Reindustrialisation Following the Brownfield is Better than Greenfield Principle
Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B DanubeDescription
ReIndBBG network(EN)
Transferable multi-level governance solutions for brownfield revitalisation including improved inter-instituional cooperation and the use of participatory approaches in community involvement(EN)
Transnatnational roadmap for BBG Re-industrialisation(EN)
Thematic information
Priority: (VI-B_D_4) Priority 4 - A better cooperation governance in the Danube Region
Priority specific objective: ISO6.6. Other actions to support better cooperation governance (all strands)
Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance
Type of intervention: 171 Enhancing cooperation with partners both within and outside the Member State
Partners (16)
Lead Partner: Gospodarska zbornica Slovenije-Združenje kemijske industrije
Partner’s ID if not PIC: SI73354376
Address: Dimičeva ulica, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Legal status: private
Organisation type: Business support organisation
Website: https://www.gzs.si/
Total budget: EUR 322 600.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 258 080.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 64 520.00
- EPCG – Željezara - Nikšić
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Name: EPCG – Željezara - Nikšić
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 03530272
Address: Vuka Karadžića bb , 81400 Niksic, Montenegro
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Enterprise, except SME
Total budget: EUR 133 100.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 106 480.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 26 620.00
- Opstina Niksic
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Name: Opstina Niksic
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 02021633
Address: Njegoseva, 81400 Niksic, Montenegro
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: http://niksic.me/
Total budget: EUR 135 600.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 108 480.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 27 120.00
- Grad Zenica
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Name: Grad Zenica
Department: Department for economics, city assets and local development
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 421823708009
Address: Trg BIH, 72000 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Department address: Trg BIH, 72000 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: http://www.zenica.ba
Total budget: EUR 124 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 99 200.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 24 800.00
- Asociația Make Better
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Name: Asociația Make Better
Partner’s ID if not PIC: RO45151380
Address: Orașului Str, 127650 Vadu Pasii, Romania
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs
Website: http://www.mkbt.ro
Total budget: EUR 131 400.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 105 120.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 26 280.00
- Municipiul Reșița
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Name: Municipiul Reșița
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 3228764 (National Fiscal Identification Code)
Address: P-ta 1 Dec. 1918, 320084 Resita, Romania
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: http://www.primariaresita.ro
Total budget: EUR 172 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 137 600.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 34 400.00
Contractors:
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Name: Spaleck SRL
VAT registration or tax identification number: RO21585340 -
Name: Pro Marketing SRL
VAT registration or tax identification number: RO12988041 -
Name: Andranis SRL
VAT registration or tax identification number: RO17392210
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Name: Spaleck SRL
- Търговско-Промишлена палата - Враца
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Name: Търговско-Промишлена палата - Враца
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 000194046 Identifier number (BULSTAT)
Address: Hristo Botev str, 3000 Vratsa, Bulgaria
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Business support organisation
Website: http://www.cci-vratsa.org
Total budget: EUR 171 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 136 800.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 34 200.00
Contractors:
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Name: Arch. Polya Marinova
VAT registration or tax identification number: N/A -
Name: Iv Design Studio Ltd.
VAT registration or tax identification number: BG204092919
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Name: Arch. Polya Marinova
- Община Враца
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Name: Община Враца
Partner’s ID if not PIC: BG000193115
Address: Stafanaki Savov Street, 3000 Vratsa, Bulgaria
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: https://vratza.bg/
Total budget: EUR 194 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 155 200.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 38 800.00
- Grad Sombor
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Name: Grad Sombor
Department: Department of Economy / Office for local economic development
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 100123258 (National Tax Number)
Address: Trg cara Uroša, 25000 Sombor, Serbia
Department address: Trg cara Uroša, 25000 Sombor, Serbia
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: https://www.sombor.rs/
Total budget: EUR 150 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 120 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 30 000.00
Contractors:
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Name: ANDRIĆ DOO SOMBOR
VAT registration or tax identification number: 105170331
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Name: ANDRIĆ DOO SOMBOR
- Razvojna agencija Vojvodine d.o.o Novi Sad
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Name: Razvojna agencija Vojvodine d.o.o Novi Sad
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 109963253
Address: Strazilovska, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Regional public authority
Website: http://www.rav.org.rs
Total budget: EUR 106 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 84 800.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 21 200.00
- Regionlna razvojna agencija Bačka doo Novi Sad
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Name: Regionlna razvojna agencija Bačka doo Novi Sad
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 10668405
Address: Bulevar Mihajla Pupina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Regional public authority
Website: http://www.rda-backa.rs
Total budget: EUR 140 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 112 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 28 000.00
- Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
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Name: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
Department: Department of Landscape, Spatial and Infrastructure Sciences / Institute of Landscape Architecture
Partner’s ID if not PIC: ATU16285008
Address: Gregor-Mendel Straße, 1180 Wien, Austria
Department address: Peter-Jordan-Straße, 1180 Wien, Austria
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: https://boku.ac.at/
Total budget: EUR 213 500.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 170 800.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 42 700.00
- Eko-forum Zenica
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Name: Eko-forum Zenica
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 4218656990007
Address: Talića brdo, 72000 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs
Website: https://www.ekoforumzenica.ba
Total budget: EUR 52 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 41 600.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 10 400.00
- Stručna služba za razvoj i međunarodne projekte Zeničko-dobojskog kantona
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Name: Stručna služba za razvoj i međunarodne projekte Zeničko-dobojskog kantona
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 4218335330030 (Administrative identification nr.)
Address: Kucukovici , 72000 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Regional public authority
Website: http://www.zdk.ba
Total budget: EUR 137 900.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 110 320.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 27 580.00
Contractors:
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Name: Pyrus d.o.o. Zenica
VAT registration or tax identification number: 4218527750008
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Name: Pyrus d.o.o. Zenica
- Občina Hrastnik
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Name: Občina Hrastnik
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 83246274
Address: Pot Vitka Pavliča, 1430 Hrastnik, Slovenia
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: https://www.hrastnik.si/
Total budget: EUR 133 700.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 106 960.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 26 740.00
- Zavod za gradbeništvo Slovenije
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Name: Zavod za gradbeništvo Slovenije
Partner’s ID if not PIC: SI43950019
Address: Dimičeva ulica, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: https://www.zag.si/
Total budget: EUR 82 000.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 65 600.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 16 400.00
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Summary
Project acronym: ReInd-BBG
Project ID: DRP0200087
Project start date: 2024-01-01
Project end date: 2026-06-30
Project status: ongoing
Relevant linked projects:
- AGORA - Advanced coGeneration Options for Reintegrating local Assets (EN) | Interreg Danube project (2020 - 2022). AGORA addessed the lack od public administration (PA) capacity in public-private-people-led physical and social regeneration projects by developing and adopting new governance instruments for PAs, building their capacity for effectively involving and empowering a wide group of stakeholders in the reintegration of vacant buildings and land, public and private, into the productive city value system. The AGORA toolkit provides a very comprehensive collection of best practices and tools in regeneration projects, which is useful for our project. 10 pilot action were implemented with the aim to reintegrate vacant buildings or other public or private spaces in community use. One pilot action dealt with the redesign of an industrial area (the Nekar-Alp Region. . we plan to make an online study visit to this pilot location / project partner and learn more about how the project developed after project end and what were the hindrences and opportunities they faced when realising the action plan that was develpped by the project. (EN), trAILs - Alpine Industrial Landscape Transformation (EN) | Interreg Alpine Space project (2018 - 2021). The project aimed at developing a vision for large abandoned industrial complexes that can be revived and devoted to new purposes, with a transformation strategy geared to the natural, social and economic challenges each area faces. Despite the trAILs project did not consider the option of re-industrialisation and focussed solely on a post-industrial use of the sites, the Assessment tool developed is very valuable for our project. The assessment tool for Alpine brownfield transformation provides methodologial guidelines to carry out an interdisciplinary and multi-thematic assessment of a site. trAILs was an academcia driven project with the aim of developing this assessment tool. The tool offers a guide to evaluate the brownfield site and develop an understanding of its potentials. We can capitalise this tool and take it a step further by applying an adapted version of it in our piloting process and use it as base for developing our scenarios and action plans.
- The project experiences have also shown that a post-industrial use of brownfields is a very costly undertaking for the municipality or other owner. (EN), RIS4Danu - Sustainable Smart Specialisation for the Re-opening of Industrial Sites in the Danube Region (RIS4Danu) (EN) | HORIZON EUROPE project (2023 - 2025) with the goal of applying an evidence-based Smart Specialisation (S3) approach to support placebased innovation for green/digital and inclusive transitions in regions along the Danube River. This project ties in with current debates and requests to combine smart specialisation with considerations of socio-ecological challenges such as climate change, environmental issues and growing social and territorial inequality.
- The project focusses on the development of strategic business plans for recently closed industrial sites. We will seek synergies with this project and learn from its academic approach. The project is focussed on "Further developing the existing Smart Specialisation (S3) methodology towards Sustainable Smart Specialisation to facilitate “green structural change”. They are looking at innovation barriers, collaboration with R&D and the creation of synergies with other EU, national and regional funding programmes. RIS4Danu is not focussed on a certain sector as for instance manufacturing, but will trigger a very open entrepreneurial discovery process in the involved regions. The realisation of this discovery process will provide a very valuable insight for our project. In this regard, the RI4Danu project is very complementary to ReInd-BBG and we can take advantage of further results that will be developed in this project. (EN), BOLSTER - Bridging Organizations and marginalized communities for Local Sustainability Transitions in EuRope (EN) | HORIZON EUROPE (2022 - 2025). The BOLSTER project is an applied research project analysing decarbonization transition strategies and how they intersect with various dimensions of inequality. Bolster will conceptualize the principle of leaving no one behind by developing participatory governance models and transition guidelines.
- We will have access to a large scale, pan European, consortium generating experience in multi-stakeholder research & action project. MKBTs in Bolster is, on one hand, to help guide research targeting Romanian regions, and on the other hand to help facilitate multi-stakeholder partnership development and consultations in the framework of just transition processes. The work is centred on the heavily industrialized county of Prahova, where MKBT will coordinate just transition vision setting exercises involving communities and former industrial areas which have been so far less engaged in conventional decision making structures.
- The learnings and experiences on the inclusive and collabirative approaches used in BOLSTER will be transfered to our project. (EN)
Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 398 800.00
Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 919 040.00
Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 80.00%
Co-financing sources:
Investments, deliverables, policy contributions
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Deliverables:
- Capacity building on sustainable re-industrialisation in the context of the TERRITORIAL AGENDA 2030
- Capacity building on governance processes and cooperative approaches
- Open door / community day at brownfields
- Collection of assessment tools and guidance document
- Practical training on scenario-building
- Understanding investment readiness
- Piloting methodology
- Establishment of two transnational demonstration groups
- Pilot location analysis
- Exchange and support in the transnational demonstration groups
- 6 local demonstration actions
- 6 local action plans and scenarios and commitment to their up-take
- Report on planned investments
- Project visibility and key message "Brown is Better than Green!"
- Community engagement kit
- Six transformation stories (video and factsheet)
- Desk research
- Geolocalised mapping of Brownfields along the Danube
- Scientific and non-scientific articles on brownfield regeneration
- Evaluation and validation plan
- Evaluation and validation report, commitment to the up-take of solutions
- SHOW, EXPLAIN & CONNECT Online repository of results and materials
- interactive and co-creative workshops with PP, ASP and stakeholders
- Roadmap
- Up-take of the roadmap throguh an MoU
- Materials and training on collaboration of the public with the private sector
- Materials and training on investment readiness, investor acquisition and management
- Investor Materials
- Collaboration with the EUSDR PA 8 and PA10 and Danube Strategy Point
- Final conference
- Transfer of project results
- Future collaboration of partners and development of follow-up project ideas
Contribution to wider strategies and policies:
- TerritorialAgenda2030 The Territorial Agenda 2030 is (besides the EUSDR) the main strategy our project relates to. The Territorial Agenda 2030 seeks to contribute to sustainable development and to keeping Europe together. It underlines the importance of and provides orientation for strategic spatial planning and calls for strengthening the territorial dimension of sector policies at all governance levels. The TA 2030 promotes an inclusive and sustainable future for all places and helping achieve Sustainable Development Goals in Europe.
- ReInd-BBG puts the TA 2030 goals into practice through capacity building, knowhow transfer and the field-testing of approaches and governance processes in spatial planing related to the re-industrialisation of brownfields.
- The project's transnational roadmap for BBG Re-industrialisation is thematically based on objectives formulated in the Territorial Agenda 2030 (“reduce land consumption” “build strong and sustainable local economies”). The roadmap will outline how re-industrialisation can take place in the context of a circular and resourceefficient economy and environmental-friendly development strategies.
- EUStrategyDanubeRegion ReInd-BBG ontributes to Priority Axis 6 Biodiversity & Landscapes, PA 5 Environmental Risks, PA 8 Competitiveness of Enterprises and PA 10 Institutional Capacities and Cooperation of the EUSDR, as the project will build capacities, develop, pilot and implement solutions leading to more sustainable and circular industrialisation and a better governance of brownfields and related re-industrialisation projects. Quadruple helix (4H) stakeholders such as policy-makers, researchers dealing with spatial planning, business support infrastructure, but foremost the involved communities will be strengthened.
- Within ReInd-BBG we plan a wide range of activities for increased cooperation with and connection to the EUSDR. As the project concerns different EUSDR PAs a cross-cutting approach in the sense of a broader integration and cooperation with the EUSDR is followed. The involvement of the Danube Strategy Point provide the project access to the EUSDR via streamlined both-way communication and knowledge transfer from and to the EUSDR as concerns its Action plan, the implementation, Embedding and other topics.
- EuropeanGreenDeal The European Green Deal prepares the framework for Europe being the first climate-neutral continent. The European Green Deal will transform the EU into a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, ensuring:
- - no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050
- - economic growth decoupled from resource use
- - no person and no place left behind
- ReInd-BBG fully responds to the objectives of the Green Deal as it tackles the reuse of degraded land, avoiding new land in-take and a sustainable re-industrialisation policy in the benefit of communities around brownfields.
- ReInd-BBG contributes to the Green Deal by supporting all actors in brownfield revitalisation and sustainable economic territorial development with instruments and solutions, but also knowhow and strategic documents.
- Other ReInd-BBG will also contribute to a range of national, regional and local strategies of which are exemplary presented these:
- Strategy of Sustainable Urban Development of the Republic of Serbia until 2030 - in the strategy Brownfield sites are defined as one of the potential main areas of urban intervention, which includes the establishment of a new and improvement of the existing regulatory framework for the reactivation and development of brownfield sites, building institutional and personnel capacities for the development of brownfields, and the coordination of competences between LGUs, provincial and national institutions, the involvement of interested actors and the public, as well as their development.
- Development Strategy of Zenica-Doboj Canton 2021-2027 - within the Strategic goal “1 – To Ensure resource-efficient and sustainable economic development while strengthening competitiveness and developing entrepreneurship ”, Priority “1.4 – To Improve the business environment and entrepreneurial infrastructure for smart growth and employment” and Measure: “1.4.2 - Development of entrepreneurial infrastructure and services to support businesses”, defines the following Strategic Project: „1.4.2.4 - Improvement of existing and development of new business zones“ There is a total of 58 nominated business zones in Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. ReInd-BBG will contribute to improve the relationship between the green (currently 61%) and brown (33%) industrial zones.
- Plan for integrated development of the Municipality of Vratsa for the period 2021-2027: defines the medium-term goals and priorities for sustainable development of the Municipality of Vratsa and links the advantages and potential for development at the local level with a clearly defined vision, goals and priorities, connected in general by the pursuit of a higher standard of living of the people in the municipality and sustainable development of the territory.
Programme Common Output Indicator:
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RCO 084 - Pilot actions developed jointly and implemented in projects, Measurement unit:
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RCO 116 - Jointly developed solutions, Measurement unit:
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RCO 083 - Strategies and action plans jointly developed, Measurement unit:
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RCO 087 - Organisations cooperating across borders, Measurement unit:
Programme Common Result Indicator:
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RCR 104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations, Measurement unit:
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RCR 079 - Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations, Measurement unit:
Programme Result Indicator:
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ISI - Organisations with increased institutional capacity due to their participation in cooperation activities across the borders, Measurement unit: No. of organisations
Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSDR
Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project
Financing programme
2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B Danube
Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme
2024-12-18
No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)
82 / 139 (58.99%)
No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)
910 / 1 542 (59.01%)
Notes on the data
Source of estimation of the number of projects as of 2025-03-17: Website of the programme
Method for estimating the number of partners as of 2025-03-17: Average partners per project based on the average of the previous period.