The Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning

Potentials of spatial planning:
Recognising chances, shaping the future

(original title: Potenziale der Raumordnung: Chancen erkennen, Zukunft gestalten)

IzR 3/2018
Hrsg.: BBSR

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Matthias Furkert

Spatial planning
The unknown, unrecognised beauty?!
Introduction

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(in German)

Matthias Furkert,
Svenja Skowronski

A discipline in the process of change
Development, current rating and policy options for spatial planning

Something with space or interior design? Spatial planners find themselves confronted with ignorance with regard to their discipline. Does the current rating of spatial planning correspond to its potentials for a sustainable spatial order and development of Germany? Which policy options result?

(in German)

Rainer Danielzyk,
Axel Priebs

Potentials and perspectives of spatial planning and spatial development

In a society which often longs for simple answers and a reduction of complexity, spatial planning and spatial development are in a difficult position. In their article the authors stress the important equalising and preventive function of spatial planning.

(in German)

Stephan Mitschang

Spatial planning – a critical account!

Taking selected planning and legal aspects as cases in point, the article discusses the present situation of spatial planning critically and particularly considers the tasks of regional planning in connection with the energy turnaround.

(in German)

Bettina Käppeler,
Annika Koch,
Nele Kristin Meyer,
Ulrich Scheffler

Spatial planning can do more

Many people associate the idea of an open space with the sea. However, increasing claims for space through economic interests create a high pressure of uses – one example for this is the expansion of offshore wind energy. In this field of tension between economics, science and the environment, maritime spatial planning fulfils a decisive role. It is a prospective planning instrument that coordinates the interests of uses and claims for protection.

(in German)

Holger Gnest,
Hildegard Zeck

Spatial planning control of large-scale retailing
The example of Lower Saxony

Spatial planning in the federal states possesses well-tried instruments to control large-scale retailing. It was developed in a continuous adaptation process to the structural change in trade, legal management possibilities and political objectives. New challenges emerge for the future, particularly through the growing online trade.

(in German)

Joschka Knuth,
Frank Liebrenz

The State Development Strategy Schleswig Holstein 2030
Shaping the future in the genuine North

The challenges of the future are varied and so are the tasks for the state and society. But which strategies, policy approaches, concepts and solutions does the state need today and in the coming years? What are the focuses and the clear goals? The State Development Strategy Schleswig-Holstein 2030 offers answers to these questions. It bundles the results of a comprehensive dialogue and work process for the design of the future of Schleswig-Holstein. A new approach for the further development of state planning?

(in German)

Peter Seifert

Floods
Can spatial planning help to prevent them?

Flood prevention has experienced an increase in importance in spatial planning in recent years. More and more spatial plans consider this subject and new categories of designation have emerged. But does this growing wealth create growing benefits? The article considers this question taking the planning region around Dresden, which has experienced flooding, as a case in point. Furthermore, a short review of the discussion about flood protection in spatial planning in the area of the Federal Republic of Germany is given.

(in German)

Oliver Weidlich,
Sandra Weber,
Sandra Wiebel

Securing raw materials in spatial planning
The example of the administrative district Lower Franconia

Securing raw materials in regional planning is an indispensable task for our economy. It must, however, come to terms with increasing spatial resistance. In the Bavarian administrative district of Lower Franconia revisions in the chapters on the securing of raw materials are under way for the three regional planning associations of Lower Franconia. The regional planners who are responsible for this outline the approaches and the challenges of this work in this article.

(in German)

Julia Blinde,
Christoph van Gemmeren

Settlement development in a prospering urban agglomeration
Ideas of spatial planning in the process of laying down the regional plan of Düsseldorf

The region around Düsseldorf is characterised by a high pressure of growth and very limited space. Land requirements for very different claims of uses can be localised only with great difficulty. In the sector of housing and commerce, regional planning in Düsseldorf promotes a consensus-oriented and regionally coordinated management approach. The article presents spatial planning instruments which the regional planning institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia can use.

(in German)

Andreas Berkner,
Katrin Klama

Adapting to climate change
From KlimaMORO to the regional plan of Western Saxony 3.0

Taking the regional plan 2008 as a point of departure, regional planning in Leipzig-Western Saxony has considered the adaptation to climate change intensively and continuously. The results of the demonstration project of spatial planning "Spatial Development Strategies for Climate change" (KlimaMORO) were incorporated directly into the current plans. The article describes the approach with regional case studies on the climate in settlement, forestry and flood protection.

(in German)

Marion Schilling,
Steffi Pforte

In the bad books of both sides: political egotisms and professional necessity
The partial plan "Services of General Interest" of Anhalt-Bitterfeld-Wittenberg

Central places must be designated in the planning region Anhalt-Bitterfeld-Wittenberg in order to secure the public services of general interest and their stability in municipal policy. But each municipality wants to have a central place in its sphere of administrative responsibility. How can this discrepancy be overcome in regional planning? The article provides suggestions from planning practice and presents the partial plan of Anhalt-Bitterfeld-Wittenberg.

(in German)

A discussion with
Gerold Janssen

Underground spatial planning
"Rock formations do not end at national borders"

In a discussion with the editors of IzR, Gerold Janssen explains why spatial planning will become more and more important for underground projects as well.

(in German)

Dirk Gebhardt,
Rupert Kawka

Making boundaries less effective

Spatial planning projects across national boundaries are still difficult. Nevertheless there are many successful projects that tackle obstacles and also use the offers of the European level.

(in German)

Gerold Janssen,
Wulf Hülsmann,
Sebastian Bartel,
Franziska Wolff

Strengthening the environmental dimension of spatial planning
Analyses, examples of implementation and policy approaches

The tasks and guiding principles of spatial planning have continuously been developed further under the perspectives of environmental policy. Comprehensive sustainable spatial planning has established itself as one of the central instruments for the implementation of space- and area-related environmental goals. Among the strategies that are relevant for the Federal Republic of Germany there are numerous models, instruments and policy approaches for spatial development and spatial planning that are related to the environment.

(in German)

A discussion with
Vera Moosmayer

Developing spatial planning further

How can spatial planning be developed further? Numerous questions on the future of spatial planning emerge from the articles in this issue. In a discussion with the editors of IzR, Vera Moosmayer considers the most important questions.

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