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Expert Support

Promoting sustainable urban development – URBACT Expert
2007 – current

Client: URBACT

Professional support of URBACT projects and city networks
Participation in advisory meetings
Preparation and moderation of URBACT workshops and seminars
Preparation of case studies and articles

E-Co-Housing – Co-creating a Regenerative Housing Project Together with the Community
2022 – 2023

Client: City of Budapest – Zugló; UIA

Preparation and implementation of study visits and interviews
Guidance and advice to Zugló
Capturing and sharing knowledge and lessons learnt through publications (‚‚web article‚ and ‚journal‘)

International World Heritage Managementplan Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge/ Krušnohoří
2022

Client: Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Sachsen / Welterbe Montanregion Erzgebirge e.V.

Conception, preparation, moderation and documentation of three workshops with German and Czech representatives in preparation of the international world heritage management plan

Nature without borders in the Lower Oder Valley (INTERREG V A)
2021-2022

Client: Nationalpark Unteres Odertal

Conception, preparation, moderation and documentation of analog and digital events and workshops to strengthen cross-border nature preservation

Cultural heritage in action (EU initiative)
2020 – 2022

Client: EUROCITIES

Identification and assessment of innovative practices within cultural heritage in the field of participatory governance and adaptive reuse
Preparation, moderation and provision of expertise of 4 online and 2 city peer learning visits about good cultural heritage practices in the field of participatory governance and adaptive reuse
Analytical document about innovative approaches and lessons learnt of the peer-learning visit

Yes, we rent! – Reactivating private empty flats for affordable rental housing
2020 – 2022

Client: City of Mataró; UIA

Preparation and implementation of study visits and interviews
Guidance and advice to project and project partners
Capturing and sharing knowledge and lessons learnt through publications (‚web articels‚ und ‚zoom-ins‘)

ALT/BAU – Reactivation of vacant residential buildings & flats (city network)
2018 – 2020

Client: City of Chemnitz; URBACT

Lead Expert of the URBACT transfer network
Development of the guidebook for the reactivation of vacant residential buildings and a good-practice brochure
Elaboration of the transfer study and the working programme
Conception, preparation, moderation and documentation of the network meetings / workshops
Support of the partners
- transfering and adapting Chemnitz good-practice example and involvement of local stakeholders
- elaborating and implementing the transfer plans

Promoting innovative Urban Actions – UIA Experte
2017 – 2023

Client: UIA – Urban Innovative Actions

Professional support to UIA cities
Preparation of case studies and articles

ROCK – Cultural Heritage leading urban futures (EU Horizon 2020)
2017 – 2020

Client: City of Bologna

Member of the Multi-Actor Advisory Board
Feedback to White Paper “Partnership on culture and cultural heritage in the Urban Agenda for the EU”
Support of the preparation, implementation and follow-up of a training webinar on mentoring methodology

USE-IT! – Unlocking Social and Economic Innovation Together
2017 – 2020

Client: City of Birmingham; UIA

Preparation and implementation of study visits and interviews
Guidance and advice to project and project partners
Capturing and sharing knowledge and lessons learnt through publications (journals and zoom-ins)

sub>urban: Reinventing the Fringe (city network)
2017 – 2018

Client: City of Antwerp; URBACT

Development of a template for the integrated action plans for the project partners
Guidance and feedback to the project partners for the elaboration of the integrated action plan
Workshops about integrated action plans

International capacity development for the use and protection of natural resources in the Banhine National Park (Mozambique) and in the Lower Oder Valley National Park (Germany)
2017

Client: GIZ – German Development Cooperation

Design, preparation and moderation of a 2-days workshop about problems, challenges, need for support and solutions

2nd Chance: Waking up the sleeping giants: Reactivation of larger vacant buildings (city network) 2015 – 2018

Client: City of Naples; URBACT

Lead expert of the URBACT city network
Development of a guidebook for the reactivation of larger, vacant buidlings and of a good-practice compilation.
Supporting partners developing a strategy for the reactivation and reuse of larger, vacant building embedded in the city and neighbourhood development context
Elaboration of the baseline study and working program
Design, preparation, implementation, documentation of network meetings and workshops
Supporting partners to implement Local Support Groups and develop Local Action Plans

Culture for Cities and Regions (EU Initiative) 2015 – 2017

Client: EUROCITIES

Preparation, participation, content-wise support, documentation of ‚peer study visits’ to cities and regions with good experience within culture & urban development
Preparation, participations, content-wise support, documentation of ‘coaching visits’ to cities and regions to develop recommendations for the further development of their cultural (heritage) strategy, exploring new ideas and solutions.

URBACT Markets: Markets as driver of sustainable urban development” (city network) 2014 – 2015

Client: City of Barcelona; URBACT

Lead Expert of the URBACT city network
Elaboration of the handbook „Urban markets: heart soul and motor of cities“ and of an editable presentation to locally promote the Local Action Plans of the partners
Design, preparation, implementation, documentation of network meetings and workshops
Supporting partners to implement Local Support Groups and Local Action Plans

International trilateral park project „Border Parks – in harmony with nature“ (Germany, Poland, Belarus)
2014 – 2015

Client: Federal state of Brandenburg

Analysis and update of objectives and activities of the trilateral park project
Design, preparation and moderation of project and steering group meetings
Investigation and preparation of EU funding programs for the trilateral project activities
Elaboration of an EU funding application (INTERREG V B)

SURE: Fostering diversification of local economies by using innovative socio-economic methods of Urban Rehabilitation in deprived urban areas 2011

Client: City of Eger; URBACT

Briefing paper and presentation about the integrated preservation and socio-economic regeneration of historic neighbourhoods
Study and site visit to the SURE target area in Larnaca, Cyprus; facilitating a reflective workshop with project partners
Report on the challenges and opportunities faced by the municipality in Larnaca regarding the socio-economic regeneration of the target area with reference to the historic value of the neighbourhood

Sustainable Urban Development and Liveable Garden Community (SUC)– China-Programm
2010 – 2012

Client: UNEP, JCEP (China)

Expert-meeting of the „SUC experts group“

HerO – Heritage as Opportunity: Sustainable Management Strategies for Vital Historic Urban Landscapes (city network) 2008 – 2011

Client: City of Regensburg; URBACT

Lead Expert of the city network
Elaboration of a guidebook for the development of integrated world heritage management plans and of a good-practice compilation as final output of the project
Supporting partners developing their Integrated World Heritage Management Plans
Elaboration of the baseline study and working program
Design, preparation, implementation, documentation of network meetings and workshops
Supporting partners to implement the Local Support Groups and Local Action Plans

Redis: Restructuring districts into Science Quarters (city network) 2008 – 2010

Client: City of Magdeburg; MDKK GmbH

Consulting and supporting the reporting towards the program level
Consulting and supporting the elaboration of the final project application and working program
Contact person for the MDKK and the municipality of Magdeburg

Hist.Urban – Revitalisation of small and medium sized historic towns to promote a sustainable urban development (city network) 2006 – 2008

Client: DV e.V.

Application, project management and content-wise coordination of the project
Moderation and expert advice for the working group “Planning and Management of Integrated and Implementation-oriented Urban Development Processes” under consideration of built-cultural heritage
Design, preparation, implementation, documentation of network meetings and workshops
Development of public relation material

Expert Support

Integrated Urban Development + Participation Processes