Presentation delivered by Corinne Hermant-de Callataÿ - Competence centre for urban and territorial development, Directorate-General "Regional and urban policy" European Commission. URBACT Pilot training scheme - Brussels 9/4/2013

1. The integrated approach to urban
development in EU regional policy
Corinne Hermant-de Callataÿ
Competence centre for urban and territorial development,
Directorate-General "Regional and urban policy"
European Commission
URBACT Pilot training scheme - Brussels 9/4/2013

2. 1.
Initial milestones and
next steps

3. ERDF support to urban development
• Urban Pilot Projects (1989-99)
• The URBAN I Community initiative (1994-1999)
• The URBAN II Community Initiative (2000-2006)
• The mainstreaming of URBAN in Operational
Programmes

4. The URBAN experience
 Following principles:
 The integrated approach
 Time focus
 “Spatial” focus: specific areas
 Initial focus on urban regeneration and
on addressing socially-deprived areas

5. Programme (Management)
The integrated
approach
Average
40%
on “hard”
investments
Urban
Regeneration
Skills devt
Education
Training
Sustainable
environment
Mobility
Transport
Financial
Engineering
Social
inclusion
Safety
Socio-
Economic
Development
Culture
Urban
dimensions
Good governance – Social participation
Collaborative networks

6. The urban dimension
of next cohesion policy (2014-2020)
(1)
• 5% minimum to be earmarked for sustainable
urban development
• Urban innovative actions (330 million euros)
• An Urban Development Platform/Network,
which would complement URBACT activities.
• The urban dimension of sectoral investments
(clean urban transport, urban environment, etc.)

7. The urban dimension
of next cohesion policy (2014-2020)
(2)
New instruments
• Integrated Territorial Investment
• Community-Led Local Development
Other instruments
• Reference Framework for Sustainable Cities
www.rfsc.eu
• Urban Atlas / urban audit

8. 2.
The various dimensions
of integration

9. Working Working with …
La coopération horizontale conflictuelle
(depuis la fin du 19ème
siècle)
Fragmented
Territories
Horizontal cooperation
Cooperation between local
authorities and territorial
actors
Métropole intégrée, pôle métropolitain, région rurbaine,
Groupement européen de coopération territoriale GECT
Pôle métropolitain
Source: Claude JACQUIER

10. La coopération conflictuelle verticale
(depuis la fin des années 60)
Hierarchic approach
Specialised approach
«Feuilleté»
Cooperation between levels
Subsidiarity
Multi-levels contracts
Working Working with
Source: Claude JACQUIER

11. La coopération conflictuelle transversale
(depuis les années 90)
Sectorial approach
Silo approach
intersectorial Cooperation
Transversal approach
Partnership
Des trois coopérations, la plus difficile à mettre en œuvre :
confrontation de diverses identités professionnelles et culturelles,
mais aussi de routines, de corporatismes et de bureaucraties.
Working Working with …
Source: Claude JACQUIER

12. … entre gouvernement et gouvernance
Villes
Etat
Régions
Européen
Quartier
Métropolitain
Macro-régional
Transfrontalier
Nouveaux niveauxNiveaux traditionnels
Adapté de Claude Jacquier, 2010

13. Organisations fonctionnelles
Contourner les rigidités et construire des réformes
Hier
Territoires polarisés
Organisation
fonctionnelle
Politiques "Hardware"
Etat central
Province
Commune
Maintenant
et peut-être
dans le futur
Transition
Vecteurs
Développement intégré
soutenable
Opérateurs de transition
Politiques Integrées
Politiques cohésion sociale
SDEC, Agenda 21
PIC URBAN, INTERREG
Politiques régionales
DOCUP, PO
Interreg
Politiques nationales
(Programmes Grandes villes
Politique de la ville,
Soziale Stadt, ...)
PIC Urban, Agenda 21
Programmes locaux
de développement
Demain
Territoires homogènes
Organisation
stratégique
Politiques "Software"
Union européenne
Régions
transfrontalières
Régions nationales
Régions rurbaines
Aires
métropolitaines
Communautés
de base
Source: Claude JACQUIER

14. WORKING WITH on the basis of:
Shared diagnosis
A long-term vision
(ref: ‘Cities of tomorrow’ report)
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/citiesoftomorrow/ind
In addition

15. Transform risks
in opportunities
Source: Tova Svanfeldt
An example of shared diagnosis

16. Awhile addressing interrelations between challenges
recognising and overcoming contradictions
Photos: Ivan Tosics
A long-term vision

17. 3.
Examples of 50 ERDF-funded
urban development
in 2007-2013
Results and recommendations

18. The Commission has
published a study on
European Regional
Development Fund projects.
'Urban development in the
EU' presents 50 projects
which received ERDF
investment.
It offers an information
package for selected cities,
with detailed information on
projects and results there.
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/ac

19. Article 8 of the ERDF regulation (2007-
2013)
Sustainable urban development
[…] the ERDF may, where appropriate,
support the
development of participative, integrated and
sustainable strategies
to tackle the high concentration of economic,
environmental
and social problems affecting urban areas.

20. These strategies shall promote sustainable urban
development
through activities such as:
• strengthening economic growth,
• the rehabilitation of the physical environment,
• brownfield redevelopment,
• the preservation and development of natural
and cultural heritage,
• the promotion of entrepreneurship,
• local employment and community development,
• and the provision of services to the population
taking account of changing demographic
structures.
[…]

21. Results of projects
under the "integrated approach"
• Under Article 8, up to 15% of project can be used for ESF-
type actions. However, cross-financing opportunity has
been adopted only occasionally.
• Integration takes mainly two forms:
• horizontal, which brings together policies in an area,
• vertical, which brings together different levels of
government
• Importance of national policies and programmes:
integrated approaches can impact more efficiently on cities
where issues of local deprivation are related to political,
economic, social and environmental dynamics at higher
governance levels.

22. Recommendations 1
• Build national integrated urban policies to serve as a
framework for supporting cities to implement
integrated urban development strategies
• Managing authorities can make a major contribution
by setting requirements for enhancing integration of
policies at all levels
• Facilitate cross-sectoral planning for the use of
resources from different funds and programmes on
local level

23. Recommendations 2
• Deeper evaluation of short and long-term
impacts of integrated approaches are needed.
• How much were the life chances
of residents improved?
• Did the project succeeded in reducing
inequalities?
• Were these problems
displaced elsewhere in the city?

24. Thank you for your attention!
• corinne.hermant@ec.europa.eu