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
iti.brno.cz/en