With regard to the revaluation of waste land, empty lots, and unused buildings, which particular successful approaches of public and/or private funding or which innovative investment models have been developed and practised in your city during the last 10 years?
City or Region (in alphabetical order)
Approaches of Public and/or Private Funding; Innovative Investment Models
Related Public Documents
yes
No
Brussels
x
Greenfields project innovative system of public/private investment
Dublin
x
Regeneration projects based on public/private partnership was the model used successfully for earlier projects, e.g. the regeneration of Fatima Mansions.
Special Development agencies have been set up notably Dublin Docklands Development Agency and Ballymun Regeneration for large scale redevelopment projects. Highlight projects in the docklands include the reclamation of contaminated lands and redevelopment as a theatre, the development of the National Conference Centre and the integration of new office and residential quarters.
www.ddda.ie
www.brl.ie
Ljubljana
x
Cinema Šiška: different public funding (Ljubljana city municipal budget, Norwegian Financial Mechanism, ERDF)
Partnership Šmartinka (+ BTC City partly)/ Partnerstvo Šmartinka: public-private partnership: city of Ljubljana + 12 private companies, established joint project support office
London
x
Please see answer to question 12.
Nottingham
x
Blueprint Regeneration Ltd: A company committed to sustainable development funded by both the public and private sector. The public money comes via the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), a central government regional office. The private money is sourced through an Aviva Insurance sustainable investment fund, which is called Aviva Igloo. igloo’s Sustainable Investment policy, ‘Footprint’® is recognised by the United Nations as market-leading. Aviva Igloo has a number of regionally based joint ventures across the country with the HCA and Blueprint is based in the East Midlands. All of Blueprint’s schemes in Nottingham have been involved in reactivating brownfield land.
http://www.igloo.uk.net/
http://www.blueprintregeneration.com/sustainability
http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/
Nottingham Regeneration Ltd: A formally public private partnership set up to promote regeneration sites across Nottingham. Now mainly an advisory board and the responsibility of Nottingham City Council.
http://www.nottinghamregeneration.ltd.uk/
The Lace Market Development Company: A public private partnership between the City and County Councils and private investors, focused on regenerating a district called the Lace Market in Nottingham which was formally an area focused on the lace, textiles and fashion industry. The company is no longer active but has played a part in getting public and private companies to collaborate over the past two decades.
Nottingham Development Enterprise Ltd: A trust which is recently no longer active but for twenty years was a think tank and catalyst, developing new ideas for the Greater Nottingham Conurbation. The principal funding sources for the charity were by way of grants and earned income primarily from public and private sector organisations.
http://www.investinnottingham.com/websitefiles/NDE_trustees_report.pdf
Pilot for energy saving public private partnership Music www.themusicproject.eu/partners/rotterdam
Sofia
x
No success study case.
Stuttgart
x
Subsidy for development concepts for brownfields- since 2001 the VRS has supported 5 inter-municipal industrial areas with around 6.9 Mio €.
http://www.regionstuttgart.org/fileadmin/regionstuttgart/03_Aufgaben_und_Projekte/03_07_Wirtschaftsfoerderung/Foerderprogramm_IundG_260907-1.pdf
Ludwigsburg
see for example the case study „energy efficient city“ (see city´s homepage)
An important success factor was generally that the city was the owner of the plots.
Have new methodological approaches or good practices been developed in your city for the re-evaluation of waste land, empty lots, and unused buildings (which are not included in the previous questions)?
City or Region (in alphabetical order)
New Methodological Approaches / Good Practice for Revaluation
Related Public Documents
yes
No
Brussels
X
Dublin
x
Dublin City’s involvement in the B team project has provided huge opportunities to learn about best practice in the revitalization of brownfields.
Dublin City Council has acknowledged the need formapping and monitoring of brownfields and the necessity of embracing new innovative ways of utilizing these lands.
Ljubljana
x
Smaller scale bottom-up projects:
“Wish Map” / Zemljevid želja: an event in the context of long-term revitalization of the district Tabor: residents had to mark on the map what they lack / want in their public space, the event study was submitted to the MOL mayor, who has fulfilled one of the wishes
“Gardens of fullfilled desires” / Vrtovi uresničenih želja: a participatory method of gradual realisation of public institutions’ gardens with low budget or no-budget, through local integration and cooperation, public events, workshops and working actions, “crowd-funding”
http://pazipark.si/portfolio/igrisce-gubceva/
http://pazipark.si/portfolio/park-druzenja/
London
x
Please see answer to question 14.
Nottingham
x
DATABASE OF REGENERATION SITES – Mick.dunn@nottinghamcity.gov.uk (The document is confidential - can we share with Turas?)
There are no new methodical approaches above the examples which are already mentioned in the questionnaire up to date. However the VRS takes part in a new program of the State of Baden-Württemberg, called NAMOREG (Nachhaltige Mobilitätsregion Stuttgart – sustainable mobility region), started in 2012. Within the project the Stuttgart region is looking for new solutions to reduce
the increase in commuters. Part of the program will be technical solutions but also (spatial) planning approaches will be taken into account. An important part will be the elaboration of new (planning-) instruments, for a coordinated development of settlement and transport. The outcomes may be useful to develop new ideas for the revaluation of waste land, empty lots, and unused buildings.
Ludwigsburg
x
Project group work (interdisciplinary teams with staff members of diverse departments).
Which of the implementation projects mentioned above would you consider as most promising in order to promote sustainable land use and viable long-term regeneration of urban areas? Please add a short explanation to your answer.
City or Region (in alphabetical order)
Implementation Projects to promote Sustainable Land Use and viable Long-term Regeneration
Related Public Documents
Brussels
No answer
Dublin
The earlier integrated area plans were successful because they could rely on the benefits of private sector investment. The difficulty with more recent local area plans is lack of investment. A more responsive innovative approach based on small scale initiatives aimed at generating business and community confidence appears to be the most promising approach and one which Dublin City Council has embraced.
earlier integrated area plans
Ljubljana
Kino Šiška
Old Power Plant / Stara elektrarna
London
We are not able to respond to this question.
Nottingham
The key development sites identified within the spatial strategy for Nottingham are the Waterside, Southside and Eastside Regeneration Zones, the Stanton Tip site in Cinderhill and the Nottingham City element of the Boots Site, part of the wider Boots/Severn Trent site which is located both in Nottingham City and neighbouring Broxtowe Borough. All of these would mitigate against sprawl, foster sustainable transport and improve green space and community cohesion. However, there are biodiversity and water management issues which need to be carefully considered here.
Rotterdam
Do-It-Yourself houses (see question 10)
Sofia
No answer.
Stuttgart
Concerning regional responsibility the implementation of projects is possible in the field of public transport and in the field of the regional Landscape Park. Besides the construction of new railway lines (S-Bahn) the c-financing programs for the landscape park and for sustainable mobility are considered very promising to promote sustainable development.
Sustainable mobility, which includes traffic reduction structures, enables social and economic connections, stimulates climate protection, reduces pollutant emissions and enhances the quality of life for the inhabitants of the region.
The concept of the Landscape Park is integrated in the approach of sustainable land use, as it promotes improvements and multifunctional uses of open spaces which are relevant for flood protection or airflow. In doing so, the development of resilient structures is combined with the enhancement of recreational areas.
Additionally both programs support the municipalities who are one of the most important levels for planning and implementation of resilient structures.
