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Enhancing Territorial Competitiveness through Urban-Rural Linkages

Explore urban-rural connections in Amsterdam, Bratislava, and the Eifel region to enhance competitiveness through food chains, tourism, and innovation networks. Learn about strategic initiatives and key actors driving sustainable development.

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Enhancing Territorial Competitiveness through Urban-Rural Linkages

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  1. Introduction to Mini- Case Studies N. Andrea Philipp Urban-rural linkages enhancing territorial competitiveness Workshop 17 September 2008

  2. Contents • Selection of case studies • Introduction to “Amsterdam Food Strategy” • Introduction to “KOBRA 2010 Bratislava” • Introduction to “Eifel Initiative” • Questions for analysis and discussion

  3. Selection criteria Mini- case studies on urban-rural linkages enhancing territorial competitiveness • Focus on three out of five themes of territorial competitiveness: • Food chains (regional food marketing and logistical network) • Leisure and tourism (possibly including both) • Areas and places of high natural and/or cultural value and protection status • Multimedia/infotainment • Business clusters (handicraft, industry) and regional innovation networks • Different forms of urban-rural settings • larger city and its rural hinterland • small/medium-sized towns close to a larger city • rural area surrounded by larger cities • Different EU member countries

  4. Amsterdam Food Strategy - NL KOBRA 2010 Bratislava- AT / SK Eifel Initiative - D Location of cases

  5. Amsterdam Food Strategy Background • Dutch capital Amsterdam: growing population, currently 748.000 (1,97 Mio in Amsterdam region) • neighbouring the “Groene Hart” (Green Heart), a relatively thinly populated area in the Randstad region (encircled by Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag, Leiden, Haarlem and Utrecht) • characterized by rural functions: agriculture, preservation of nature and recreation Drivers: • Amsterdam’s ecological footprint: almost 40% of the environmental impact is due to food Dairy products count for 9%, meat for 6% and other foods for 24%, transport not included • Health problems:45 % of the people are overweight, 14 % of those being serious cases

  6. Amsterdam Food Strategy “Proeftuin Amsterdam” (test garden, taste garden, or field of experiment) • A strategy on healthy, sustainable, regional food chains Actors: • City of Amsterdam, province of Noord-Holland, municipality of Zaanstad; national bodies • farmers associations, retailers, consumers, schools, associations for regional products

  7. KOBRA 2010 Bratislava Background • Region spanned by the two capitals Bratislava (Slovakia) and Vienna (Austria) and a number of other vibrant and attractive towns such as Brno and Győr • Part of the economically and culturally expanding Central European region CENTROPE, intertwined area of metropolises with decentralised settlement structures and a graduated ranking of cities, across national borders Drivers: • Strong dynamics of Brastislava affecting the rural Austrian towns: rapid population growth - formerly rural villages tend to show features of suburban towns • However, protected natural areas demand for a well-balanced strategy for development in the region • Functions and potentials of the rural area: organic agriculture, profitable agriculture, tourism on health and culture, tourism on viniculture

  8. KOBRA 2010 Bratislava KOBRA 2010Urban-Rural-Cooperation Bratislava Master plan and projects on “landscape, recreation and tourism” for Bratislava and the villages in the Austrian hinterland Actors: • “Planning Community East”,14 local governments in Burgenland and Lower Austria, City of Bratislava • State Governments of Burgenland and Lower Austria

  9. Eifel Initiative Background • Rural area, with larger cities (Aachen, Euskirchen, Koblenz, Trier) on the fringes • Cross-border: comprising two Federal States of Germany, and border regions of Belgium • Functions: few industrial clusters, but mining, agriculture, viniculture, forestry and dairy farming, tourism as a growth sector Drivers: • foundation of Eifel Tourism ltd. in 2004 and branding of the regional brand label “EIFEL” - the first major partnership of local authorities and other stakeholders beyond the Federal States’ borders • impetus from strategic action plans and declarations of the chambers of commerce and chambers of crafts

  10. Eifel Initiative “Eifel Initiative” association with steering group, co-ordination board and coordinators • Strategic action plan for the future of the Eifel region, • five thematic networks: culture & tourism, forest & timber, agriculture, handicraft & trade, technology & innovation Actors: • 10 Eifel districts, 53 local governments und 8 regional chambers of commerce, • Eifel tourism association, trade and craft associations, universities, companies, natural parks etc.

  11. Questions for analysis and discussion • Key objectives of the initiative? Key actors involved and urban-rural linkages established? • Challenges to the initiative? Resolutions? • Enhancement of competitiveness of the region? Benefits/ added value of the activities? • Helpful governance mechanisms or approaches?

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