Capital Region Berlin-Brandenburg 20 Years of Cooperation between the Metropolis and the Region 25.01.2012
Content 1) The Capital Region 2) The Joint Spatial Planning Department 3) Further Cooperation in the Metropolitan Region 2
1) The Capital Region 3
November 1989: a new world 4
The situation until 1990 5
The situation since 1990 Berlin: 3.5 Mio. inhabitants Brandenburg: 2.4 Mio. inhabitants 6
A big Region Berlin-Brandenburg: 30.371 km² Belgium: 30.528 km² 7
Contrasts: Density of Population Inhabitants per km² below 50 50 to below 500 500 to below 1.000 1.000 to below 3.000 3.000 to below 5.000 5.000 and higher 8
Contrasts: Population Prognosis below -30-30 to below -20-20 to below -10-10 to below 0 0 to below 10 10 and greater 9
Commuters to Berlin: 179.000 Commuters to Brandenburg: 71.000 10
Net-migration from Berlin to Brandenburg 35000 1991-2010 30000 28.499 25000 20000 15000 14.536 17.146 10000 5000 0-5000 11.122 6.730-440 1.738-2.138 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 11
Unemployment rate in Berlin and Brandenburg 20,0 from 2001 to 2010 in % 19,0 18,0 17,0 17,4 19,0 18,2 Berlin Brandenburg 16,0 16,1 15,0 14,0 13,0 13,6 12,0 11,0 11,1 10,0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12
Index of gross domestic product of Berlin and Brandenburg 140,0 2000 = 100 120,0 100,0 80,0 60,0 40,0 Berlin Brandenburg 20,0 X 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 13
1996: The Referendum Berlin: 53 % acceptance Brandenburg: 36 % acceptance Main reasons for denial in Brandenburg: - bad remembrance of the Capital of GDR - majority of inhabitants in Berlin - fear of Berlin debts 14
2) The Joint Spatial Planning Department 15
Office Building in Potsdam Built as orphanage in 1771, founded by.. 16
Friedrich II. * 24. Januar 1712 17
Brandenburg Ministry for Infrastructure and Spatial Planning Berlin Senate Department for Urban Development and Environment Joint Spatial Planning Department Berlin-Brandenburg 18
Joint Spatial Planning Department The Job: to balance the interests of Berlin and Brandenburg The Mission: to keep conflicts from politics Very seldom: ladder of escalation 19
Joint Spatial Planning Department 2 Heads (1 from Berlin, 1 from Brandenburg) 6 Divisions 80 Employees (20 from Berlin, 60 from Brandenburg) http://gl.berlin-brandenburg.de/imperia/md/content/bb-gl/publikationen/gl_folder_eng.pdf 20
2006: Model Capital Region 21
We complement each other 22
In the Midst of Europe 23
We are cosmopolitan 24
A strong Capital for the Region 25
Knowledge is our raw material 26
Our economy is innovative and flexible 27
We live culture 28
Quality of life is our strength 29
We take responsibility 30
The Model was approved by the two federal governments in August 2006 Name of the region: Capital Region Berlin-Brandenburg 31
2009: New State Development Plan 32
Enabling development by reducing restrictions opening spaces for development promoting industrial settlement 33
Containing urban sprawl by fixed areas for larger additional settlements concentrated along railway-axes ( Berlin Star ) binding rules for local administrations concerning. 34
Housing 35
Large scale retail 36
Every five years: report on regional planning 37
Topics Population Spatial planning Economy Land use Transport 38
Report on regional planning 39
Report on regional planning 40
3) Further Cooperation in the Metropolitan Region 41
Public Cooperation 25 joint public institutions 100 administrative agreements to see more: www.berlin-brandenburg.de 42
Public transport association 43
Public Broadcast 44
Public culture 45
New airport to be opened in June 2012 46
More public cooperations Common economic policy in key branches like - Energy - Health - Mobility and Logistics - IT and Media - Optics Last but not least: parliamental meetings 47
Common private associations. are countless, such as the employers the unions the sportsmen the landlords the car drivers the dog breeders. 48
Conclusion: the achievements the closest cooperation between two federal states in Germany the cooperation between ministeries is performing well both parliaments work together numerous joint organisations Capital Region Berlin-Brandenburg has become a well known label (amongst professionals) unemployment is declining in the whole region 49
Conclusion: what s left to do? enhancing the cooperation between the two business development agencies establishing a common telefon number for the Capital Region intensifying the common worldwide marketing strengthening the identification in general public ( at home in the Capital Region Berlin-Brandenburg ) 50
A vision., achievable? To ascend to the European Champions League of Metropolitan Regions (London, Paris) 51
frank.segebade@gl.berlin-brandenburg.de 52