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ESPON Seminar Krakow, Poland 29-30/11/2011

This seminar focuses on the challenges and opportunities in cross-border polycentric metropolitan regions. It discusses the spatial setting and the importance of metropolitan quality, as well as the barriers and policies for enhanced cross-border cooperation. The seminar also highlights the political follow-up and activities towards developing an EGTC within the Greater Region.

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ESPON Seminar Krakow, Poland 29-30/11/2011

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  1. ESPON Seminar Krakow, Poland 29-30/11/2011 METROBORDER Cross-border polycentric metropolitan regions Tobias Chilla, University of Luxembourg

  2. 1. Metroborder – the project background ESPON programme CU Coordination Unit MC Monitoring Committee Stakeholder Researcher ‘unofficialstakeholder’

  3. 2. The spatial setting • Cross-BorderPolycentricMetropolitanRegions‘ (CBPMR) • Wherearethey? • Whatistheirposition? • Howcantheirgovernancebeimproved? • ... • (Project lifetime: • 2009-2010)

  4. 2. The spatial setting

  5. 2. The spatial setting • Metropolitanquality: • Cross-borderlocationdoes not hindermetropolitanquality • Somecross-bordermetropolitanregionsarecomparabletodomesticmetropolises

  6. 3. Cross-border governance

  7. 3. Cross-border governance • Multi-level challenges: • Whom to involve and how • If and how to delegatecompetences to cross-border institutions (e.g. EGTC) • Multi-levelmismatch • Perimeter

  8. 3. Cross-border governance B D B F L F right: core spaces for increased cross-border cooperation (Delphi study, differentiated for the national backgrounds of the responding experts) left: cross-border institutions and their perimeter within the Greater Region

  9. 3. Cross-border governance The five most important barriers for an enhanced cross-border cooperation in both case study regions (Delphi study)

  10. 3. Cross-border governance The most relevant policies for increased cross-border cooperation (Delphi Study)

  11. Bruxelles 4. Political conclusions? Lille Aachen-Liège-Maastricht B D Rhein/ Main L Functional Urban Areas Lux. Lux. Core FUA Trier Arlon Neighbouring FUA Kaiserslautern Thionville Surrounding FUA Metz F Saarbrücken Main Institutional focus CBPMR Central CBPMR Cities Nancy NeighbouringCBPMRs Neighbouring domestic metropolises Strasbourg Metropolitan Corridors

  12. 4. Political follow-up • Developing an EGTC within the Greater Region – development options • “Economic metropolis” • “Laboratory of Europe” • “Mobile and accessible region”

  13. 4. Political activity and follow-up e.g. Joint presentation of Upper Rhine and Greater Region on the Open Days (BXL, October 2010) Source: http://www.oberrheinkonferenz.org/fr/actualites/2010/, modified

  14. 4. Political activity and follow-up e.g. Joint Declaration of the Summit of the Greater Region July 2011

  15. ESPON Seminar Krakow, Poland 29-30/11/2011 METROBORDER Cross-border polycentric metropolitan regions Tobias Chilla, University of Luxembourg

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