The future of the Leipzig Charter and the National Urban Development Policy

Challenges in the field of urban development

From 2007: Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities Development of common goals for the sustainable urban development policy Obligation of the ministers to launch an initiative for the implementation in the member states Main message: Use the integrated urban development policy more intensively Pay particular attention to the deprived neighbourhoods Europe as social space Goal: Strengthening of the european city compact, mixed, diverse www.dr-winkler.org

Implementation of the Leipzig Charter in Germany: Anchoring of the integratedurban development through the initiative of a national urban development policy Take national positions in Europe Evaluation/Further development of the funding programmes Strengthening of the integrated urban development: obtain new partners in economy, civil society, promote interdepartmental working and thinking Strengthening of the public communication regarding the city Generate a report on urban development

ThreepillarsoftheNational Urban Development Policy National Urban Development Policy Good practice Improving the existing national support programmes of urban development CampaignforCity and Urbanity Support pilot projects for innovation Exchange of best practices Communication platform Annual federal congresses, seminars, workshops, awards, competitions

Good practice Urban development funding Urban development funding is the common good practice of the National Urban Development Policy Problem-oriented spatial definition of districts or areas for development Integrated planning approach Involvement of numerous actors Safeguarding of successes achieved (consolidation) Further development of the programmes

Urban development funding Funding approaches Federal states and municipalities are responsible for the implementation of the urban development support Joint financing of the Federal government, federal states and municipalities, everyone finances the third (usually) The duration of the grants is limited. Financing Federal government Financial support Federal states Co-funding Municipalities Contributions Always refers to an area No grants for individual projects (eg. only one building)

NationalUrban Development Policy: Good practice Urban development funds 2017: 790 Mio. Social city: 190 Mio. Active city and district centres: 110 Mio. Urban monument protection : 110 Mio. Urban restructuring East: 120 Mio. Urban restructuring West: 140 Mio. Towns and municipalities: 70 Mio. Urban greenspace: 50 Mio.

Berlin 1990

Brandenburg 1990

How? Spatial localisation... as preservation statute as in sect.172, para.1, sentence 1, no.1 Federal Building Code or as urban renovation area as in sect. 2 of the Federal Building Code, whose redevelopment goals are the preservation of the building culture

Hberstadt Before and after.

1 of public spending is triggering 8,50 of private investment on average! ~ 1 bn. public spending (Urban development funding 2017) Financial Contribution Federal State Municipality East German States 40 % 40 % 20 % West German States 33 % 33 % 33 %

Project series : Innovations through pilot-projects Calls for projects 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016: More than 1000 expressions of interest Financing 150 experimental projects Support criteria: Innovative Partnership-based Exemplary/transferable

Platform for urban development: Annual Federal Congress on National Urban Development Policy Central forum for the exchange of information between all interested parties: municipalities, planners, scientists, civil society, associations and economy Bring actors together, initiate networks Presentation and discussion on pilot-projects Calls for projects Competition People and Successes 2017 in Hamburg: 10th anniversary of the National Urban Development Policy, 10th anniversary of the Leipzig Charter

Board of trustees Representatives of partner associations: Federal Ministry, federal states, municipal umbrella organisations Representatives of chambers: Architects, the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), Chambers of Engineers Associations: Architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, craft sector, construction industy,real estate, commerce Civil society: Building culture, churches, environment Individuals

Informal cooperation of member states in urban and spatial development The responsibility lies with the member state, no competence is coming from the Commission The Presidency if the Council organises the cooperation: Urban Development Group General directors meeting Informal ministerial meetings (2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016) Ministerial meetings in the past years: Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities 2007 Marseille Statement 2008 Toledo Declaration 2010 Riga Declaration 2015 Pact of Amsterdam 2016

Niederländische EU-Ratspräsidentschaft 2016

Pact of Amsterdam 2016: Was is that? A political document adopted during the Dutch presidency of the Council at the informal ministerial meeting on urban development on the 30th May 2016 in Amsterdam Developed in close cooperation between member states, the Commission, CoR, EP, EIB, EESC, CEMR, URBACT, ESPON, EUKN, EFAP Describes the basic principles of the Urban Agenda for the EU as a new working method in the informal cooperation in the field of urban development The content framework is built from the documents like the Leipzig Charter, the Toledo Declaration and the Riga Declaration

Pact of Amsterdam: Principles Improvement and enhancing efficiency of the cooperation between the member states Respecting the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality No new responsibilities on the EU level Cities of all sizes are addressed Voluntariness Reducing bureaucracy for cities Make the cities voice heard better Using the existing structures and networks, as URBACT EUKN, JPI Urban Europe, ESPON Coordination with the Innovative Urban Development measures according to the Article 8 of the ERDF Regulation Coordination with the Urban Development Network programmes (Article 9 ERDF Regulation)

Pact of Amsterdam: Priority topics of the Urban Agenda Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees Air Quality Urban Poverty Housing Urban Mobility Digital Transition Cicular Economy Jobs and Skills in the Local Economy Climate Adaptation Energy Transition Sustainable use of Land Public Procurement

Further development and update of the Leipzig Charter Time frame for the revision of the Leipzig Charter Leipzig Charter Urban Agenda for the EU Leipzig Charter 2.0 Mart Grisel, EUKN

Evaluation of the impact of the Leipzig Charter in European countries Study of the effect and impulses of the Leipzig Charter Country analysis for all EU member states, accession states, EFTA countries and five non-european countries 40 countries Three case studies (Brussels, Brno, Vantaa) Issue of the urban development policy on national, regional, municipal level Governance structures, actors, topics Focus on deprived districts Financing integrated urban development policy Relation to the Urban Agenda for the EU and the New Urban Agenda

Study 10 years of Leipzig Charter essential results Principles of the Leipzig Charter as important as 10 years ago Characteristics of integrated strategies extensively implemented Area-based logic widespread Only a small number of countries with an explicit national urban policy Decentralization on regional/municipal level Policies for deprived districs widespread Various committees/forums for vertical and/or horizontal coordination in urban development Vertical cooperation with different thematic focal points Spatial planning dominates in a lot of countries EU s structural policy is a strong engine for the integrated urban development

Further development of the Leipzig Charter Theses of the advisory board: Further development necessary because of the change of the framework conditions and tendencies in urban development Integrated urban development remains as guideline for actors dealing with spatial matters Key activities: Social participation for all Help shape the digital transformation Push energy turnaround and climate protection ahead Active, transparent and just soil and land policy Shape the mobility active and city- and surroundings-friendly Governance: horizontal and vertical networking, participation

Preparation for the Council Presidency 2020 Continuation and integration of topics, tendencies and activities (baseline study) > observe, research, identify national and international knowledge carriers (dialogue process) >discuss, reflect, exchange information results (findings document Leipzig Charter 2.0 ) > create and communicate the basic political document

ExWoSt project. Preparation for the Council Presidency 2020 Preparation process of the possibilities and strategies of the German EU Council Presidency 2020

ExWoSt project. Preparation for the Council Presidency 2020 What does the Leipzig Charter 2.0 represent in the context of binding international agreements? (politically, operationally, thematically) basics and definitions UN: Pariski sporazum o klimi 2015 UN: Habitat III Nova Urbana Agenda 2016 -Neškodljiva za životnu sredinu, atraktivna, pristupačna mobilnost -mešavina upotreba -CO2 neutralne zgrade Nacionalni nivo: Lajpciška povelja New integrated urban development Leipzig Charter 2.0 xy

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