Metropolitan governance Metropolitan governance & urban-rural relationships in& urban-rural relationships in
the Lille regionthe Lille region
The Lille urban regionThe Lille urban region
A polycentric &A polycentric &crossborder areacrossborder area
London
Paris
Randstad
Ruhrgebiet
Bruxelles
Metz
Strong increase of commuting flows 1999 – 2006
The « metropolisation » processThe « metropolisation » process
population: + 2 % max
jobs: + 10 % max
commuting flows:+ 20 to 25 %
3 scales for 3 scales for metropolitan metropolitan governancegovernancearrangementsarrangements
metropolitan governancemetropolitan governance
A complex A complex institutional institutional landscape:landscape:
2 countries2 countries3 regions3 regions2 departements2 departements2 provinces2 provinces
• 85 municipalities
• 1.2 M. inhabitants
on 660 km²
• Half of communes with less than 5 000 inhabitants
• > 40% of the total population in 4 cities (Lille, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Villeneuve d’Ascq)
Metropolitan governance: communauté urbaineMetropolitan governance: communauté urbaine
a formal body (établissement public de coopération intercommunale) inforced by law in 1966
• in charge of « organising its territory by providing services and facilities »
• « historic » competences: roads, waste, water & sewerage, transport, land-use planning, urban development
• new competences: housing, economic development, green and natural spaces, environment, sport, culture, research
a council of 170 members, elected for 6 years within the local councils
Metropolitan governance: communauté urbaineMetropolitan governance: communauté urbaine
EGTC Eurometropole Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai
2 M inhab.2 M inhab.3500 km²3500 km²
EGTC Eurometropole Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai
Creation of the EGTC on January 22nd 2008
Adhesions• Members (14) :
– 10 Belgian partners: Federal gvt, 2 regions, French commmunity, 2 provinces, 4 intercommunales– 4 French ones: National gvt, Region, departement, LMCU
Statutory arrangements• A general assembly: 84 members• A board: 32 members• An executive committee: 1 chair, 3 vice-chair• An operationnal instrument: the cross-border agency
Operating principles • Double parity
- between France and Belgium - then within Belgium, between French and Dutch-speaking regions
• Application of the French / Dutch bilingualism
Tasks (no transfer of competences)
• ensuring concertation, dialogue and promoting political debate• producing cross-border consistency throughout the entire territory• facilitating, managing and realising projects• facilitating the daily life of the inhabitants
The Lille metropolitan areaThe Lille metropolitan area
3.8 M inhab.3.8 M inhab.7200 km²7200 km²
Association Aire métropolitaine de Lille
Creation December 3rd 2007
Adhesions• Members (15): the French partners• «Observers»: the Belgian partners
Statutory arrangements• A general assembly: 1 representative by partner; the only decision-making body• A board: a chair, a vice-chair and a treasurer• A technical committee, made of officers from the different partners• A permanent team of 3 officers, the Agence and « Mission Bassin Minier » as technical supports
Objectives• Building together a space for co-operation
able to play at the European level a role in keeping with its actual importance.
• Developing the city region as a dynamic and competitive area in the heart of Europewhich bears witness of the values of solidarity, respect towards cultural diversity and responsibility towards the environment.
• Implementing concrete projects aiming at improving the quality of life as well as at increasing the economic opportunities in order to reinforce the city-region’s attractiveness
Schéma directeurmain objectives:
rebuilding the city on
the city
limiting the urban
sprawl
preserving agriculture
developing natural &
recreational spaces
Rural / urban spaces in the metropolitan areaRural / urban spaces in the metropolitan area
o annual crops: 80 % of agricultural lando meadows: 18 % of agricultural lando 47 500 ha: 54 % of the total land surface
Importance of the agricultural land
o diminushing number of farmso decrease of jobso reduction of agricultural land: - 280 ha/year
• an « agricultural metropolitan area »
• an activity in strong mutation
Rural / urban spaces in the metropolitan areaRural / urban spaces in the metropolitan area
A need to protect & develop natural and recreational areas
o protection of biodiversity & water resource
o mixing production and leisure activitieso « farm to table » distribution channelso development of organic farming
current opportunities to develop
partnerships with agriculture
Rural / urban spaces in the metropolitan areaRural / urban spaces in the metropolitan area
Lille is actually just one of many examples of metropolitan area governance in European cities
as proved by the outcomes of the Eurocities Metropolitan areas W. G.
WG metropolitan areas member cities
[email protected]@adu-lille-metropole.org
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