Cityfestival Walkshop My Block Is Your Block Presentation

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK?
The future of large housing estates

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REVIVING HIGH RISE BLOCKS FOR COHESIVE
AND GREEN NEIGHBOURHOODS
MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7 MAY 2015

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Reviving High Rise Blocks for cohesive
and Green Neighbourhoods
THE RE-BLOCK NETWORK

COMPRISED 10 PARTNER CITIES
HOUSING ESTATES BUILT IN THE 1970
AND EARLY 1980
ESTATES DETERIORATED
PHYSICALLY AND SOCIALLY AND
ECONOMICALLY IN RECENT YEARS
THE PROJECT WAS USED TO LEARN
ABOUT WAYS OF TURNING THESE
ESTATES INTO SUSTAINABLE LIVING
ENVIRONMENTS BY OVERCOMING
THE PROBLEMS OF THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT, SPATIAL
SEGREGATION, SOCIAL EXCLUSION
AND LACK OF FUNCTIONAL
DIVERSITY
BEYOND SIMILARITIES EVERY ESTATE
HAS ITS OWN STORY TO TELL

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BUDAPEST
IMPROVE THE HOUSING

ESTATES REPUTATION AND
IMAGE SIGNIFICANTLY
INVOLVEMENT OF THE
RESIDENTS IN REGENERATION
ISSUES AND IMPROVE THEIR
SENSE OF OWNERSHIP FOR THE
DISTRICT THEY LIVE IN

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GELSENKIRCHEN
SAFEGUARDING THE RESULTS OF
PREVIOUS REGENERATION
PROGRAMME AND FURTHER
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE
(ENERGY EFFICIENCY, FACILITIES)

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IASI
TO USE THE MODEL OF
INTEGRATED AND
PARTICIPATORY PLANNING
FOR THE REGENERATION OF
THE TARGET AREA
DEVELOPED IN THE
FRAMEWORK OF THE
PROJECT IN OTHER
RESPECTIVE AREAS OF THE
CITY

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KOMOTINI
REDUCING SPATIAL AND SOCIAL
SEGREGATION IN A
MULTICULTURAL TOWN

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MAGDEBURG
SHRINKING CITY AND

DECLINING NUMBER OF
RESIDENCE LIVING ON THE
ESTATE
THE CHALLENGE WAS HOW
TO ORGANISE THE
SHRINKING PROCESS IN
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
WHEN THE SINGLE OWNERS
OF THE HOUSING ESTATE
DECIDED ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF THEIR
PROPERTY TAKING ONLY
ECONOMIC ASPECTS INTO
CONSIDERATION

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MALAGA
TO OVERCOME THE SPATIAL
AND SOCIAL ISOLATION OF
THE ESTATE AND MAKE IT A
NORMALISED DISTRICT
AND INTEGRAL PART OF THE
CITY

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ROME
NEW GOVERNANCE MODEL TO BE
DEVELOPED FOR THE
REGENERATION OF THE AREA
LOCAL ACTIONS TO TRIGGER LOCAL
MICRO ECONOMIES AND SOCIAL
INCLUSION INITIATIVES

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SALFORD
THE ESTATE COMPRISED
MAINLY SOCIAL HOUSING
WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF
THE TENANTS WHO ARE
ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE
IMPROVE INDIVIDUALS
FEELINGS OF SELF-ESTEEM,
CULTURE AND BEHAVIOUR IN
ORDER TO ENGAGE IN
MEANINGFUL ACTIVITY AND
CONTRIBUTE TO PHYSICAL
AND MENTAL HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING

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SDERTLJE
SEGREGATED AND
DEGRADED SUBURBAN
AREA WHERE 75% OF THE
RESIDENTS ARE MIGRANTS
TO DEVELOP AN
ECOLOGICAL MODEL OF A
SAFE, THRIVING AND
ATTRACTIVE
NEIGHBOURHOOD
COMMUNITY

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VILNIUS
TO FIND INNOVATIVE
WAYS OF ESTATE
REGENERATION IN THE
SITUATION WHEN LAND IS
OWNED BY THE STATE,
PLANNING AND
MAINTENANCE
ENTRUSTED TO THE CITY
AND 96% OF FLATS ARE
PRIVATELY OWNED

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Key Words
AS A RESULT OF THE AREA BASED ACTION PLANNING PARTNERS

IDENTIFIED KEY WORDS - SUCCESS FACTORS - IN RELATION TO THE
FUTURE OF THE HOUSING ESTATES:
LONG TERM STRATEGIC VISION
INTEGRATED APPROACH
SUSTAINABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
GOVERNANCE
MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

SUCCESS FACTORS:
LONG TERM, STRATEGIC VISION
STEPHAN WESTERMANN, MAGDEBURG

MAGDEBURG NEU OLVENSTEDT
Strategic planning and Quarter Agreement


Stratetgic planning and Quarter Agreement



Neighbourhood agreement / urban contract Neu Olvenstedt
In 2008 the overall goals as well as every single measure of the

municipality, the housing companies, the utility companies for energy and
water and the company for public transport was appointed in a contract.
The contract has a term till the year 2020.
The contract also includes an agreement, to meet once a year and to
monitor the process and the realisation of the investment promises and ti
add new measures.
The contract is open to the public. It can be read via internet and once a
year there is a residential meeting where the realisation, the changes and
new projects will be presented and discussed.
Appendix
Where? What? Who? When? Financing

Planning Process
1. Workshop with public and private property owners:
Main Topic: Plans and goals of the owners
First draft of an urban master plan
2. Workshop with an extended number of participants: residential action group,
social institutions, )
Topics: SWOT Analyses, detail-planning
Second draft
3. Public meeting and discussion, public walk
Concept



SUCCESS FACTORS:
INTEGRATED APPROACH
MELINDA BENK, BUDAPEST

INTEGRATED APPROACH
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integrated approach
combining or coordinating separate
elements so as to provide a harmonious,
interrelated whole
international fundamentals
of mass housing policy
somewhere at the end of 60s / jpalota, Budapest
post-war economy
housing shortage / social question
modern urban and architectural theory
technological innovation / industry

INTEGRATED APPROACH
individual stories
Western /// Central-Eastern Europe

1990 fall of the Berlin wall
divergence
geopolitics, privatisation, ..
2004 EU Enlargement
convergence
importance of integrated urban
development policy
For us, integrated urban development policy means simultaneous and fair consideration of the concerns
and interests which are relevant to urban development. Integrated urban development policy is a process
in which the spatial, sectorial and temporal aspects of key areas of urban policy are co-ordinated. The
involvement of economic actors, stakeholders and the general public is essential.
Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities, 2007

INTEGRATED APPROACH
vertical and horizontal integration

European Union sectors / actors
URBACT solution: Local Support Groups
country RE-Block+: knowledge ambassadors
region
city
neighbourhood RE-Block integrated approach

housing estate governance / partners
built environment
building social environment

INTEGRATED APPROACH
What have we learned from each-other?

technical renovation is not enough / Magdeburg, Budapest, Salford, Vilnius, Sdertalje,
I. policy recommendation: not just about the buildings
Budapest / H Vilnius / Li

INTEGRATED APPROACH

importance of community building and participation / Malaga, Vilnius, Magdeburg, Roma,
II. policy recommendation: governance, together with the residents
Magdeburg / D Iasi / Ro

INTEGRATED APPROACH

integration of economy factor / Gelsenkirchen, Komotini, Malaga, Magdeburg, Budapest, Salford,
III. policy recommendation: good quality housing underpins good health and wellbeing
Salford / UK Riga / Lt

SUCCESS FACTORS:
RUTA MATONIENE, VILNIUS

ZIRMUNAI TRIANGLE, VILNIUS
VILNIUS IS FACING SIGNIFICANT

CHALANGES TO ITS QUALITY OF LIFE
ENVIRONMENTAL:
CARBON EMISION large housing
estates with low energy efficiency,
high number of cars;
USE OF RESOURCES low density,
misbalance of working and living
places, inadequate space used for
parking
SOCIAL:
COHESION lack of quality public
spaces, low sense of community, no
traditions of inclusive planning;
HEALTH aging population in large
housing estates.
INSTITUTIONAL:
GOVERNANCE 97% of households'
are private, majority of land owned by
state have to be managed by city;
GEOGRAPHICAL DISPARITIES - low
density, urban sprawl.

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COMPREHANSIVE AREA RENOVATION :
PLANNING OF AREA:
Urban vision created;
Integrated planning of public spaces,
greeneries, traffic organization, retrofitting;
Comprehensive space planning has been
started;
SOCIAL INCLUSION:
Created platform of local stockholders,
active residences, social actors;
Raised interest in participatory planning
and awareness ;
Introduction of small scale activities.
INSTITUTIONAL PARTICIPATION:
Information campaign, cross-institutional
working team;
Planning of complementary financial
resources (EU, national, local, private);
New policy framework started;
Discussion on parking fee, initiated by
local residents.

THE INTERACTIVE MAP OF THE ACTUAL ENERGY

CONSUMPTION CLASS
KEY FOCUS POINT OF HOUSING
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM:
How to improve the senses of ownership?
How to built the trust among the actors (owners,
government, municipality, stake-holders and etc.)?
How to make renovation more complex (inhabitant
participating; financially attractive and etc.);
MAP PROVIDES INFORMATION ON 4,799 HEAT

UNITS ON ACTUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION,
GROUPED IN 6 CATEGORIES BY COLOR
WWW.VILNIUS.LT
INTERACTIVE MAP TOOL TO ENCUREG:

To compare how much heat a building consumes
during different heating seasons,;
To compare data with buildings in the
neighborhood;
To become familiar with additional information.


SUCCESS FACTORS:
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
JON SWITTERS, MALAGA

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Main Problem Areas I/V
UNEMPLOYMENT
Palma Palmilla has an

unemployment rate of
approximately 75-80%
reaching almost 90 %
amongst youth

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Main Problem Areas II/V
POVERTY
It is estimated that
approximately 50% of
people live below
poverty threshold, less
than 160 euros / month

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Main Problem Areas III/V
CITIZEN SECURITY
Palma Palmilla is unsafe,

but above all it has a
reputation of being a city
without laws.

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Main Problem Areas IV/V
POOR PREVIOUS
URBAN PLANNING
Unstructured territory
where the green spaces,
public infrastructure and
streets are distributed
without any apparent
logic

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Main Problem Areas V/V
EDUCATION
School absenteeism,
early school leavers, poor
performance of students,
little continuation to
further education

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The Key
CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT IS KEY!
San Juan Celebrations in Palma Palmilla

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Getting Started
DIVE INTO THE TARGET AREA
Social Opinion
boards
Maps
Personal Involve
and group people
interviews of all
ages
Social Map Palma Palmilla 2006

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Getting Organised
ESTABLISH A SOLID
PARTICIPATIVE STRUCTURE
Structure of the Participative Process

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Getting Things Done
DEVELOP, PRIORITISE AND APPROVE PROPOSALS
Targeted
Working
Groups: to
develop
proposals to
resolve
problems
Neighbourhood
Assemblies: to
decide, debate
and prioritise
proposals
Social Map Palma Palmilla 2006

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Example 1
IMPROVING THE IMAGE OF THE AREA

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Example 2
IMPROVING THE SECURITY OF THE AREA

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Example 3
DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY SPIRIT

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One Step Closer
Our objective is that Palma Palmilla becomes a normal district, with

the resources and cohabitation that can be found in other areas of the City of Malaga

SUCCESS FACTORS:
GOVERNANCE
GNES BHNYEY, BUDAPEST

GOVERNANCE
Concerning estate regeneration
DIVERSE AND INTERLINKING PROBLEMS CLASSIC

GOVERNMENT ARRANGEMENTS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE TO
TACKLE THEM
RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE PROBLEMS
LAYS WITH VARIOUS ACTORS, STAKEHOLDERS
INCLUDING THE RESIDENTS
PROCESS TO SHARE THIS KNOWLEDGE AND HELP
DECISION MAKING
COMPREHENSIVE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL
GOVERNANCE SYSTEM INTEGRATED PROGRAMME
PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
MUNICIPAL LEVEL IS THE FOCAL POINT LEADERSHIP
(POLITICIANS AND ADMINISTRATION)

GOVERNANCE
Good example: Gelsenkirchen

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MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK?

The future of large housing estates

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7 MAY 2015

THE RE-BLOCK NETWORK

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7 MAY 2015

IMPROVE THE HOUSING

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7 MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7 MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7 MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7 MAY 2015

SHRINKING CITY AND

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7 MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7 MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7 MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7 MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7 MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7 MAY 2015

AS A RESULT OF THE AREA BASED ACTION PLANNING PARTNERS

LONG TERM STRATEGIC VISION

SUSTAINABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

Neighbourhood agreement / urban contract Neu Olvenstedt

In 2008 the overall goals as well as every single measure of the

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

Western /// Central-Eastern Europe

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

vertical and horizontal integration

neighbourhood RE-Block integrated approach

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

What have we learned from each-other?

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

What have we learned from each-other?

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

What have we learned from each-other?

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

VILNIUS IS FACING SIGNIFICANT

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

RE- BLOCK PROJECT - PLATFORM FOR

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

THE INTERACTIVE MAP OF THE ACTUAL ENERGY

MAP PROVIDES INFORMATION ON 4,799 HEAT

INTERACTIVE MAP TOOL TO ENCUREG:

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7. MAY 2015

Palma Palmilla has an

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7 MAY 2015

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7 MAY 2015

Palma Palmilla is unsafe,

MY BLOCK IS YOUR BLOCK? 7 MAY 2015