COMPETITIVE LOCATIONS - LIVEABLE CITIES
Workshop A
Cities: How to Integrate Sustainability
Principles in an Urban Development Strategy?
Dr Alain Thierstein
Professor for Spatial and Territorial
Development, TU Munich
MAY 3, 2007
International Conference on Challenging
Location Development
TUM - Department of Architecture
Chair for Spatial Development
Professor Dr Alain Thierstein
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Quelle: Mercer Human Resources Consulting 2007
Which driving
forces?
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Bases of regional competitive advantage
PRODUCTIVE
CAPITAL
KNOWLEDGE/
CREATIVE CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL
Regional Productivity,
Employment and
Standard of Living
INFRASTRUCTURAL
CAPITAL
SOCIALINSTITUTIONAL
CAPITAL
CULTURAL CAPITAL
Source: KITSON et al. 2004
TUM - Department of Architecture
Chair for Spatial Development
Professor Dr Alain Thierstein
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...on Knowledge Economy and Urbanisation
Looking at trends of urbanisation and knowledge
economy, there will be impacts on the behaviour of
young professionals throughout the countries.
To them it might be boring to live in Inverness,
Auvergne, Rostock, Gallipoli or Estremadura – and
in St.Gallen, in order to mention the region
where I grew up.
Who is offering the right amenities, habitat and
leisure sourroundings?
TUM - Department of Architecture
Chair for Spatial Development
Professor Dr Alain Thierstein
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What future for an
urban Europe?
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Sustainable urban development?
«Zurich West».
from industrial site
to City II
A case study
TUM - Department of Architecture
Chair for Spatial Development
Professor Dr Alain Thierstein
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Concept of analysis: the sustainability plant
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Chair for Spatial Development
Professor Dr Alain Thierstein
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Operationalisation
Three material fields of activity
 traffic
 Types of use and degree of mix use
 Urban design, green spaces,
environment
Structural and procedural features
 Processes and participation
Ethical considerations
 inter-regional equity: the «big» and
the «small» picture
How did we proceed?
the «big picture» of sustainable development of
Zürich West
Dasof«big
picture»
of sustainable
the «small picture»
sustainable
development
of
the urban quarter
development of Zürich West
the «small picture» of
 national, regional,
urban advantages
sustainable
development
of
and
functions
«traffic lights
assessment»
the urban
quarter with
National
strategy for
sustainable
quantitative and
qualitative
indicators
Single locations: Toni, Gleisbogen,
(spatial) development
 green: development
Maag, Löwenbräu,
clearly positive
Hardturm
 orange: development
 fields of activity
with minor problems
 red:
development clearly negative;
counter action necessary
„the big picture“
assessment from
larger perspective
Importance of Zurich West
Zürich West
Zürich City
interaction of the three functions
 Specific attractiveness of the
location
 Induces problems at same
time
«the detailed picture»
assessment from within
the urban quarter
TUM - Department of Architecture
Chair for Spatial Development
Professor Dr Alain Thierstein
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Three pictures for the future: manageing dominant trends
… with restriction of limited public funds
Socially
equitable Munich
Focus on
Social structure
and inclusion
Focus on
Climate change
Focus on
Green and open spaces
Knowledge economy
Natural resources
Sectoral composition
ecosystems
Boomtown
Munich
TUM - Department of Architecture
Eco-city
Munich
Chair for Spatial Development
Professor Dr Alain Thierstein
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TUM - Department of Architecture
Eco-city
Munich
Chair for Spatial Development
Professor Dr Alain Thierstein
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Competing strategic goals
Objectives
Agenda 21
Inter-cultural
Concept for integration
Gender
Mainstreaming
Outward
strategy
Guiding
Principles
2000
ICT strategy
Perspective
Munich
Inward
strategy
Four questions for Europe‘s urban future against the
backdrop of emerging polycentric mega-city regions
 Economic development: what is the importance of the
MCR for a more competitive European economy?
 Social inequities: Can functionally polycentric MCRs
counter socio-spatial fragmentation and if yes, on which
spatial scale with what impact?
 Environment sustainability: Are the overall
consequences of MCR formation processes harming or
protecting the environment?
 Territorial cohesion: to what extent do MCR processes
contribute to or limit European territorial cohesion?
TUM - Department of Architecture
Chair for Spatial Development
Professor Dr Alain Thierstein
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Thank you for your attention
TUM - Department of Architecture
Chair for Spatial Development
Professor Dr Alain Thierstein
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