New Governance for New Spaces

The NONA (New gOvernance for New spAces) project is part of the EU-funded Interreg Danube Transnational Program. The main aim of the interdisciplinary research project is to develop new green finance and multi-level governance models for sustainable spatial development in the Danube catchment area, which includes Baden-Württemberg. Existing land potential in settlement areas, such as underused or derelict land, is to be identified and integrated into future planning developments in order, among other things, to curb further land take in outlying areas, but also to be able to react to changing usage requirements at an early stage. Particular attention will be paid to ecological challenges, socio-economic differences and the great cultural diversity in the neighboring countries.

As one of the ten pilot projects, the focus in the Stuttgart region is on land use contexts within the Neckar catchment area. Land potentials and their future public welfare-oriented, circular economic development possibilities are being determined and forecast. A comprehensive spatial analysis serves as the basis for developing, applying and testing the transferability of new, sustainable financial instruments and innovative approaches for partnership-based management and cooperation across all levels. The aim is to come into contact with (new) stakeholders and take action.