Manager Coordinating Brownfield Redevelopment Activities

Programme 2007 - 2013 Central Europe

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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Description (EN):

In times of increasing urban sprawl also due to negative environmental impacts the need for preservation of green land is rising. Effective management of revitalisation processes and related tools are the urban contribution to growth and jobs within cities and regions. Moreover it strives to combat related social and spatial segregation threatening the competitiveness of Central European cities. It is a key to improve the quality of life and the environment in urban areas and to promote a more balanced urban development of cities and regions. All over Europe revitalisation of brown field sites plays an important role in avoiding urban sprawl and improving the quality of urban environment, thereby helping to create the conditions necessary for sustainable development. Brownfield land endangers public health and creates environmental risks. Rehabilitation will be of growing importance in the Central Europe member states, which requires large investments. Brownfield revitalisation is often long term, complex, and involves a wide range of professional disciplines, political actors and different stakeholder groups. There is a need for professional process management to steer revitalisation processes. No related professional or education standards exist yet. Methodological tools, training for practitioners and study courses are needed for capacity building. There is demand on know-how-transfer, both horizontal between different national expertise and vertical from research into daily practise. Creation of training and educational schemes needs close cooperation between experienced academics from more European countries. As regeneration is a matter of international business, comparison of different political, cultural and technical forms and ways of best solutions is essential. The co-operation of universities and public bodies administrating brown fields decisively influences the success of the project. Transnational co-operation enables to share best practices, to define verified methods and apply them in practical cases and to offer them in a European framework to others.

Achievements (EN):

The main aim of the COBRAMAN was to assist municipalities in managing post-industrial sites. All the achievements of COBRAMAN project work were presented during the Bydgoszcz final conference in April 2012. It brought together all actors dealing with the brownfield issues and closed the implementation with a debate on the brownfield management in Europe. It was attended by 181 people throughout the two days with 9 countries of representation (PL, CZ, IT, SI, AT, DE, NL, N- IRL, SE). Presentations are available at the conference website www.cobraman-ce.eu/finalconference. Partnership issued the brochure called “Brownfield regeneration management. From education to practice” that gives information on brownfield manager professional profile, knowledge base and management instruments, training seminars for brownfield managers, pilot activities and educational programmes. The conclusion is one, the success of brownfield regeneration and effective renewal lies in the hands of brownfield managers from European cities. Project activities resulted in elaborating recommendations on organisational positioning of the brownfield manager and profiling the “brownfield regeneration manager” profession. The managers successfully coordinated pilot activities: Bydgoszcz case shows the environmental aspect of the revitalization. Ground contaminated of 150 years of industrial use was cleaned up through excavation and bioremediation process. The site development was finished in 2012 and now it has become the recreation area. In Kranj brownfield planning issues were investigated. In the end, in the heart of the brownfield area, partner from Slovenia built the Information Point to promote brownfield redevelopment to potential investors and general public. Opening ceremony took place in May 2012. In Stuttgart partner organized strategy workshop on the degraded area to turn development visions into marketing campaigns. Citizens were invited to participate in the development activities. Over 60 participants discussed ideas for the future use of the former contaminated industrial site. The investments were paramount, but it was the purpose of the European School for Brownfield Redevelopment to ensure that its graduates would be able to manage brownfield development in the future. In total 207 students successfully completed two cycles of non-accredited training course in Ostrava, while in Bydgoszcz 35 students participated in postgraduate accredited study. Evaluation results confirmed the effectiveness of the courses. Moreover, education boundaries were downsized by the COBRAMAN project with the last e-learning modules on urban planning and culture heritage.

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Construction and renovation Regional planning and development

Partners (10)

Lead Partner: Miasto Bydgoszcz

Address: Jezuicka 1, 85-102 Bydgoszcz, Poland

Legal status: n/a

Department for Real Estates and Housing

Name: Department for Real Estates and Housing

Address: 70173–70619 Stuttgart, Germany

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SIPRO County Board for Development

Name: SIPRO County Board for Development

Address: 44100 Ferrara, Italy

Legal status: n/a

City of Most

Name: City of Most

Address: 434 01 Most, Czech Republic

Legal status: n/a

City of Stuttgart

Name: City of Stuttgart

Address: Gaisburgstraße, 70182 Stuttgart, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: www.stuttgart.de

The University of Economy Bydgoszcz

Name: The University of Economy Bydgoszcz

Address: 85-229 Bydgoszcz, Poland

Legal status: n/a

City of Kranj

Name: City of Kranj

Department: Spatial planning department

Address: Slovenski trg, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: www.kranj.si

Urbanistični inštitut Republike Slovenije

Name: Urbanistični inštitut Republike Slovenije

Department: Directorate for Spatial planning, Building and Housing

Address: Trnovski pristan, 1127 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: www.uirs.si

Statutatory City of Ústí nad Labem

Name: Statutatory City of Ústí nad Labem

Address: 401 00 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

Legal status: n/a

VSB - Technical University of Ostrav

Name: VSB - Technical University of Ostrav

Address: 702 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic

Legal status: n/a

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Department for Real Estates and Housing

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SIPRO County Board for Development

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City of Most

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City of Stuttgart

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The University of Economy Bydgoszcz

Manager Coordinating Brownfield Redevelopment Activities

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City of Kranj

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Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia

Manager Coordinating Brownfield Redevelopment Activities

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Statutatory City of Ústí nad Labem

Manager Coordinating Brownfield Redevelopment Activities

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VSB - Technical University of Ostrav

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City of Bydgoszcz

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Project name (EN): Manager Coordinating Brownfield Redevelopment Activities

Project acronym: COBRA MAN

Project start date: 2008-12-01

Project end date: 2011-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 624 696.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 984 381.60

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2007 - 2013 Central Europe

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2014-10-01

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

124 / 124 (100%)

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

1 331 / 1 331 (100%)

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