Brno Metropolitan AreaFrantišek Kubeš

Integration or cooperation? Czech perspective6 258 municipalities

in the CZ

Average population: 1 600

Median: 380

NUTS 5 level – municipal level

NUTS 3 level – regional level

development only within administrative

boundaries – given by legislation

Urban Policy - national perspective

Previous experience in integrated approach and metropolitan planning in Brno

• URBACT II – Joining Forces (2009)

• EUROCITIES – WG Metropolitan Areas, MAIA Study

• EMA forum

• ESPON SPIMA (2017-2018)

Brno Metropolitan Area

Number ofinhabitants (2018)

Total number (167 municipalities)

621 108

Municipalities without Brno

241 581

Brno 379 527

BMA: 53% of inhabitants and

75% of GDP (est.)

of South Moravian Region

Factors taken into account:

Commuting to work Commuting to schoolsMigration flowsPublic Transport AccessibilityIndividual Transport AccessibilitySources: GIS Model

Implementation of ITI instrument1st step: to update functional urban delimitation of BMA (2013) + to establish a dialogue with

municipalities in surroundings

2nd step: to create Integrated strategy for the Brno Metropolitan Area (ITI) + to sign

memorandum on cooperation (2014)

3rd step: to implement projects in BMA in EU 2014-2020 programming period (2016-2023) –

in progress

4th step: Future of ITI and metropolitan cooperation after 2020 – long-term cooperation

regardless of EU funding – in progress (from 2017)

Common long-term goal: learn how to think in a metropolitan way, be aware of benefits

of metropolitan cooperation

Integrated strategy

• purpose: to use ITI – intervention strategy (only for

ESIF) – methodologically led by Ministry of Local

Development

• origin: 2014 – 2015

• December 2015: approved by General Assembly

• February 2016 – October 2016: evaluation process of all

relevant ministries (long duration)

• during October 2016 strategy approved by all relevant

ministries followed by first announcement of ITI calls

Topics of integrated startegyTransport and

mobility

•Transfer terminals, parking systems

• Infrastructure of public transport

•Transport facilities

•Transport telematics

•Regional roadnetwork

•Cycle paths

Environment

•Water protection

• Flood prevention

•Reduction of air pollution load

•Prevention ofwaste disposal

•Material and energy recovery ofwaste

Competitiveness and education

• Support for pro-innovation services R&D results for companies in BMO

•Pre-schooleducation in BMO

•Capacity building and equipment quality for lifelonglearning

Social cohesion

• Improving and developing the network of social and related services

• Infrastructurecapacity of socialand relatedservices

•Building socialhousing

Implementation 2014-2020

ITI for Brno Metropolitan AreaTotal allocation – cca 0,23 bil. €

Individual projects

CLLD

National + local resources

(out of ESIF)

Governance and stakeholder engagement

• Engagement of stakeholders during the designing and impolementation of theintegrated strategy:

memorandum on metropolitan cooperation with Brno, South Moravian Region and 5 municipalities with extended powers signed in 2014 and 2018 (updated, more concrete, plans for 21+)

Steering group – key stakeholders from BMA

Working groups – thematic priorities

Ongoing discussions with stakeholders inside and outside the BMA

Publicity and awareness within BMA (e.g. CLLD – LAGs, expert discussions, publications)

Transfer terminal Zvonařka & tram line Plotní & hot water pipes – example of integrated project

New transfer terminal after reconstruction

New tram line in making

Additional activities

• Atlas of BMA (2014)

• Sociodemographic analysis of municipalities in BMA (2014) –

Census 2011 data

• Transport behavior survey of BMA inhabitants (2016-2017)

• Questionnaire among mayors of municipalities in BMO

(2017) – topics, interest to join, framework for cooperation

• Metropolitan indicator system

• Data.brno.cz (Metropolitan data)

The most important factors for establishing and maintaining a long-term metropolitan cooperation and development of BMA in future

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Strong political leadership on a national level

Other (please specify)

Strong clerical/expert leadership

Strong political leadership on a municipal level

Strong political leadership on a regional level

Ability of consensus and compromise

Balanced representation and decision-making

External financial tools for project funding

Awareness of metropolitan cooperation benefits

Integrated approach and cooperation 2020+

• Continuing of ITI, but aiming for wider development

• Developing of three parallel dimensions ofmetropolitan cooperation:

Material – metropolitan issues

Cultural – awareness, mutual trust

Institutional – forms of cooperation, planningprocess, conceptual documents, forms ofgovernance, legislation etc.

• Metropolitan spatial vision

• Metropolitan expert office/agency

• Metropolitan fund

• Metropolitan law

Future?

Cooperation regardless of EU funding

Cíle?

We are writing a new chapter from the perspective of understanding the term „strategic urban

planning“ in the CZ – revolution of territorial self-governance

Now, the most suitable environment is created in the CZ in its modern history for the long-term

promotion of the concept of metropolitan areas and their institutionalization in regional policy

With the declining share of EU subsidies, the willingness of the municipalities to cooperate will

decrease => it is necessary to look for formalized models of cooperation – e.g. independent legal

entities responsible for metropolitan development

Professional and political consensus on the gradual enforcement of metropolitan development

concept and strong leaders in metropolitan regions remain a key success factor – expert debate in

CZ has just begun

Metropolitan thinking: conclusions

Thank you for your attentionFrantišek Kubeš

kubes.frantisek@brno.cz

iti.brno.cz/en