UDG-NTCCP Meeting 26-27 Sept. 2011 Warsaw Rik Baeten, Belgium Mart Grisel, EUKN

1. UDG-NTCCP Meeting 26-27 Sept. 2011 Warsaw Rik Baeten, BelgiumMart Grisel, EUKN Handbook for Multilevel Urban Governance in Europe & EUKN Publication “Multilevel Urban Governance or the Art of Working Together”

2. Handbook for Multilevel Urban Governance Handbook for Multilevel Urban Governance in Europe Authors : Prof .Dr. Tuna Tasan-Kok, Middle East Technical Univ. of Ankara and Technical Univ. of Delft. Mr. Jan Vranken, prof. em. University of Antwerp – research institute OASES (Bel). Commissioned by the Belgian presidency of the European Council (2010) – Federal Service for Social Integration. Advise : Committee of the Regions, CEMR, EUKN.

3. Handbook for Multilevel Urban Governance Aim of the handbook : Providing guidance to diverse levels of urban governance in order to realize an integrated urban development with common objectives. Offer illustrative models, methods and instruments to realize tailor-made and innovative Multilevel urban governance. Target groups : Diverse levels of urban organisations, policy makers and practitioners : EU, national, regional & local governments and administrations, neighbourhood organisations, etc.

4. Handbook for Multilevel Urban Governance Contents (64 p.): • Introduction : definition, preceding declarations, challenges, use and aims of the handbook, … • Participatory MLG and integrated development : Governance as a concept -> Multi-actor understanding of urban management, no clear hierarchy, governance-beyond-the-state, based on mutual trust... -> Characteristics of integrated urban development, partnerships…

5. Handbook for Multilevel Urban Governance • Rules, conditions and the process of MLG: General principles : Common goals and targets, cooperation with agreements, coordination, citizens’ participation… * starting from local needs : bottom-up * national concern : top-down with shared responsibilities. Roleof the different levels of governance : EU, National, Regional, Local, Neighbourhoods

6. Handbook for Multilevel Urban Governance Main part of the handbook (p.22 – 46): Instruments of collaboration between different levels of governance For each instrument : definition, aim, key principles, the process the role of different levels, examples. • Integrated Local Actions : > Policy platforms > Local Action Plans for integrated projects • Territorial Cooperation : > Territorial pacts > European Grouping of territorial Cooperation (EGTC)

7. Handbook for Multilevel Urban Governance • Participation of diverse stakeholders : > Local Strategic partnerships & Local Action Teams > Local Support Groups • Coordination between different levels of governance : > Multi-Party Contracts > State-Region Plan Contracts • Integrated Sectoral Priorities : > Local Climate Investment Programmes > Jobs Strategies

8. Handbook for Multilevel Urban Governance • Conclusions & Recommendations : > Importance of a ‘bottom up’ approach: formulating local ‘expectations’ towards common targets at diverse levels. > Cooperation public and private sector. > Spatial dimension of the priority areas. > Importance of a “stage director’ responsible of ML coordination. • Postscript by DG Julien Van Geertsom about the need for a common ML-method on a European scale.

9. EUKN publication “The art of working together” EUKN-Publication Multilevel Urban Governance or the Art of Working Together Methods, Instruments and Practices Authors : Mart Grisel & Frans van de Waart (eds) Prof. Simon Güntner (Hamburg Univ of Applied Sciences) Dr. Iván Tosics (Metropolitan Research Institute Budapest) Commissioned by the Belgian presidency of the European Council (2010) – Federal Service for Social Integration.

10. EUKN publication “The art of working together” Theoretical framework (1) Prof. Dr. Simon Güntner(2 articles) 1. MLG, a brief Look at the Current Debate Introducing current concepts -> two broad categories of MLG: 1. the ‘Russian dolls’-type of allocation of power at distinct levels of government; 2. intertwining of authority in task-related entities or partnerships. 2. Urban Development and European Forms of MLG Concept of Multilevel Governance in the context of European decision making : community method – intergovernmental method, hard law – soft law, subsidiarity principle…

11. EUKN publication “The art of working together” Theoretical framework (2) Dr. Iván Tosics (2 articles) 1. Multilevel Government Systems in Urban Areas Typologyof multilevel governmental systems in the EU 27 + Nor/Swit. Analyses of the formal divisions of com- petences, the regional and local level, planning systems, intergovernmental fiscal relations… 2. Urban Development and Urban Policies in EU Member States Description of the structural differences among EU Countries regarding their urban areas and their urban development policies. Recent changes in political orientations of national urban policies.

12. EUKN publication “The art of working together” 11 case studies : • Focused on the interaction between the various actors and their roles • Analysed against background of a theoretical framework • Leading to some overall questions. For each case: • Urban MLG profile • Actor analysis: description actors and their roles • Policy and financial process (initiative, approach, execution, monitoring, evaluation) • Case passport (issue, duration, budget).

13. EUKN publication “The art of working together” 11 Case studies (1): - Belgium - Antwerp: Park Railway North (Park Spoor Noord) - Hungary – Budapest: Magdolna Quarter Programme - Romania – Rasnov: Rehabilitation City Centre - Germany – Duisburg: Poet Quarter - Scotland – Edinburgh: Joining up Local Employment Services - Belgium – Brussels: Collaboration Brussels Capital Region in National Social Inclusion Action Plan

14. EUKN publication “The art of working together” 11 Case studies (2): - Belgium – Wallonia: Walloon Air and Climat Plan • Cyprus – Urban Agglomeration Development Plan Review Process • Netherlands – Healthy Neighbourhood-experiment (within Deprived Neighbourhoods Programme) • Denmark - Local Employment Councils • Sweden – Local Investment Programmes and Climate Investment Programmes.

15. EUKN publication “The art of working together” Basic questions : 1. What are the challenges? 2. Who is doing something about it? 3. What helps and what does not?

16. EUKN publication “The art of working together” 1. What are the challenges ? • Policies directed at specific neighbourhood or city : often local initiating actor (bottom-up):Antwerp, Rasnov, Edinburgh, Budapest, Duisburg • Challenges + objectives identified at regional, national or European level : require implementation on more local level (top-down) :Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Walloon region, Cyprus • Brussels case on social inclusion : elements of the two types of policy.

17. EUKN publication “The art of working together” 2. Who is doing something about it ? → range of actors involved • Local municipal level responsible for formulating policies + implementation in daily practice :Budapest, Antwerp, Rasnov, Duisburg, Edinburgh • Others : difficult to establish clear distinction between roles of local, regional and national players :Brussels, Wallonia, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden • National level taking the lead :Cyprus

18. EUKN publication “The art of working together” 3. What helps and what does not ?Attempt of categorization obstacles and stimuli : - Complexity of the playing field - Division of competences: horizontal, vertical, mixed - Integrality: overcome sectoral predispositions, address al relevant aspects of an issue - Bureaucracy: complex government structure – complicated procedures - Participation: degree of involvement at all stages of the project.

19. What’s next ? How to bring Multilevel Urban Governance into practice ? • Need for an open debate on ML Urban Gov. • Use of Handbook and EUKN-publ. as reference doc. by politicians, civil servants and non-gov. actors across Europe. • Including ML Urban Gov. in the design of the new Cohesion Policy. • Including ML Urban Gov. in using the Reference Framework for Sustainable European Cities. • Development of an “Urban Method of Coordination” on a European scale.