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European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research - COST Action C11 |
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COST C11 - Progress report, 2001 First draft Green structure and urban planning
Chairperson: Mr Bernard Duhem,
1) Overview: action identification datas
- first proposal: march 1998 - technical committee: june 1999 - approval : february 2000 - first meeting: september 2002 - duration : 48 months - end of the action: September 2006
- signatures: 14 countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
- Chairperson: Mr Bernard Duhem, Plan Urbanisme Contruction Architecture Ministere de l'Equipement, 92055 Paris La Défense cedex 04, tel: 33.01.40.81.63.93. fax :33.01.40.81.24.46 ; e-mail : Bernard.Duhem@equipement.gouv.fr
- Website : www.map21ltd.com/COSTC11
1) Objectives
The main objective of the action is to reach a better understanding of the role played by planning, design and management in the interactions between green and build-up areas, improving the way green areas contribute to the quality of life of urban citizen, to the quality of habitats as a basis for biodiversity and to other aspects of sustainable urban development.
This topic " Greenstructure and urban planning" appeared as an important one in the general debate about the diverse impacts of urban sprawl. The contradictions between the advantages of compact cities and the needs and demands for space and nature, make necessary to improve knowledge and practices about relationships between open and build-up areas. Unless the situations are very diverse in different countries and cities of Europe, the topic is on the agendas quite everywere, which guaranties interesting exchanges of research results and case studies.
This topic needs a multidisciplinary approach, due to the diverse qualities and uses of greenstructures, for human leasure, habitats for plants and animals, microclimate conditions, flows control, space organization..
2) Implementation
- The COST proposal was prepared by a network which was set up in 1995 and met then once a year to exchange research results about "Urban density and greenstructure". The network included the following countries: The Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, France, The United Kingdom.
- The memorandum for understanding " Green structure and urban planning" raised 5 topics: communication, skills, power relationships, green belts and corridors, water management. During the first meeting in Brussels ( September 2000), additional topics were suggested, and the structuration for work was decided during the second meeting in Sheffield December 2000: - during the first two years, problem analyses and states of art will be conducted inside three working groups dealing with ecological issues and qualities, human issues and qualities, policy instruments. - during the last two years, the work will be dedicated to guidelines for policies and design, and case studies comparisons. - the third meeting was held in Marseille in may 2001 and was the occasion for a first meeting of the working groups and an open seminar with local researchers and practitioners.
- The next meetings of the management committee and working groups are to be held in Breda ( The Netherlands, october 2001), München ( Germany, spring 2002) and Milano ( or Roma, Italy, autumn 2002).
1) Participants
- The following countries have signed the memorandum for understanding and their delegates to the management committee are:
. AUSTRIA: Mr.Hermann KNOFLACHER, Mr.Klaus WAGNER, . BELGIUM: Mr.Philippe HANOCQ, Ms.Ann VON HERZELE . DENMARK: Ms.Karen ATTWELL, Mr.Ulrik REEH . FINLAND: Mr.Matti ERONEN, Mr.Kimmo LAPINTIE . FRANCE: Mr.Bernard DUHEM, Ms.Ann Caroll WERQUIN . GERMANY: Ms.Bettina OPPERMAN, Mr.Stephan PAULEIT . ITALY: Mr.Antonio ACUTO, Ms.Lucia MARTINCIGH . LITHUANIA: Mr.Giedrius DANIULAITIS, Mr.Kestutis Zaleckis, . THE NETHERLANDS: Mr.Peter SCHILDWACHT, Ms. Marleen VAN DEN TOP . NORWAY: Ms.Unn ELLEFSEN, Mr.Karsten JORGENSEN . POLAND: Ms.Ewa KALISZUK, Ms.Barbara SCZULZEWSKA . SPAIN: Ms.Marta GARCIA NART, Mr.Alfonso RECUERO FORNIES . SWEDEN: Ms.Kristina BJÖRNBERG, Mr.Björn MALBERT . UNITED KINGDOM: Ms.Anne BEER, Ms.Carolyn Harrison
chairperson : Mr.Bernard Duhem, France vice chairperson: Ms.Unn Ellefsen, Norway
- Working groups members:
. Mr.Jean-Marie HALLEUX ( Belgium) . Mr.Oji MAIJALA ( Finland) . Ms.Carmen AALBERS, Mr.Sybrand TJALLINGIi ( The Netherlands) . Mr.Giovanni SCUDO ( Italy) . Mr.Erik PLATHE ( Norway) . Ms.Gunilla LINDHOLM ( Sweden) . Mr. Jorge Martinez CHAPA ( Spain)
- Institutions
. Institut for Public works planning and policies, Wiena, Austria . City of Wiena, Austria . University of Liege, Belgium . Free University Brussels, Belgium . Danish Building Research institute, Horstom,Denmark . Danish Forest and Landscape Research Center, Horstom, Denmark . City of Helsinki, Finland . Helsinki University of Technology, Finland . Ministry for Infrastructure, Transportation and Housing, Paris, France . Thales consultant, Paris, France . National School for Landscape Architecture, Marseille, France . Komma.Plan consultant, Stuttgart, Germany . University of Manchester, United Kingdom . Politechnicum of Milan, Italy . University of Rome, Italy . Institute of Architecture and Construction, Kaunas, Lithuania . City of Utrecht, The Netherlands . Institut for Forestry and Nature Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands . Ministry for the Environment, Oslo, Norway . Institut for Building Sciences, Madrid, Spain . Ministry for Public Works, Madrid, Spain . Ministry for Developpement, Madrid, Spain . Swedish Council For Building Research, Stockholm, Sweden . Chalmers University, Goteborg, Sweden . Map21 Ltd consultant, Sheffield, United Kingdom
1) Meetings
- Brussels, september 2000,14-15 : management committee - Sheffield, December 2000, 4-5: management committee - Marseille, May 2001, 19,20,21: management committee and working groups
1) Activities and results
( to be filled later on)
2) Dissamination of results
( to be filled later on)
3) Short term scientific mission
( to be filled later on)
4) Economic dimension
In the memorandum for understanding the cost of the activities to be carried out under the Action was estimated at roughly 9 million at 1998 price, based on the participation of 9 countries already interested at that time. The total of person-year involved was expected to be from 75 to 90 researchers. |
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