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The ‘Cross-border Metropolitan Regions’ Initiative (IMeG) in its multi-level dimension

The ‘Cross-border Metropolitan Regions’ Initiative (IMeG) in its multi-level dimension. Dr. Gerd Hager Regionalverband Mittlerer Oberrhein, Germany. Levels of the German Spatial Planning System. Principle of countervailing influence. ( Website commin.org ).

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The ‘Cross-border Metropolitan Regions’ Initiative (IMeG) in its multi-level dimension

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  1. The ‘Cross-border Metropolitan Regions’ Initiative (IMeG) in its multi-level dimension Dr. Gerd Hager Regionalverband Mittlerer Oberrhein, Germany

  2. Levels of the German Spatial Planning System Principle of countervailing influence (Website commin.org)

  3. The Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development The Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) within the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR) is a departmental research institutionunder the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS). It advices the Federal Government with sectoral scientific consultation in the political fields of spatial planning, urban development, housing and building. • The core tasks of the BBSR include • Generating and securing information basis, • Drawing up reports, • Creating expertise and appraisals, • The management and expert care of various departmental research and support programmes, • Transferring results in politics and science. BBR Bonn (headquarter) Deichmanns Aue 31-37 53179 Bonn Germany zentrale@bbr.bund.de

  4. Programmes of BBSR www.bbsr.bund.de • The Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) within the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR) supervises the departmental research of the Federal Ministry. • Departmental Reseach • General Departmental Research • Experimental Housing and Urban Development (ExWoSt) • Demonstration Projects of Spatial Planning (MORO) • Future Building • European Programmes • European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) • INTERREG

  5. Demonstration Project of Spatial Planning (MORO) www.bbsr.bund.de Demonstration Project of Spatial Planning (MORO) ‘Supraregional partnerships in cross-border functional regions’ ‘MORO is a research programme of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS), supervised by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) in the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR). The initial phase of the IMeG will continue to be supported by MORO.’

  6. Demonstration Project of Spatial Planning (MORO) www.bbsr.bund.de

  7. Starting point 2005 Growth and innovation Wachstum und Innovation BBSR/BMVBS 2006: 40

  8. Cross-border dimension is missing Only eleven metropolitan regions within the national territory Questions: - Is there a further category? - What are the criteria for this category? - Which German regions might be qualified? Analysis and Strategy

  9. Criteria • cross-border functional interrelations and commonalities • existing institutional agreements for large-scale cross-border cooperation • large-scale regionalisation processes and a polycentric spatial structure • metropolitan locational factors and potentials for growth and innovation BBSR/BMVBS 2006: 40

  10. MORO ‘Initiative Group of German Regions in Cross-Border Functional Regions’ • MORO-partnership • spokesman region • MinisteriumfürInneres und Sport des Saarlandes • Further members of IMeG • Regio Aachen e.V. • Regionalverbände: • Mittlerer Oberrhein • Südlicher Oberrhein • Hochrhein-Bodensee • Bodensee-Oberschwaben • MORO project management • agl, Saarbrücken Greater Region Lorraine – Luxembourg – Rhineland Palatinate – Wallonia – French- and German-speaking community of Belgium (cartography: agl based on geodata of BBSR and the regions)

  11. Euregio Meuse-Rhine participating states: Germany, Belgium, Netherlands population: 3,9 Mio. area: 10.800 km² core cities: Aachen, Düren (D); Liège, Hasselt (B); Maastricht, Heerlen (NL) (cartography: agl based on geodata of BBSR and the regions; in: BMVBS 2011: 25; photo: Meuse-Rhine Euregio)

  12. Greater Region Lorraine – Luxembourg – Rhineland Palatinate – Wallonia – French- and German-speakingcommunity of Belgium participating states: Germany, France, Luxembourg, Belgium population: 11,3 Mio. Fläche: 65.400 km² core cities: Mainz, Ludwigshafen, Koblenz, Trier, Kaiserslautern (D); Saarbrücken (D); Metz, Nancy (F); Luxemburg-Stadt (L); Charleroi, Lüttich, Namur, Mons (B) (cartography: agl based on geodata of BBSR and the regions; in: BMVBS 2011: 27; photo: Wikimedia Commons/Cayambe/Claude Meisch)

  13. Lake Constance Region participating states: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein population: 3,6 Mio. area: 19.850 km² core cities: Friedrichshafen, Konstanz, Ravensburg (D); Zürich, St. Gallen, Winterthur (CH), Bregenz/Dornbirn, Feldkirch (A), Vaduz (FL) (cartography: agl based on geodata of BBSR and the regions; in: BMVBS 2011: 32; photo: mikelieser / photocase.com)

  14. Trinational Metropolitan Region Upper Rhine Die metropolitanen Grenzregionen im IMeG participating states: Germany, Switzerland, France population: 5,9 Mio. area: 21.500 km² core cities: Karlsruhe, Freiburg im Breisgau (D); Strasbourg, Mulhouse (F); Basel (CH) (cartography: agl based on geodata of BBSR and the regions; in: BMVBS 2011: 30; photo: Stadt Kehl/Peter Heck)

  15. Multi-level governance ?

  16. Multi-level governance !

  17. Conference of the IMeG in Luxembourg, 19./20.11.2012 (photos: Dirk Michler)

  18. Luxembourg Theses • Metropolitan border regions are motors for development in Europe • Using chances of metropolitan border regions: “Strengthening strengths – removing obstacles” • Metropolitan border regions – “Europe in miniature” – Europe close to its people • Strong organisational structures for a strong metropolitan border region • The basis for successful development: territorial strategic approach • Target-oriented funding instruments for metropolitan border region • Working together! BBSR/BMVBS 2006: 40

  19. Developing shared self-conceptions: What characterises metropolitan border regions? • cross-border functional interrelations and commonalities • existing institutional agreements for large-scale cross-border cooperation • large-scaleregionalisationprocessesand a polycentricspatialstructure • metropolitan locational factors and potentials for growth and innovation Spatial distributionofmetropolitanfunctionswithinthe IMeG-regions(cartography: agl based on geodata of BBSR; in: BMVBS 2011: 52)

  20. Updating the German spatial planning models Strengthening competitiveness Wettbewerbsfähigkeit stärken Growth and innovation Wachstum und Innovation DRAFT! BBSR 2013: model 1 (draft) BBSR/BMVBS 2006: 40

  21. Starting situation and shared aims • Startingpoints: • obstacles in cross-border regional development • model‘growthandinnovation‘ • Demonstration Project of Spatial Planning (MORO) ‘Supraregional Partnerships‘ • Aimsandresults: • strengtheningsharedself-conceptionsandprofilesof border regions • fieldsofaction in cross-border regional development • Europe in miniature: optimisingcross-border Governance • Working together!

  22. Task fields (IMeG 2013 ff.) • Continuation of the ‘Cross-border Metropolitan Regions’ Initiative • Concretisation of common task fields within the national and European context • Positioning cross-border metropolitan regions within the European spatial development discourse • Contribution of cross-border metropolitan regions to territorial cohesion in Europe • Initiation of flagship projects BBSR/BMVBS 2006: 40

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