Towards an urban development plan for the SaarMoselle Eurodistrict
The aim of the MORO project was to examine how spatial development in border regions could be made more coherent by using the German ‘Planspiel’ method, bringing together spatial planning and development officials from Germany and France. Two Franco-German “Planspiele” – one in the Upper Rhine region and one in the Greater Region – thus made it possible to explore how spatial development in border regions could be better organised and made more participatory.
In the Greater Region, the thematic focus was on a more integrated approach to spatial planning for the SaarMoselle cross-border conurbation through the drafting of a strategic and operational conurbation plan: the “conurbation project”, which forms part of the SaarMoselle Eurodistrict’s Territorial Strategy 2021–2027.
Accordingly, on 17 October and 22 November 2023, two workshops were held, facilitated by the MOT, attended by stakeholders from the fields of spatial planning, economic development, the transport sector and the political sphere within the SaarMoselle catchment area.
These workshops, held in Stiring-Wendel and Saarbrücken, aimed to prioritise the recommendations drawn up during the Franco-German MORO project in order to devise a framework for a project that would enable work to begin on drafting the “urban agglomeration project”.
The results of the workshops were presented at the Eurodistrict Steering Committee meeting on 19 January 2024 at Saarbrücken Castle. The workshops enabled the design of a framework for a new project combining both monitoring and cross-border mutual understanding in the field of planning. This future project could be supported by European INTERREG VI A Greater Region funds for the Eurodistrict’s Functional Zone.
More infos on the Eurodistrict SaarMoselle’s website
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