23–26 October 2002, hosted by the Provincia di Genova and held at the offices of the Provincia. Themes – Waterfront renewal, Metropolitan governance and Relations with ESPON [the European Spatial Planning Observation Network]. The Genova Meeting established the basis for future METREX advocacy of a Metropolitan dimension to European affairs and for effective metropolitan governance. These outcomes were also reflected in the developing METREX Practice Benchmark.
