European Regional Development Fund

INTERREG IIIB Community Initiative

Concerning Transnational Co-operation

Spatial Planning 2000-2006

INTERREG IIIB NORTH-WEST EUROPE
APPLICATION FORM
PART A – PROJECT CONTENT and MANAGEMENT
Project Title & Acronym / POLYNET: Sustainable Management of European Polycentric Mega-City Regions
Project Idea Number / 439 / Start Date / 01.01.03
Project Registration Number / End Date / 31.03.06
Registration date / Duration / 39 months
Date of decision by PSC
Notation
To be completed by Applicant
Fields completed by the Secretariat
Signature and Stamp of Lead Partner after printing
This form must be completed in ONE of the four NWE official languages. If that language is not English, an English version of the Application Form must be submitted in addition to the original version. In the event of differences between versions, the English version will be the reference.
DO NOT send any extra documents other than the officially required Annexes listed at the end of Part A of the Application Form. Any extra documents sent by applicants in addition to the official annexes will NOT be considered in the assessment of the project and will be returned to the Lead Partner.
A paper copy AND a digital version of the Application Form on a CD-Rom or floppy disk must be returned by post to:
INTERREG IIIB NWE Secretariat ENO
Les Caryatides, 5ème étage
24 Boulevard Carnot
59800 Lille
FRANCE
Tel: + 33 3 20 78 55 00
Fax: + 33 3 20 55 65 95
Please ensure that the printed Application Form is identical to the digital version.
SECTION 1 – PROJECT PARTNERSHIP
1.1  List of Project Partners
List all partners in the project starting with the Lead Partner.
Partner 1 – Lead Partner
Institution / Institute of Community Studies
Legal Status[*] / Research Institution
Address / 18 Victoria Park Square
Postal Code / E2 9PF
Town / London
Country / United Kingdom
Phone (office) / 0044 20 8980 6263 / Phone (mobile) / 07811 343 371
Fax / 0044 20 8981 6719
E-mail /
Contact Person / Professor Sir Peter Hall
Bank Details
Bank Name / HSBC
Address / 465 Bethnal Green Road
Postal Code / E2 9QW
Town / London
Country / UK
Account No/IBAN / 57845976
SWIFT Code / HSBCGB2L
National Bank Code / 400515
Internal Reference / n/a
Holder of Account / Institute of Community Studies:
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? /

No

Partner 2
Institution / University of Amsterdam
Legal Status[*] / University
Address / Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Department of Geography, AME Amsterdam study centre for the Metropolitan Environment, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130
Postal Code / NL-1018 VZ
Town / Amsterdam
Country / The Netherlands
Phone (office) / 0031 20 525 4017 / Phone (mobile)
Fax / 0031 20 525 4051
E-mail /
Contact Person / Professor Robert Kloosterman
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / No
Partner 3
Institution / University of Heidelberg
Legal Status* / University
Address / Geographisches Institut, Berliner Strasse 48
Postal Code / 69120
Town / Heidelberg
Country / Germany
Phone (office) / 0049 6221/54-4588 / Phone (mobile)
Fax / 0049 6221/54-4996
E-mail /
Contact Person / Dr Michael Hoyler
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / No
Partner 4
Institution / Université Paris-1
Legal Status[*] / University
Address / 191, rue Saint-Jacques
Postal Code / 75005
Town / Paris Cedex 5
Country / France
Phone (office) / 0033 1 44 34 14 07 / Phone (mobile)
Fax / 0033 1 44 32 14 54
E-mail /
Contact Person / Professor Pierre Beckouche [Ludovic Halbert -
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / No
Partner 5
Institution / Urban Institute Ireland
Legal Status* / University
Address / University College Dublin, Richview, Clonskeagh Drive
Postal Code / 14
Town / Dublin
Country / Ireland
Phone (office) / 00 353 1 716 2721 / Phone (mobile)
Fax / 00 353 1 283 7009
E-mail /
Contact Person / Professor John Yarwood
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / Transitional (Phasing out to 2005)
Partner 6
Institution / NSL (Netzwerk Stadt und Landschaft), IRL (Institut für Landschafts- und Raumentwicklung)
Legal Status[*] / Research Institution
Address / ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Zürich
Hönggerberg
Zürich
Switzerland
Postal Code / CH – 8093
Town / Zürich
Country / Switzerland
Phone (office) / 00 41 (1) 633 3880 / Phone (mobile)
Fax / 00 41 (1) 633 1098
E-mail / ,
Contact Person / Prof. Dr. Alain Thierstein, Professor Christian Kruse
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / No
Partner 7
Institution / Institut für Landes–und Stadtentwicklungsforschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (ILS)
Legal Status* / Research Institute
Address / Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development (ILS)
Post-Office Box 10 17 64
Postal Code / D-44017
Town / Dortmund
Country / Germany
Phone (office) / +49 (0)2 31 / 90 51-100 or –101 / Phone (mobile)
Fax / +49 (0)2 31 / 90 51-133
E-mail /
Contact Person / Dr Rainer Danielzyk
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / No
Partner 8
Institution / Loughborough University
Legal Status[*] / University
Address / Department of Geography, Epinal Way
Postal Code / LE11 3TU
Town / Loughborough
Country / United Kingdom
Phone (office) / 0044 1509 222790 / Phone (mobile)
Fax / 0044 1509 223930
E-mail /
Contact Person / Professor Peter Taylor
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / No
Partner 9
Institution / Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Legal Status* / University
Address / IGEAT – CP246 – Bd du Triomphe
Postal Code / B-1050
Town / Brussels
Country / Belgium
Phone (office) / 0032 2650 5077 / Phone (mobile)
Fax / 0032 2650 5092
E-mail /
Contact Person / Professor C. Vandermotten
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / No
Partner 10
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Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / Yes / No
Partner 11
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Phone (office) / Phone (mobile)
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Contact Person
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / Yes / No
Partner 12
Institution
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Phone (office) / Phone (mobile)
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Contact Person
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / Yes / No
Partner 13
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Contact Person
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / Yes / No
Partner 14
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Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / Yes / No
Partner 15
Institution
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Phone (office) / Phone (mobile)
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Contact Person
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / Yes / No
Partner 16
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Phone (office) / Phone (mobile)
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Contact Person
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / Yes / No
Partner 17
Institution
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Phone (office) / Phone (mobile)
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Contact Person
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / Yes / No
Partner 18
Institution
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Phone (office) / Phone (mobile)
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Contact Person
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / Yes / No
Partner 19
Institution
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Address
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Town
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Phone (office) / Phone (mobile)
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Contact Person
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / Yes / No
Partner 20
Institution
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Address
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Town
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Phone (office) / Phone (mobile)
Fax
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Contact Person
Is the Partner located in an Objective 1 area? / Yes / No

If you have more than 20 partners, please contact the Joint Technical Secretariat for an extended Application Form (Part A and B).

1.2  Project Management
Who will be the Project Manager within the Lead Partner organisation?
Contact Person / Professor Sir Peter Hall
Institution / Institute of Community Studies
Legal Status* / Research institution
Address / 18 Victoria Park Square
Postal Code / E2 9PF
Town / London
Country / United Kingdom
Phone (office) / 0044 20 8709 9263 / Phone (mobile) / 00 44 7811 343 371
Fax / 0044 20 8981 6719
E-mail /
Please ensure that this information is the same as that given for the individual partner.
Describe the person’s experience in project management. This section should not be longer than ½ page.
Extensive experience over forty years in research and consultancy management: Previously Director, Institute of Urban and Regional Development, University of California at Berkeley, USA, with turnover of ca $2.3m/year; partner in Hall Associates, a planning consultancy; previously partner in South East Associates, a planning consultancy; previously Head of Department/Faculty Dean, University of Reading, UK; Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator in numerous research projects funded by UK, US and EU funds.
Who will be the Financial Manager for the project?
Contact Person / Jill McComish
Institution / Institute of Community Studies
Legal Status* / Research Institution
Address / 18 Victoria Park Square
Postal Code / E2 9PF
Town / London
Country / United Kingdom
Phone (office) / 0044 20 8709 9263 / Phone (mobile)
Fax / 0044 20 8981 6719
E-mail /
Please ensure that this information is the same as that given for the individual partner.
Describe the person’s experience in financial management. If this position is undertaken by a non-partner organisation, this must also be justified. This section should not be longer than ½ page.
Extensive experience in financial management in private sector for leading UK companies (Visa, coordinating course provision across Central Europe, Middle East and Asia, 2 years) and own business (Parkwood Farm Livery Stables, 4 years). Financial management of all research projects at the Institute of Community Studies.
Who will be the Project Co-ordinator (if different to the Project Manager)?
Contact Person / Dr Kathryn Pain
Institution / Institute of Community Studies
Legal Status* / Research Institution
Address / 18 Victoria Park Square
Postal Code / E2 9PF
Town / London
Country / United Kingdom
Phone (office) / 0044 20 8709 9263 / Phone (mobile)
Fax / 0044 20 8981 6719
E-mail /
Please ensure that this information is the same as that given for the individual partner if the position of Project Co-ordinator is undertaken by a partner institution.
Describe the person’s experience in project co-ordination. If this position is undertaken by a non-partner organisation, this must also be justified. This section should not be longer than ½ page.
Extensive experience in research management at Loughborough University, UK, for the GaWC (Globalization and World Cities) unit, particularly: London-Frankfurt World Cities study (co-ordinator), City of London Business Clusters study (co-ordinator for London interview and policy research and international comparative research UK, Netherlands, Germany). Previously Academic Staff Tutor at Open University, UK, with responsibility for management of Social Sciences Faculty course production and teaching presentation by some 45-50 Associate Lecturers in the South Region.

1.3  Summary of Project Partners

Partners contributing financially, listed by institution and country. This information must be identical to that provided in Section 1.1 (same names of institutions; same order of Partners from 1 to 20).

Institution Country

Partner 1:
Lead Partner / Institute of Community Studies / UK
Partner 2 / University of Amsterdam / NL
Partner 3 / University of Heidelberg / DE
Partner 4 / Université Paris-1 / FR
Partner 5 / Urban Institute Ireland / IRE
Partner 6 / Netzwerk Stadt und Landschaft (NSL), Institut für Landschafts- und Raumentwicklung (ILR) / CH
Partner 7 / Institut für Landes–und Stadtentwicklungsforschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (ILS) / DE
Partner 8 / Loughborough University / UK
Partner 9 / Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) / BE
Partner 10
Partner 11
Partner 12
Partner 13
Partner 14
Partner 15
Partner 16
Partner 17
Partner 18
Partner 19
Partner 20
EU Member States Involved / Non EU Member States Involved
Belgium / 1 / partner(s) / Switzerland / 1 / partner(s)
France / 1 / partner(s) / Others / partner(s)
Germany / 2 / partner(s)
Ireland / 1 / partner(s)
Luxembourg / partner(s)
The Netherlands / 1 / partner(s)
United Kingdom / 2 / partner(s)
SECTION 2 – PROJECT DESCRIPTION
2.1 Priority and Measure
Tick the measure that best matches the strategic focus of the project (select one only)
Priority 1: An attractive and coherent system of cities, towns and regions
Measure 1.1 More attractive metropolitan areas in the global and European context
Measure 1.2 Coherent and polycentric pattern of complementary cities, towns and
rural areas, coastal and peripheral areas / Ö
Priority 2: External and internal accessibility
Measure 2.1 Sustainable mobility management
Measure 2.2 Improved access to the Information Society
Priority 3: Water resources and the prevention of flood damages
Measure 3.1 Land use and water systems
Measure 3.2 The prevention of flood damage
Priority 4: Other natural resources and cultural heritage
Measure 4.1 Stronger ecological infrastructure, reduced ecological footprint
Measure 4.2 Protection and creative enhancement of the cultural heritage
Priority 5: Enhancing the maritime functions of NWE and promoting territorial
integration across seas of NWE
Measure 5.1 Promote transnational co-operation in the enhancement of maritime functions and in the development of more sustainable links between
seaports and their hinterlands
Measure 5.2 Facilitating co-operation across and between maritime and inland
Regions
PLEASE ENSURE THAT ONLY ONE MEASURE IS SELECTED FOR THE PROJECT
2.2 Type of Project
Select the type of project (Action, Study or Investment) / Study
2.3 Project Description
Issues to be addressed.
Describe the issues to be addressed. This section should NOT be longer than 3 pages.
1.  The proposed Study Project would contribute to the Programme Priorities “An Attractive and Coherent System of Cities, Towns and Regions” and “External and Internal Accessibility”. It would focus on how to enhance complementarity between polycentric city regions in North West Europe and promote cross-border sustainable development.