Medium Sized Cities in Dialogue around the Baltic Sea

Programme 2000 - 2006 Baltic Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

The project objective was to foster balanced spatial development by sustaining the development of medium-sized cities. Within this objective the project aimed at exploration of urban restructuring processes, formulation of recommendation for interlinking of local and national strategies and for economic, environmental and social development of the medium sized cities. This work was to be achieved through cooperation of newly formed network of medium sized cities, facilitating exchange of experiences and mutual learning. The project is closely related to the VASAB initiatives, first and foremost the former Interreg IIC project Urban Systems and Urban Networking in the Baltic Sea Region (USUN). USUN showed that a most crucial challenge of urban and regional development within the BSR is the development of the small and medium sized cities outside the national core areas. The MECIBS project will run for 3 years via 6 conferences on different locations in the BSR. At the conferences cities present experiences on planning and development - and the researchers present comparative outlooks on planning practices and development patterns. Recommendations for local strategies as well as national and EU regional policies will be prepared. The project focuses on how the medium sized cities are threatened by changes in their economic base and key urban functions and how they cope with the challenges of restructuring. The interplay between city and its regional hinterland is emphasised and so are the endogenous capabilities and the interplay between local and national policy measures. Another focus is the social, demographic and environmental problems caused by urban restructuring and hence the need for sustainable strategies in urban revitalisation. Finally, the impacts and prospects of transnational networking between cities and urban regions in the BSR will be analysed taking its point of departure in a case study on industrial links between Danish and Polish/Lithuanian industrial districts within the branch of textile.

Achievements (EN):

The performance of the network was very efficient: within the project lifetime 6 conferences and 7 seminars were organised, touching upon the different aspects of medium sized cities development. Involved partners visited each other very often so now they better understand their common grounds as well as slight differences between their cities. The formal agreement between 3 city partners has been concluded with the goal to form a subsidiary networking-project within education field; another concluded agreement is on conducting a sub study on out-sourcing. A data base has been established by cities and researchers presenting information on urban profiles on key statistics and key subjects. 11 case-study reports on the cities involved were drafted, 16 professional publications released, 71 recommendations formulated and communicated to the respective stakeholders at the project events and in the publicity materials (10 project brochures, 1 leaflet and 55 thematic presentations, 2 websites active after project termination

Thematic information

Urban development Governance, partnership New products and services

Partners (36)

Lead Partner: Danish Forest and Landscape Research Institute

Address: Hørsholm Kongevej 11, 2970 Hørsholm, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

Valka City

Name: Valka City

Address: Seminara Str. 29, 4700 Valka, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Department of Geography, University of Latvia

Name: Department of Geography, University of Latvia

Address: 10, Alberta St., 1010 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Kuldiga City

Name: Kuldiga City

Address: Pilsetas Laukums 2, 3301 Kuldiga, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Kronhstadt City

Name: Kronhstadt City

Address: 197760 Kronhstadt, Russia

Legal status: n/a

Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning

Name: Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning

Address: Flakenstrasse 28-31, 15537 Erkner, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Nakskov City

Name: Nakskov City

Address: Axeltorv 6, 4900 Nakskov City, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

Bauska City

Name: Bauska City

Address: Uzvaras str. 6, 3901 Bauska, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Public Science Academy, Tallinn

Name: Public Science Academy, Tallinn

Address: Kase 61, 12012 Tallinn, Estonia

Legal status: n/a

Sillamäe City

Name: Sillamäe City

Address: Kesk 27, 40232 Sillam, Estonia

Legal status: n/a

Radviliskis City

Name: Radviliskis City

Address: Ausros A. 10, 5120 Radviliskis, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Kedainiai City

Name: Kedainiai City

Address: J. Basanavicius str. 36, 5030 Kedainiai, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Lebork City

Name: Lebork City

Address: Armii Krajowej 14, 84300 Lebork, Poland

Legal status: n/a

Chojnice City

Name: Chojnice City

Address: Stary Rynek 1, 89600 Chojnice, Poland

Legal status: n/a

Salo City

Name: Salo City

Address: PL 77, Tehdaskatu 1, 24101 Salo, Finland

Legal status: n/a

Nordregio, Nordic Centre for Spatial Planning

Name: Nordregio, Nordic Centre for Spatial Planning

Address: SE-11186 Stockholm, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Nyköping City

Name: Nyköping City

Address: Stadshuset, 61183 Nyköping, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Institute for Regional and Urban Planning in Belarus

Name: Institute for Regional and Urban Planning in Belarus

Address: Varvasheni Street 81, 2200002 Minsk, Belarus

Legal status: n/a

Volkovisk District Administration

Name: Volkovisk District Administration

Address: Dzerzinskogo str. 3, 231900 Volkovisk, Belarus

Legal status: n/a

Sortavala City

Name: Sortavala City

Address: Kirova Street 11, 186790 Sortavala, Russia

Legal status: n/a

Smorgon District Executive Committee

Name: Smorgon District Executive Committee

Address: Lenin Street 5, 231000 Smorgon, Belarus

Legal status: n/a

Pskov City

Name: Pskov City

Address: 180000 Pskov, Russia

Legal status: n/a

Vöru City

Name: Vöru City

Address: Jüri 11, 65620 Vöru, Estonia

Legal status: n/a

Urban Design Dep.Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Name: Urban Design Dep.Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Address: Sauletekio ave 11, 2040 Vinius, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Lappeenranta City

Name: Lappeenranta City

Address: PL 11, 53101 Lappeenranta, Finland

Legal status: n/a

Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, Helsinki University of Technology (HUT)

Name: Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, Helsinki University of Technology (HUT)

Address: PL 9300, 02015 Espoo, Finland

Legal status: n/a

Dep.of Regional Planning, Royal Institute of Technology

Name: Dep.of Regional Planning, Royal Institute of Technology

Address: Fiskartorpsvägen 15A, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Lomonosov

Name: Lomonosov

Address: 40, Dvortsovy av., 189510 St. Petersburg, Russia

Legal status: public

Kobrin City

Name: Kobrin City

Address: Sg. Lenina 3, 225306 Kobrin, Belarus

Legal status: n/a

Vyborg City

Name: Vyborg City

Address: Sovetskaya 12, 188900 Vyborg, Russia

Legal status: n/a

Leontieff Centre

Name: Leontieff Centre

Address: Antonenko per. 6B, 190000 St. Petersburg, Russia

Legal status: n/a

Randers City

Name: Randers City

Address: Laksetorvet, 8900 Randers, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

Centre for European Studies, Southern Denmark University

Name: Centre for European Studies, Southern Denmark University

Address: Grundtvigs Allé 150, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

Chamber of Commerce and Industry Herning - Ikast - Brande

Name: Chamber of Commerce and Industry Herning - Ikast - Brande

Address: Birk Centerpark 7, 7400 Herning, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

Department of Geography, University of Copenhagen

Name: Department of Geography, University of Copenhagen

Address: Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

Kokkola City

Name: Kokkola City

Address: PL 43, Kauppatori 1, 67101 Kokkola, Finland

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): Medium Sized Cities in Dialogue around the Baltic Sea

Project acronym: MECIBS

Project start date: 2002-06-24

Project end date: 2005-09-23

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 940 748.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 580 374.00

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Financing programme

2000 - 2006 Baltic Sea Region

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

2019-07-08

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

136 / 136 (100%)

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

3 143 / 3 143 (100%)

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Medium Sized Cities in Dialogue around the Baltic Sea

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