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URBAN - Mission. “economic and social regeneration of cities and neighbourhoods in crisis” « réhabilitation économique et sociale des villes et des quartiers en crise ». Method. integrated approach rehabilitation of obsolete infrastructure upgrade quality of the environment
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URBAN - Mission • “economic and social regeneration of cities and neighbourhoods in crisis” • « réhabilitation économique et sociale des villes et des quartiers en crise »
Method • integrated approach • rehabilitation of obsolete infrastructure • upgrade quality of the environment • economic and labour market actions • combat social exclusion
URBAN (1994-99) • 118 programmes co-funded at present • 85 launched in June 1994 (33 in 1996) • 900 million EURO from EU • plus 900 million from national sources • 3.2 million people targetted • average 560 EURO per capita • Commission envisaged integrating urban actions into Objective 1 and 2 mainstream programmes...
Objectives of the URBANCommunity Initiative • 1. Innovative strategies for sustainable regeneration of small and medium-sized towns and cities or distressed urban neighbourhoods in larger cities • 2. Enhance and exchange knowledge/experience regarding sustainable urban development
Key characteristics of the new URBAN Community Initiative • about 50 urban zones • inside or outside Objectives 1 and 2 • geographical coherence • smaller towns now included… • ...but targeted areas must be over 10,000 population • innovative solutions to problems • sustainable urban development • exchange of experience
Principles: rules for URBAN bids • critical mass • local partnership • link strategy to wider region • access to jobs • equal opportunities • EU environmental policy • complementarity
Selecting the eligible zones -the criteria • unemployment levels • levels of poverty • social phenomenon • environmental problems
Programme procedures • Member States have 6 months as from the adoption of the final guidelines (future) • content as per mainstream SPD • management as per OP • ERDF can be 75% of total cost in Objective 1; 50% elsewhere • Minimum 500 EURO per head
Priority measures • mixed use of land, including brownfield sites • integrating the socially excluded and ethnic minorities - access to basic services • involvement of local communities • sustainable jobs and employment pacts • entrepreneurial development • multi-modal public transport • waste minimisation and treatment
Allocation of 700 million EURO - the larger Member States... • Germany 140 million • UK 117 million • Italy 108 million • Spain 106 million • France 96 million
Allocation of 700 million EURO - the other Member States... • Netherlands 28 million • Greece 24 million • Belgium 20 million • Portugal 18 million • Austria 8 million • Denmark, Ireland, Finland, Sweden • 5 million each • Luxembourg 0 • Networks 15 million
Allocation of 700 million EURO - criteria used • 15 million to networks • ------------------------------------------------------------------- • population of urban areas 50% • unemployment in urban areas 25% • long-term unemployment in urban areas 25%
Allocation of 700 million EURO - number of areas • Germany 10 • UK 9 • Italy, Spain 8 • France 7 • Belgium, Greece, Netherlands, • Portugal 2 • Denmark, Ireland, Austria, Finland, Sweden 1
Urban Policy • 1997 - Commission Communication “Towards an Urban Agenda in the European Union” • 28.10.1998 - Commission Communication “Urban Sustainable Development in the EU: a Framework for Action” (COM(98) 605 final)
Urban policy -A Framework for Action • 4 policy aims: • Strengthening economic prosperity and employment in towns and cities • Promoting equality, social inclusion and regeneration in urban areas • Protecting and improving the urban environment: towards local and global sustainability • Contributing to good urban governance and local empowerment
Urban Pilot Projects • 1989 to 1999 • Article 10 innovative and pilot actions • 164 million EURO • 59 projects • economic, social, environmental urban regeneration projects • participation; integration