Field of activity: "Land":
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Topic:
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Prerequisites of Municipal Cooperation in the Münster Region
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City: |
Münster |
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Field of activity: |
Economical Land Management
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Project description:
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The scope of action for sustainable town development is not only
determined by decisions and strategies made locally but also by the
development strategies of the neighbouring councils. If the core city in
the region restricts the priority for new housing land development, there is
a risk that the neighbouring communes will react to the increased peri-urban
migration by releasing land generously and offering "alternative sites". By
this procedure, sub-urbanization processes can be intensified.
Considering this background, the central questions for this pilot project
remain:
- What comprises the "value" generated by inter-municipal
cooperation?
- How can joint decision-making processes in the region be achieved?
- What does "sustainable development" mean according to the
standards set in the urban region of Münster?
This pilot project has confirmed the experiences made in similar cases and
completed three phases:
- preparatory steps (meetings with representatives of the municipal
government, the suburban communities and the counties, appointment of a
neutral moderator).
- organising an exchange of mutual interests to localise common ground
(three workshops on "trade, housing and the municipal region");
- independence and handing over (agreement on further meetings regarding
commercial areas and on joint migration surveys.)
At the regional level, intensive links and the growing significance as
a "joint location" are the reasons which make cooperation so
interesting. The most important item of exchange is information; mutual respect
is of basic importance to overcome reservations.
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Current status: |
The project is terminated
and the final report available.
The structures of cooperation which were established during the process to
be proved robust even though there were replacements among the participating
mayors. The project managed to establish reliable working relations between
the communes.
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Interactivity: |
Strategies in inter-municipal
housing area cooperation/regional housing market |
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Contact: |
Reinhard Hopp, tel. +49-251-492-6117,
Dr. Thomas Hauff, tel. +49-251-492-6135, Office of Town Planning
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Contractors: |
Ursula Stein, Office
for Regional Planning and Communication Frankfurt am Main
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Duration: |
1998 - 1999 |
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Additional information: |
Graphik "Der Arbeitsprozess" (
"The Working Process", only German version available)
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