Reinhard Henke from the Planungsverband Frankfurt/Rhein-Main spoke on behalf of PURPLE at the Metrex spring meeting in Paris about the lack of recognition of peri-urban areas in EU policy.
May 26, 2009
Reinhard Henke from the Planungsverband Frankfurt/Rhein-Main spoke on behalf of PURPLE at the Metrex spring meeting in Paris about the lack of recognition of peri-urban areas in EU policy.
Apr 20, 2009
Nord Pas de Calais was the setting on 2 and 3 April 2009, for a conference and visits marking the 9th General Assembly of the PURPLE network. The conference theme How can regions and towns support peri-urban agriculture? involved presentations and debates on:
- Dynamising local markets for local production
- Encouraging services as a complementary source of income for farmers
- Building a harmonious rural-urban relationship
Three short films showed good practice examples from the Nord Pas de Calais area.
Programme and information on speakers
Opening speech of PURPLE's president
Mar 16, 2009
Mar 16, 2009
PURPLE members Frankfurt Rhein-Main and Ile-de-France are partners in the C-CHANGE Interreg IVB NWE project that has now been approved.
PURPLE members Frankfurt Rhein-Main and Ile-de-France are partners in the C-CHANGE Interreg IVB NWE project that has now been approved.
C-CHANGE aims to achieve a 'sea-change' in attitudes, behaviours and practical responses to the challenges that climate change raises for city regions by:
Empowering politicians, planners, practitioners, communities, and in particular young people, to champion these approaches;
Developing creative solutions to the sustainable management of open space;
Climate-proofing regional spatial plans and strategies.
There is a peri-urban component in this project as some case study areas are located outside the core cities.
This is a 7.2 M€ project initiated by the core of the SAUL project partnership (www.saulproject.net).
Other partners are London (Lead Partner: Groundwork), Luxembourg, Amsterdam, the German Saarland, Dutch Gelderland, and the UK Forestry Commission.
Details are available from reinhard.henke@planungsverband.de.