Marine Spatial Planning in the 12-sm-zone of Mecklenburg-VorpommernSusan Toben

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Structure of the presentation

1. Basic principles of Spatial planning and marine spatial planning in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

2. Regulatory framework

3. Kind of planning declaration

4. Content of the Spatial Development Programme

5. Examples of planning declarations

Example 1: Offshore wind energy

Example 2: Tourism

Example 3: Fishery

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Spatial Planning in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in general

Main goal: anticipatory and early co-ordination of uses

Based on Federal Spatial Planning Act (Raumordnungsgesetz) and Spatial Planning Act MV (Landesplanungsgesetz)

Guiding principle: sustainable spatial development – social and economic demands need to be consistent with ecological functions

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Marine Spatial Planning in Germany

EEZ

Federal Spatial Planning Act was expanded to Germ EEZ in 2004

responsibility of federal government

12-sm-zone

Coastal federal states were asked by the conference of ministers responsible for spatial planning to extend their scope of spatial plans to the 12-sm-zone

responsibility of federal states

Accordant legal regulation in the Spatial Planning Act of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Kind of planning declaration/determination

Priority areas: reserved for a defined use, other conflicting uses are excluded

Reserve areas: defined use with priority in this area

Suitable areas: area is suitable for defined uses, which are excluded outside these designated areas

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Content of Spatial Development Programme for the 12-sm-zone of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Spatial Planning arrangements

Wind farms and connecting cables

Cables (electricity, telecom) and pipelines

Nature protection

Tourism/Leisure

Sand/gravel extraction

Fishery and aquaculture

Provisions taken from other plans

Shipping routes/anchorage areas

Military practise areas

Special Protection Area & Special Area of Conservation (EU Bird Directive & EU FFH Directive)

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Spatial Development Spatial Development Programme M-VProgramme M-V

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Example 1: offshore wind energySpatial planning arrangement in the SDP

Definition of suitable areas for offshore wind energy

criteria:

collision risk for shipping traffic,

nature protection aspects,

unspoilt horizon

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Example 2: Tourism

Idea: Definition of marine reserve area for tourism

Possible criteria: unspoilt horizon

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Example 2: Tourism

Possible criteria: unspoilt horizon

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Example 3: Fishery and aquaculture

Idea: Definition of marine reserve area for fishery

Possible criteria: fishing areas, spawn conserve areas

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Example 3: Fishery and aquaculture“fishing locations”

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Example 3:Fishery and aquaculture“Fishing areas”

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Example 3: Fishery and aquaculture“Areas with special protection function of the natural base of fish fauna”

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Thank you very much for your attention!