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8 0 L3 H a m b u r g waterfront communities project toolkit Participatory mechanisms New participatory mechanisms to take forward the future development of Wilhelmsburg up to the year 2013 include an expert forum with representatives of all groups and institutions involved, a citizens’ forum to ensure public involvement and an academic advisory board. These groups defined in detail below, are planned to undertake various single projects, events and to promote cultural highlights. Intermediate results of the ongoing process will be presented trans-regionally in 2007 and 2010. Expert Forum: consists of politicians, trade associations, environmental groups, the Chamber of Commerce, professional groups such as the Architectural Society, local initiatives and relevant city departments and district offices. The forum will work together with ‘Hamburg Marketing plc’ to promote a new image for the area. Citizens Forum: are promoted to ensure public involvement and foster on-going resident p a r t i c i p a t i o n . Academic Advisory Board: comprises a small circle of experts, including senior academics from various disciplines such as urban sociology, ethnology, economics and ecology. ‘Catalyst Pr o j e c t’ - International Building Exhibition 2013: defines a number of goals with a specific deadline. Additional funding is dedicated to undertake the ‘Lighthouse Projects’ which are innovative solutions for different urban development tasks within the ‘Le a p’ area and aim to stimulate further developments in the neighbourhood. The ‘Catalyst Pr o j e c t’ is seen as an umbrella that integrates all levels of participation and is convened as needed. Since the realisation of an overall spatial concept such as ‘Leap across the Elbe’ will take several decades, catalyst projects like the International Building Exhibition serve to maintain interest for a foreseeable period and provides a framework for coordination of participatory actions. To ensure the success of the exhibition, and to maintain interest in participation, a number of smaller projects and cultural events will take place as part of the ‘Lighthouse Projects’ programme until 2013. The International Building Exhibition, and the International Garden Exhibition, are being organised by a newly established company, IBA GmbH, which will play a key role in project development and participation. It will take on the management of the process and will be advised by an expert panel consisting of 24 representatives of regeneration areas and seven political appointees representing each party of the district administration in Central Hamburg and Harburg.
Learning outcomes Overall, the results to date of these citizen participation initiatives include: � positive engagement of residents with active and continuous participation and development of creative and problem-oriented solutions; � constructive cooperation among different parties, institutions and citizens involving all ke y s t a keholders ranging from local residents to members of the Senate of Hamburg; � development of a variety of participation mechanisms including citizens and experts forums and the academic advisory group to foster an effective and durable participation process; � development and implementation of many concrete projects and measures, including new leisure centres; � promotion of a better image of Wilhelmsburg based on its future potential rather than its past reputation, and � creation and implementation of numerous innovative concepts and strategies for the future development of the island including planning of highly visible key projects and events such as the ‘Federal Horticultural Show 2013’ and ‘International Building Exhibition 2013 L3 H a m b u r g waterfront communities project toolkit 8 1
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