AlpCity Project Final Report Introduction to the Report and Working Session

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AlpCity Project Final Report Introduction to
the Report and Working Session

• PPs and SSC Experts Joint Meeting
• Turin, 6th June 2006
• Antonella Convertino

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The Final Project Report

• What it is
• Its function
• State of the art
• Its structure in relation to the meeting agenda
• Summary and missing items
• Deadlines and criticalities
• Conclusions

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What it is

• This report is the final document of the AlpCity
  Project it summarises the project purposes and
  records all the project outputs together with the
  results achieved.

• It is addressed to
• all the actors involved in the AlpCity Project
• the supporting institutions and their monitoring
  bodies
• external subjects interested in the experiment

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Its function

• It is the main tool for comparing results and
  initial objectives.
• It is an assessment instrument to finally
  evaluate the Project quality and effectiveness.

• It is conceived as a bridge between the almost
  concluded project and its potential prosecution
  and developments.

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Its function

• For these reasons it must be drafted as much
  accurately as possible.
• All the Partners, the SSC Experts and the
  consultants involved in the case studies are
  invited to actively collaborate for this result.
• Since there is only a draft any suggestion,
  constructive criticism or proposal will be taken
  into a great consideration.

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The state of the art
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The state of the art
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The state of the art
To be finalised by the end of June
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Structure

• a paper document
• published in English
• available on line (www.alpcity.it)
• distributed during the AlpCity Final Conference
  in October 2006

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Structure

• TABLE OF CONTENTS (not detailed)
• Overview
• Part one. The AlpCity Project in the framework
  of the Interreg IIIB Alpine Space Programme
• Part two. The AlpCity Project Empirical
  Approach 21 Case Studies
• Part three. Policy implications and guidelines
  with prospects of future scenarios
• Annexes

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The structure in relation to the meeting agenda
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PPs SSC Meeting AGENDA
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PPs SSC Meeting AGENDA
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The Final Project Report
PPs SSC Meeting AGENDA
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The Final Project Report
PPs SSC Meeting AGENDA
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Structure
PART ONE
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Structure
Part one.

• The AlpCity Project in the framework of the
  Interreg IIIB Alpine Space Programme
• Introduction
• Cadrage Problematique (Framework of critical
  issues)
• From Best Practices to a Common Strategy
• Beyond best practicing the transfer of lessons
  learned
• The Common Strategy of the AlpCity Project
• Transfer within the AlpCity network
• Features of the Regional Urban Observatory

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Structure
Part one.
The AlpCity Project in the framework of the
Interreg IIIB Alpine Space Programme

• Introduction
• The European Spatial Development Perspective
  (ESDP) as an overall framework of AlpCity
• The Alpine Convention
• The System for Observatory and Information on the
  Alps (SOIA)
• The Community Initiative Interreg
• The Interreg IIIB Alpine Space Programme
• AlpCity within the framework of Interreg IIIB
• to be continued

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Structure
Part one.
The AlpCity Project in the framework of the
Interreg IIIB Alpine Space Programme

• The AlpCity case studies as a central
  contribution to the objectives of the Alpine
  Space Programme
• Synergies between AlpCity and other Alpine Space
  projects
• Synergies between AlpCity and the Alpine
  Convention
• The AlpCity overall strategy
• Specific recommandations concerning small alpine
  towns
• The case studies methodology

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Structure
Part one.
The AlpCity Project in the framework of the
Interreg IIIB Alpine Space Programme

• Cadrage problematique
• Crises and resources of the small alpine towns
• Defining a small town
• The functional analysis and its limits
• The small town between persistency and events
• A characterology of the small town
• The new fields of the small town
• A new destiny for the small town?
• What are the alpine peculiarities?
• Ouverture
• to be continued

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Structure
Part one.
The AlpCity Project in the framework of the
Interreg IIIB Alpine Space Programme
Cadrage problematique Comments about
methodological aspects of projects description
and analysis
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Structure
Part one.
The AlpCity Project in the framework of the
Interreg IIIB Alpine Space Programme

• From Best Practices to a Common Strategy
• The AlpCity objective a Common Strategy made up
  with Best Practices
• Performing and spreading Best Practices the
  challenge of innovation
• Requisites of a Best Practice for sustainability
  first principles
• Selection criteria for Best Practices with a view
  to creating a Regional Urban Observatory in
  accordance with the UN Habitat
• Adaptation to the specific AlpCity Project issues
  

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Structure
Part one.
The AlpCity Project in the framework of the
Interreg IIIB Alpine Space Programme

• Beyond best practicing the transfer of lessons
  learned
• What do we mean by the transfer of lessons
  learned through Best Practices?
• First principles
• The role of networking
• Transfer Stages
• Transfer feasibility
• Transfer methods
• Monitoring and evaluating a transfer
  effectiveness
• Lessons learned from the transfer procedure

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Structure
Part one.
The AlpCity Project in the framework of the
Interreg IIIB Alpine Space Programme

• The Common Strategy of the AlpCity Project
• Why do we need a Common Strategy?
• A synergetic network
• Basic concepts concerning the evaluation of
  socio-economic programmes through the use of
  indicators
• Towards an evaluation of the economic, social and
  environmental sustainability
• Targets and effectiveness of Best Practices
• Ex ante, in itinere and ex post evaluation
• The framework of AlpCity Common Strategy
• How to define the content of the Common Strategy
  in terms of Best Practices

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Structure
Part one.
The AlpCity Project in the framework of the
Interreg IIIB Alpine Space Programme

• Transfer within the AlpCity network
• Should we transfer Best Practices or common
  strategy?
• From government to governance and back
• Transfer to regional and provincial authorities
  and mountain communities
• Transfer to local councils
• Bringing out BPs and hidden skills
• Transfer and the AlpCity RUO

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Structure
Part one.
The AlpCity Project in the framework of the
Interreg IIIB Alpine Space Programme

• Features of the Regional Urban Observatory
• From the AlpCity Interreg Project to the AlpCity
  Regional Urban Observatory (AlpCityRUO)
• What is a Regional Urban Observatory?
• The functions of a Regional Urban Observatory
• The AlpCityRUO a transnational network of Local
  Urban Observatories
• International cooperation

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Structure
PART TWO
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Structure
Part two.

• The AlpCity Project empirical approach 21 case
  studies
• Introduction
• Work Package 5. Economic development
• Work Package 6. Services and quality of life
• Work Package 7. Urban environment
• Work Package 8. Cooperation among towns

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Structure
Part two.
The AlpCity Project empirical approach 21 case
studies

• Introduction
• The selection of 21 case studies
• Form 1 Partners introduction
• Form 2 Description of the concerned territory
• Form 3 Description of local activities within
  AlpCity
• Evaluation of case studies by the SSC Experts

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Structure
Part two.
The AlpCity Project empirical approach 21 case
studies

• Work Package 5. Economic development
• Introduction
• Case studies cards
• Experimentation of innovative actions for
  preserving the commercial services (Lombardy
  Region)
• Experimentation of innovative actions for trade
  and handicraft integration (Lombardy Region)
• Local Development and the Olympic Winter Games
  legacy (Piedmont Region)
• Creation/implementation of trade sites and
  development of tourist industry (Municipality of
  Grainau)
• Future Tourism in Saint-Maurice (Municipality
  of St Maurice and Haute École Valaisanne)
• Strategies for an integrated tourism
  (Municipality of Tschlin)

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Structure
Part two.
The AlpCity Project empirical approach 21 case
studies

• Work Package 6. Services and quality of life
• Introduction
• Case studies cards
• Network of multimedia public libraries
  (Provincial Government of Lower Austria)
• Network of youth in small-medium alpine towns
  (Provincial Government of Lower Austria)
• The international mountain school of the Maritime
  Alps (Piedmont Region)
• Improvement and promotion of services with a
  special focus on youths needs and interests
  (Municipality of Grainau)

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Structure
Part two.
The AlpCity Project empirical approach 21 case
studies

• Work Package 7. Urban environment
• Introduction
• Case studies cards
• Recovery of abandoned areas (Friuli Venetia Julia
  Autonomous Region)
• Environmental Certification  (Friuli Venetia
  Julia Autonomous Region)
• The renewal of abandoned hamlets in mountain
  areas (Piedmont Region)
• Living in mountain areas (Piedmont Region)
• Enhancing the image of the longitudinal axis in
  the Jura mountains (Franche-Comté Region)
• .to be continued

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Structure
Part two.
The AlpCity Project empirical approach 21 case
studies

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• Enhancing the image of and promoting cultural
  historical sites for the reinforcement of the
  regional attractiveness (Franche-Comté Region)
• Improving local aspect such as better traffic
  routes in downtown areas (Municipality of
  Grainau)
• Renovation and optimum use of abandoned rural
  buildings once used for production purposes
  (Venetia Region)

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Structure
Part two.
The AlpCity Project empirical approach 21 case
studies

• Work Package 8. Cooperation among towns
• Introduction
• Case studies cards
• Experiences of little towns in different mountain
  areas in Rhône-Alpes Region (Jura, Massif
  Central) (Rhône-Alpes Region)
• Technical assistance to little mountain towns
  (Rhône-Alpes Region)
• Research on the territorial organisation of
  Franche-Comté

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Structure
Part two.
The AlpCity Project empirical approach 21 case
studies

• Documentation to be considered in order to draft
  the Introduction to each WP
• Application form
• Information on the WP posted on the web site
• Proposition papers
• Final coordination reports (Section II
  Highlights for coordination)
• Updates by individual Coordinators and SSC
  experts (outlined during this meeting)

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Structure
Part two.
The AlpCity Project empirical approach 21 case
studies

• Scheme for the case study card
• Alpcity Partner
• Project Title
• Work Package
• WP Coordinator
• Subjects involved and their role
• Spatial area involved
• Project budget
• Project purpose
• Project activities
• .to be continued

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Structure
Part two.
The AlpCity Project empirical approach 21 case
studies

• . Scheme for the case study card
• Achieved results
• Discrepancies from planned activities and
  expected results
• Instruments proposed/revised/finalised
• Impact on the local environment, actors and
  stakeholders
• Strategies implemented for overcoming them
• Lessons learned
• Transferability
• Case study follow-up
• Comments on the case study
• Common issues with other projects
• SSC Experts recommendations

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Structure
PART THREE
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Structure
Part three.

• Policy implications and guidelines with
  prospects of future scenarios
• Introduction
• The project itinerary from the case studies to
  selected Best Practices to some policy guidelines
• The AlpCity Regional Urban Observatory from a
  project idea to a project proposal
• Broader policy implications
• The importance and the need for transnational
  cooperation
• Obstacles
• Impediments to information access
• Competing objectives
• Differences in laws
• Looking ahead

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Structure
ANNEXES
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Structure
Annexes.

• Annex A.
• Analysis of the main Best Practices Databases
  related to the sustainable urban development
• Selected databases
• Databases designed for a possible international
  cooperation
• General submission form scheme
• Legend cards of the main databases
• Websites

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Structure
Annexes.

• Annex B.
• AlpCity Best Practices Database
• Aim and organisation of the Best Practices
  Database
• How a BP is selected
• How a BP is documented
• Annex B1. Abstract Submission Form for the BPsD
• Annex B2. AlpCity Best Practices Database
  Checklist
• Annex B3. Standard index for the AlpCity Best
  Practices Database non technical Best Practices
  Report
• Annex B4. Indicators typology for the evaluation
  of socio-economic programmes

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Structure
Annexes.

• Annex C.
• AlpCity Best Practices Database (BPsD) Excerpt
• AlpCity Best Practices Database Management the
  format
• AlpCity Best Practices Database Management a
  demo of data entry, queries and reports
• AlpCity Best Practices Database Use the online
  interface
• AlpCity Best Practices Database Use a demo of
  database consulting
• A sample of AlpCity BPsD Abstract Submission
  Forms
• A sample of AlpCity BPsD Assessment cards

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Summary and missing items
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Summary and missing items
Part one.
Introduction
Almost finalised! Ongoing updating by SSC experts.
Cadrage Problematique
Almost finalised! Ongoing updating by SSC experts.

• From Best Practices to a Common Strategy

Finalised!

• Beyond best practicing the transfer of lessons
  learned

Finalised!

• The Common Strategy of the AlpCity Project

Finalised!

• Transfer within the AlpCity network

Finalised!

• Features of the Regional Urban Observatory

Finalised!
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Summary and missing items
Part two.
Introduction
Almost finalised! Ongoing updating by SSC experts.
To be updated and finalised! AlpCity Office with
the help of PPs, SSC, WP Coordinators and
consultants

• Work Package 5. Economic development

To be updated and finalised! AlpCity Office with
the help of PPs, SSC, WP Coordinators and
consultants
Work Package 6. Services and quality of life
To be updated and finalised! AlpCity Office with
the help of PPs, SSC, WP Coordinators and
consultants
Work Package 7. Urban environment
Work Package 8. Cooperation among towns
To be updated and finalised! AlpCity Office with
the help of PPs, SSC, WP Coordinators and
consultants
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Summary and missing items
Part three.

• Introduction

Almost finalised!

• The project itinerary from the case studies to
  selected Best Practices to some policy guidelines

Almost finalised! Ongoing updating by OCS

• The AlpCity Regional Urban Observatory from a
  project idea to a project proposal

Almost finalised! Ongoing updating by OCS and
AlpCity Office

• Broader policy implications
• The importance and the need for transnational
  cooperation
• Obstacles
• Impediments to information access
• Competing objectives
• Differences in laws
• Looking ahead

Almost finalised! Ongoing updating by AlpCity
Office, OCS, PPs and SSC Experts
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Summary and missing items
Annexes.
Annex A Analysis of the main Best Practices
Databases related to the sustainable urban
development
Almost finalised! Missing Updating of websites
(AlpCity Office)
Annex B. AlpCity Best Practices Database
Finalised!
Annex C. AlpCity Best Practices Database (BPsD)
Excerpt
Almost finalised! Missing Demos (OCS)
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Deadlines Criticalities
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Deadlines Criticalities

• The Project Final Report will be finalised by
  the end of June in order to be revised and sent
  to the graphic designer in July.
• Since August is an holiday month, the Report
  printing should start in September so to have the
  output ready for the Final Conference (beginning
  of October 2006).
• This means that we have still a three-week time
  to work on the missing items and on the
  finalisation. To this purpose I ask you for some
  final rush collaborative efforts according to the
  following deadlines

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Deadlines Criticalities
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Deadlines Criticalities
FINAL CONFERENCE
FEEDBACKS
EVALUATION
INFORMATION
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Deadlines Criticalities

• In order to meet all the deadlines, the AlpCity
  Office kindly invites all the participants in
  this meeting and those involved in the project
  to
• provide it with the requested necessary
  information concerning the finalisation of the
  Report
• respect the scheduled deadlines
• be updated with the project documentation and
  information spread by e-mail and the web site
• Thank you!

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Conclusions
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AlpCity Project Final Report The Final Project
Report Introduction Synergies between AlpCity
and other projects

• PPs and SSC Experts Joint Meeting
• Turin, 6th June 2006
• Antonella Convertino

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PPs SSC Meeting AGENDA
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Structure
Part one.

• The AlpCity Project in the framework of the
  Interreg IIIB Alpine Space Programme
• Introduction
• Cadrage Problematique (Framework of critical
  issues)
• From Best Practices to a Common Strategy
• Beyond best practicing the transfer of lessons
  learned
• The Common Strategy of the AlpCity Project
• Transfer within the AlpCity network
• Features of the Regional Urban Observatory

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Synergies
Part one.
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Synergies
Part one.

• MEETING BETWEEN THE ALPCITY CASE STUDIES
• AND THE INNOREF SUB-PROJECT RECOVER
• 19th of April in Venice
• The meeting was aimed at exploring possible
  cooperation among the different AlpCity case
  studies and the Innoref sub-projects Recover and
  STS. Here are the involved projects
• Local endogenous development and urban
  regeneration of small alpine towns (Venetia
  Region)
• The renewal of abandoned mountain hamlets
  (Piedmont Region)
• To live in mountain areas (Piedmont Region)
• Renovation and optimum use of abandoned rural
  and productive buildings (Friuli Venetia Julia
  Autonomous Region)
• RECOVER Recon version of rural villages as an
  opportunity for economic development (Friuli
  Venetia Julia Autonomous Region)
• AEDES Eco-management system EMAS (Friuli
  Venetia Julia Autonomous Region)
• Guidelines for Environmental certification
  (Friuli Venetia Julia Autonomous Region)

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Synergies
Part one.

• MEETING BETWEEN THE ALPCITY CASE STUDIES
• AND THE INNOREF SUB-PROJECT RECOVER
• 19th of April in Venice
• The common issues of these projects are
• Territorial analysis
• Methodology
• -         Participation process
• -         Individuation of case studies
• Case studies
• Outputs
• -         Feasibility study
• -         Guidelines
• RESULTS and FOLLOW-UP?

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Synergies
Part one.
MEETING BETWEEN THE ALPCITY CASE STUDIES AND
THE INNOREF SUB-PROJECT RECOVER 19th of April in
Venice FINAL MESSAGE The involved local
authorities (regions) should insert now in their
next Program documents the recommendations
emerged in their case studies underlining the
importance of such contributions for the regional
laws dealing with this topic.
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Synergies
Part one.

• Mr. Tyrkas provided us with two studies
  including data, tables and maps available on line
  only in German
• The first one deals with ecological and
  socio-economic requirements reflecting the
  challenges of the Alpine Convention on the
  population and culture topics (Prof. Bätzing)
• The second one is a result of a case study
  developed by an external expert of the
  municipality of Grainau. It regards population
  decrease, socio-economic consequences, the job
  market conditions and some conclusions for future
  activities.

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Synergies
Part one.

• As Mrs. Fourny-Kober will explain in few minutes
  there are other interesting projects
• a statistical study developed by Rhône-Alpes
  Region
• Some maps on the region organisation drafted by
  Franche-Comté Region
• Some interesting statistics belonging to Austria
• A study about rural and urban in Switzerland by
  M. Perlik
• A study on metropolisation in Lombardy Region by
  G.P. Torricelli

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AlpCity Project Final Report Updates on the
Cadrage problématique and contribution to the
Report by the SSC

• PPs and SSC Experts Joint Meeting
• Turin, 6th June 2006
• Marie Christine Fourny-Kober

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Questions and comments
AlpCity Project Final Report Working Session