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Example 1 : The neighbourhood Fund in Berlin was an
experimental pilot scheme for the empowerment of residents that has been
carried out in all neighbourhood management areas with additional
funding by the city-state of Berlin . Each allocation committee was to
decide on the allocation of about 500,000 euro. The residents and local
protagonists in the allocation committees decide independently on the
allocation of funds. The committees are structured as follows: at least
51% from local residents drawn randomly from the register of residents.
Of those contacted in the 15 participating neighbourhoods, about 25 %
expressed an interest and about 14% became members of the committee. The
remaining 49% of the committee is made up of existing groups and
institutions such as schools, older people's homes, landlords, housing
companies, tenants groups etc. The size of the committee is
proportionate to the population of the neighbourhood. Local residents
and other people interested in the neighbourhood can put forward
proposals for the neighbourhood fund. The local office of the
neighbourhood management team will then process them for the meetings of
the allocation committee. Since the inception of the project in 2001,
1,600 projects of all kinds and sizes have been approved by the
allocation committee.
Outcomes
- A crucial success of the neighbourhood fund is the activation of
citizens.
- The number and variety of measures initiated for neighbourhood
development has increased significantly.
- The number of groups and projects that are involved in
neighbourhood development has increased significantly, (Berlin Case
Study) .
Example 2 : Formalised participation, Hamburg . Consultation
has a statutory basis under the Urban Development Promotion Law (1971)
which has been elaborated through subsequent guidelines issues by the
state: Renewal projects must:
- Install a neighbourhood manager who is able to initiative,
organise, and moderate the process of social and economic
development in collaboration with residences, business and local
services.
- Install a local office, as a working place for the manger and a
meeting point
- Create a neighbourhood advisory board
- Establish a community centre
- Put in place a local budget at the community's disposal
- Provide support for participation and self help.
The redevelopment advisory board is the central information,
discussion and participation board within the redevelopment procedures.
It offers residents an advisory role on all planned development for the
area. For example, the advisory board in Karolinenvertel has 16 voting
members of which 3 represent the residents' constituency. The remainder
are drawn from other stakeholder groups in the community including,
social and cultural, chambers of commerce, local business and
politicians.
Outcome
- A broad outreach to the community-at-large
- Those who are motivated and activated are encouraged to be
involved in the urban redevelopment programme.
- Ordinary people had an active input into the drawing up of the
area regeneration plan
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Partnership, Urban regeneration and
the European city: a community participation perspective
