Metropolitan Cooperation Initiatives in Romania

In a competitive framework, the resource mobilisation power of individual administrative bodies is not enough. The planning and coordination of economic, social and environmental policies on territories that overrun administrative boundaries require new management models and new planning instruments.

Starting with 1998, the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies Romania S.R.L. (IHS Romania) participated in elaborating two components essential to the functioning of metropolitan voluntary associative structures, composed of cities and communes: (1) organization formulas and (2) the type of plan required for guiding the development of the metropolitan area.

Our office offered consultancy services directly to the municipalities of Bucuresti, Oradea and Ploiesti, and the results of these services were disseminated to the municipalities of Bacau and Targu Mures. The methodology of elaborating the territorial plans of the metropolitan area, financed by the Ministry of Transportation, Construction and Tourism and developed by IHS Romania srl, was used/ quoted within the GRASP programme for establishing Iasi metropolitan area.

The idea of posting on the IHS Romania website the information, data and models for establishing metropolitan areas was consolidated after the meeting organized in Bacau on the 9th of November 2005 between the Advisory Board of the Metropolitan Area Bacau and IHS Romania srl. The aim of the meeting was to explain how such an area functions and what are the advantages and the threats that such a process faces.

The attached documents describe the institutional development models: (1). The political / administrative structure, (2). The competencies of this structure and (3). Instruments that the structure has for achieving the economic, social development objectives of the metropolitan area, as well as the landscape protection and development.

We hope that this information will help the local authorities that are interested in cooperating for establishing a competitive metropolitan area that would contribute to reducing the disparities between the main indicators stipulated by the law 351, annex II and IV.

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June 12, 2018 SMART Interventions for Branding Pipera

Oct. 6, 2017 Moldova Business Week
July 27, 2017 Erasmus+ project “Urban Management for Green and SMART Cities”
June 30, 2017 Lumea Geospatiala 2017
June 25, 2017 City Development Strategies 2.0
June 11, 2017 Zonal Forum for Architecture and Urban Planning MOLDOVA REPER 2030
March 10, 2017 About mobility in labyrinth – Presentation at the National Conference Urban Concept, Sinaia

Dec. 19, 2016 Workshop on the Sustainable Development Strategy of Bacau County for the period 2009-2021
Nov. 2, 2016 Workshop on the Sustainable Development Strategy of Bacau County for the period 2009-2021
Sept. 22, 2016 Integrated Urban Development Strategy (SIDU) for Brasov Metropolitan Area
Sept. 15, 2016 Update the Sustainable Development Strategy of Bacau County for the period 2009-2021
May 27, 2016 Course for local government in Myanmar
May 15, 2016 Toolkit development for secondary cities in SA
May 9, 2016 Post graduated diploma course on Local Economic Development, IHS Rotterdam
April 14, 2016 SMART Mobility Event – Bucharest North Business District
April 1, 2016 Training on SMART Cities in Armenia
Jan. 22, 2016 New Europe City Makers Pre-Summit – February 4-5, 2016
Jan. 22, 2016 Eutropian Open Call – February 15, 2016
Jan. 13, 2016 Reception of The Netherlands Ambassador

Dec. 18, 2015 CAESAR Forum – Romania in 3D
Dec. 18, 2015 International Conference “Decentralization: the path towards modernization of Moldova”
Dec. 16, 2015 Final conference “Support for coordinating the implementation of the Ploieşti Growth Pole Integrated Development Plan”
Nov. 27, 2015 Case Study: Kop van Zuid, Rotterdam
Aug. 20, 2015 Inception workshop of the UNDP/GEF Project “Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation into Moldova’s territorial planning policies and land use practices” – Chisinau, Moldova Republic
Aug. 6, 2015 Conference: Common Strategy for Sustainable Territorial Development of the Cross-border Area Romania-Bulgaria – Next Steps
July 20, 2015 Arhitectura magazine, no. 2, release – Union of Romanian Architects Headquarters
July 10, 2015 Training workshop
June 8, 2015 Moldova 2030 Forum
March 31, 2015 Water – a way of life
March 8, 2015 Integrated Planning and Urban Strategies in Rotterdam

Nov. 21, 2014 Romanian National Strategy for Territorial Development – closing conference
Sept. 11, 2014 20 years of urban management
Aug. 12, 2014 Urban General Plan of Ungheni city (Moldova Republic) – Development Strategy
July 31, 2014 Alba County Development Strategy for 2014-2020
May 27, 2014 Bucharest Metropolitan Field Trip
April 11, 2014 Public debates: Alba County Strategy
April 2, 2014 Urban regeneration: conservation areas
March 28, 2014 Public debate: Calimanesti Strategy
March 25, 2014 Conference “Preparing 2014-2020 – Case studies, problems, solutions, opportunities”
Feb. 21, 2014 TMT Georgia

Nov. 6, 2013 EUKN Conference in Oradea
Oct. 26, 2013 Anniversary of the Monumental Ensemble in Targu Jiu
Sept. 26, 2013 International seminar: Cities in crisis – cities in development
June 4, 2013 Presentation on Spatial planning in Romania
May 31, 2013 Formulation of the Territorial Development Strategy of Romania
April 25, 2013 Approval of Oradea Masterplan 2030

Dec. 13, 2012 MDRT Debate
Nov. 29, 2012 Conference on “Old cities revitalization in Crimea”
Nov. 14, 2012 Debate: ‘Companies co-shaping smart and competitive cities of the future’
Nov. 5, 2012 MDRT Award for Bucharest 2035 Strategic Concept
Oct. 8, 2012 Workshop and study visit to The Netherlands – Integrated Planning and Municipal Cooperation
April 23, 2012 Timişoara Masterplan
Jan. 16, 2012 Timisoara City Development Strategy

Dec. 16, 2011 City - Money - Architecture Conference
Oct. 6, 2011 CAMEX Conference – Timisoara 2011
Aug. 31, 2011 Tbilisi City Development Strategy
Aug. 17, 2011 Partnership with PLANWERK SRL and VITAMIN Arhitects SRL
May 4, 2011 Tbilisi City Development Strategy
April 14, 2011 Updating the Development Strategy of Baia Mare Urban System
March 24, 2011 Partnership with the Regional Training Centres for Local Public Administration in Craiova and Timisoara

Oct. 8, 2010 Strategy for Organisation and Functioning of Local Public Administration in Moldova Republic
Sept. 30, 2010 Cooperation agreement with The President’s Academy of Public Administration, Moldova Republic
Aug. 2, 2010 Partnership with Business Consulting Institute, Moldova Republic
July 30, 2010 Study Tour for Tbilisi City Agglomeration Development Agency (TADA)
April 9, 2010 4th Local Economic Development Forum, 7-8 April 2010 – Tbilisi (Georgia)
Jan. 29, 2010 Courses IHS / Erasmus in Rotterdam

Nov. 3, 2009 Presentation at POLIS University, Tirana
May 19, 2009 Participation to UN/ECE Workshop on Homelessness - Oslo
May 15, 2009 Participation to the Days of Architecture – Cluj

Dec. 20, 2007 Approval of Alba County Development Strategy
Aug. 15, 2007 Investment projects financed by EU Structural Funds
May 18, 2007 Chisinau Physical Development Plan | Territorial development strategy
March 17, 2007 Baia Mare and the sister cities

May 15, 2006 The debate ”Professional association of planners – a right or an obligation”
April 19, 2006 Street scene and public space
April 19, 2006 Convergence, Regional Competitiveness, European Territorial Cooperation

Dec. 29, 2005 MATRA BCD: Project Completed
Dec. 5, 2005 MATRAbcd Newsletters
Nov. 30, 2005 Training course ”Regional planning and structural funds”
Nov. 15, 2005 Metropolitan Cooperation Initiatives in Romania
Nov. 11, 2005 A new release of the e-course on ”Decentralisation and Local Empowerment” within the Matra BCD Project
Nov. 4, 2005 The Chamber of Commerce and Industries Romania hosted the International Forum for Investments on 27-29 October 2005
Oct. 19, 2005 Public Asset Management
Sept. 26, 2005 Ensuring Quality in Training – A New Approach and Challenge for Training Institutions
Aug. 11, 2005 10 years from the first Romanian graduates of IHS Rotterdam training programmes
July 1, 2005 Bucharest Historic City Centre Revitalisation
June 6, 2005 Housing Sector Study for the European Investment Bank
June 3, 2005 Matra BCD: Building Operational Capacity for a Decentralised Government in Romania
June 1, 2005 IHS ROMANIA website launched

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