Day 2 – 28 September 2021 (9:30 – 16:15)
Session 1 Morning session (9.30- 12.30)
Ambition: Presenting the challenges and the Good Practices of the Municipality of Varberg – time for Q&A
Host: Municipality of Varberg
Participants: Open to all project partners and local stakeholders
Language: English but translation will be provided
Platform: Zoom webinar
Agenda
9.20 Participants log-in
9.30 Welcome to Varberg - Municipality of Varberg /Christofer Bergenblock, Vice Mayor of Varberg/
9.40 Varberg challenges and strategy in the PROSPERA project - An overlook on Varberg’s peri-urban areas /Ulrika Rylin, Rural Development Strategist and Frida Eriksson, Urban Planning Strategist/
9.55 Good practice 1: GRASSLANDS /Ramus Kaspersson, Ecologist/
10.15 Q&A moderated by ILVO
10.25 Good practice 2: LASSABACKA LANDFILL /Lina Gyllensvärd, Project Manager/
10.45 Q&A moderated by ILVO
10.55 Break
11.10 Good practice 3: RURAL VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY /Ulrika Rylin, Rural Development Strategist and Frida Eriksson, Urban Planning Strategist/
11.30 Q&A moderated by ILVO
11.40 Good practice 4: ARENA and EMC /Louise Wallmander, Development Strategist - Municipality of Varberg and Michaela Flenger, Advisor Sustainable Development - EMC/
12.00 Q&A moderated by ILVO
12.10 Conclusions
12.20 Lunch
Session 2 Local discussions on Varberg’s Good Practices
Timeslot: 13:30 – 15:30
Platform: Link provided by local partners, using their preferred platform
Ambition: Local discussion on the transferability of the good practices of Varberg
Host: Local partners
Participants: Local stakeholders
Platform: Link provided by local partners, using their preferred platform
Session 3. Plenary closing session (15:30-16:15)
Ambition: Sharing and discussing lessons learnt from local round tables and concluding remarks
Host: ILVO and the Municipality of Varberg
Participants: Open to all project partners and stakeholders
Platform: Zoom meeting
Day 3 – 7 October 2021 (9:00 – 12:00)
Ambition: Interactive online meeting, deepening the interregional learning on how to improve the promotion of sustainable development and regional attractiveness in peri-urban areas
Host: ILVO
Participants: All project partners, local stakeholders are also welcome
Platform: Zoom meeting
Language: English
Good Practices of Varberg:
Good practice 1: GRASSLANDS
To preserve and develop green areas close to the city becomes increasingly important as the city of Varberg grows and becomes denser. “Grasslands” is a project to increase knowledge about natural values in peri-urban meadows and how these can be preserved and developed for increased biodiversity. The inventory areas also have been put in a larger landscape perspective and on analysis has been made of their significance for the green infrastructure at a more comprehensive level.
For more information: Grasslands
Good practice 2: LASSABACKA LANDFILL
Lassabacka landfill is a project to cover a former landfill area in the peri-urban area of Varberg, and at the same time to develop the site into an attractive destination, with high nature and recreational values. The design process has been carried out in collaboration between several different stakeholders, such as school children, officials in the Municipality of Varberg, tourist operators and members of different interest groups, in order to develop a multifunctional area. The GP is a good example of how you can combine an environmental project and promote values of tourism and recreation.
For more information: Lassabacka
Good practice 3: RURAL VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Varberg has the ambition to promote a vibrant countryside and a sustainable rural development. But the challenges of rural areas differ a lot from urban areas, which is why there has been a need of finding new working methods in these areas. “Rural Village Development Strategy” is a new way of working with sustainable development in small rural villages. It is a collaboration between the municipality and local stakeholders, where the actors together identify challenges and possibilities and finally propose strategies for development. The project is ongoing, and the process evolves and changes as time goes on.
For more information: Rural village development strategy
Good practice 4: ARENA and EMC
EMC (Energy and Environmental Centre) is a public-private partnership (ppp) that supports environmental sustainability of the local business community. EMC is financed by membership fees and offers different services to its members such as education, events, consultancy in sustainability and project management. ARENA is a project that has been made possible through the collaboration within EMC. The ARENA-project puts the focus on how to support and promote the transition towards a circular and bio-based economy. EMC is a good example of a ppp that can promote sustainable development in important issues for peri-urban areas.
For more information: EMC
