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INTERREG IIIB CADSES „PlanCoast“ Coastal Zone and Maritime Spatial Planning. by Bernhard Heinrichs Ministry for Transport, Building and Regional Development M-V, Germany PlanCoast Lead Partner. Overall Objective. Foster sustainable development in the coastal zones
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INTERREG IIIB CADSES „PlanCoast“Coastal Zone and Maritime Spatial Planning by Bernhard Heinrichs Ministry for Transport, Building and Regional Development M-V, Germany PlanCoast Lead Partner
Overall Objective • Foster sustainable development in the coastal zones • (land- and sea-side) of the • Baltic Sea, Adriatic Sea and Black Sea • and support the • EU maritime strategy
Financing • EFRE 595.000 EUR • CARDS 493.678 EUR • PHARE 334.200 EUR • TACIS 120.600 EUR • EU Financing 1.488.478 EUR • EU Co-Financing + 317.000 EUR • Non EU Co-Financing + 173.542 EUR • Total 1.979.020 EUR
The challenges • Growing conflicts among seaside activities • Urgent need for spatial co-ordination of offshore uses
Integrated Coastal Zone management (ICZM) Development of national ICZM-strategies until 2006 European Maritime Policy Green paper on integrated maritime policy June 7, 2006 Current focal points of EU policy
Could Spatial Planning make a contribution to these two EU policies? Experience from the INTERREG III B BaltCoast Project
What can Spatial Planning offer to ICZM and the EU Maritime Strategy? • Proven methods of participation and conflict management • Binding results based on statutory plans • Provision of space oriented data through Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
Example: Pilot Action „Greifswalder Bodden“ Problem: Conflict between water sports and nature protection Solution: Zoning keeping the balance between nature protection and development
BaltCoast Recommendations on ICZM • ICZM is the responsibility of political bodies of all levels • Do not create new ICZM specific institutions • Cross-sectoral agencies at regional level should take the lead for implementation • Link regional approach with case-specific solutions • The focus should be on implementation and visible results
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
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
Conclusions • Spatial Planning cannot substitute the ICZM-process - but forms an essential part • A regional approach could best link ICZM-strategy with implementation • Spatial planning of the sea should become an integral part of ICZM in the Baltics