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13 December 2017 Work Report 2017 Work Plan 2018. WG Metropolitan areas. Alfredo Corbalan, WG chair Brussels C apital Region. Self evaluation. Rate from 0 to 10 (0 being bad and 10 very good) Overall functioning of the working group Quality of the learning and exchange activities
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13 December 2017 Work Report 2017 Work Plan 2018 WG Metropolitan areas Alfredo Corbalan, WG chair Brussels Capital Region
Self evaluation Rate from 0 to 10 (0 being bad and 10 very good) • Overall functioning of the working group • Quality of the learning and exchange activities • Quality and efficiency of the advocacy activities • Added-value of being outside a Forum • Added-value of the urban platform
Report on objectives/achievements 2017 1. Research/knowledge:SPIMA project • Implementation • Communication and promotion 2. Exchange • 2 WG meetings (March and June) • 1 mini-seminar on Met. cooperation in Germany (October) 3. Joint meetings • Urbact sub>urban et EoCT (June) • Participation environment forum (October) • joint session WG GAB + (October) 4. Policy advocacy • Input to EUROCITIES position paper • Drafting Working paper “Beyond boundaries: MA matters” • EMA Forum: input on agenda + animation Panel • Participation ESPON High-level Seminar during EWRC • Exchanges with Urban Agenda partnerships • Participation several conferences: Lyon, FNAU, Cities Forum …
Options for the Work Plan 2018 • Learning • New ESPON project or URBACT project? • Focus exchanges on a new topic: metropolitan landscape, land-use and strategic planning, sustainable mobility, social and territorial cohesion, metropolitan and spatial impacts of circular economy, food and urban/rural linkages …. • Local Seminar in a country: candidates? 2. WG and joint meetings • Mobility Forum? or carry on with ENV Forum? Or both? • What about Urban Development Group: links with CP and UA WGs? 3. Advocacy • Disseminate our working paper: to whom ? • Disseminate results of SPIMA: conference + event during next EWRC + ESPON seminars ? • Implement advocacy strategy: share responsibility within members? • Organize events and coalition building: URBACT, ESPON, Metrex, national associations, association of medium size towns ? • Input on proposals on CP and MFF • Prepare next EMA?
Final Work Plan 2018 • Learning Activity + responsible Activity + responsible 2. WG and joint meetings Activity + responsible Activity + responsible 3. Advocacy Activity + responsible Activity + responsible
Agenda 2018 activities • 6 Feb: SPIMA conference in Brussels + WG meeting: Urbact project, partnership SLU NBS, input to cohesion policy and MFF, preparation event EWRC… • 4-6 April: ENV Forum – Amsterdam 4/4: WG meeting (preparation EWRC, partnership SLU NBS, event EWRC..) + Joint meeting with Food WG or with GAB WG on nature-based solutions Oct: Event during EWRC to promote SPIMA and MA • Oct: local Seminar or Meeting along a Forum ENV or Mobility Forum (WG sust. mobility planning) • 26-27 Nov: WG meeting in Brussels planning 2019 activities, election chairs, Urbact project … + joint meeting urban Platform? + EMA, Urban Agenda, Conferences, advocacy meetings etc…