Waterfront Communities: Linking Nine North Sea Gateway Cities in Innovative Sustainable Waterfront Development

Programme 2000 - 2006 North Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

The Waterfront Communities project aimed to improve waterfront development in nine gateway cities around the North Sea. With a specific focus laid on sustainability and social inclusion, implementation was planned along these three themes: • Developing a learning network; • Meeting strategic objectives and fostering organisational innovation; • Setting standards for urban and social design quality.

Achievements (EN):

The Waterfront Communities project carried out an integrated conceptual framework for a better understanding of the key principles of sustainable urban development in waterfront areas. The activities implemented in Aalborg (DK), influenced changes in design policies and encouraged the retention and reuse of industrial cultural heritage contributing to the uniqueness of the city as a waterfront location. The Heriot-Watt institute (UK) undertook a research project on successful waterfront making as well coordinated the preparation of a book proposal on the experience of the WCP the information, opening the possibility for more future research projects in this area. The final achievement of this project to be mentioned is the influence which it has had on national policy in the various municipalities involved. For example, Aalborg Council (DK) has been interviewed in connection with the preparation of the new planning act to be approved by the Danish government in June 2007. In Gateshead (UK) the project results have been fed into and have influenced the development of the Council’s forward visionary plan Vision 2030. In Hull (UK) the various studies will be used as a policy guidance tool in regeneration and in the redevelopment of the area. In Schiedam (NL) the results have influenced policies and planning at the local level, the national level has been influenced by the rollout of the social supervisor pilot across the Netherlands.

Thematic information

Water management Urban development Waterways, lakes and rivers

Partners (10)

Lead Partner: City of Edinburgh Council

Address: City of Edinburgh Council, P.O.Box 12474, 1 Cockburn Street, EH1 1ZH Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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TU-Technology GmbH

Name: TU-Technology GmbH

Address: DK-2300 København, Denmark

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City of Aalborg Council

Name: City of Aalborg Council

Address: 9000 Aalborg, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

City of Odense

Name: City of Odense

Address: DK - 5000 Odense, Denmark

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City of Schiedam Council

Name: City of Schiedam Council

Address: 3112 DZ Schiedam, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

Oslo City Council Planning & Building Service

Name: Oslo City Council Planning & Building Service

Address: N-0116 Oslo, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Göteborg City Council

Name: Göteborg City Council

Address: 404 82 Göteborg, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Gateshead Council

Name: Gateshead Council

Address: NE8 1HH Gateshead, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Heriot-Watt, School of Built Environment

Name: Heriot-Watt, School of Built Environment

Address: EH14 4AS Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Kingston-upon-Hull City Council

Name: Kingston-upon-Hull City Council

Address: HU1 2AB Hull, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): Waterfront Communities: Linking Nine North Sea Gateway Cities in Innovative Sustainable Waterfront Development

Project acronym: Waterfront Communities: Linking Nine North Sea Gateway Cities in Innovative Sustainable Waterfront Development

Project start date: 2003-09-30

Project end date: 2007-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 4 024 000.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 012 000.00

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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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Waterfront Communities: Linking Nine North Sea Gateway Cities in Innovative Sustainable Waterfront Development

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