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Model agreements in place-keeping of open spaces examples from MP4

European Union European Regional Development Fund. Model agreements in place-keeping of open spaces examples from MP4. Dr Marcia Pereira & Dr Harry Smith. Structure. MP4 project Model agreements Four model agreements: Emmen Hamburg Steilshoop Sheffield VLM

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Model agreements in place-keeping of open spaces examples from MP4

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  1. European UnionEuropean Regional Development Fund Model agreements in place-keeping of open spacesexamples from MP4 Dr Marcia Pereira & Dr Harry Smith

  2. Structure • MP4 project • Model agreements • Four model agreements: • Emmen • Hamburg Steilshoop • Sheffield • VLM • Workshop discussion & conclusions

  3. MP4 Project Making Places Profitable – Public and Private open spaces AIM: to demonstrate how open space improvements offer positive socio-economic benefits, and how the benefits offered to key communities can be maintained in the long run (‘place-keeping’). • supported by Interreg IVB North Sea Region European funding • four local authorities/public bodies (Emmen, Flemish Land Agency, Gothenburg, Sheffield) • one charitable foundation (Lawaetz Foundation DE) • four universities (HCU, HWU, UoC, UoS)

  4. Model Agreements MP4 Project Objectives • Assess existing transnational experiences with place-keeping – literature review & case studies • Produce model agreements for sustainable partnerships and develop innovations in place-keeping • Implement, promote and test place-keeping models transnationally • Monitor and evaluate socio-economic impacts • Develop place-keeping policies and ‘mainstream’ best practice

  5. Model Agreements Model agreements for place-keeping are understood here in a broad way - not necessarily only as legal written documents signed by a number of parties – they may range from formal documents to tacit arrangements. Green Work(s!) Conference Brugge12-13 October 2010

  6. Emmen “Emmen Revisited“ (ER) is an organisation established by Emmen Municipality (Netherlands) in 1998. Objective: ER initiates urban and village renewal projects. Main objective: improvement of social & living environment. Collaboration: ER manages the collaboration between municipality, housing corporations and local residents‘ groups in undertaking such projects – and has inputs from other organisations. Process: the ER process has focused mainly on place-making, and is now actively exploring its application to place-keeping.

  7. Hamburg Steilshoop Steilshoop: housing estate built between 1969 and 1975 (75% subsidised housing). 14,300 inhabitants live in 6,380 flats in 21 large blocks with a shopping centre in the centre – Now land & property heterogeneous ownership (~30% private, ~20% public, ~50% various cooperative associations) Neighbourhood Improvement District (NID): Proprietors in the area are working jointly on the development and implementation of a Neighbourhood Improvement District (NID) in Steilshoop. Difficulties due to present legislation: Hamburg street cleaning law – responsibility of Sanitation Department. Informal organisation: task force with all partners: identification of problems & solutions - partnership. Aim: joint cleaning and maintenance activities in the central pedestrian zone.(approx. 1,600 m long - ~60% public and ~40%private ownership) Green Work(s!) Conference Brugge12-13 October 2010

  8. Sheffield – Firth Park • Firth Park: one of Sheffield‘s oldest and most historic parks – a City Park & City Heritage Site, but also a community park (15.2 Ha). • Features: park landscape, ancient woodland, recreation facilities, community buildings and listed Clock Tower. • “Friends of“ groups: long tradition of Sheffield City Council(SCC) working with “Friends of“ groups to deliver place-keeping activities in parks and open spaces. • Friends of Firth Park (FoFP): established in 1999 by community. Involved in reversal of park‘s decline and ongoing place-keeping. Green Work(s!) Conference Brugge12-13 October 2010

  9. Flemish Land Agency VLM VLM: part of the pool of organisations working within the Environment, Nature and Energy policy area of the Flemish Government . Responsible for the organisation and management of open space as well as for shaping rural policy within the rural and peri-urban areas in Flanders. Partnerships: some of the main stakeholders are the Agency for Nature and Forestry, Regional Landscape organisations as well as farmers and municipalities. Four models: Land Consolidation projects - improvement of farming through consolidation of land parcels; Land Development projects Land Development for Nature projects:development/conservation of natural areas (within limitations in rural areas) Agro-environmental management agreements: with farmers , allowing organisation of environmental & landscaping measures (EU agreement programme pillar 21). allow VLM to organize environmental and landscape measures on farmers’ land. These agreements are based on the EU agreement program pillar 22 Green Work(s!) Conference Brugge12-13 October 2010

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  11. Workshop Group discussion – 1 model per group (15') SWOT analysis Relation to own context: lessons from examples and for examples. Reporting (10') Green Work(s!) Conference Brugge12-13 October 2010

  12. Thank You MP4 HWU Team: Dr Harry Smith h.c.smith@sbe.hw.ac.uk Dr Marcia Pereira m.pereira@hw.ac.uk Prof Glen Bramley Dr Caroline Brown Dr Scott Fernie Marilyn Higgins Dr Alicia Montarzino

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