BRASOV

METROPOLITAN AREA

- INITIATIVES FOR A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -

Brasov is part of a supra-territorial urban system hosting almost 20% of the Romanian population.

REGIONAL CONTEXT

DEVELOPMENT AREAS

Brasov Metropolitan Area includes 17 municipalities with a total of 420.000 inhabitants.

The entire territory revolves (from an economical and social point of view) around the city of Brasov (having approximately 230.000 inhabitants)

DEVELOPMENT AREAS

Roma communities

Established since 2005

Association of Public bodies

3 cities

4 towns

10 rural communities

WHO ARE WE?

Role:

to provide support and specialised expertise to the local communities in the Brasov area regarding their development endeavours

To centralise and coordinate all development projects and to integrate them into a coherent approach

WHAT WE DO?

Developing strategic planning documents

Providing assistance and support to local bodies in the

development process

Developing integrated projects with results impacting the

entire metropolitan area

International cooperation – multiplying good practices

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LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Brasov is currently redefining its economic profile by orienting its efforts towards tourism & services as well as toward innovative high added value industries (IT, energy efficiency, aero spatial industries). Presently, Brasov is one of 7 national growth poles where national and European funding are earmarked for sustainable regional development projects.

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SOCIETAL CHANGE & CHALLENGES

Traffic congestion (high car ownership levels, metropolitan

commuting, low levels of public transport usage)

Environmental challenges (high levels of traffic generated pollution,

low energy efficiency in buildings generating additional fossil fuel consumption)

Social challenges (new technologies available to the general public vs

actual low usage of technology in every day life)

Need for efficiency in the urban fabric management and development ( an urgent need for the public administration to

switch to ACTING instead of REACTING in every facet of urban development)

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS

THE SUSTAINABLE AND COMPETITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF BRASOV'S ECONOMY -

BRAŞOV METROPOLITAN AREA -EXCELLENCE CENTRE IN RESEARCH-INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL

TRANSFER

THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURISM – BRAŞOV

METROPOLITAN AREA - THE CAPITAL OF THE ROMANIAN TOURISM

THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE

COMMUNICATIONS - BRAŞOV METROPOLITAN AREA - EUROPEAN TRANSPORT AND

COMMUNICATIONS JUNCTION

THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE METROPOLITAN

COMMUNITY EUROPEAN LIFE STANDARD IN BRASOV METROPOLITAN AREA

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LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS Integrated approach for a sustainable impact at metropolitan level ROP financed projects: Urban infrastructure / Urban mobility / transport Social infrastructure Business support infrastructure, R&D facilities

21 ROP financed projects are finalized or under implementation Total value - 73,4 mil. euro

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION projects

International cooperation is one of the main areas of the Brasov Metropolitan Agency activity.

International cooperation projects allow for new ideas and approaches that proved efficient in other countries to be imported and adapted to Brasov local context.

The Brasov Metropolitan Agency acts as a multiplier of good practices as it provides support and shares its expertise and knowledge to an entire metropolitan region.

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• “Smart Metropolis” is a component of the metropolitan development strategy based on ICT means (communications infrastructure, electronic sensors, specialised software, mobile devices, etc.)

• This strategy is developed within a partnership framework involving citizens, local businesses, NGO’s, public bodies etc.

• “Smart Metropolis” can be implemented by developing an integrated ICT infrastructure with the inclusion of the existing independent systems

SMART PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES

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City Hall Citizens Local Business Environment Communications Public Utilies Transport

Public Services

Beneficiaries of the public services

Infrastructure/ Public utilities services

SMART METROPOLIS - CONCEPT

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INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS

1. Telematics system for public lighting management and video monitoring

Over 10.000 lighting poles integrated in the system Malfunctioning / not working equipment’s detection Remotely switch on / off the power supply as necessary Reducing the light output by the "Dimming" function

Includes a video monitoring subsystem consisting of 42 cameras located in high traffic and high risk of crime locations Includes a subsystem consisting of 42 devices for emergency calls and live video support, with direct connection to the central dispatch Will be integrated in the Municipality Technical Dispatch

One fleet management system

250 buses featuring GPS/monitoring systems

E-ticketing system

30 Ticket Vending Machines

119 info panels in stations

One Integrated command and dispatch centre

INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS

2. Public transport management system

Based on street sensors for vehicle counting and video cameras

Manual traffic plans’ modification taking into consideration the number of the vehicles and live video images

Automatic traffic plans’ modification depending on the information from the sensors

Accurate rapports regarding traffic values

3. Smart traffic management

INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS

Within the City Pulse project framework, the various categories of city relevant available data are reconfigured and aggregated to produce new

valuable information for the city and its inhabitants.

4. City Pulse - Real-Time IoT Stream Processing and Large-scale Data Analytics for Smart City Applications

INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS

LOCAL COOPERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

• BMA is a founding member of the county waste management association – “ISO MEDIU”

• The developed environmental master –plan concentrates on improving the waste management system, increasing the quota of recyclable waste collected , improving environmental quality at metropolitan level.

LOCAL COOPERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

• BMA is the main promoter behind the Brasov Metropolitan Association for the Sustainable Development of Public Transport. This organization will manage and regulate the future metropolitan public transport system

• The metropolitan public transport will ensure both increased quality of life as well as higher territorial and economic cohesion as a factor of metropolitan competitiveness.

LOCAL COOPERATION FOR STUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

• BMA works with the Agency of Brasov for the Management of Energy and Environment. The main objectives of ABMEE are linked to the sustainable development of Brasov with energy efficiency and environmental protection as the basis of that development

THANK YOU!

Sorin Ganea Programme manager

Brasov Metropolitan Agency