic (MMR), Prague / Ústí region, Usti nad Labem South Bohemian Region, Ceske Budejovice / Region of Plzen, the Elbe river), Plzen / Hradec Králové Region, Hradec Kralove / Central i Regional and local planning documents follow- Bohemia Region, Prague / Region Liberec, Liberec / Pardubice Region, Pardubice / Ministry of Environment of the Czech ing the joint strategy. Republic (MoE), Prague / Elbe River Basin Authority, Hradec Kralove Germany: German Federal Ministry for Transport, Building Duration and Urban Development (BMVBS), Berlin / Ministry for Regi- onal Development and Trafﬁ c of Saxony-Anhalt (MBL-LST), Start ...... 07/2003 Magdeburg / District Stendal, Stendal / Saxon State Ministry of Environment and Agriculture (SMUL), Dresden / Saxon End ...... 12/2006 ENVIRONMENT State Agency for Environment and Geology (LfUG), Dresden / Joint Spatial Planning Department Berlin-Brandenburg (GL Budget (EUR) BB), Potsdam / Federal Institute for Hydrology (BfG), Koblenz / German Association for Housing, Urban and Spatial Develop- ELLA pilot projects Total Budget ...... 2,560,000.00 ment, Berlin / German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture thereof ERDF ...... 1,300,000.00 and Consumer Protection (BMELV), Bonn Hungary: Middle-Tisza District Water Authority (MiTiWa), Szolnok Poland: Wroclaw Regional Development Agency (WARR), Wroclaw MEASURE 4.3

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 145 ENHYGMA ENvironmental, HYdrologic and Ground MAnagement: Innovative Solutions for the CADSES Areas

Project Description i Optimisation of land use by mapping of soil ty- The partners participating in the ENHYGMA pro- pes and best-use regime and detailed territorial ject currently lack the data, technology and know- enhancement and management planning, how necessary for analysing geomorphological i Improvement of environmental conservation by vulnerabilities affecting their regions. The project‘s detecting and rehabilitating „safe zones“ (e.g. main rationale is to compensate for the structural fl ood lamination areas, wet zones), lack of comprehensive territorial data and integra- i Overall economic and social growth: increased ted water management methodologies in CADSES productivity of agricultural lands and establish- countries, particularly those affected by fl oods. ment of new small- and medium-sized companies, The project aims at promoting transnational ex- i Creation of a transnational knowledge database, change of experiences, technologies and know- i Territorial data collection and data processing, how on integrated water management. It focuses i Development of DTM and GIS tools and fl ood on land surveys, laser scanning and remote sen- hazard maps, sing for 3D modelling in relation to hydrological i Defi nition of common protocols for water re- risk assessment methodologies development. source management and environmental planning for the whole region, The main objective is the defi nition of a versatile, i Evaluation of priority needs for infrastructure

effective and low-cost problem-solving methodo- development such as draining and irrigation EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km logy for integrated water management in ﬂ ood systems. Non EU Member States Project Partner

risk areas; this will be achieved through the colla- Lead Partner boration of various institutions of the CADSES re- UVB - Unione Veneta Bonifi che gion. The methodology will serve as a basis for the Duration Cannaregio 122 30121 Venice development of a pilot project and its application Start ...... 02/2006 ITALY in the Tisza-Marosszogi Association area (Hunga- End ...... 02/2008 Contact Person ry), with the purpose of creating a Digital Terrain Director Luigi Veronese Model (DTM), as well as Flood Risk Area Maps Budget (EUR) Tel +39 041 716533 / 716399 Fax +39 041 5242143 through bi-dimensional hydraulic modelling. By Total Budget ...... 1,163,325.00 E-Mail [email protected] making available such strategic tools, the project thereof ERDF ...... 712,947.50 Project Partners will provide a crucial contribution to the optimisa- Czech Republic tion of environmental planning. Povodí Odry, Ostrava Greece Agricultural University of Athens, Athens Results and Effects Hungary Envitest Environment Protection, Budapest The expected outcomes of the project are: Italy i Improvement of the hydrological safety by mo- National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geo- nitoring of watershed areas, fl ood risk preven- physics of Trieste, Sgonico (TS) tion, rational urban planning and infrastructure Slovenia Geodetic Institute of Slovenia, Ljubljana development considering fl ood risks, ENVIRONMENT MEASURE 4.3

146 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK FLOODMED Monitoring, Forecasting and Best Practices for Flood Mitigation and Prevention in the CADSES Region

www.ﬂ oodmed.chi.civil.ntua.gr

Project Description tural, will be examined in relation to fl ood preven- Hydro-meteorological monitoring and fl ood fore- tion and low impact development. Upon project casting are indispensable for preventing and miti- completion, local authorities will have at their dis- gating hydrological hazards, such as fl oods, and posal, and will be trained to use, a state-of-the-art, for ensuring civil protection. Implementing a plan viable, integrated system for fl ood estimation and that acknowledges the principles of sustainability mitigation, which will constitute a solid basis for to combat fl oods requires further activities regar- decision-making in the fi eld of spatial planning. ding agriculture, forestry and land-use management in fl ood risk areas. As most river catchments areas belong to more than one country or regi- Duration on, methodologies have to be developed within Start ...... 03/2006 a transnational and a transregional context that End ...... 04/2008 go beyond local concepts. The project regions of FLOODMED are characterised by an increase in Budget (EUR) the number of people and economic assets located Total Budget ...... 2,250,000.00 in fl ood risk zones, while at the same time the are- thereof ERDF ...... 1,097,500.00 as lack an integrated fl ood management plan.

The project aims at developing effective fl ood EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km risk management programs, incorporating the Non EU Member States Project Partner basic elements of fl ood prevention, protection, Lead Partner preparedness, emergency response and recovery. National Technical University of Athens FLOODMED brings together scientists and public Civil Engineering Heroon Polytechniou Str. 9 servants who will develop a scalable system of 15780 Zografou operational tools to support integrated water and GREECE sustainable fl ood risk management. Contact Person Ms Maria Mimikou Tel +30 210 7722880 Fax +30 210 7722879 Results and Effects E-Mail [email protected]

In the FLOODMED project transnational metho- Project Partners dologies and models will be developed and imple- Bulgaria mented for fl ood estimation and forecasting for University of Architecture, Sofi a gauged and ungauged sites, resulting in the pro- Germany Center for Environmental Research (UFZ), Leipzig posal of fl ood mitigation measures and real-time Greece warning systems. The effi cacy of different best Perfecture of Chania, Chania management practices, structural and non-struc- FLOODMED helps to forecast and monitor fl oods Technical University of Crete, Chania Hungary VITUKI Environmental Protection and Water Resources Research Institute, Budapest Italy Water Research Institute (IRSA), Bari Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection (IRPI- CNR), Perugia ENVIRONMENT Umbria Region, Perugia Poland Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW), Wroclaw Serbia Institute for the Development of Water Resources “Jaroslav Cerni”, Pinosava Slovakia Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute, Bratislava MEASURE 4.3 Romania National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management, Bucharest

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 147 HYDROCARE Hydrological Cycle of the CADSES Regions

www.hydrocare-cadses.net

Project Description Results and Effects HYDROCARE originates from the acknowledge- Expected outcomes of HYDROCARE are: ment of the strategic relevance of water for the i Development of an integrated approach for linked issues of economic development and en- water resource management, directly bridging vironmental protection. The integrated approach the evaluation of the quality and quantity of of the project, based on the coupled analysis of the water resources of the CADSES area with both water resource and hydro-meteorogical soundly based tools to reconstruct and model events, derives from the appraisal of the suitability the large and basin-scale hydrological cycle, of transdisciplinary approaches to complex pro- i Establishment of effective, internationally sha- blems. red tools for public and private institutions for proper management of the water resources as HYDROCARE will develop an integrated system well as for planning future development in the capable of assessing the impact of hydro-meteo- CADSES area with special attention to the dy- rological events on water resources in the CADSES namics of the costs of potable water, region. Emphasis will be put on the development i Development of set of standards at European of effective transnational tools for a rational ex- level for the collection, evaluation, storage and ploitation of water resources and the manage- interpretation of the hydro-meteorological data ment of the extreme hydro-meteorological events coming from different sources, with particular

to preserve and enhance economic and environ- regard to extreme events of great potential im- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km mental welfare. Such managing tools will be also pact on the welfare of the population and the Non EU Member States Project Partner

illustrated in practical terms by performing several state of the environment, Lead Partner case studies. Other main topics of the project are i Creation of a common and homogeneous data- National Consortium of Universities for the Physics of Atmos- the reconstruction of the large and basin-scale hy- base and development of a website with a bul- pheres and Hydrospheres, Unit of Camerino Via Viviano Venanzi 15 drological cycle of the CADSES area to be achie- letin updated monthly, covering extreme hydro- 62032 Camerino ved by suitably merging observations (both local meteorological events in the CADSES area. ITALY and remote) and models, and the development of Contact Person a higher level ICT network within a transnational Mr. Donato Di Camillo Tel +39 0737 616803 frame to collect and exchange hydro-meteorologi- Fax +39 0737 616804 cal data. Provision of relevant information to end E-Mail [email protected] users such as farmers, entrepreneurs, public admi- Project Partners nistrations and agencies is also foreseen. Germany Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam HYDROCARE entails a set of quite different and Greece National Technical University of Athens, Athens complementary partners covering a large part of Municipality of Kefalonia, Argostoli the CADSES area. Local authorities, scientiﬁ c insti- Italy tutions, and technical services will participate with National Agency for the Environmental Protection and Tech- nical Services - Department of Internal and Marine Waters their vast expertise and experiences. Collaborati- HYDROCARE investigates the hydrological cycle of the Protection, Rome on is foreseen between bodies based in old and CADSES region Marche Region, Ancona new EU Member States, as well as in non-Member University of Camerino, Camerino Duration Autonomous Province of Trento, Trento States. Poland

ENVIRONMENT Start ...... 01/2006 Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Wroclaw End ...... 12/2007 Romania National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management, Budget (EUR) Bucharest Slovakia Total Budget ...... 2,466,200.00 Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute, Bratislava thereof ERDF ...... 1,442,625.00 MEASURE 4.3

148 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK ILUP Integrated Land Use Planning and River Basin Management

www.interreg-ilup.de

Project Description ment is now under discussion. Sectoral valuation The risk potential in river basins has increased models for interpretation of data (land valuation considerably, which is due to the enormous usage model, forestry, risk management, agriculture, pressure. Viewing the demographic concentration etc.) were designed. An interim report on the ex- in river basins and potential climate changes, sa- amination of the impact of changes in land use fety in valleys is only possible if preventive water and land cover on natural hazard potentials was management and related disciplines co-operate. presented. Within the framework of the ILUP project exemplary new methods are being tested, strategies de- As regards the networking concept for river basin veloped and pilot projects implemented in selected management, an agreement on common procee- river basins. Due to space limitations, infrastructure dings with other fi elds was reached with the draft planning, land use and the protection of resources, of a common management plan. Several contri- an integrated approach is required and multifunc- butions to the implementation of co-ordinated pi- tional strategies must be developed. lot measures via the individual sectors have been effected. Problems of foothill and hill countries regarding integrated management of water resources, risk and landscape management can only be solved in an interdisciplinary way if they have sustainable re- EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km sults. ILUP pursues the basic concept of a holistic, Non EU Member States Project Partner network-oriented landscape assessment from the Lead Partner problem solving approach to the implementation Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and of measures. Water Economics Forest Division Stubenring 1 ILUP promotes interdisciplinary methods of water 1010 Vienna Results and Effects management AUSTRIA Based on an intensive exchange of experiences Contact Person Duration DI Hubert Siegel among the partners, the analysis and collation of Tel +43 1 71 100 7204 the necessary information have been launched in Start ...... 01/2002 Fax +43 1 71 100 7399 E-Mail [email protected] the pilot regions. The fi rst results are harmonised End ...... 12/2006 survey concepts and analogue and digital data sets Project Partners from the different fi elds. Budget (EUR) Austria Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, the Environment and Total Budget ...... 7,068,000.00 Water Resources, Vienna As regards the preparation of concepts for the mo- thereof ERDF ...... 3,282,452.00 Forest Engineering Service in Torrent and Avalanche Control, del rivers, an initial master plan for the integration Vienna Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Vienna of water management into the regional develop- Austrian Federal Offi ce and Research Centre for Forests, Vienna Department for Rural Development, St. Pölten Provincial Forestry Department Lower Austria, St. Pölten ILUP seeks solutions for integrated land use planning to Offi ce of the Government of Upper Austria, Linz mitigate fl ood risks Offi ce of the Government of Carinthia, Klagenfurt Czech Republic Ekotoxa Opava, Opava ENVIRONMENT Germany Bavarian Ministry of Regional Development and the Environ- ment, Munich Greece Hellenic Ministry of Agriculture, Athens Hungary North-Transdanubian Water Authority, Gyor MEASURE 4.3

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 149 MOSES Improvement of Flood Management System

Project Description A further target is the dissemination of relia- The disastrous fl ood events of the past ten years ble fl ood information data on two levels: expert have caused numerous human casualties in the and system information layers for organisations CADSES region. In addition the material damage that are in charge of emergency operations and reached unprecedented levels. Inspired by the suc- management activities and to the public, profes- cessful Dutch/German fl ood information project, sionals, organisations and the media. The main NOAH, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, Ukraine and output of the project will be a digital fl ood infor- Romania have taken the initiative and pooled their mation system for Slovakia and the German Free efforts to reduce the effects of fl ood events in their State of Saxony. The system should be compatible territories. with systems that are used in adjacent countries. Moreover, guidelines for a methodology for GIS- The main target of the MOSES project is to con- based fl ood hazard mapping will be developed tribute to the development, implementation and and a system for informing the public and interna- management of a unifi ed computer-based fl ood tional organisations about relevant fl ood data will protection system for the entire region. be designed and implemented.

In Ukraine and Romania there is primarily a need for upgrading their hydrological measurement sta- Duration

tions. Slovakia‘s main interest is to select an infor- Start ...... 07/2005 EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km mation system which is compatible to the Hun- End ...... 04/2008 Non EU Member States Project Partner

garian Flood Management Information System Lead Partner (FMIS). Hungary focuses on fl ood hazard mapping Budget (EUR) Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute, Hydrology and, as a lowland, benefi ts from an adequate fl ood Total Budget ...... 2,050,000.00 Jeséniova 17 833 15 Bratislava information system in the entire region. thereof ERDF ...... 987,500.00 SLOVAKIA

Contact Person Dr. Boris Minárik Results and Effects Tel +421 2 59415415 Fax +421 2 59415393 The overall, long-term objective of the project is E-Mail [email protected] the reduction of fl ood damage and an increase in Project Partners the effi ciency of fl ood management by improving Germany decision-making and tools for local, regional and Saxon State Agency for Environment and Geology, Dresden transnational co-operation at river basin scale. The Hungary focus lies on implementation and management, National Directorate for Environment, Nature Conservation and Water, Budapest including further development and adjustment to VITUKI Environmental Protection and Water Management the local situation of a unifi ed GIS-based digital Institute, Budapest fl ood information system in the region capable of Romania National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management, managing online hydro-meteorological and hy- Bucharest drological data by selected forecasting and scena- MOSES improves fl ood management systems, for exam- Slovakia rio analysis models. ple on the Danube river Slovak Water Management Enterprise, Banská Štiavnica Ukraine Transcarpathian Administration of Melioration and Water ENVIRONMENT Management (Vodhoz), Uzhhorod Hydrometeorological Centre Uzhhorod, Uzhhorod MEASURE 4.3

150 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK NETWET 2 Networking Perspectives of Transnational Cooperation and Participatory Planning for Integrated Water Resources Management through the Promotion of New Forms of Spatial Governance

www.medregio.org/netwet2/netwet2.htm

Project Description ces management spatial plans/Water Framework NetWet 2 focuses on the development of transna- Directive). tional cooperation in the ﬁ eld of water management through the promotion of integrated ma- (c) The „bottom-up“ participation of all actors in- nagement methods and the development of new volved in the project theme guarantees the direct conditions for „bottom-up“ participatory spatial territorial dimension and ensures the direct spatial planning and promotion of new forms of delibe- impact of the project. ration and „spatial governance“.

The main NetWet 2 objectives has been the im- Results and Effects provement of sustainable best practices for the In the framework of NetWet 2 the following me- management of aquatic systems and ecosystems thodologies, innovative tools, sustainable practices in coastal areas and for the protection of ﬂ ood risk guidelines and pilot studies were implemented: areas in relation to drought phenomenon. One i Development of methodologies and best prac- aim of the project has been to develop innovative tice guidelines for integrated approaches of tools and methodologies for the environmental water resources management: in coastal and monitoring of the water resources (remote sensing insular areas (for example salinity of ground and GIS). Through telematic applications in the water aquifers, quality of drinking water, impact

fi eld of water resources management structures of tourism activities on water), environmental EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km for transnational distance e-cooperation should be impact of organic farming on water, pumping Non EU Member States Project Partner established. systems in agricultural areas, protection from Lead Partner fl ooding in agricultural and urban areas, ma- Center of Euro-Mediterranean Regions for the Environment NetWet 2 project focuses on a series of important nagement of areas with high hydrological risk Thrassyvoulou 13 – 15 10555 Athens spatial concepts: through River Contracts in industrial areas, GREECE i Development of innovative tools to assist in Contact Person (a) Development of spatial functional synergies in spatial management of water resources: Inno- Dr. Christina Daoussi order to establish a fi xed functional interdepen- vative tools for recording, the environmental Tel +30 210 32 59 301 Fax +30 210 3239 120 dence among the varied sectoral actions. Specia- monitoring of water resources and the manage- E-Mail [email protected] lised scientifi c research is taking into account the ment of spatial information through remote Project Partners regional policies and supporting the promotion of sensing and GIS (territorial model of ecological Bulgaria spatial strategies for water. sensitivity and hydrological, meteorological and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofi a territorial model), Greece i Development of spatial functional synergies for Technical University of Crete Laboratory of Environmental Engineering and Management, Chania the integrated spatial management approach Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki of water resources: Transnational forum of University of Thessaly, Volos Regional Development Fund of Thessaly Region, Larissa multilevel deliberation, specifi cations for the Union of Local Authorities of Achaia, Patras elaboration of River Basin Management Plans, Union of Local Authorities of Etoloakarnania, Messolongi networked itineraries of the cultural dimension - Union of Local Authorities of Ilia, Pyrgos Union of Local Authorities of Kefalonia & Ithaki, Argostoli water, economic value of wetlands in relation Union of Local Authorities of Kerkyra, Kerkyra to their ecological functions, juridical and parti- Union of Local Authorities of Korinthia, Korinthos Union of Local Authorities of Lefkada, Lefkada cipatory issues in water resource management, Union of Local Authorities of Messina, Kalamata ENVIRONMENT River Contracts. Union of Local Authorities of Preveza, Preveza Union of Local Authorities of Thesprotia, Igoumenitsa Traditional water mill (Island of Kefalonia) Union of Local Authorities of Zakynthos, Zakynthos Italy (b) Integrated spatial development approaches: Duration National Agency for Environmental Protection and Technical NetWet 2 aims at developing integrated and Start ...... 01/2003 Services (APAT), Rome University of Udine, Udine multisectoral approaches with a strong spatial di- End ...... 06/2006 Region of Lombardia, Milan

mension. As a result, an attempt is being made at Romania MEASURE 4.3 an integrated synthesis of the varied sectoral ap- Budget (EUR) Institute of Geography of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest University of Oradea, Oradea proaches through the promotion of new forms of Total Budget ...... 2,716,600.00 „spatial governance“ (including the water resour- thereof ERDF ...... 1,813,450.00

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 151 ODERREGIO Transnational Action Programme - Spatial Planning for Preventive Flood Protection in the Oder Catchment Area

www.oderregio.org

Project Description The target of ODERREGIO is the production of an action programme of spatial planning for preventive fl ood protection between the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany for the complete catchment area of the Oder river. This action programme contains concrete feasible actions agreed on by the project partners. They include preparation for the enlargement of retention areas by spatial planning (e.g. building of polders, retention areas and dike Presentation of the ODERREGIO project relocations), the protection of areas endangered by fl ooding as well as sensitising actors involved. tection. So far, activities in the follow-up project This will provide an important contribution to the have been focused on information management reduction of fl ood risk. and preparation of reliable information on possible dangers and damages caused by fl ooding. There- The successful principle of an active co-operati- fore, intensive negotiations for provision of data on and involvement of main actors from all three were necessary. countries in the project will be continued and

extended. Representatives of all regional spatial A highlight of the project was the second regional EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km planning authorities and water management aut- conference entitled „Preventive Flood Protection Non EU Member States Project Partner

horities in the Oder river region will be involved. along the Upper Reaches of the Oder River“ on Lead Partner They will be augmented by representatives from 30-31 March 2006 in Ostrava (CZ) with about 100 Gemeinsame Landesplanungsabteilung Berlin-Brandenburg the fi elds of municipal politics, nature conservation participants. The conference is the continuation of (Joint State Planning Department) Lindenstraße 34 A as well as agriculture and forestry. a process of communication and exchange with 14467 Potsdam the fl ood-affected inhabitants and decision-ma- GERMANY In particular the ODERREGIO project will concen- kers at regional and local level. This process will be Contact Person trate on the following: pursued and intensifi ed at the third regional con- Mr. Klaus Ermer Tel +49 331 866 8740 i An exemplary approach for cross-border spati- ference in Frankfurt (Oder) in November 2006. Fax +49 331 866 8703 al planning and preventive fl ood protection at E-Mail [email protected] regional level, Project Partners Duration i An increased intermunicipal co-operation (net- Czech Republic work of municipalities) for preventive fl ood pro- Start ...... 12/2002 Ministry for Regional Development Czech Republic, Prague tection, End ...... 04/2007 Germany Federal Ministry for Transport, Construction and Housing, i A concept for comprehensive regional and struc- Berlin tural development in the Oder river region as Budget (EUR) Saxon State Ministry of the Interior, Dresden regards the requirements of fl ood protection, Total Budget ...... 2,997,000.00 Poland Plenipotentiary for the “Program for the ODRA 2006“, i The planning of prerequisites for the realisation thereof ERDF ...... 1,600,000.00 Wroclaw of concrete measures in the fi eld of fl ood pre- Ministry for Infrastructure, Warsaw vention and an active information management for a better understanding of fl ood hazards and

ENVIRONMENT protection measures. Therefore ﬂ ood risk and damage potential maps in the scale of 1:50,000 for the Oder river will be elaborated.

Results and Effects OderRegio is the continuation of an INTERREG

MEASURE 4.3 II C project, which was concluded in 2001 and provided a transnational conception of ﬂ ood pro- Flood of the Oder river

152 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK RainDROP Development of stoRmwater Operational Practices guideline

www.raindrop.cz

Project Description Results and Effects Storm water-related problems are typical of many Within the RainDROP project, a storm water ma- European countries. Storm water run-off occurs nagement (SWM) system will be developed, te- when precipitation from rain or snowmelt fl ows sted and disseminated. The primary results of the over the ground. It can be a major reason for RainDROP project will be the provision of guide- fl ooding but also for surface water pollution in ur- lines for storm water management for planning ban areas. As studies in Germany revealed, more and implementation which are applicable not only pollutants are released through storm water run- locally and nationally in the project region, but also off than through effl uents from waste treatment in other regions of CADSES. These guidelines will plants. Moreover, an increase of storm water-indu- help to reduce surface water pollution and fl oo- ced fl ood events resulting from extensive surface ding and will improve the water balance and water sealing has been proven. Although alternatives to quality. simple drainage of the run-off are already available, these measures are hardly implemented yet. The project includes the integration of storm water management into urban drainage master planning In the CADSES region the management of storm in the fi ve partner cities. Best management prac- water is becoming a complex affair as the incre- tices will be implemented and demonstrated in asing number of national water management re- pilot projects for new development areas as well gulations is combined with a growing importance as for existing urban settlements through building EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km of European legislation, such as the Water Fra- measures, such as porous pavements, infi ltration Non EU Member States Project Partner mework Directive. So far, no guidelines for storm swales, trough-trench systems, cisterns or retenti- Lead Partner water management (SWM) exist. However these on ponds. Current storm water management po- City of Karviná guidelines are needed so they can then be applied licies in other areas of CADSES will be examined Department of Local Economy Fryštátská 72/1 in the whole of the CADSES area. and compared. Moreover, RainDROP will raise 733 24 Karviná-Fryštát the public awareness of storm water-related pro- CZECH REPUBLIC The fi ve partner cities from the Czech Republic, blems. Contact Person Germany, Greece and Slovakia involved in the Ra- Ing. Jan Urbánek Tel +420 596 311 167 inDROP project all have problems with storm wa- Fax +420 596 311 167 ter run-off. In Karvina, Trencin and Vsetin, storm E-Mail [email protected] sewers are overloaded. In Aharnai and Kupferzell Project Partners small rivers regularly cause fl ooding. Moreover, Czech Republic the city of Kupferzell wants to develop a new set- The Vsetín Microregion, Vsetin tlement area which is only possible if the run-off Germany Municipality of Kupferzell, Kupferzell does not increase. The RainDROP project involves Greece technical and urban planning departments in mu- Municipality of Aharnai, Aharnai nicipalities, water works and authorities, investors Slovakia and engineers as well as relevant groups of stake- The guideline compiled by RainDROP includes various City of Trencín, Trencin holders such as inhabitants and land owners. recommendations for fl ood protection

Duration

Start ...... 07/2005 ENVIRONMENT End ...... 06/2007

Budget (EUR) Total Budget ...... 2,502,200.00 thereof ERDF ...... 1,646,650.00 MEASURE 4.3 Measures to mitigate the effects of stormwater runoff

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 153 SUMAD Sustainable Use and Management of Alluvial plains in Diked river areas

www.sumad.org

Project Description The project‘s goal has been to develop integrated strategies to prevent future fl ood disasters. Many rivers are diked to ensure fl ood protection. The plains between the dikes, called alluvial plains, were at the heart of the project. Alluvial plains are more or less periodically fl ooded and have to provide suffi cient capacity for fl ood run-off. Over Flood of the Danube near Straubing (Germany) time, their original capacity is reduced by sedimentation, natural succession of vegetation and Results and Effects changes in land use in agriculture and forestry. In- The project will, for the fi rst time ever, present tensive farming inhibits the natural river dynamics co-ordinated implementation procedures, tackle and is in confl ict with fl ood protection require- transborder river catchment areas as well as de- ments. Often, alluvial plains have become habitats velop joint management plans. Furthermore, it will for protected animal and plant species. Clearing provide: activities for alluvial plains, which are carried out i A catalogue of relevant 2D hydraulic measuring by water management agencies, have increasingly parameters, been in contradiction to nature protection goals, i An information system for the calculation of

such as NATURA 2000 and national protection the stream ﬂ ow taking into account plant cover, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km regulations. These clashing agendas require inte- sedimentation, river ﬂ ow obstacles, summer Non EU Member States Project Partner

grated strategies which balance economic risk pre- dikes, etc., Lead Partner vention with the economic interests of land users i Agro-economic management and steering in- Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment, Public Health and as well as with requirements in nature protection struments for sustainable use of alluvial plains Consumer Protection Rosenkavalierplatz 2 at European and national level. in diked river areas, 81925 Munich i Development of perspectives for different types GERMANY of alluvial plains, Contact Person i Testing of implementation strategies for an opti- Mr. Martin Grambow Tel +49 89 9214 4347 mised use of alluvial plain areas in the respective Fax +49 89 9214 2266 parts of the rivers taking into account national E-Mail [email protected] legal requirements, Project Partners i Information material and signs reporting on Austria compliance of land use with NATURA 2000 and Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna the improved river fl ow management, Hungary i Mapping of changes in land use Model plans for beaver management and pro- Middle-Tisza District Environment and Water Authority, tection measures for dikes and beavers in com- Szolnok Scientifi c research and modelling will analyse the pliance with NATURA 2000, impact of the changes in alluvial plains on fl ood i For an integrated improvement of retention safety. On this basis, strategies and tools for the capacity and re-establishing of the connection future management of alluvial plains will be de- between river and backwaters, signed. Developing and refi ning hydraulic mo- i Concrete measures to ensure water quality on

ENVIRONMENT delling methodology, sharing common data, and the basis of data monitoring. exchanging experiences and best practices allows for transnational approaches in alluvial plain management. These will favourably link nature pro- Duration tection measures and maintain a constant channel Start ...... 10/2002 discharge cross-section of the river bed. In additi- End ...... 06/2006 on, the implementation and dissemination of the Budget (EUR) MEASURE 4.3 measures contributes to increasing the attractiveness of the (cultural) landscape and thus the tou- Total Budget ...... 2,769,000.00 rism potential of the area. thereof ERDF ...... 1,284,500.00

154 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK WAREMA WAter REsources MAnagement in protected areas

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Project Description Due to changes in climate, land use and regional policies, new integrated spatial and water resources management strategies are needed. The aim of WAREMA is to develop participatory river basin planning procedures based on stakeholder networks to contribute to the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The partner Messolonghi Lagoon - pilot project in Western Greece countries face considerable problems connected with water resource management, such as a lack Results and Effects of institutional capacity and fi nancial resources. Foreseen results of the project are: There are concerns about their ability to cope with i The development of a prototype of a participa- the WFD requirements. WAREMA aims at helping tory process for river basin planning available them by providing a prototype of a stakeholder- for river basin authorities throughout the EU, networking collaborative approach based on the i To provide decision-makers with effi cient and use of easy-to-apply, state-of-the-art participatory shared river basin management schemes, techniques. Confl icts between water users, pol- i The development of specifi c and integrated lution, land degradation and threats to protected tools for land and water management in pro- areas are the challenges that need to be tackled in tected areas, EU Regions/Member States Lead Partner 0 200 km the identifi ed pilot project territories. i To increase stakeholders’ knowledge and capa- Non EU Member States Project Partner

city building at both national and transnational Lead Partner The project partners include territorial bodies, re- levels, Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia Mountain Areas search institutions and NGOs. i The establishment of a common vision for all Via Caccia 17 relevant authorities, water users and territorial 33100 Udine New strategies tailored to river basins including actors participating in the river basin partner- ITALY large protected areas (e.g. Ramsar sites, Biosphere ships. Contact Person Reserves) will be addressed in four pilot projects. By Mr. Pierpaolo Suber Tel +39 0432 555-086 means of private-public partnerships, context ana- Fax +39 0432 555-052 lyses, action plans and spatial planning concepts, Duration E-Mail [email protected] the involved parties will gain a common vision on Start ...... 06/2006 Project Partners the priorities for nature and landscape protection, End ...... 05/2008 Czech Republic cultural heritage preservation, socio-economic de- Centre for Community Organizing Central Moravia, Prerov velopment and water resource management - all Budget (EUR) Greece Mediterranean SOS Network, Athens of them seen from an integrated perspective. Total Budget ...... 1,099,440.00 Aitoliki Development Enterprise SA, Nafpaktos thereof ERDF ...... 744,580.00 Hungary The ultimate aim is to achieve a sustainable regio- University of West Hungary, Székesfehérvár Chamber of Agriculture of Fejér County, Székesfehérvár nal development based on preservation, enhancement and efﬁ cient use of local resources.

Stramberk area - pilot project in the Czech Republic ENVIRONMENT MEASURE 4.3

INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK 155 Project Index in alphabetical order

A-B LANDBRIDGE Adriatic - Baltic Landbridge ...... 68 ACCRETe Agriculture and Climate Changes: how to Reduce human Effects and Threats ...... 135 ADHOC Adapted Development of Historical Old Towns in Central and Eastern Europe ...... 36 ADRI.FISH Promotion of Sustainable Fishery in Northern Adriatic Sea ...... 14 Agrobiotech Xchange Virtual Exchange for Technology Transfer in the Agrobiotechnologies and Agro-food Sectors ...... 80 ARCHEOSITES spAtial integRated enhanCement of arcHaEOlogical SITES ...... 96 B-CROSS Business Cooperation One-Stop Shop ...... 81 BETTER Biofuel chain Enhancement for Territorial developmenT of European Regions ...... 124 C.A.R.E. Accessible Cities of European Regions ...... 37 C2ENET Central Europe Environmental Net ...... 125 CADSEALAND Land-Sea Interaction: Coastal State and Evolution in CADSES ...... 143 CARBON-PRO CARBON balance drafting and new resources management tools according to Kyoto PROtocol ...... 126 Carpathian Project Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians in a Transnational Framework ...... 15 CER² Central European Regions Cluster for Energy from Renewables.NETwork ...... 127 CHIRON Cultural Heritage promotion for Identity of Regions: Observatory and Networking for Cultural Tourism ...... 97 CITY PORTS CITY PORTS - A City Net Following a Coordinated Approach to Develop Feasible and Sustainable City Logistics Solutions ...... 69 CITYREGIO Regional Economic Development through City-Surrounding Cooperation ...... 38 CITYREGIO II Regional Economic Development through Cooperation within City-Regions ...... 39 COHESION Integrated Concepts Enhancing Cohesion of European Space ...... 53 CONSPACE Common Strategy Network for Spatial Development and Implementation ...... 16 CORELOG COordinated REgional LOGistics ...... 70 CoUrbIT COmplex URBan Investment Tools ...... 40 CULTURAL LANDSCAPE Protecting Historical Cultural Landscapes to Strengthen Regional Identities and Local Economies ...... 116 D4D Data Warehouse for Danube Waterway ...... 71 DANewBE Data Digitally Advanced New cross-Border Exchange of Waterway Data ...... 72 Development of a Sustainable Tourism Development of a Sustainable Tourism ...... 98 DONAUHANSE Network of Danubian Cities for Economic Cooperation ...... 41 DONAUREGIONEN The Spatial Development Concept of Interregional Cooperation in the Danube Space ...... 17 DRAVA RIVER BASIN PROJECT (DRBP) Environmental Infrastructure Measures in the River Drava Basin ...... 128 ED-C III European Development Corridor III „Via Regia“ ...... 18 Educate! Building the Future of Transnational Cooperation in Water Resources in South-Eastern Europe ...... 144 ELISA E-Learning for Improving Access to Information Society for SMEs in the SEE Area ...... 82 ELLA ELbe – LAbe Flood Management Measures by Transnational Spatial Planning ...... 145 EMBRACE Improving the Access of SMEs from Rural Regions to the Knowledge and Information Society ...... 83 EMBRACE II Embracing Socioeconomic Development in Disadvantageous Areas through Information & Knowledge Society ...... 19 ENHYGMA ENvironmental, HYdrologic and Ground MAnagement: Innovative Solutions for the CADSES Areas ...... 146 ENI Experiment in Newcomer Integration ...... 60 EST European Places of the Spirit ...... 99 ESTIA-SPOSE European Space - Territorial Indicators and Actions for a Spatial Planning Observatory in Southeast Europe ...... 20 EU-CORe III Harmonisation of Economic and Infrastructure Development in the Pan-European Transport Corridor III ...... 73 FLOODMED Monitoring, Forecasting and Best Practices for Flood Mitigation and Prevention in the CADSES Region ...... 147 GILDANET Global Integrated transport Logistics DAta NETwork ...... 84 GO Network Guarantee Organizations Network ...... 21 GOVERNET Governance Models for Sustainable Integrated Rural Development and Multifunctional Agriculture; Networking and Dissemination on the Web ...... 54 GREEN BELT Protection and Valorisation of the Longest Habitat System in Europe ...... 109 GreenKeys Urban Green as a Key for Sustainable Cities ...... 100

156 INTERREG III B CADSES / PROJECT BOOK HERITAGE ALIVE! Leveraging the Value of World Heritage Sites in the Regions for the Beneﬁ t of All ...... 101 HERITOUR Cultural Thematic Route Development in Rural Areas ...... 102 HERMES Heritage and New Media for Sustainable Regional Development ...... 103 Hist.Urban Integrated Revitalization of Historical Towns to Promote a Polycentric and Sustainable Development...... 42 HYDROCARE Hydrological Cycle of the CADSES Regions ...... 148 I2E-INFOTECH TO EXTEND INFOrmation TECHnologies to EXTEND Regional Development ...... 85 IdeQua Establishment of an Identity- and Quality Axis from the Baltic Sea to the Aegean Sea - Strengthening Regional Identity and Structures of Centres ...... 22 I-Log Industrial Logistics and Intermodal Transport for SMEs’ Development ...... 74 ILUP Integrated Land Use Planning and River Basin Management ...... 149 IMMENSITY Immigrant‘s Entrepreneurship for Socio-Economic Cohesion and Improvement of Living Standards ...... 61 IMONODE Efﬁ cient Integration of Cargo Transport Modes & Nodes in CADSES area ...... 75 INCLUD Industrial Cluster Development ...... 23 INDE INformation DEvelopment ...... 86 InServNet Interregional Innovative Services Sector Network of Excellence ...... 24 INTERIM INtegration in the intermodal goods Transport of non EU states: Rail, Inland / coastal waterway Modes ...... 76 IPAM IPAM-Toolbox: Integrative Protected Area Management in the Alps-Adriatic-Region ...... 110 IRENE Innovative Rural Development Strategy Based on Local and Trans-National Economical Networks ...... 55 ISA -MAP Harmonisation of Regional Data Resources for cross-border Planning ...... 87 ISOTEIA Integrated System for the promotion Of Territorial / Environmental Impact Assessment in the framework of spatial planning ...... 129 ITACA Improving Tourism Actions in CADSES Area ...... 111 ITER Itinerari Termali ...... 104 KATER II KArst waTER research programme ...... 130 LHASA Large Housing Areas Stabilisation Action ...... 43 LOTO Landscape Opportunities for Territorial Organization ...... 117 MAGIC Management of Groundwater at Industrially Contaminated Areas ...... 131 MATRIOSCA-AAP MAnagement Tools and Relations for Interregional Organisation to Strengthening Co-operation In AAP ...... 25 MIGRALINK Integration of Migrants in the Enlarged Europe and Policies for the Return of Productive Intellect ...... 62 MIGRAVALUE Steering Economic and Social Cohesion in the CADSES Space: Valuing Migration as a Development Tool ...... 63 MISTER Military and Industrial SiTEs Reuse ...... 44 MONITOR Hazard Monitoring for Risk Assessment and Risk Communication ...... 136 MOSES Improvement of Flood Management System ...... 150 NETWET 2 Networking Perspectives of Transnational Cooperation and Participatory Planning for Integrated Water Resources Management through the Promotion of New Forms of Spatial Governance ...... 151 ODERREGIO Transnational Action Programme - Spatial Planning for Preventive Flood Protection in the Oder Catchment Area ...... 152 PANet 2010 Protected Area Networks - Establishment and Management of Corridors, Networks and Cooperation ...... 112 Parks&Economy Developing Initiatives Exploiting the Potential of Natural Heritage for Regional Spatial Development ...... 56 PlanCoast Spatial Planning in Coastal Zones ...... 26 PLANET CENSE PLAnners NETwork for CENtral and South East Europe ...... 27 POLY.DEV. Common Best Practices in Spatial Planning for the Promotion of Sustainable POLYcentric DEVelopment ...... 28 PROSIDE Promoting Sustainable Inner Urban Development ...... 45 R.A.V.E. Space Raising Awareness of Values of Space through the Process of Education ...... 88 RainDROP Development of stoRmwater Operational Practices guideline ...... 153 RAIRDev Regional Airports Interaction for Regional Development...... 77 RARE Railroad Areas Reclaim ...... 46 RDA-net CEDA2 Regional Development Agencies Network in the Central European, Danubian and Adriatic Area ...... 29 READY Rehabilitation and Development in Mining Regions...... 47 Red Code Regional Disaster Common Defence ...... 137

157 REDECON Regional Development Along Corridors and Nodes ...... 30 REKULA Restructuring Cultural Landscapes ...... 118 REPUS Strategy for a Regional Polycentric Urban System in Central-Eastern Europe Economic Integrating Zone ...... 48 REVITA Development of Small and Medium Size Railway Stations Into Multipurpose Local Service Centers ...... 78 REVITAMIN Revitalisation of Former Brown Coal Mining Areas / Development of a Transnational Computer-aided Multicriteria Decision Aid for Mining Regions ...... 119 RIMADIMA Risk-, Disaster-Management & Prevention of Natural Hazards in Mountainous and / or Forested Regions ...... 138 RIMED Regional Integration and Metropolitan Development of South Eastern Europe ...... 49 RISK AWARE RISK-Advanced Weather forecasting system to Advice on Risk Events and management...... 139 RIVER SHIELD Protecting Rivers from Accidental Industrial Pollution ...... 140 ROME Roman, Ancient Greek and Amber Routes, Innovative Methodologies and Measures connecting Europe ...... 105 ROMIT Roman Itineraries ...... 106 RURALTOUR Tourism Promotion for Sustainable Growth of Agriculture in the CADSES area ...... 57 S.I.S.M.A. System Integrated for Security Management Activities to safeguard and protect historic centres from risks. “Citizen as the ﬁ rst rescuer” ...... 141 SAWWTACA Sewerage And Waste Water Treatment in the Adriatic Coastal Area: development of an adequate tool on project development...... 132 SEEDS Sustainable and Effective Entrepreneurship’s Development Scheme ...... 31 SEITCO South-Eastern European Information Telecommunication Cohesion Initiative ...... 89 SHINING Mountains Sport and Health as INnovative INitiatives for the Growth of Mountains ...... 58 SIC! SUSTRAIN Implement Corridor ...... 32 SIMOCA Setting up and Implementation of sustainable and multifunctional rural development Model based on Organic and Competitive Agriculture ...... 59 SISTEMaPARC Spatial Information Systems for Transnational Environmental Management of Protected Areas and Regions in CADSES ...... 113 Smart Region sm@rt region ...... 33 SMS VOSLESS Implementation of Solvent Management Systems as Transnational approach to Reducing VOC’s Pollution .....133 STRiM Remotely Accessed Decision Support System for Transnational Environmental Risk Management ...... 142 SUMAD Sustainable Use and Management of Alluvial plains in Diked river areas ...... 154 SURE Successful Restoration and Rehabilitation Accompanying Infrastructural Interventions ...... 120 TAQI Transnational Air Quality Improvement: A Management Tool for Regional Planning ...... 134 TECNOMAN perspectives TEN and Corridor Nodes Position Management Network - perspectives ...... 50 TECPARKNET Science and TEChnology PARK Cooperation in EU-Future Region ...... 34 TELEACCESS Creation of Telecenters to Support Learning, Entrepreneurship and Access to IS in Isolated Areas ...... 90 TELMI Transnational European Labour Market Integration through Information Technologies ...... 91 TRANs-IT Transfer Regional Activities in Networks for Business Development and Wellness-Tourism supported by Information Technologies ...... 92 TRANSLANDS Transversal Lands: Abbeys and Large Rivers ...... 121 Transromanica Transnational Network and Itineraries of the Romanesque ...... 107 TWIST Transport With a Social Target ...... 79 TWReferenceNET Management and Sustainable Development of Protected Transitional Waters ...... 114 UTN II Urban Technology Network II ...... 51 VILLAS Villas, Stately Homes and Castles: Compatible Use, Valorisation and Creative Management ...... 108 VITAL CITIES Consolidation of Polycentric Urban Systems through the Promotion of the Settlement of Retail Trade Businesses in Inner Urban Areas ...... 52 WAREMA WAter REsources MAnagement in protected areas ...... 155 WEFneT Women Engendering the Finance Network (WEFneT) ...... 35 WEST Women East Smuggling Trafﬁ cking ...... 64 WETLANDS II Integrated Management of Wetlands ...... 115

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