ESPON Seminar Krakow, Poland 29-30/11/2011 METROBORDER Cross-border polycentric metropolitan regions Tobias Chilla, University of Luxembourg
CU C oordination Unit MC Monitoring Committee ARE Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung (Leadpartner) MAT Ministère de l’Intérieur et de l’Aménagement du territoire du Grand Duché du Luxembourg DIACT Délégation interministérielle à l'aménagement et à la compétitivité des territoires BMVBS Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland DGATLP Ministère der Région Wallone, Direction générale de l'Aménagement du territoire, du Logement et du Patrimoine ULUniversité du Luxembourg (Leadpartner) CEGUM Centre de Recherches en Géographie - Université de Metz CEPS Centre d'Etudes de Populations, Pauvreté et Politiques Socio-Ec. ETHZ Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich IGEATUniversité Libre de Bruxelles RegBasRegio Basiliensis UHAUniversité de Haute Alsace USBUniversität des Saarlandes Researcher Stakeholder ESPON programme 1. Metroborder – the project background Cities / city networks, regions, …. ‘unofficial stakeholder’
2. The spatial setting Cross-Border Polycentric Metropolitan Regions‘ (CBPMR) Where are they? What is their position? How can their governance be improved?... (Project lifetime: )
2. The spatial setting
Metropolitan quality: Cross-border location does not hinder metropolitan quality Some cross-border metropolitan regions are comparable to domestic metropolises
3. Cross-border governance
Multi-level challenges: -Whom to involve and how -If and how to delegate competences to cross-border institutions (e.g. EGTC) -Multi-level mismatch -Perimeter
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 D F B B L F 3. Cross-border governance
The five most important barriers for an enhanced cross-border cooperation in both case study regions (Delphi study) 3. Cross-border governance
The most relevant policies for increased cross-border cooperation (Delphi Study) 3. Cross-border governance
4. Political conclusions? Bruxelles Lille Aachen- Liège- Maastricht Rhein/Main Lux. Strasbourg Nancy Kaiserslautern Arlon Lux. Core FUA Neighbouring domestic metropolises Main Institutional focus CBPMR Neighbouring CBPMRs Central CBPMR Cities Metropolitan Corridors Neighbouring FUA Surrounding FUA Functional Urban Areas Saarbrücken Thionville Metz Trier B F D L
4. Political follow-up Developing an EGTC within the Greater Region – development options -“Economic metropolis” -“Laboratory of Europe” -“Mobile and accessible region”
e.g. Joint presentation of Upper Rhine and Greater Region on the Open Days (BXL, October 2010) Source: ualites/2010/, modified ualites/2010/ 4. Political activity and follow-up
e.g. Joint Declaration of the Summit of the Greater Region July Political activity and follow-up
ESPON Seminar Krakow, Poland 29-30/11/2011 METROBORDER Cross-border polycentric metropolitan regions Tobias Chilla, University of Luxembourg