Institutional support for spatial planning of the amalgamated territorial communities

2019 ◽  
pp. 10-21
Author(s):  
Svitlana Shchehlyuk
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Governance Reform ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Planning Activity ◽  
Territorial Planning ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
Institutional Maintenance ◽  
The Eu

The paper defines the nature of “spatial planning”, the problems of its legal definition in the domestic legal field and supplication in practical planning activity. The range of concepts close by nature to “spatial planning” that are approved by national regulative documents and sued in scientific research are outlined and systematized, including: «urban planning activity», «planning of territorial development», «spatial planning», etc. The provisions of legal maintenance of urban planning at local level for consolidated territorial communities (CTCs) are explained. The level of provision of the CTCs of local level with urban planning documentation is assessed and perspective documents of spatial planning provided by the Law №6403 are analyzed. The paper proves the close connection between urban planning documentation and strategic planning at local level displayed in regulative documents and reveals the weak institutional maintenance of their realization mechanism and limited urban planning monitoring functions. The paper emphasizes the need for synchronization of legal changes at various levels of implementation of urban planning activity as far as mutual alignment and making of efficient management decisions can lead to stimulation of rational spatial development and further to more efficient local self-governance reform. The paper argues that the CTCs’ territorial planning schemes elaborated by territorial communities are not the documents of local laval, but rather of the regional one. They are poorly adjusted to other regulative documents of urban planning and land management, therefore there is the need for unification and final approval of the new list of integrated spatial planning documents at local level, modernization of spatial planning instruments at local level, standardization of approaches to their development and implementation based on the standards of similar documents in the practice of spatial planning in the EU countries. Improvement of institutional maintenance of spatial planning at local level through attraction of civil expert councils to the practice of documents elaboration and creation of an authority on urban planning and architecture in the structure of CTC council executive committee are suggested.

scholarly journals Problems of spatial planning, zoning and urban development in modern Russia

2019 ◽  
Vol 135 ◽  
pp. 03050
Author(s):  
Sergei Mezentsev
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Territorial Planning ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Soviet Russia ◽  
Negative Phenomena ◽  
Made In

The purpose of this article is a comprehensive review of spatial and urban planning, and zoning in modern Russia. The starting point of the study is the experience of territorial, urban planning and zoning of the Soviet Union, which has achieved significant success in this area of activity. To achieve this goal, we used the books of modern Russian researchers and the author’s publications of this article, as well as materials posted on the Internet, applied philosophical and scientific approaches and research methods: systemic, dialectic, socio-humanitarian, anthropological, environmental, aesthetic and cybernetic approaches, as well as methods of observation, analysis, synthesis, analogy, comparison, generalization. As a result of the study, many negative phenomena and mistakes made in the territorial planning, zoning and urban development of post-Soviet Russia were revealed: the system was lost, the laws of dialectics are violated, there is no synergy between state structures and civil society, there is an excessive concentration of the population in Moscow and the Moscow region, it isn’t possible to provide comfortable and safe living conditions for each person and, the most importantly, environmental problems in cities and neighboring territories become more acute.

scholarly journals Organising regions: spatial planning and territorial governance practices in two Swedish regions

Europa XXI ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 21-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Smas ◽  
Johannes Lidmo
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Institutional Arrangement ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Policy Fields ◽  
The Eu

In some European countries, sub-national regions are important geographical arenas for spatial planning. However, in Sweden, statutory regional planning is rather limited and the regional level is often described as having a weak position in the spatial planning system. In this article, we investigate territorial governance practices in two Swedish regions, with a focus on their interaction with the EU and the national level, and with the local level, as well as how these regions function as organisations and arenas for coordination of different policy fields. The study is based on semi-structured expert interviews and document analysis. The results show that spatial planning is practised both through statutory planning and soft planning approaches, and that these practices in different ways coordinate sectoral policies i.e. transport infrastructure and regional development. Both cases also illustrate difficulties not only of external coordination between different institutions and policy fields but also internally within organisations. It is also highlighted that spatial planning at the regional level focuses on coordinating actors and policy fields but that spatial planning is also an instrument to implement regional policies. In conclusion, it is argued that the organisation and territorial governance practices within a given institutional arrangement and the perception of spatial planning are crucial in determining how regions might function as multi-level coordination actors and policy arenas within spatial planning.

scholarly journals Urban planning and climate transition post Covid-19. A case study of Athens, Greece

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Themistoklis Pellas
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Climate Transition ◽  
The Eu

This paper deals with the risk of the spread of infec5ous diseases through space, looking at how COVID-19 is becoming a concern in planning. To this end, it employs as a case study the urban development project “The Great Walk” by the Municipality of Athens, Greece. By doing so, it evidences the link between the response to COVID-19 and climate change at the local level in the EU.

scholarly journals Towards a National Harmonized Framework for Urban Plans and Strategies in Romania

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1930
Author(s):  
Oana Luca ◽  
Florian Gaman ◽  
Emanuel Răuță
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
City Development ◽  
Multiple Strategies ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility ◽  
The City ◽  
The Eu

The present paper aims to open the discussion on the adoption of a simplified, flexible, and harmonized strategic framework for city development in Romania. Besides a development strategy associated with general urban planning, multiple strategies are elaborated in accordance with the requirements of the financing authorities and the specific spatial planning legislation. These strategies were developed at different times by different institutions and aim to substantiate the directions and priorities of development and attract funding for various programs. In this study, we performed a thorough analysis in eight municipalities and concluded that such strategies cannot be effective, as they are not always coordinated and often lack consistency and complementarity with other strategic and operational plans and programs at the local level. Based on an international literature review including the recommendations of the Harmonization for Sustainable Energy, Climate Action Plans, and Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans developed by the EU financed project “Sustainable Integrated Multi-sector Planning” (SIMPLA), we propose a unification of the various strategies in a single harmonized, flexible strategic structure for the city. This harmonized structure includes specific components related to resilience in case of disasters and financing sources for all proposed projects.

scholarly journals Manifestations of spatial injustice and institutional practices (re)producing them

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 60-75
Author(s):  
Enikő Vincze
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Institutional Practices ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Research Material ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Divergent Development ◽  
Development Outcomes

To address the manifestations of spatial injustices as illustrations of territorial underdevelopment, I utilize the divergent development framework that emphasizes the centrality of the state to development outcomes. By highlighting institutional practices, I stress the contribution of both the top-down and bottom-up agencies in making andpreserving some spaces in a deprived condition despite the agencies' declarative aim of offering solutions to reduce deprivations. Based on the RELOCAL research material, the ultimate aim of the article is to make a theoretical contribution to the interpretation of territorial underdevelopment as the result of a neoliberal spatial planning regime. After discussing its conceptual frameworks(in section 1), the article presents the brief historical summary of territorial inequalities in Romania (section 2) and the national territorial development policies (section 3). Afterwards, it examines some manifestations of territorial unevenness at the local level (section 4) and the local actions tackling spatial injustice (section 5).  

The New Instruments to Achieve Sustainable Territorial Development in the EU

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-349
Author(s):  
Teresa Parejo Navajas
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Common Element ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Member States ◽  
European Governance ◽  
White Book ◽  
The Common ◽  
New Situation ◽  
New Instruments ◽  
The Eu

AbstractDespite the EU's lack of competence on spatial planning, mainly due to the Member States' reluctance to give up some of their sovereignty in this area given the strategic nature of territory, a pan-European approach providing solutions to all its problems has become urgent and necessary. Moreover, the accession of 10 new Member States has entailed an enlargement of the EU territory, requiring a deeper analysis of the new situation which has led to the emergence of 'sustainable territorial development' as the common element between the multilevel relationships set by the European Governance White Book of the European Commission and the provisions of the ESDP. In fact, with the preparation of this and other European soft law documents, the EU has found an effective type of instrument to deal with the territorial problems without requiring any competences in the area of spatial planning for its actions. In this way, a clearer means of achieving the emerging objective of sustainable territorial development has been developed.

scholarly journals PROPOSALS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATION IN THE SCHEMES OF TERRITORIAL PLANNING ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE PROJECT LYMANSKA AMALGAMATED HROMADA, DONETSKA OBLAST

2019 ◽  
pp. 125-136
Author(s):  
Oksana Olegovna Syvak
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Threshold Values ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Territorial Planning ◽  
Recreation Areas ◽  
Environmental Development ◽  
Rational Organization ◽  
Recreational Resources

Purpose: The article deals with the perspective development of recreation within the area of Lymanska amalgamated hromada in Donetska Oblast. These perspectives are defined on the materials of the projects of urban planning documentation. The basis for the further effective territorial development is the rational organization of the usage of territorial resources and other ones, as urban planning documentation is a strategic document for further territorial, demographic, economic and environmental development. Metods: The decision of the tasks was carried out on the basis of generalization and integration of scientific methods, methodology of constructive geography and territorial planning. Results: There are all opportunities for the development of the recreational sphere at Lymanska amalgamated hromada in consequence of nature-recreational resources. The author considers the boundary loads on the territory, defines the general threshold values of the recreational capacity of the territory for each project recreation areas and the further formation of their infrastructure. Scientific novelty: analyze the features of the rational use of available resources for the development of recreation at the level of a separate territorial community in the schemes of planning the territory The practical significance: The materials presented in the article are the basis for the territorial development of the recreational sphere of the Lyman hromada.

scholarly journals Approaches to formation of strategies for development of administrative territories

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 06026
Author(s):  
Oleksii Klok ◽  
Olha Loseva ◽  
Oleksandr Ponomarenko
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Smart Specialization ◽  
The Eu

The article studies theoretical and methodological bases of the strategic management of the development of administrative territories, considers the essence of strategic management and formulates the advantages of using it in management of administrative territory. Based on the analysis of the key provisions of the EU regional policy, the strategy of “smart specialization” is considered as the most common approach to territorial development. Using the experience of the countries of the European Union as a basis, a BPMN diagram, describing the conceptual bases for the formation of a competitive territory strategy, was built. Practical approaches to the formation of strategies for the development of administrative territories operating in Ukraine, regulatory acts, in particular, that had a direct impact on the formation of the existing model of strategic territorial management, were analyzed. The main requirements to the content of the strategic plan were considered and the list of key provisions and analytical methods (socio-economic analysis, comparative analysis, SWOT-analysis, PESTLE-analysis, sociological analysis) was formulated. Using the comparative legal analysis of the experience of the European Union as a basis, a number of features can be highlighted that must be taken into account in the process of forming the administrative territory development strategy.

scholarly journals Potential Benefits and Constraints of Development of Critical Raw Materials’ Production in the EU: Analysis of Selected Case Studies

Resources ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Guzik ◽  
Krzysztof Galos ◽  
Alicja Kot-Niewiadomska ◽  
Toni Eerola ◽  
Pasi Eilu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Ore Deposits ◽  
Abandoned Mines ◽  
Social Constraints ◽  
Cost And Benefit Analysis ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Critical Raw Materials

Major benefits and constraints related to mineral extraction within the EU have been identified on the examples of selected critical raw materials’ deposits. Analyzed case studies include the following ore deposits: Myszków Mo-W-Cu (Poland), Juomasuo Au-Co (Finland), S. Pedro das Águias W-Sn (Portugal), Penouta Nb-Ta-Sn (Spain), Norra Kärr REEs (Sweden) and Trælen graphite (Norway). They represent different stages of development, from the early/grassroot exploration stage, through advanced exploration and active mining, up to reopening of abandoned mines, and refer to different problems and constraints related to the possibility of exploitation commencement. The multi-criteria analysis of the cases has included geological and economic factors as well as environmental, land use, social acceptance and infrastructure factors. These factors, in terms of cost and benefit analysis, have been considered at three levels: local, country and EU levels. The analyzed cases indicated the major obstacles that occur in different stages of deposit development and need to be overcome in order to enable a new deposit exploitation commencement. These are environmental (Juomasuo and Myszków), spatial (Juomasuo) as well as social constraints (Norra Kärr, Juomasuo). In the analyzed cases, the most important constraints related to future deposit extraction occur primarily at a local level, while some important benefits are identified mainly at the country and the EU levels. These major benefits are related to securing long-term supplies for the national industries and strategically important EU industry sectors.

scholarly journals Realizing the Social Dimension of EU Coastal Water Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2261
Author(s):  
David Langlet ◽  
Aron Westholm
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Current System ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Eu Directive ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Eu

In the last 20 years, the EU has adopted some rather ambitious pieces of legislation with the aim to achieve a good environmental status in freshwater and marine ecosystems. Both the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) have a strong focus on the natural environment and biological criteria for assessing the status of the relevant ecosystems. In the same time period, much research on environmental governance has focused on the interconnectedness of social systems and ecosystems, so-called social-ecological systems (SES). While having high aspirations, the legal frameworks underpinning current EU water and marine management do not necessarily reflect the advances of contemporary science relating to SES. Using the geographical intersection of the two directives, i.e., coastal waters as a focal point, the paper explores the inchoate integration of social and ecological perspectives in the EU marine governance. What are the main challenges for the current EU legal regimes for managing coastal waters in a way that builds on the understanding of social and ecological systems as interconnected? Having explored the two directives, the paper introduces the possibility of using marine spatial planning (MSP), and the EU directive establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning (MSPD) as a bridge between the social and ecological dimensions and discusses what implications this would have for the current system for governing coastal waters in Europe.

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