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RESCUE
Regeneration of European Sites in Citiesand
Urban Environments Mid-Term Assessment Meeting
November 18, 2003
GIG, Katowice, Poland
5th Framework Programme, Environment and
sustainable development Key-Action 4 The city of
tomorrow and cultural heritage Contract number
EVK4-CT-2001-00068
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Welcome
Agenda
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Project Overview
Project overview Gernot Pahlen MGG
Montan-Grundstücksgesellschaft mbH
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Project Overview
Context of RESCUE (1/2) Wider brownfield issues

• Changing patterns of industries
• Breakdown of economics in former industrialised
  areas
• High unemployment
• Adverse effects on urban life and the viability
  of communities
• Problems to attract new investors to invest onto
  brownfield sites
• Decline of tax income for the communities
• Social conflicts
• Contamination, quality of the environment
• Consumption of greenfields, urban sprawl

(Source CLARINET Working Group Brownfield
Redevelopment, Aug 2002)
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Project Overview
Context of RESCUE (2/2) Gaps challenges
Gaps

• Lack of integration of administrative, spatial
  planning, economic promotion and environmental
  restoration needs
• No precise criteria for the sustainability of the
  processes
• Lack of practical tools and legal instruments to
  implement these criteria
• Funding not specifically targeted on sustainable
  brownfield regeneration

Challenges

• Define Sustainability for brownfield regeneration
• Develop best practice tools for sustainable
  brownfield regeneration
• Provide guidance for future brownfield policies
  and funding

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Project Overview
Project objectives
RESCUE Development of a system approach for the
sustainable regeneration of brownfield sites
across Europe
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Project Overview
Project methodology
Political and legal framework
RESCUE 4 countries, 2 case studies each
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PL
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UK
Social and economic framework
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Project Overview
Project structure and interaction
Component I Development of an analytical
sustainability framework

• WP 1
• Criteria for brownfield redevelopment
• Framework conditions of each participating
  country / region

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Project Overview
Partner Roles

• Interdisciplinary composition of the work
  packages
• Nine different work package leaders
• CNRS fulfils only management tasks for USTL
• SC One member per country

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Project Overview
Partner profiles (1/3)
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Project Overview
Partner profiles (2/3)
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Project Overview
Partner profiles (3/3)
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Project Overview
Management
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Management Report
Management report Gernot Pahlen MGG
Montan-Grundstücksgesellschaft mbH
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Management Report
Updated workplan and milestones

• Milestones achieved
• Conclusion of WP 1 (6/03)
• Mid-Term review of WP 2-6 (11/03)
• Kick-off WP 10 (09/03)
• Plenum of WP 7-9 (11/03)
• International Workshop I (11/03)

• Future Milestones
• Conclusion WP 2-6 (6/04)
• Conclusion WP 7-8 (09/04)
• International Workshops II and III (9/04 and
  5/05?)
• Conclusion WP 10 (02/05)

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Management Report
Deliverables (1/2)
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Management Report
Deliverables (2/2)
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Management Report
Deviations from original workplan

• Modification of the methodological approach
  between component I and II.
• Advance of work-package 10 kick-off from month 32
  to month 19.
• Postponement of International RESCUE Workshop
  from 6/04 to 9/04.
• Postponement of International RESCUE Workshop
  from 2/05 to 5/05, if project prolongation is
  possible.

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Management Report
Communication and partnership

• 2 work-package leader meetings
• 18 work-package meetings/ workshops
• 4 national partner meetings
• 6 Steering Committee meetings
• 14 external conferences/ seminars/ workshops

In WP 3 a cooperation issue arose between the
WP-leader and involved partners (poor
communication, lack of discussions, unclear task
allocation and methodology). The SC took measures
(discussion within SC, with WP leader and WP 3
members, official letter) to solve that issues.
In the meantime, the WP leader provided a clear
workplan and methodology. Thus an improved
cooperation within WP 3 for the future and
meeting its objectives is expected. More details
will be given at the WP 3 presentation.