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Waterfront Communities Project - Learning from Europe - John Devlin Director of Development & Enterprise

Waterfront Communities Project - Learning from Europe · Waterfront Communities Project • Transnational learning network • Research framework • Impact on local, regional and

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Waterfront Communities Project

- Learning from Europe -

John DevlinDirector of Development &

Enterprise

What is Interreg III?

• European Union initiative to encourage transnational co-operation in spatial planning

• Encourage harmonious and balanced development in the European territory

• I3b: Transnational co-operation in geographic areas

Interreg Partnerships

• Lead Partner – Project management, co-ordination of partnership and delivery and liaison with North Sea Secretariat

• Transnational work programme and meetings

• Partners develop local and regional partnerships and content to feed in and share transnational best practice with local partners

Transnational Benefits

• Combined effect greater than separate actions

• Sharing tools and resources to tackle similar issues

• Exploring different approaches to tackling a common problem

• Exchanging experience and best practice of cross-sectoral partners

Waterfront Communities Project

• Edinburgh City-led transnational research project

• 9 cities participating – North Sea rim• Academic Partner – Heriot Watt

University• Topic: best practice in waterfront

regeneration

Partner map

i. Edinburgh

i. Heriot-Watt

ix Gateshead

vi Hull

iv Aalborg

vii Goteborg

ii Hamburg

viii Odense

v Schiedam

iii Oslo

Waterfront Communities Project

• Transnational learning network • Research framework• Impact on local, regional and national

planning guidance and policies • Innovative approach to sustainable and

inclusive redevelopment of brownfield waterfront sites

• Development of a “Toolkit”• Each city leading on a Work Package and

contributing into other’s work packages

The problem:

• Historic functions of waterfronts & docks

• Trade / military use• Rivers as sewers• Transport infrastructure• Disconnection from the hinterland• Old uses gone

City Docks Water

d i s c o n n e c t e d

City Docks Water

r e c o n n e c t

photo c. Ross Devlin

photo c. John Devlin

Fagtemaene våre er:- Fjordbyens innhold- Tilgjengelighet- Kvalitet- Mobilisering

Ormsund

Ill.: Arkitektskap

Hamburg

Hamburg

AMAGER STRAND

Aalborg, Denmark

Wennberg SiloenWENNBERG SILO

Gentrification?

• Open access to the waterfront• Underwrite public right of access

(Dublin)• Avoid monocultures• Activate the waterfront• Live –work - play

Gateshead theme:

21st Century Living

The issue……………

photo c. John Devlin

photo c. John Devlin

TjuvholmenSelvaag BlueThink

Experimental/ InnovativeHomes for the Future - Glasgow

21st Century City Living

• Privacy• Flexibility• Identity• Security

• Sustainability• Affordability• Community • Diversity

Conference 24 June 2005

Format of Euroscape Conference plenary

workshops

plenary

dinner

Euroscape Workshops on:

• Urban Coding• Social Mapping• 21st C Living• Urban Systems• Sustainable Communities• Delivering the Vision

Conference outputs

Are incorporated in:Euroscape Conference BookPolicy BriefingsPresentations to partners at TransnationalsWorkshops

Gateshead outputs to date:

• Euroscape conference• Research database on housing• Policy Briefing document• Secondments

Gothenburg, Hamburg, Aalborg…

• Study visitsCopenhagen/Malmo, Hamburg (Sustainability), Copenhagen,

Malmo, Boston…

• Computer predictive tool

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Computer predictive tool: “SARA”

Survey & Analysis of Residential Areas

1 Privacy

2 Flexibility

3 Identity

4 Security

5 Sustainability

6 Acceptability

7 Buildability

8 Affordability

9 Community

10 Diversity

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11 Design Quality

12 Public Realm Quality

13 (parameter equaliser)

What have we learned:

• Alternative tenure systems• Imaginative social intervention systems• Quality of public realm – kick starts

regeneration• Novel development approaches• Close links between universities & cities• And much more…

Advice:

• don’t copy other cities• be unique• Identify a genuine need• aim for quality• have a masterplan• masterplans give confidence to investors• enshrine open access to the water

Thank you.

Contact:[email protected]

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