Spatial Planning in Baltic Sea Region

State of Brandenburg

Uckermark-Barnim Region

Task and Organisation

• Balancing interests while making sustainable use of development potentials

• Spatial planning on state and regional level

• Instruments and key elements of spatial planning

Balancing interests while making sustainable use of development potentials

What is important?

• Financial means, • technology, • qualified and motivated personnel.

• Soil suitable for agriculture and forestry,• landscape with a high potential for tourism or significance for the protection of flora

and fauna,• groundwater and surface water,• mineral resources.• Settlement structure and infrastructure, • traffic and communication lines connecting them,• other infrastructure allowing life and economic activities.

• All these resources need to be brought to best use and, at the same time, must be preserved and further developed for future generations.

• The task of spatial planning is to avoid or to minimise conflicts and further spatial concentration of different activities where this leads to favourable and efficient results.

Spatial planning on state and regional level

• Joint State Development Program (LEPro)• Plan for the Closer Sphere of Influence (LEPeV)• State Development Plan for the Entire Region (LEP GR)• State Development Plan on the Development of the Airport

Location (LEP FS)

• Regional Plans

- Overall Plans and as regards content or areal sectoral Plans

Instruments and key elements of spatial planning

• General spatial categories• System of central places and development axes• Sectoral objectives and principles with specific spatial

categories:

- Priority areas (Vorranggebiete)

- Areas with special significance (Vorbehaltsgebiete)

- Suitable areas (Eignungsgebiete)

System of regional planning in the State of Brandenburg

approves Process of mutual adaptation GL-representatives take part and coordination in the meetings

letting take part participate Process of mutual adaptation and coordination

Joint Office for State-wide Planning of the States of Brandenburg and Berlin (GL)

Governor's office State-wide Development Program

State-wide Development Plans

Regional Plan 1. Main image 2. Settlement Structure 3. Development of Housing 4. Technical Infrastructure 5. Informally parts for regional Development

Regional Planning Association (A Public Corporation)

R e g i o n a l A s s e m b l y

passes elects leads represents drafts drafts

local communities, local community compacts, neighboring regions, Berlin, neighboring states, federal government

other parties with a vested public interest Subject plans

Local Development Plans

Regional Planning Office (admin. Office)

Executive Board

State Development Plan for the Entire Region (LEP GR)

State Development Plan for the Closer Sphere of Influence

Uckermark-Barnim Region

Uckermark-Barnim Region - Short Introduction

Population : Uckermark County 141.454 persons (31.12.2004)Barnim County 175.861total 317.315

Major Communities : Eberswalde 42.144 persons (31.12.2004)Schwedt 37.940 Bernau 34.995Prenzlau 21.039Wandlitz 19.987Panketal 18.305Templin 17.535Angermünde 15.628

Area : Uckermark County 3.058 square kilometerBarnim County 1.494total 4.552

Population density : 69,7 persons / square kilometer

Land use : Agriculture 54,2 %Forest 30,2Water 4,9Settlement Area 3,8Transportation Infrastructure 2,9Other 4,0

State of Brandenburg 2.567.704 personsMetropolitan Area of Berlin 4.250.000

Content of a Regionalplan in Brandenburg

A Regionalplan has to elaborate state-wide planning goals in the following areas and reformulate them for the territory of a region:

• Settlement pattern

• Settlement area

• Ecologically effective network of open spaces bonded system of environment

• Technical infrastructure

• Utilisation of wind power

• Securing raw materials

• Flood protection

Regional Planning Association Uckermark-Barnim- Regional Planning Office -

Regionale Planungsgemeinschaft Uckermark-Barnim- Regionale Planungsstelle -

Coppistraße 1eD 16227 Eberswalde

Phone (49) 3334-207 204Fax (49) 3334-207 209

e-mail: regplan.umbar @ htb.de internet: rpg.uckermark.barnim.de