Sustainable Urban Fringes

Programme 2007 - 2013 North Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

SURF focuses on the urban fringe (social /economic/environmental) and developing instruments in which to manage a sustainable urban frindge (UF). In addition, the project aims to put the UF higher on the political agenda within the partner regions, at national and regional governments and at EU level. In most cases the UFs act as the hinterland of the urban centres, are of complex shape with a scattered landscape, administratively fragmented & don’t have distinct identity. UFs are the areas under pressure facing unsustainable growth & expansion. The cities and urban fringes can not be considered in isolation & therefore there is a need of greater integration between various policies and programmes at local, regional & national level to make the urban fringes challenging and more attractive. The partnership brings together various partners across the NSR and city region which would not have been possible with out the support from the programme.

Achievements (EN):

SURF focused on the urban fringe (social /economic/environmental) and developing instruments in which to manage a sustainable urban frindge. In addition, the project aimed to put the Urban Fringes higher on the political agenda within the partner regions, at national and regional governments and at EU level. In most cases the Urban Fringes act as the hinterland of the urban centres, are of complex shape with a scattered landscape, are administratively fragmented and do not have a distinct identity. Overall, Urban Fringes are the areas under pressure facing unsustainable growth and expansion. The cities and urban fringes cannot be considered in isolation, and therefore there is a need of greater integration between various policies and programmes at local, regional and national level to make the urban fringes challenging and more attractive. The partnership brought together various partners across the North Sea Region and city region, which would not have been possible without the support from the programme. Documents Connecting Urban and Rural SURF Final Report SURF Toolkit for Urban Fringe Management Aberdeen Reflection Report province of West Flanders Reflection Report Almelo Reflection Report Province of Antwerp Reflection Report Province of East Flanders Reflection Report Enschede Reflection Report Hamburg Reflection Report Hengelo Reflection Report Description of Green Corridors in Gothenburg Region Report Leeds City Region Conference Report Almelo Slow Moving Traffic Connections Report Norfolk Gaywood Valley Project Report Province of west Flanders Stad-Land-schap Information Sheet Norfolk Gaywood Valley Project Information Sheet Hengelo Weusthag Park Information Sheet Harryda Walking Trails Information Sheet Hamburg Suburbia Project Information Sheet Rondje Enschede Information Sheet Province of East Flanders Spatial Quality Information Sheet Province of Antwerp Laarse Beek Information Sheet Almelo Northern Park Project Information Sheet Aberdeen River Don Corridor Information Sheet SURF SWOT report SURF Information Sheet SURF Leaflet SURF Annual Report 2011 SURF Annual Report 2010 SURF Newsletter 6 SURF Newsletter 5 SURF Newsletter 4 SURF Newsletter 3 SURF Newsletter 2 SURF Newsletter 1 For more information please visit: http://archive.northsearegion.eu/ivb/projects/details/&tid=106&back=yes

Website: http://archive.northsearegion.eu/ivb/home/

Expected Results (EN):

• A set of integrated policy guidelines and approaches towards UF planning, management and development • Hands on insights in & recommendations on the governance of UF as key component of city regions. Leave a legacy of rigorous and accessible learning on the UF. • Transnational exchange of knowledge & experience creating an open dialogue & disseminating information on innovative ideas & achievements.

Thematic information

Urban development Regional planning and development

Partners (16)

Lead Partner: Aberdeen City Council

Address: 2nd Floor Marischal College, Broad Street, AB10 1JY Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Danish Institute of Rural Research & Development

Name: Danish Institute of Rural Research & Development

Address: Niels Bohrs Vej 9, DK-6700 Esbjerg, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

Kolding Kommune

Name: Kolding Kommune

Address: Akseltorv 1, 6000 Kolding, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

City of Hamburg

Name: City of Hamburg

Address: Alter Steinweg 4, 20459 Hamburg, Germany

Legal status: n/a

City of Almelo

Name: City of Almelo

Address: P.O. Box 5100, 7600 GC Almelo, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

Saxion University

Name: Saxion University

Address: P.O. Box 501, 7400 AM Deventer, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

Municipality of Härryda

Name: Municipality of Härryda

Address: Harryda kommun, 43580 MOLNLYCKE, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Province of East Flanders

Name: Province of East Flanders

Address: Gouverneme ntstraat 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Legal status: n/a

Provice of West Flanders

Name: Provice of West Flanders

Address: Peter Benoitstraat 13, 8800 Roeselare, Belgium

Legal status: n/a

Provincie Antwerpen

Name: Provincie Antwerpen

Address: Koningin Elisabeth 22,, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium

Legal status: n/a

Det Syddanske EU-Kontor

Name: Det Syddanske EU-Kontor

Address: Avenue Palmerston 3, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

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City of Hengelo

Name: City of Hengelo

Address: P.O. Box 18, 7550 AA Hengelo, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

City of Enschede

Name: City of Enschede

Address: Postbus 173, 75000AD Enschede, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

City of Bradford

Name: City of Bradford

Address: 68b, North Street, Keighley, BD21 2RY Bradford, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

School of the Built Environment Leeds Metropolitan University

Name: School of the Built Environment Leeds Metropolitan University

Address: Queen Square Coyrt, Civic Quarter, LS2 8AJ Leeds, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Norfolk County Council

Name: Norfolk County Council

Address: Planning and transprotation Dept. County Hall, Martineu Lane, NR1 2SG Norwich, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): Sustainable Urban Fringes

Project acronym: SURF

Project start date: 2009-09-01

Project end date: 2012-08-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 4 376 396.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 188 198.00

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Financing programme

2007 - 2013 North Sea Region

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

2015-12-01

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

78 / 78 (100%)

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

1 021 / 1 021 (100%)

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Sustainable Urban Fringes

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Partners (16)

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