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LSE/CASE Weak Market Cities Programme
Why do declining cities matter to the EU ?
City reformers Group meeting 20-09-2007
Sylvie Harburger
Policy work officer
Directorate-General Regional Policy
Urban Actions Unit
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The urban dimension in EU policies
 No Competence
 Sustainable urban development concept (since 98)
 Regional Policy (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund)
 Others EU policies: environment, energy, transports, employment,
research, education and culture, etc.
 A guide on the urban dimension in all EU policies 2007-2013 (EN, DE, FR)
 http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/guides/
urban/index_fr.htm
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Regional
Employment,
Social Affairs
& eq. opp.
policy
Enterprise
and industry
Internal market
and services
Health and
Consumer
Protection
Education
and Culture
Research and
Technological
Development
Interservice group on Urban Development
14 DGs
Information
Society
Justice
Freedom &
Security
Environment
Transport
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Development
SecretariatGeneral
EuropAid
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Regional Policy = 3 Funds
• The European Fund for Regional Development
(EFRD),
• The European Social Fund (ESF)
• The Cohesion Fund
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Regional Policy = 3 objectives
• The Convergence objective
• The Regional Competitiveness and Employment
objective
• The European Territorial Co-operation objective
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Situation and
trends:
regional
disparities
In 2004, the top regions
(with 10% of the EU
population) had a GDP
per head that was
almost 5 times higher
than that in the bottom
regions (with 10% of
the EU population)
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Convergence,
And Regional Competitiveness
and employment
objectives:
Allocation:
347,5 billions
EUR
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The European Territorial Co-operation objective
Strengthen
• cross-border co-operation through joint local and regional initiatives,
EUR 6.44 billion
• trans-national co-operation aiming at integrated territorial
development, EUR 1.83 billion
• interregional co-operation and exchange of experience, including
URBACT (dedicated to urban issues), EUR 445 million
• EUR 8.7 billion (2.5 % of the total) available for this objective for
cross-border, for transnational and for inter-regional co-operation.
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Population
density
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The Urban Audit: state of play
• Current data collection
300 Cities, 330 indicators, on EU27 + CH, NO, TR
+ 222 cities > 100 000 inhabitants, 54 indicators
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
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Tourism
Culture
ICT sector
e-Government
Users & Infrastructure
Travel Patterns
Land Use
Waste
Water
Air Quality and Noise
Climate
Educational qualifications
Education
Local Adm.
Civic Inv.
Income
Economic Activity
Labour market
Crime
Health
Housing
Household
Nationality
Population
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Data availability for core cities per domain
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The State of European Cities Report, May 2007
Ecotec research and Consulting Ltd
Main chapters
• Demographic profile of Cities
• Competitiveness of Cities
• Living in Cities
• Power of Cities
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Population change
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Typology of Urban Competitiveness ?
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The typology rests on the following criteria
1. Size
2. Economic structure
3. Economic performance
4. Key drivers of competitiveness :
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Innovation
Entreneurship
Talent base
Connectivity
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Transformation poles
• Strong industrial past, but well on their way to
manage change and development activities
• Key characteristics :
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GDP per capita at national average
GDP growth at national level
High employment rate
Average share of employment in manufacturing
Low older workers employment rate
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Transformation poles, examples
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Plzen
Glasgow
Lille
Torino
Kaunas
Birmingham
Saint Etienne
Leipzig
Bremen
Belfast
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484 Million Europeans …
where of …300 Million live in urban areas of more than
50,000 inhabitants
3 findings:
- Cities, engines of growth and employment
- Cities, places of disparities - biggest economic and
social disparities
- Territorial stability inside EU territory
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Urban dimension in regional policy (1)
From deprived areas to mainstreaming
For deprived areas :
 1989 - 1994  Urban Pilot Projects
 1994 - 1999  Initiative URBAN I = 118 programmes, € 953
Mio FEDER
 2000 - 2006  URBAN II =70 programmes, € 750 Mio
FEDER
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Urban dimension in regional policy (2)
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2007- 2013  “Mainstreaming” the urban dimension
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Each Member State presents a proposal,
The Commission negotiates and approves after
discussions with each Member State and an interservice
consultation (with all DGs)
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Regional Policy programming period 2007-2013
• A 7 years pluriannual programming exercice
– National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) = 27
– Operational Programmes (OPs) = 335 ERDF OPs, 117
ESF OPs
• Territorial cooperation programmes (INTERREG IV, URBACT
II, Regions for economic change)
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Integrated urban
development,
A common
framework,
Leipzig Charta
Urban Planning
Physical
regeneration
Qualification
Education
Good
governance
Participation
Economic
development
URBAN
Acquis
Exchange of
experience
Networking
Environmental
Issues
Urban Mobility
Financing
urban renewal
Programme (Management)
Integrated urban development plan
Social
inclusion
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Integrated approach to sustainable urban development
• Complex and long term process
• Many critical success factors, including
– accessibility and mobility,
– access to service facilities,
– the natural and physical environment,
– culture,
– SMEs, and innovation,
– employability,
– social inclusion and public safety.
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Integrated approach to sustainable urban development
• An integrated approach across different fields
• A clear long-term vision, with action plan
• A critical mass of financing,
• A wide range of partners
• various levels of government: national, regional and
local,
• private and voluntary sectors.
• Networking and exchange of experience (URBACT)
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URBACT II Programme
www.urbact.eu
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Priority Axis 1
Cities, Engines of Growth and Jobs
1.
Promoting Entrepreneurship
2.
Improving Innovation and Knowledge
Economy
3.
Employment and Human Capital
Priority Axis 2
Attractive and Cohesive Cities
1. Integrated Development of Deprived
Areas and Areas at Risk
2. Social Integration
3. Environmental Issues
4. Governance and Urban Planning
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URBACT Thematic networks
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Main instrument for the exchange between cities
Established around the themes listed in the OP
Two calls for proposals: 2007 and 2010
In total 46 networks planned
Local Support Groups in all networks (involvement of elected
local representatives)
• Thematic Experts (to guide and follow the process)
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URBACT Beneficiaries
• Cities (municipalities, organised agglomerations)
+ Regional and national authorities
+ Universities and research centers
+ Private partners and associations (restricted)
• No size limit for cities
• EU-27 plus Norway and Switzerland
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URBACT II Next Steps
• Commission decision to be adopted, by end Sept. 07
• Constitutive meeting of the URBACT II Monitoring
Committee, on 4 October 2007
– Approval of the Technical Document
– Approval of the first round of calls for proposals
• Launch of the first calls for proposal, in October 2007
• Launch Conference in Berlin, on 5/6 November 2007
• Start of the first networks end 2007/beginning 2008
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Sources of information
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Regulations 2007-13 (C.R. 1080/2006 and 1083/2006)
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Community Strategic Guidelines 2007-13,
especially chapter 2.1
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Communication C(2006) 385 „Cohesion Policy and cities.
The urban contribution to growth and jobs in the regions “
(13.7.2006)
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/consultation/urban/index_
de.htm (in all languages) with annexed working paper
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http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/atlas2007/fiche_index_en.htm
Cohesion Policy
2007-2013
Factsheets
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For more information
 Cohesion Policy 2007-2013 : Factsheets
 http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/atlas2007/fiche_index_en.htm
 INFOREGIO (DG REGIO website)
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/index_fr.htm
 URBACT
 Urban Audit
http://www.urbact.eu
www.urbanaudit.org