PURE North Sea: Planning for Urban-rural River Environments, North Sea Region

Programme 2000 - 2006 North Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

PURE North Sea aimed to develop the various spatial functions of water catchment areas in the urban-rural fringe. The project focused especially on public participation, water quality and flood risks. Pilot projects and guidelines developed by the project, addressed various issues such as integrating water management into spatial planning, improvements with the multi-functionality of water, discovering water related identities, restored water systems and storm water management.

Achievements (EN):

The outcomes of the PURE North Sea project fit very well with policy guidelines on the national and European level for spatial planning and water management and in specific cases, these policies have been implemented on the local and regional scale. For instance in the Netherlands this refers to the national policy guidelines 'Nota Ruimte' and 'Watertoets (WB 21)' on spatial planning and water management. PURE North East (UK) has informed the Environment Agency's implementation of the Water Framework Directive through the publication of the Developing Effective Partnerships Research and Development with Newcastle University, and by commenting on the Environment Agency's Water for life and Livelihoods Documents. PURE North East planners attended a regional workshop at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister developing guidance for Local Authority Planners. The North East catchment plans will be adopted as supplementary planning documents by some local authorities and this will certainly influence developments in these areas. The Water companies 5 year programme for 2005 -2010 now includes many improvements in the PURE catchments. The recommendations from the PURE Zandwetering Masterplan have been incorporated into the formal plan for the province of Overijssel in accordance with the national law 'Reconstructiewet concentratiegebieden'. The province of Overijssel made a regeneration plan following this law for regeneration areas for the Zandwetering area.

Thematic information

Water management Sustainable management of natural resources Regional planning and development

Partners (4)

Lead Partner: Provincie Groningen

Address: Postbus 610, Sint Jansstraat 4, NL-9700 AP Groningen, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

City of Göteborg

Name: City of Göteborg

Address: SE-412 50 Göteborg, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Municipality of Deventer

Name: Municipality of Deventer

Address: 7400 GC Deventer, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

Environment Agency

Name: Environment Agency

Address: S60 1BY Rotheram, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): PURE North Sea: Planning for Urban-rural River Environments, North Sea Region

Project acronym: PURE North Sea

Project start date: 2002-09-26

Project end date: 2006-07-01

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 11 402 600.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 5 701 320.00

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Financing programme

2000 - 2006 North Sea Region

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2019-04-25

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

70 / 70 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

557 / 557 (100%)

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PURE North Sea: Planning for Urban-rural River Environments, North Sea Region

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Partners (4)

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