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Metropolitan Governancein the Rhein-Neckar Metropolitan Region- a triangle strategy

Christoph Trinemeier

Chief Regional Planning Officer, Deputy DirectorVerband Region Rhein-NeckarRhein-Neckar Regional Planning Association

Mannheim, 10. Dezember 2014

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The Rhein-Neckar Metropolitan Region - geographical position in Europe and Germany

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• recognized as European Metropolitan Region on

April 28, 2005• 2.4 million inhabitants

Baden-Wuerttemberg: 1.136.000

Hesse: 265.000

Rhineland-Palatinate: 960.000• covering 5.637 km² • 418 inhabitants/ km² • important centres: Mannheim, Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen• 8 urban and 7 rural districts, in total: 290 local authorities

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• seventh biggest economic region in Germany

• 134.000 business companies

• 780.000 employees

• GDP: 29.000€ per head27.000€ national average

• export share: 56% manufactoring industry40% national average

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The Rhein-Neckar Metropolitan Region- located at the intersection of three German federal states

Rhineland-Palatinate

Hesse

Baden-Wuerttemberg

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Regional Governance Rhein-Neckar: the idea behind

• Not creating new administrative levels but establishing new forms of cooperation

• overcoming administrative borders

• flexible constellation of actors from economy, science, politics and administration “flexible geometry”

• various forms of governance arrangements:

- different regional conditions, historical development and socio-cultural factors require different

organisational structures

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Rhein-Neckar as an evolved region- the history of joint regional development

Vision 2025 passed as an update of Vision 2015 2009

Institutionalisation of joint regional development2006

Amendent of the new Rhein-Neckar-Treaty2005

Vision 2015 agreed by politics and economy2002

The ‘Regionalgespräch’ (round table) of regional key players2000

Foundation of ‘Rhein-Neckar-Dreieck e.V.’1989

Foundation of ‘Regional Planning Association’1970

1st Rhein-Neckar Treaty signed by the 3 federal states1969

Foundation of a municipal working group 1951

Accreditation as European Metropolitan Region2005

5 years Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar2010

Quelle: Foto-Studio Meinberg

Quelle: Stadtarchiv Mannheim

Quelle: Eigene

VISION 2025 realized2025

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The „Verband Region Rhein-Neckar“(Rhein-Neckar Regional Planning Association),corporation under public law, democratically legitimated, is the forum of political decision-making

The Association „Zukunft Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar e.V.“with over 760 members from economy, science and politics provides idealistic and financial support for regional initiatives and strengthens the regional cooperation

The „Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar GmbH“(Limited Company) is responsible for the implementation of joint regional development projects

Three institutions for joint regional development

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The „Zukunft Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar e.V.“

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The „Zukunft Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar e.V.“ensures a continuous strategic dialogue

Managing committee

Politics Science

Economy

Chief Executives,

Managing Directors

University principals

Heads of research institutes

Media

Lord Mayors, Mayors

District Administrators

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Network for Healthcare

Competence Centre for medicine technology

Energy Efficiency Cluster

Management

Sports Region Rhein-Neckar

BioRegion Rhein Neckar

compatibility of family and working life

Technologies for Information and Communication

Working Committee for

Real Estate

Working Committee for a Cultural Vision

2015

Network for citizens‘

involvement

Working Committee for Regional Labor Market

Policy

Congresses, fairs, sports and cultural events

Nanotechnology

Competence Centre for Environmental

Excellence

Working Committee for

Archive

Start-up Centre

European Forum for Chambers of Commerce

Cooperation for students‘ vocational

qualification

Competence Centre for modern

production systems

Working Committee for Energy Supply

Automotive Cluster

Network for regional trade associations

Strong regional network- bundling the regional forces

Initiative for Youth and Science

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The „Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar GmbH“

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The Metropolitan Rhein-Neckar GmbH - Stakeholder structure

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Rhein-NeckarRegional Association

The Association Zukunft Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar

Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar GmbH

Stakeholder decisions at the A.G.M.

OfficesChambers of Industry and CommerceChambers of Handicrafts

3 Chambers of Industry and Commerce

2 Chambers of Handicrafts

OfficeVerband Region Rhein-Neckar

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Key activities

public relations

coordination

projects

• labour market

• regional marketing

• cluster management

• E-Government

• networking

• civic participation

• product placement

• accentuation of the regions‘

strength

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The „Verband Region Rhein-Neckar“

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„Verbands-Versammlung“

93 members

(District Adminstrators,Lord Mayors, Mayors)

Council of Elders

„Planungs-ausschuss“

„Ausschuss fürRegionalent-wicklung und

-management“

„Verwaltungsrat“

elects „Verbandsdirektor“

administration

The Verband Region Rhein-Neckaras forum of political decision-making

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Competences of the Verband Region Rhein-Neckar in accordance with the Rhein-Neckar treaty

Regional Plan Rhein-Neckar Regional Plan Rhein-Neckar

transport planning

transport planning

energy supply concepts

energy supply concepts

landscape development

landscape development

regional congresses,

fairs,cultural and

sports events

regional congresses,

fairs,cultural and

sports events

tourismus marketing

tourismus marketing

economic promotion

regional marketing

economic promotion

regional marketing

European cooperation

European cooperation

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Metropolitan Governance in the Rhein-Neckar Metropolitan Region means:

• cooperation between economy, science, politics and administration across 3 federal state’s borders

 

Unique feature in the Rhein-Neckar Metropolitan Region: • The mandate territory of the Verband Region Rhein-Neckar is

congruent with the Metropolitan Region’s territory

• A regional “parliament” (the “Verbandsversammlung”) unites the political heads of 15 cities and districts which ensures best possible implementation of political decisions

• regional planning and regional development go hand in hand, empowered by a unique model of public-private partnership

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„The MetropolitanRegion Rhein-Neckar is known and recognized as one of the most attractive and

competitive regions in Europe in 2025 .“

MetropolitanRegion Rhein-Neckar - Vision 2025

3 Institutions

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Thank you for your attention!

further information on www.m-r-n.com

Alliance of strong partners

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• Regional Planning as a key-task

Tasks

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nPreparation of a common regional plan- challenges

• coordinating the differing planning laws

• standardising the planning processes

• harmonizing the differing planning philosophies across state boundaries

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