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'''Airport Regions Conference''' ('''ARC''') is an association of |
'''Airport Regions Conference''' ('''ARC''') is an association of regional and local authorities with an international airport within or near their territories, which was founded in 1994.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Alexander |first=E. R. |date=June 1998 |title=Amsterdam in the Red Queen's Country: Interorganizational coordination and EU-local interaction in spatial planning and policy |journal=European Planning Studies |volume=6 |issue=3 |pages=283–298 |doi=10.1080/09654319808720462 |url=http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a777115330~db=all |accessdate= 2008-03-30 |quote= }}</ref> |
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The organisation represents the interests of its members and brings together a wide range of expertise in the fields of air transport, local and regional policies. A common concern of the organisation is balancing the economic benefits generated by the airports with their environmental impact. |
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The ARC has extensive experience in: developing and implementing European projects, advocacy and representation at EU level, producing thematic studies and publications, organising events and developing communication campaigns. |
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| ⚫ | ARC cooperates with several European institutions, such as the [[European Parliament]], the [[European Commission]] (mostly with the [[European Commissioner for Transport]] and her cabinet, [[Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport]] and the [[Directorate-General for the Environment]]), the [[European Committee of the Regions]] and with the [[European Economic and Social Committee]]. |
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ARC also works together with [[Eurocontrol]] (on topics like air-connectivity in Europe) and organises international events (e.g. about [[intermodal passenger transport]]). |
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| ⚫ | The ARC cooperates with several European institutions, such as the [[European Parliament]], the [[European Commission]] (mostly with the [[European Commissioner for Transport]] Violeta Bulc and her cabinet, the [[Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport]] and the [[Directorate-General for the Environment]]), the [[European Committee of the Regions]], and with the [[European Economic and Social Committee]]. The organisation also collaborates with [[Eurocontrol]] on topics such as air-connectivity in Europe. The ARC also has the capacity to organise international events related to aviation and regional matters. |
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Currently, the ARC has more than 30 members, ranging from regions hosting the largest hubs in Europe (e.g. [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]], etc.) to small but important regional airports ([[Oulu Airport|Oulu]] and [[Iași International Airport|Iasi]]). Any airport region can become an ARC member. |
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The ARC proposes two types of membership: full members and associate members. The full members are regional or local authorities who have an important international airport within or close to their territories. Other organisations active in airport-related areas may become associated members. |
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The governance structure of the organisation includes an Executive Committee (the President and 6 members), an Assembly (ARC member regions) and a Secretariat, which is based in [[Brussels|Brussels, Belgium]]. |
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==Purpose and mission== |
==Purpose and mission== |
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The mission of the ARC is to serve and defend the airport regions’ interests towards the [[Institutions of the European Union|European institutions]] and key airport and aviation stakeholders. The organisation participates in numerous conferences and political fora, where policy is being discussed. The organisation is building a professional network and a platform to foster knowledge building and sharing. |
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The common concern of ARC and its members is to balance the economic benefits generated by the airports against their [[Environmental degradation|environmental impact]]. The ARC debates practical urban issues,<ref>{{cite book |title=Austrian Foreign Policy in Historical Context |last=Bischof |first=Günter |author2=Pelinka, Anton |authorlink2=Anton Pelinka |author3= Gehler, Michael |year=2006 |publisher=Transaction Publishers |isbn=978-1-4128-0521-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MNppUW0oVF8C&pg=PA201&dq=%22Airport+Regions+Conference%22 |page=201 }}</ref> bringing together a wide range of expertise at the interface of air transport and local and regional policies, aiming to strengthen the position of cities and regions against higher level forces.<ref>{{cite book |title=Cities in Transition: Globalization, Political Change and Urban Development |last=Schneider-Sliwa |first=Rita |year=2006 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-4020-3866-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I2hPAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Airport+Regions+Conference%22&dq=%22Airport+Regions+Conference%22 |page=246 }}</ref> ARC represents more than 30 European regions and cities with about 100 million citizens. |
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The ARC brings benefits to its members by anticipating aviation changes – enabling fast and extensive access to research studies, projects, press releases, training and news on current topics. It also organises events, either as an answer to the concerns of its members or related to their current projects, for example – a workshop on land-use planning for aviation noise impact management. |
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==Projects== |
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'''Current projects''' |
'''Current projects''' |
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The ARC is part of a number of European Union-funded projects. The organisation has established itself as a credible partner for communication, dissemination and exploitation of project results. The ARC is involved in projects dealing with the following key areas: [[economic development]], territorial branding, economic impact, [[aviation noise]] and emissions, training and employment in airport regions, congestion and airport capacity, land use and airport expansion, intermodality, surface access, connectivity, [[decarbonisation]] of airport areas. |
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*'''ANIMA''' |
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ANIMA (Aviation Noise Impact Management Through Novel Approaches) is a project funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union which aims to mitigate the impact of aviation noise through novel approaches. On the occasion of the project’s kick-off meeting, all ANIMA partners have gathered in Paris to proceed with the start-up activities. The coordinators of three other related projects, ARTEM, RUMBLE and AERIALIST, joined the meeting in order to strengthen European inter-project cooperation. The project manager of INEA (Innovation & Networks Executive Agency) was also present and contributed to raise awareness on the research policy on transport in H2020. |
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*'''[https://anima-project.eu/ ANIMA]''' |
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ANIMA’s overall objective is to develop new methodologies, approaches and tools to manage and mitigate the impact of aviation noise, enhancing the capability to respond to the growing traffic demand. The project aims to reach this objective via a strategic approach based on three pillars: 1. community engagement as mitigation, 2. improving the quality of life by enriching knowledge on noise-related annoyance and capitalizing knowledge through European coordination. |
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The ANIMA (Aviation Noise Impact Management through Novel Approaches) project is a people-oriented research project which started in October 2017. It aims to identify and disseminate best practices to lower the noise annoyance endured by communities around airports. The project also makes an effort to better understand the non-acoustical factors which influence noise annoyance, but also to improve the quality of life of communities surrounding airports. The project consortium is made of 22 project partners. The ARC is involved in the project as the communication partner, being the leader of the work package dedicated to communication, dissemination and exploitation of project activities. |
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| ⚫ | ANIMA is financially supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. |
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| ⚫ | ANIMA is financially supported by the European Union’s [[Horizon 2020]] research and innovation programme. The project has a duration of 48-months and has a total budget of over €7.4 million. The project also partakes to Future Sky, a global initiative aiming at addressing major challenges faced by the European Air Transport by 2050. |
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* '''LAirA''' |
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*'''[https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/LAirA.html LAirA]''' |
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LAirA addresses the specific and significant challenge of the multimodal, smart and low carbon mobility integration of airports and airport landside access in the mobility systems of Central Europe. The project’s objective is to reduce the energy use and the environmental impacts of transport activities in airports and hinterlands. LAirA is planning to achieve its objective by changing mobility behaviours of airports passengers and employees and by building novel strategies of public entities in low carbon mobility planning. LAirA integrates seven key thematic areas: Electric mobility, Air-Rail links, Walking & cycling, Shared mobility, Intelligent Transport Systems, Wayfinding, Road Public Transport. |
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LAirA (Landside Airports Accessibility) is an [https://www.interregeurope.eu/ Interreg] Central Europe project aiming to reduce the energy use and the [[environmental impacts]] of transport activities in airports and its surroundings. It addresses the challenge of the multimodal, smart and low carbon mobility integration of airports into the mobility systems of [[Central Europe|Central European]] urban areas. LAirA integrates seven key thematic areas: electric mobility, [[AirRail Link|air-rail links]], walking & cycling, [[shared mobility]], [[Intelligent transportation system|intelligent transport systems]], wayfinding and road public transport. |
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| ⚫ | The consortium is formed of 10 project partners and 5 associated partners. The ARC is in in charge of the communication work package – the organisation’s role is to lead the communication activities of the project, to disseminate the project outcomes and to engage with the potential end-users of the project results. |
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*'''[https://www.airportregions.org/dreaam DREAAM]''' |
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DREAAM (Development of Regional Employment and Airport Areas Manpower) is an [[Erasmus+]] project with a total budget of €111,175. The 24-month project has started in October 2018. The strategic partnership of DREAAM strives to create knowledge and policy recommendations in order to develop the skills of the population residing in airport areas so that they meet the criteria of the employers, for instance airport companies. |
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The objective of the project is to foster an exchange of good practices on vocational education and training (VET) in airport areas. By focusing on regional branding, job attractivity, skills definition and mobility, DREAAM aims to facilitate the recruitment process for regions and airport platforms and to create more training and employment opportunities for the surrounding local communities. |
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The ARC is the communication partner of DREAAM project, but it also supports the development of the final best practice guide, which is the main outcome of this project. |
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By the end of the project, DREAAM project partners aim to deliver knowledge of other tools to promote airport areas jobs, a forum for debate and exchanges on employment and long-term benefits for airport companies and local communities. |
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'''Past projects''' |
'''Past projects''' |
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* '''[https://www.airportregions.org/previous-projects dAIR]''' |
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* '''dAIR''' |
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| ⚫ | dAIR looked at how can the carbon from surface access and airport operations be reduced. These two together account for about half of the carbon footprint. Through study visits and workshops, as well as stakeholder forums, the 14 member organizations were able to exchange experience and see what reduction solutions had been used and had worked at other airports and how they could be applied to their own. |
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* '''QLAIR''' |
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The QLAIR (Quality of Life in Airport Regions) project is addressing the need for new and innovative ways to improve the quality of life for the citizens most affected by airport activities and airport expansion. The project identifies how instruments for mitigation, compensation and investments can be used in the areas most affected by airports. |
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| ⚫ | dAIR looked at how can the carbon from surface access and airport operations be reduced. These two together account for about half of the carbon footprint. Through study visits and workshops, as well as stakeholder forums, the 14 member organizations were able to exchange experience and see what reduction solutions had been used and had worked at other airports and how they could be applied to their own. The ARC’s role was to carry out the project communication. |
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* [[Bavaria]] Ministry of Economic Affairs |
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* [[State of Berlin]] & [[State of Brandenburg]] |
* [[State of Berlin]] & [[State of Brandenburg]] |
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* [[Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Authority]] |
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* [[Barcelona]] Municipal County |
* [[Barcelona]] Municipal County |
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* Government of the [[Canary Islands]] |
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* [[Government of Catalonia]] |
* [[Government of Catalonia]] |
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* [[El Prat de Llobregat]] Town Council |
* [[El Prat de Llobregat]] Town Council |
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* [[Gothenburg]] Region |
* [[Gothenburg]] Region |
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*Municipality of [[Härryda]] |
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* [[Stockholm]] County Council & [[Sigtuna]] |
* [[Stockholm]] County Council & [[Sigtuna]] |
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Revision as of 11:46, 7 August 2019
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Area served | aviation, airports, airport regions, spatial planning, interregional cooperation, EU projects, communication |
| Services | Development and implementation of European projects, advocacy and representation at EU level, production of thematic studies and publications, organisation of events and development of communication campaigns. |
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Airport Regions Conference (ARC) is an association of regional and local authorities with an international airport within or near their territories, which was founded in 1994.[1]
The organisation represents the interests of its members and brings together a wide range of expertise in the fields of air transport, local and regional policies. A common concern of the organisation is balancing the economic benefits generated by the airports with their environmental impact.
The ARC has extensive experience in: developing and implementing European projects, advocacy and representation at EU level, producing thematic studies and publications, organising events and developing communication campaigns.
The ARC cooperates with several European institutions, such as the European Parliament, the European Commission (mostly with the European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc and her cabinet, the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport and the Directorate-General for the Environment), the European Committee of the Regions, and with the European Economic and Social Committee. The organisation also collaborates with Eurocontrol on topics such as air-connectivity in Europe. The ARC also has the capacity to organise international events related to aviation and regional matters.
Currently, the ARC has more than 30 members, ranging from regions hosting the largest hubs in Europe (e.g. Frankfurt, Madrid, etc.) to small but important regional airports (Oulu and Iasi). Any airport region can become an ARC member.
The ARC proposes two types of membership: full members and associate members. The full members are regional or local authorities who have an important international airport within or close to their territories. Other organisations active in airport-related areas may become associated members.
The governance structure of the organisation includes an Executive Committee (the President and 6 members), an Assembly (ARC member regions) and a Secretariat, which is based in Brussels, Belgium.
Purpose and mission
The mission of the ARC is to serve and defend the airport regions’ interests towards the European institutions and key airport and aviation stakeholders. The organisation participates in numerous conferences and political fora, where policy is being discussed. The organisation is building a professional network and a platform to foster knowledge building and sharing.
The ARC brings benefits to its members by anticipating aviation changes – enabling fast and extensive access to research studies, projects, press releases, training and news on current topics. It also organises events, either as an answer to the concerns of its members or related to their current projects, for example – a workshop on land-use planning for aviation noise impact management.
Projects
Current projects
The ARC is part of a number of European Union-funded projects. The organisation has established itself as a credible partner for communication, dissemination and exploitation of project results. The ARC is involved in projects dealing with the following key areas: economic development, territorial branding, economic impact, aviation noise and emissions, training and employment in airport regions, congestion and airport capacity, land use and airport expansion, intermodality, surface access, connectivity, decarbonisation of airport areas.
The ANIMA (Aviation Noise Impact Management through Novel Approaches) project is a people-oriented research project which started in October 2017. It aims to identify and disseminate best practices to lower the noise annoyance endured by communities around airports. The project also makes an effort to better understand the non-acoustical factors which influence noise annoyance, but also to improve the quality of life of communities surrounding airports. The project consortium is made of 22 project partners. The ARC is involved in the project as the communication partner, being the leader of the work package dedicated to communication, dissemination and exploitation of project activities.
ANIMA is financially supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The project has a duration of 48-months and has a total budget of over €7.4 million. The project also partakes to Future Sky, a global initiative aiming at addressing major challenges faced by the European Air Transport by 2050.
LAirA (Landside Airports Accessibility) is an Interreg Central Europe project aiming to reduce the energy use and the environmental impacts of transport activities in airports and its surroundings. It addresses the challenge of the multimodal, smart and low carbon mobility integration of airports into the mobility systems of Central European urban areas. LAirA integrates seven key thematic areas: electric mobility, air-rail links, walking & cycling, shared mobility, intelligent transport systems, wayfinding and road public transport.
The consortium is formed of 10 project partners and 5 associated partners. The ARC is in in charge of the communication work package – the organisation’s role is to lead the communication activities of the project, to disseminate the project outcomes and to engage with the potential end-users of the project results.
LAirA is financially supported by the European Union’s Interreg Central Europe programme, which is an EU cohesion policy programme that encourages cooperation beyond borders. LAirA is a 30-month project with a total budget of €2.3 million.
DREAAM (Development of Regional Employment and Airport Areas Manpower) is an Erasmus+ project with a total budget of €111,175. The 24-month project has started in October 2018. The strategic partnership of DREAAM strives to create knowledge and policy recommendations in order to develop the skills of the population residing in airport areas so that they meet the criteria of the employers, for instance airport companies.
The objective of the project is to foster an exchange of good practices on vocational education and training (VET) in airport areas. By focusing on regional branding, job attractivity, skills definition and mobility, DREAAM aims to facilitate the recruitment process for regions and airport platforms and to create more training and employment opportunities for the surrounding local communities.
The ARC is the communication partner of DREAAM project, but it also supports the development of the final best practice guide, which is the main outcome of this project.
By the end of the project, DREAAM project partners aim to deliver knowledge of other tools to promote airport areas jobs, a forum for debate and exchanges on employment and long-term benefits for airport companies and local communities.
Past projects
The goal of dAIR (Decarbonated Airport Regions) was to improve the surface accessibility to airport zones and the CO2 neutrality of airport operator activities. The project paid special attention to the optimal involvement of business R&D communities in creating well connected green airports.
dAIR looked at how can the carbon from surface access and airport operations be reduced. These two together account for about half of the carbon footprint. Through study visits and workshops, as well as stakeholder forums, the 14 member organizations were able to exchange experience and see what reduction solutions had been used and had worked at other airports and how they could be applied to their own. The ARC’s role was to carry out the project communication.
ARC Members
In August 2019, these are the members of ARC:
- Vienna City Council
- Vlaams-Brabant Province
- Wallonia The Walloon Company of Airports
- Prague Airport Region
- IAU Île-de-France (Paris Region Planning and Development Agency)
- Val d'Oise Department
- State of Berlin & State of Brandenburg
- Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Authority
- Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region
- Budapest District XVIII
- Mazovia Region
- Iași County Council
- Barcelona Municipal County
- Government of Catalonia
- El Prat de Llobregat Town Council
- Gavà Town Council
- Madrid City Council
- Gothenburg Region
- Municipality of Härryda
- Stockholm County Council & Sigtuna
- Akershus County Council
- Øvre Romerike Development
References
- ^ Alexander, E. R. (June 1998). "Amsterdam in the Red Queen's Country: Interorganizational coordination and EU-local interaction in spatial planning and policy". European Planning Studies. 6 (3): 283–298. doi:10.1080/09654319808720462. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
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