METROBORDER CrossBorder Polycentric Metropolitan Regions Building and Using

METROBORDER Cross-Border Polycentric Metropolitan Regions Building and Using Integrated Territorial Strategies ESPON seminar, Rome, 4. 12. 14 Estelle EVRARD, University of Luxembourg on behalf of the Transnational Project Group

‘CBPMRs‘ – where are they? The spatial setting: The Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) of the cross-border polycentric metropolitan regions (CBPMRs)

Questions to address 1. What is the added value of integrated approaches to the development of territories? 2. What concepts and experiences exist in building integrated territorial strategies for macro-regions and across borders? 3. How could integrated strategies be further promoted and contribute to current policy challenges?

Questions to address 1. What is the added value of integrated approaches to the development of territories? 2. What concepts and experiences exist in building integrated territorial strategies for macro-regions and across borders? 3. How could integrated strategies be further promoted and contribute to current policy challenges?

Face growing functional interdependencies Place of residence of high-tech and KIS workers employed in Luxembourg and number of persons working in the Luxembourg MUA, 2005. . . a cross-border logic. . . with still visible border effects

Fig. 3 (p. 38): Cross-border commuters in metropolitan areas, 2000 and 2006 (sources and spatial units: see appendix, chapter 9) Face growing functional interdependencies

Developing a common understanding of cross-border spaces Greater Region – Upper Rhine Functional Urban Areas

Facing competition? Metropolitan accessibility? Number of flights per day and airport for the two case study regions and their surrounding areas

Developing complementarities

Questions to address 1. What is the added value of integrated approaches to the development of territories? 2. What concepts and experiences exist in building integrated territorial strategies for macro-regions and across borders? 3. How could integrated strategies be further promoted and contribute to current policy challenges?

Numerous challenges The five most important barriers for an enhanced cooperation in both case study regions (Delphi study) cross-border

Investigating multi-level governance The ‚Summit of the Greater Region‘ as a multi-level cooperation The ‘Upper Rhine Conference‘ as a multi-level cooperation

Investigating multi-level governance left: cross-border institutions and their perimeter within the Upper Rhine region right: cross-border institutions and their perimeter within the Greater Region

Investigating multi-level governance What role for the EU? Results from the Delphi study (n GR= 156, n UR =89)

Investigating multi-level governance Metroborder project: an interactive process with stakeholders – meetings and workshops: • EU & consultation committee • Greater Region • Upper Rhine Consultation Committee, Walferdange, March 2010

Developping a common vision

Questions to address 1. What is the added value of integrated approaches to the development of territories? 2. What concepts and experiences exist in building integrated territorial strategies for macro-regions and across borders? 3. How could integrated strategies be further promoted and contribute to current policy challenges?

Tailor-made institutionalisation of cross-border cooperation Upper Rhine “Scenario 2: ”Two-level cooperation”

Tailor-made institutionalisation of cross-border cooperation Developing options for the Greater Region: - “Economic metropolis” - “Laboratory of Europe” - “Mobile and accessible region” Institutional options for the EGTC Greater Region

Strengthening a common understanding of cross-border interdependencies Political input e. g. Joint Declaration of the Summit of the Greater Region, 2011; „Spatial planning and Transports Sectorial Meeting“ (2013) Source: Sommet, 2013: 162

Communicating and looking for synergies e. g. IMEG (Initiativkreis Metropolitane Grenzregionen) Source: http: //www. metropolitane-grenzregionen. eu Cooperation with other networks

Conclusions 1. Added value of integrated approaches to the development of territories Balance competition & cooperation 2. Concepts and experiences to build integrated territorial strategies Multi-level governance (from the EU to the local level) Common strategy 3. How could integrated strategies be further promoted and contribute to current policy challenges? Tailor made institutionalisation Communication and synergies with other networks

METROBORDER Cross-Border Polycentric Metropolitan Regions Building and Using Integrated Territorial Strategies ESPON Seminar, Rome, 4. 12. 14 Estelle EVRARD, University of Luxembourg on behalf of the Transnational Project Group