scholarly journals Flood maps and their potential role in local spatial planning: a case study from Slovakia

Water Policy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 1042-1058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matej Vojtek ◽  
Jana Vojteková
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Hydraulic Modeling ◽  
Acceptable Risk ◽  
Gis And Remote Sensing ◽  
Remote Sensing Techniques ◽  
The One ◽  
Flood Maps

Abstract The article is focused on the creation of flood maps for ungauged basins (i.e. local spatial scale areas), using a hydrologic-hydraulic approach, geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing techniques, and their role in local spatial planning. The case study is represented by the Turniansky potok catchment which was not mapped in the preliminary flood risk assessment (EU Floods Directive) as an area with existing potential risk. The design discharges were estimated by applying the regional formula. The design discharge with 100-year return period was chosen for hydraulic modeling using the one-dimensional HEC-RAS model. The basis for creating the flood vulnerability map for the selected hydraulic domain was the current land use. Each land use category was assigned a category of acceptable risk (low, medium, high). Furthermore, the vulnerability was defined by digitizing buildings within the hydraulic domain. The role of the created flood maps, as regulatory tools in local spatial planning (i.e. local development plan of municipality), was highlighted and discussed. The importance of flood maps is primarily seen in limiting the irresponsible expansion and densification of construction in the areas near the watercourse which were assigned the low acceptable risk.

Interrelationships between municipal spatial policy strategy and airport operation and development. Lodz Airport case study

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-79
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Nikorowicz-Zatorska
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
The Other ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Spatial Management ◽  
The One ◽  
Surrounding Areas

Abstract The present paper focuses on spatial management regulations in order to carry out investment in the field of airport facilities. The construction, upgrades, and maintenance of airports falls within the area of responsibility of local authorities. This task poses a great challenge in terms of organisation and finances. On the one hand, an active airport is a municipal landmark and drives local economic, social and cultural development, and on the other, the scale of investment often exceeds the capabilities of local authorities. The immediate environment of the airport determines its final use and prosperity. The objective of the paper is to review legislation that affects airports and the surrounding communities. The process of urban planning in Lodz and surrounding areas will be presented as a background to the problem of land use management in the vicinity of the airport. This paper seeks to address the following questions: if and how airports have affected urban planning in Lodz, does the land use around the airport prevent the development of Lodz Airport, and how has the situation changed over the time? It can be assumed that as a result of lack of experience, land resources and size of investments on one hand and legislative dissonance and peculiar practices on the other, aviation infrastructure in Lodz is designed to meet temporary needs and is characterised by achieving short-term goals. Cyclical problems are solved in an intermittent manner and involve all the municipal resources, so there’s little left to secure long-term investments.

scholarly journals Mapping of Conflicts of Use and Occupation of the Paranaguá Estuary Complex and Shallow Platform: Subsidies for Marine Spatial Planning

2020 ◽  
pp. 53-72
Author(s):  
Aika Miura ◽  
Mauricio A. Noernberg
Keyword(s):  
Human Activities ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Marine Spatial Planning ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Conflict Zones ◽  
Gis And Remote Sensing ◽  
Commercial Housing ◽  
Rational Organization ◽  
Remote Sensing Techniques ◽  
Shallow Platform

The preference for housing in coastal environments has become a human strategy due to several factors; as biodiversity wealth, geographic strategy, or abundance of fishing resources. The coastal and estuarine environment is a place of multiple uses for industrial, commercial, housing, port, and ecologically essential purposes. An effective Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is essential to establish a rational organization of the use of the marine space and the interactions between its uses, in order to balance the demands of development with the need to protect marine ecosystems, as well as to achieve social and economic objectives in a transparent and planned way (UNESCO-IOC, 2011). The present study identifies, maps, and separates the main human activities developed in the territorial space of the Paranaguá Estuarine Complex - Paraná, Brazil (CEP) and nearby shallow platform. Through Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing techniques, it established the conflict zones and their impact on the marine environment and quantified areas of environmental protection affected by human activities. The results shows the regions between Pontal do Sul and Ponta do Poço, the southern portion of Baía das Laranjeiras and the Rasa Platform classified with High Conflict levels. Approximately 19% of the administrative limits of the Conservation Units (CU) in the region and 33% of the Damping Zones (DZ) are affected by anthropic activities and uses. In this way, the spatialization of existing conflicts in a place with broad uses for different purposes, would support to define economic strategies; direct actions for public policies, and decision making. Still, it can be a tool for the mitigation and compensation of environmental and social impacts, due to human activities in the study area. Keywords: Coastal management, geoprocessing, protected coastal areas, conservation units, coastal zone.

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