Integrated System of Urban Space Management Coursebook
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FINAL REPORT - INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF URBAN SPACE MANAGEMENT COURSEBOOK Project cofinanced with ERDF Plock 2006-2007 1 I. Introduction Ladies and Gentleman, We tried to develop an approach to the subject of urban management as complex as possible. Almost twelve months have passed since the Within the course of the project works Project was accepted, and the partner cities organisational solutions (city halls organisational have used his time to work intensively to structures; cooperation with the broadest develop a uniform model of integrated urban possible group of local partners; regional, space management. Mutual training and learning national and European connections) were from others’ experience have resulted in examined together with substantive solutions developing of a model which can be (form and minimum extent of documents for implemented in every Polish city contributing to urban management and city development unification of rules of municipality management indicators system, which should be applied in all and to advance in city development Polish cities in order to create a platform of management. We will support and continue with comparison and assessment of the Polish cites in this model and implement it on our own, so the relation to the Polish and European average). It other Polish and European cities know its pros is nothing new when compared with other and cons and could learn form our experience to systems of urban management, already implement the rules for integrated urban elaborated and tested. It is a document that management by themselves. would provide compact collection of information concerning urban management and present At this moment we should come back to the past hints and methodology which proved effective in and remind what were the reasons for the other cities. In particular this document builds a decision to start the URBAMAS Project. Together common ground for the cities providing unified with Poland’s accession to the EU the need for vocabulary and extent of documentation integrated management of Polish cities pursuant necessary to apt urban space management. to EU directives and requirements arose. Many cities in Poland have various experience The observations made during the project concerning urban management but hardly any implementation prove that most of the cities implemented fully integrated city management already introduced better or worse integrated system. Our task was to take advantage from urban space management systems, which were the best available techniques proved in the implemented through strategic and urban Project’s partner cities and merging them into a planning documents. But a city’s success is also city management model as solutions to be results from its competitiveness and strategy adopted by other Polish and European cities. which directs the city activities into particular framework. The strategy that makes the city individual among other cities. The project 2 presents inter alia examples of successful and which management instruments to adopt, strategy of Bydgoszcz city. Other cities according to their need. succeeded in different issues of urban management and their experiences were However even now we can appreciate benefits assembled in a catalogue of good practices and the project participants achieved thanks to the instruments for implementation. It is possible common work of several Polish cities the good practices of the URBAMAS partner representatives. First of all it is knowledge about cities do not consist of integrated urban space urban management, solutions which proved management system, but they are worth effective in Poland and in Europe and which are adopting in other cities. worth implementing, also identification of unexplored opportunities, which will become Have we achieved our goal and developed the accessible to cities whence integrated urban ideal model of integrated urban management management has been introduced. system? It seems that the model should be considered as We hope the results of the URBAMAS Project a developing process, constantly improved due implementation and participants’ experience will to development of good practices catalogue, not help Polish and foreign cities with benefit to their only by the effort of the URBAMAS project inhabitants. That is what we want to wish them partner cities which we will going to continue, all. but also by other Polish and European cities, interested in sharing secrets of their success with others. I think that the accurate value of URBAMAS Project the model can be estimated after a longer period Partner Cities Project Teams of time. The advantage of the model is that cities may freely select which good practices 3 1.1. “2007-2013 Cohesion Policy and Urban Sustainable Development” “…the Member States will shortly adopt the 2007- priority as well in National Strategic Reference 2013 Strategic Guidelines for Cohesion Policy, a Framework as in operational programmes. document, which ends the legislative period and opens negotiations on programming documents for In order to make the most of these possibilities it is the years 2007-2013. As far as urban policy is necessary for the cities to elaborate mid and long concerned the Guidelines concentrate on three main term sustainable development plans. It is the only objectives in the operational programmes. First of way to provide cohesion between investment them is the most obvious and concerns enhancement programme and environmental protection and to of the role of cities as regional growth accelerators. assure involvement and participation of private Second objective includes activities aiming at increase sector in implementation process. Achievement of of internal cohesion of urban space by preventing this goal will be supported by another novelty in social exclusion and segregation. Finally, third legal regulations, namely delegation of urban objective promotes polycentric development of urban development management to the city level within network and allows for achievement of balance regional operational programmes. between the development of economically most active cities and other elements of the settlement network – We also have to remember, that the basis of including smaller urban centres, which can play the integrated development strategies is better role of local development centres. Therefore it is knowledge concerning cities and regions, including crucial to remember about the role of small towns in various growth factors – such as territorial cohesion our development. or environmental protection. Therefore regional policy offers cities a very useful instrument – urban European Commission published lately a Communicate audit. It collects information on 285 European cities including detailed recommendations for urban policy. and makes accessible a set of about 300 statistical EC stresses, that creation of competitive urban areas data. is more effective within a broad development concept. For instance, cities creating good investment It is worth to remind some of the most essential opportunities also provide good living conditions and data gathered during the last audit. wide range of entertainment activities. Cities have to First of all data confirm role of cities as economic be perceived as centres of innovation ready to attract growth accelerators. For instance, the GDP per novel undertakings. capita in capital cities of Eastern Europe is twice as high as the GDP for the whole country. Additionally In other words, our approach towards city the development of these cities exceeds by far development is based on integrated activities. It is development of the country. justified by the experience gained from the URBAN initiative. Therefore European Commission encourages Secondly, data show also the dark side of cities. In all Member States and regions to project integrated many cases urban area development creates new activities within a separate priority concerning forms of social exclusion. It applies to these social sustainable development of urban areas. New groups, which are unable to find employment in regulations of cohesion policy enable placing such newly created economic sectors based on 4 knowledge. It often leads to long term unemployment with a 375 million euro budget. This initiative, within and an increase of social disproportions. cooperation of regions, is to test many new Urban audit shows also progress of creation of approaches towards development of innovative environmentally friendly transport systems in character supported by regional policy. Certain European cities. For instance, in Dutch cities an cooperation subjects – for instance integrated average of 20% of population commutes to work by approach towards public transport – will be directly bicycle. This kind of data inspire activities aiming at connected with urban areas and we expect, that creating of local or regional plans of bicycle trails URBACT will have a significant role in their development. implementation. We will also support propositions submitted on the initiative of cities or regions. I would like to dedicate the last part of my speech to Our goal is not only to identify best practice but first the role of city cooperation and dialogue in the of all to include them in the mainstream of regional process of good practice dissemination. The main operational programmes implemented in the years instrument of regional policy, which supports such 2007-2013. cooperation, is the URBACT network. Therefore I am glad, that today’s conference