REPAIR

Realising the Potential of Abandoned Military Sites as an Integral part of Sustainable Urban Community Regeneration

The withdrawal of the military presence from an urban area often happens suddenly leading to extremely adverse circumstances for the economy and communities affected.

Former military or heritage sites provide excellent potential to act as the catalyst for urban regeneration, many consist of historic buildings dating back over centuries and the source of rich cultural heritage. The challenge is to transform these abandoned sites into thriving sources of economic activity, employment and ...

Project launch :
19 January 2009
End of the project :
2011

Lead Partner

Medway Council urbact@medway.gov.uk

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Medway has actively sought answers to the questions raised by the sudden closure of Military establishments and heritage sites and is well qualified to lead this URBACT project with its experience over many years of running similar European projects.

Partners

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Lead Expert

Hen Gerritsehengerritse@grantseurope.eu[CV]

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Hen Gerritse will work with REPAIR partners to deliver the project aims focussing on the efforts to access mainstream ERDF and refer them to the relevant operational programme to pursue funding.

Hen will assist partners by formulation of a method of review and selection of Pilot Regeneration Actions. He will consider how these actions correlate with the over arching programme of the region in which the site is situated.

As Lead Expert Hen will work to define the Pilot Regeneration Actions as 'Spin-Off' projects that respond to the specific needs of the two Pilot Locations. Lead expert will assist in drawing up two Pilot Regeneration Actions and ensure each respond to the existing operational programmes relevant for the area the management and delivery of mainstream ERDF programmes and local action plans developed.



Thematic expert - Liz Mills  lizmills@ukgateway.net  _______________________________________________________________________________________


Liz is a Thematic Expert working with us. She will act as a thematic consultant to the REPAIR project, as directed by lead partner and lead expert, specifically in the development of the Policy Framework by leveraging in her experience most relevant to Pillars I (Energy) & III (Transportation).  Liz will provide written contributions to the Policy Framework 'starting point' on EU policy, National and local policy as it affects the subject of sustainable urban regeneration.   
Liz will participate in and contribute to the working groups covering Pillar I & III by making presentations at these events. As a REPAIR thematic expert Liz will actively contribute to the consultation process, the policy framework review, working groups and final edit of the Policy Framework, incorporating her informed opinion on the issue of sustainable urban development.