PPP in Urban Development in Germany Illustrated Using Two Pilot Projects in Leipzig

Cooperative types of action by public and private players going beyond the legally formalized planning processes have been gaining in importance for some time now at all levels of urban development in Germany. New cooperation in the form of bilateral and trilateral collaboration represents a way of consolidating and expanding the scope for carrying out urgent tasks of urban regeneration. Aware of these possibilities, the City of Leipzig began tapping this potential by specifically involving three groups of players – the public sector, the private sector, and the general public – into the process of urban development and steering their interaction.