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Public Participation in Neighbourhood Contracts

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Zones for Residential Development (Regional Development Plan, map 3)

All sites are located within the perimeters for development of housing as indicated on the Regional Development Plan.

Location: Pentagon and 19th

century crown ‘Lower town’

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Locations

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Seven Generations of Neighbourhood contracts (together with different Initiative Neighbourhoods)

Selection of sites:On base of 18 criteria (socio-economic aspects as well as about quality of life in neighbourhoods).

The sites are centrally located in Brussels in following municipalities: Anderlecht, Sint-Gillis, the city of Brussels, Sint-Joost-ten-Node, Elsene, Schaarbeek, Molenbeek and Vorst.

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Framework

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Legal background:Ordinance of Brussels Capital Region 7th of October 1993

Budgets:approx. 10 million Euro

Financing:Usually divided over Region (larger share) and Municipality, involvement of federal levels as well besides search for private investors in PPP

Duration:4 years, possible prolongation of up to two years for the termination of on-site implementation

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Funding

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CQ 2002

EVOLUTION DES MOYENS PUBLICS

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35.000.000

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40.000.000

35.000.000

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1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002Central State

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310.000.000 €

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Aim and Program

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Aim:Collaborative, integrated measurements against degeneration of neighbourhoods, creation of new dynamic, interventions focus on different aspects of the neighbourhood, such as the buildings, public spaces, infrastructure as well as social and economical initiatives.

Program:Different projects are executed within one neighbourhood contract: e.g. the renovation of residences, renovation or creation of spaces for industrial and artisanal activities, refurbishment of public spaces, creation of strengthening of infrastructure and facilities, as well as the initiative for social and participative actions during the Neighbourhood Contract.

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Development and duration

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Development:A first phase is the development of a basic study for the detailed delimitation of the site and the development of different possible scenarios. After a decision in made for one scenario, a second study is executed and implemented.

4 years of EXECUTION of the programProject Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6Public spaces Normal term Prolon-

gationSocial Initiatives Normal termHousing, infra-structure,facilities

Normal term Prolongation

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Co-production in neighbourhood contracts

Three main instruments for concerted partnership approaches:• the General Neighbourhood Assemblies • a Public Hearing about the preliminary program • the gatherings of the Local Commission of Integrated Development.

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Local Commission of integrated development

minimal composition:

-8 representatives of inhabitants,-2 representatives of associations, school organisations or commercial representatives for the specific neighbourhood,-3 representatives of the municipality,-1 representative of the OCMW or CPAS (Public Center for Social Assistance)-1 representative of the OOTB (Overleg Opleidings- en Tewerkstellingsprojecten Brussel) if there is a connection to projects of social-economical integration in the neighbourhood-2 representatives of Brussels Capital Region,-1 representative of the FGC, Franse Gemeenschapscommissie, the Commission of the French speaking Community

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Difficulties in local development:spaces of uncertainty?

• Delimitation of the sites (no ‘neighbourhood concept’)

• General coördination (integrative aspect?)

• No follow-up for a temporaly limited intervention

• Difficult fasing

• Conflict of interests

• Initial aim is partly lost

• Public-private coöperation difficult, budgetary questions

• Few designers with experience for neighbourhood contracts

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