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Kick-off Meeting PlanCoast Ancona 13./14.7.2006Kick-off Meeting PlanCoast Ancona 13./14.7.2006
The Baltic Sea: Spatial Planning in The Baltic Sea: Spatial Planning in ICZM and Sea Use PlanningICZM and Sea Use Planning
by Bernhard Heinrichs
Ministry for Labour, Building and Regional Development M-V, Germany
PlanCoast Lead Partner
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Content
1. Current focal points of EU
2. Experience of the BaltCoast project and related activities in the Baltic Sea
2.1 What can Spatial planning offer to ICZM ?
2.2 Sea Use Planning: The challenges, comprehensive plans, project-oriented solutions
3. The political implementation of BaltCoast recommendations
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1. Current focal points of EU policy
Integrated Coastal Zone
management (ICZM)
Development of national ICZM-strategies until
2006
European Maritime Policy
Green paper on integrated
maritime policy June 7, 2006
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2. Could Spatial Planning make a contribution to these two EU policies?
Experience from the
INTERREG III B BaltCoast
Project
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I. What can Spatial Planning offer to ICZM ?
•Proven methods of participation and conflict management to harmonise development with nature protection
•Binding results based on statutory plans
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Example: Pilot Action „Greifswalder Bodden“
Problem: Conflict between water sports and nature protection
Solution: Zoning keeping the balance between nature
protection and development
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Example: Pilot Action „Greifswalder Bodden“
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BaltCoast Recommendations on ICZM
1. ICZM is the responsibility of political bodies of all levels
2. Do not create new ICZM specific institutions
3. Cross-sectoral agencies at regional level should take the lead for implementation
4. Link regional approach with case-specific solutions
5. The focus should be on implementation and visible results
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2.2 Sea use Planning: The challenges
• Growing conflicts among seaside activities
• Urgent need for spatial co-ordination of offshore uses
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Project results on sea use planning
•Transnational spatial planning register for offshore areas
•Pan-Baltic comprehensive map of offshore uses
•Comparative analysis of regulations and planning instruments
•Common recommendations for action
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Recommendations for action
•Agree on a systematic transnational information exchange on offshore uses
•Prepare spatial plans for offshore areas – where needed
• Introduce project-oriented and cross-sectoral coordination procedures
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Sea use planning of the Swedish Baltic Sea
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Sea Use Planning of the German Baltic SeaSea Use Planning of the German Baltic Sea
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Detail: pipeline corridorDetail: pipeline corridor
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TIA for Offshore – Windpark Baltic TIA for Offshore – Windpark Baltic 11::
Main issues:Main issues:
- Collision risk- Collision risk
- Bird - Bird migrationmigration
- Tourism- Tourism
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3. Political implementation of BaltCoast recommendations
6th VASAB ministerial Conference Gdansk, 19th September 2005
Introduction of spatial planning in intensively used maritime areas
(Gdansk Declaration)
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Policy document “Connecting Potentials”
“Management and planning of sea and coast” one of four future challenges
of the VASAB initiative