Why this project??? European wide fortresses are re-used. Answering questions for European wide problem

EU : waarom ?  Vinden van middelen voor een uitvoeringsprogramma: EU is een kans  Netwerk van forten om subsidies aan te vragen bij de EU  Kennis  Invloed op beleid: Belvedere gedachtegoed  EU draagvlak voor het NHW project

European examples

Why this project ???  European wide fortresses are re-used  Answering questions for European wide problem  Building on previous projects EU projects (ASCEND, Baltic Fortress Route, Repair)

Voor onze eigen ervaring  Analyses maken van aanwezige kennis op de verschillende onderwerpen binnen ons eigen project  Deze matchen met de kennis bij de buitenlandse partners  Deze analyses kunnen weer helpen bij het beantwoorden van vragen uit de kennisagenda van de NHW om zo een betere kennis uitvoering te krijgen  Er is ruimte om op sommige onderdelen extra onderzoek te doen  Vullen, ontwerpen en beheren van de waterlinie-website voor wat betreft het kennis deel (rapporten etc.) en deze toegankelijk maken voor de liniepartners (dus uitbreiding Fortenvademecum naar andere onderwerpen)  Door deze activiteiten uit te voeren kan er efficiënter van al bestaande ervaringen gebruik gemaakt worden (geen dubbel werk)  Door de rol van leadpartner kan de inhoud van het project beter gestuurd worden (de kosten hiervoor worden overigens gedekt door de andere partners in het project).

Choice of partners

 We asked the top 10 partners in Europe,  Who are the most professional organizations  With most knowledge

Berlin/Spandau

Helsinki (Finland)

(Germany) New Dutch waterline (Netherlands)

Kaunas (Lithuania)

Komarom (Hungary) Medway / Kent (United Kingdom)

Antwerp (Belgium)

Nova Goricia (Slovenia) Venice (Italy)

Vauban (France)

Paola (Malta)

Preservation through development

Preservation through development

Preservation through developement

Results on project themes  Identification of enabling conditions  such as the sustainable acclimatization techniques, using renewable energy sources adapted to fortresses

 Identification of different redevelopment scenarios for fortresses  Identification of enhanced governance models.  legal, organizational and branding aspects have to be rethought,  innovation in financing models using good examples of PPP (which is a key for the management of these sites) effective (workable)

Activity plan and results

Phase 1 (2012): Self-analyse phase

 Phase 1: Self-analyse report  Current situation  Transferable case studies of own good practices  Research questions;

 Good Practices Engineering Workshop in Venice (Oct 2012)  Result joint report: partnership overall current situation and decision on subjects for Ateliers;

Concrete results Phase 1  10 Self-analysis reports;  1 Synthesis Report including  20 good practices identified;  1 matrix of transferable good practices;  10 Regional Stakeholder Group meetings  1 Good Practices Engineering Workshop;

Phase 2 (2013): Transfer visits Phase 2 (2013): Fortress Development Ateliers & Good practice Transfer Visits Results  11 exchange visits  10 reports  1 Integrated Atelier Report/theme (result Toolkit);  Finalised in Nov 2013 with Intergration Seminar Paola, Malta

Topics in interest

Results until now Phase 2  1 Timetable for Transfer Visits;  1 methodology for Transfer Visits/Design Ateliers;  5 Transfer Visits/Design Ateliers,  4 Atelier Report  5 other events participated in  5 Transfer visits in: Helsinki, Komaron, Venice, Paola and Kaunas

Phase 3 and 4 (2014): Phase 3: Making implementation plan (1 half 2014)  Each partner: including results of self analyse and ateliers  Finalised in June 2014 with interregional event in Komaron , Hungary Phase 4: Making policy recommendations (2 half 2014)  Juli 2014 - Oct 2014: Making policy recommendations and final result presented at final event in Antwerp, Belgium Oct 2014

 Regional Steering Groups

 End of the project, 31 dec 2014

Summary: 4 phases    

Self analyse phase (2012) Exchange phase (2013) Implementation phase (1st half 2014) Policy recommendation and conclusions (2nd half 2014)

Results on content

Results on project themes  Identification of enabling conditions  such as the sustainable acclimatization techniques, using renewable energy sources adapted to fortresses

 Identification of different redevelopment scenarios for fortresses  Identification of enhanced governance models.  Legal, organizational and branding aspects have to be rethought,  innovation in financing models using good examples of PPP (which is a key for the management of these sites) effective (workable)

Enabling conditions Restoration Accesibility and safety

Restoration

Komarom atelier

Landing area to the fluvial port Reutilization of the first level of the Danube Bastion

Accesibility and safety

Arras citadel - accessibility

Conclusions enabling conditions “Think before you act”  Look very good at enabling conditions towards future reuse  Dont start to restaurate at once but think about future reuse before the investment phase  Develop step by step your restauration proces instead of everthing in 1 step  Government must do the basic investment for restauration to make a succesfull project  For accesibility and safety take into account the situation to the site, into the site and within the site

Governance models

Organisation Suomenlinna

Involved organisations

PAOLA model

Paola Heritage Foundation

Paola Local Council

Corradino Correctional Facility + University of Malta

Working in partnership.....

Malta College for Arts, Science and Technology

A.S. Hibernians

Conclusions governance models: “think before you act”  4 levels of governance models  National, regional,local and site level  Public, Private and Public/Private models  Mobilisation (bottum up) or programming (top down)  Choice depends also on the enabling conditions  Palet of choises

Venice altelier

Redevelopment scenarios

(Wedding)party and conferences

Living and working

Culture and art

Nature and recreation

Private examples

Fort Steurgat (1) Ownership: From 1994 private ownership. Start restoration 1998. Completion of project: 2004.

Use: houses and apartments Number of Visitors: 0 Finance Resource: Sale of the houses

Public Private Partnership

Fort De Klop: B & B and campingsite

Non Commercial

Fort IX Kaunas

Fort Breendonk

But strong advise is multifunctional use…. Make a combination of different function in the fortress

Redevelopment Arras: aim is multifunctional use

Unesco

Different redevelopment scenarios: “think before you act”  Profit to non profit scenario’s and everything in between  Look for Mulitfunctional solution on site level (not only a museum)  Role of governement: be aware that to much strict regulations conditions for re-use  Language between entrepeneurs and government is different  For Unesco an intergrated approach for planning and management is essential to evaluate the properties over time

Atelier Kaunas

Finance  EU funding: take action now for the new funding period  3 calculation methods to measure maintenance  Different examples of how to finance fortification systems (public/private)

Atelier Venice

Centre of documentation of the Fortified Heritage also after At Fort

Results on communication

The website of the project:

www.atfort.eu

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Transnational value of At Fort Some quotes…..

Karen Gijssen  As a result of the exchange meeting in Helsinki the province of Antwerp took over some examples of restauration techniques in Helsinki in their implementation plans

Daniele Sferra  Partners long term strategy and their experienced dilemma and solutions of nature versus heritage conservation were the inspirating pillars for the Forte Marghera Recovery Plan as green gateway between the lagoon of Venice and the mainland of Mestre and the surrounding urban areas

Heikki Lahdenmäki  What has been most inspiring is to meet architects, historians, archeologists, conservators and craftsmen working with similar fortifications and problems as we are.

Andrea Thyssen  First of all we learnd of our partners to be more relaxed in important questions. For example we learned that nature protection has not be regarded as absolute, but that you might compromises in most of the cases.

What are we going to do and deliver the next half year?

Next ateliers in 2013     

Berlin Medway Antwerp Utrecht Intergration seminar Malta

Websites

Fort Amherst

Volunteer weekend Fort Amhurst

Employment project in New Dutch Waterline Employment projects

Masterplan ‘Fortifications of Antwerp’ global vision + strategic actions for both belts

Large variation in management plans

The New Dutch Waterline

Sustainability

Integration seminar in Paola

Conclusion half way: think before you act  Redevelopment of fortresses is possible in different ways  Palet of governance models to organise it  But take into account enabling conditions: accesibility, restoration, history, vegetation, economy etc….

 Think before you act………

Think together, work together, live and let live...

We are ready to do the second phase !!!!

Thank you for your attention!

EU subsidies: waarom ?  Vinden van middelen voor een uitvoeringsprogramma: EU is een kans  Netwerk van forten om subsidies aan te vragen bij de EU  Kennis  Invloed op beleid: Belvedere gedachtegoed  EU draagvlak voor het NHW project

Europa Overzicht subsidiemogelijkheden

DG Agri Landbouw en platteland

DG Regio Cohesie, regionale ontwikkeling

DG Milieu

Natuur, milieu, gezondheid, afval, klimaat

Beleid

Vogel- en Habitat Richtlijn Natura 2000

Plattelandontw. fonds

GLB

POP en Leader

(pijler 1)

Fort Vechten Fort Altena

Structuurfondsen

LIFE

D1: arme regio’s

LIFE + 2007 - 2013

Nvt op NL

D2 =concurrentiekracht Herstelling (Bussum IV, Nieuwersluis, Uitermeer))

D3 = INTERREG : ASCEND, Crossing the Lines Fort de Klop)

Subsidie instrumenten

Fondsen 2007-2013

Crossing the Lines

Welke programma’s uit periode 2000-2013 zijn gebruikt ? Per Fort Fort Werk IV Fort Nieuwersluis Fort Uitermeer Fort Maarsseveen

ESF (via Stichting Herstelling) ESF (via Stichting Herstelling) ESF (via Stichting Herstelling) Climate CiC (Energie programma)

Werk a/h Spoel Fort Altena Fort Vechten Fort Aan de Klop

Leader Plattelandsprogramma Plattelandsprogramma, Leader, ESF, Interreg Interreg: Crossing the Lines

Liniebrede dossiers Kennis Interregprojecten ASCEND, CULTURED en At Fort Ondernemersnetwerk Interreg 4B: C8 Managementmodellen Interreg 4B: Manage plus Beheer (vrijwilligers) Interreg 4B: Share Beinvloeding EU beleid Urbact: Repair Unesco/productontwikkeling In aanvraag: DG Enterprise

Stichting Herstelling

Resultaat: 10 miljoen euro in totaal Boodschap: Wees flexibel met subsidies !!!!!!

EU subsidiemiddelen  Periode 2007-2013 bijna afgesloten  Periode 2014-2020 start bijna

 Nieuwe ronde , nieuwe kansen

Nieuwe “Crossing the Lines” ??? Thema Energie ???