Regional Landscape Development Concepts in Bavaria (LEK)

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a project for the whole state of Bavaria

• Goal: develop one LEK for each district (region)• Coordination: Bavarian State Office for Environmental

Protection (LFU)• Contract Awarder: District Governments

(Upper Nature Conservancy Authorities)

Regional Landscape Development Regional Landscape Development Concepts in Bavaria (LEK)Concepts in Bavaria (LEK)

Bayerisches Landesamt für UmweltschutzEine Behörde im Geschäftsbereich des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Landesentwicklung und Umweltfragen

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Regional Planning AssociationsUpper Nature Cons. Authority

Regional PlansLandscape Framework Plans

Regional/District Planning

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Highest Nature Cons. Authority Ministry of Env. Prot. (StMLU)

Landscape Development Programme (LEP)

Landscape Programme

Landscape PlansOpen Space Plans

Master PlansLayout Plans (legally binding)

priv. Bureaus for Landscape Planning Municipalities

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Position of the LEK in the Spatial Planning SystemPosition of the LEK in the Spatial Planning System

LEK

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What is a LEK?What is a LEK?

• Sectoral concept of the Nature Conservancy Administration on regional level (it is legally not binding)

• A tool, coordinated among all Nature Protection Authorities (comprehensive concept of nature protection and landscape management)

• The information is translocal, scale 1:100.000 (translocal relevant statements)

• Ecologically orientated input of other planning sectors are integrated(all ecologically relevant statements are included)

• It is a significant contribution for a sustainable development of a region (gives the ecological basis)

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• Sectoral input of nature and landscape protectionSectoral input of nature and landscape protection for the Regional Plan(the political responsible institutions can integrate LEK or parts of it into the Regional Plan)

• Holistic basis for planning and decision making in matters of nature protection and ecology on the district level

• (All interested people and institutions and Authorities can use this offer from the Nature Protection Authorities)

TargetsTargets


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TimeframeTimeframe

• 1997: Issue of the first LEK pilot project of the Region Ingolstadt Region Ingolstadt

• 1999: Issue of the LEK of theRegion Landshutegion Landshut

• 2002: Issue of the LEK of the Region Region Main-RhönMain-Rhön

• 2001: Start of the LEK of the RegionenOberfranken-Ost und Oberfranken-WestOberfranken-Ost und Oberfranken-West

• 2002: Start of the LEK of the Region Region MünchenMünchen

Goals: introduce the LEK step by step for all 18 Bavarian Planning Goals: introduce the LEK step by step for all 18 Bavarian Planning RegionsRegions

Derzeit mehrere Anträge regionaler PlanungsverbändeDerzeit mehrere Anträge regionaler Planungsverbände


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Sectoral objectives and goals

Guiding vision for landscape development

Conflicts between land use and the prot. of nat. resources

Natural Resources

Valuation of function, characteristics and potential for development

Land-Use

Valuation of the intensity and impacts of the land-use

Structure of the LEKStructure of the LEK

Suggestions for implementation

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SoilSoil

WaterWater

Air and Air and climateclimate

Landscape Landscape character and character and recreationrecreation

Historical Historical landscapes and landscapes and patrimonypatrimony

Species and Species and habitatshabitats

Natural Resources in the LEKNatural Resources in the LEK


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objects included in the LEK

participating sectorsbasic information

SoilSoil

• Soil map

• Agricultural site map

• Cadastre of Geotops

• Cadastre of soil monuments

• Cadastre of hazardous and poisoned sites

• Retention potential for pollutants

• Erosion potential

• Soil monuments and rare soil formations

• Bavarian State Board of Geology

• Bavarian State Board of Water Management

• Bavarian State Board of Heritage and Archaeology

• Bavarian State Board of Agriculture

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Objectives, Suggestions and FrameworkObjectives, Suggestions and Framework

Instruments for protection and conservation, suggestions for implementation

Guiding Visions for the landscape development, especially for settlement, infrastructure and open space development

Suggested goals for the assets to be protected and for recreation


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Suggested Objectives/Goals Suggested Objectives/Goals

Air and Air and ClimateClimate

WaterWaterSoilSoil

• Protection of soil monuments

• Maintenance of fertile soils

• Erosion protection

• Rehabilitation of contaminated sites

• Improvement of water quality and water body structure

• Improvement of water retention in floodplains

• Minimisation of pollutants

• Minimisation of erosion in the catchment area

• Protection and development of fresh air regions and corridors

• Improvement of the situation in climatically stressed zones


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Suggested Objectives/GoalsSuggested Objectives/Goals

Historical landscapeHistorical landscapeSpecies and Species and HabitatsHabitats

Landscape character Landscape character and experienceand experience

• Protection of rare species and their habitats

• Development of habitats

• Ecological linkage of habitats along important axis

• Development of open spaces which structure the landscape

• Safeguarding the character of the landscape in its diversity

• Protection of un-disected low traffic zones

• Safeguarding the elements of the cultural heritage (landscape)

• Safeguarding historically important landscapes


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Guiding Vision of the Landscape DevelopmentGuiding Vision of the Landscape Development

Areas with long term natural development

Land use with dominant importance for the landscape ecology and landscape character

Land use with importance for the landscape ecology and landscape character

Land use with additional importance for the landscape ecology and landscape character

Other land uses minor importance for the landscape ecology and landscape character

and integrated suggested measuresFunctional spaces/areas


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Suggested Measures Suggested Measures (Framework for implementation)(Framework for implementation)

• Management and development measures Management and development measures of Nature Protection and Landscape Management

• Measures of guiding and directing land useguiding and directing land use(Conflict solutions and impacts)

• Implementation instruments of the Regional Regional PlanningPlanning

• Hints for the process of Notification of Protected AreasNotification of Protected Areas

• Concept of Protected AreasConcept of Protected Areas (Priorities, Focal Zones, Basics)

• Hints and suggestions for following plans, especially for the Landscape PlanningLandscape Planning


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Possible ApplicationsPossible Applications

Regional Planning Associations, Regional CoordinatorsRegional Planning Associations, Regional Coordinators• Continuation of the Regional Plan(s)• Evaluation of projects with relevant impact

Cities and MunicipalitiesCities and Municipalities• Environmentally spatial orientated tool for decision making and planning

of the municipalities („Eco-account“, Agenda 21, …)

Other sectoral Authorities Other sectoral Authorities (i.e. Water Authorities or Road Departments)• EIA (Environmental Impact Assessments)• Own protection measures and projects (i.e. River management …)• Promotional programmes or incentives

Nature Protection AuthoritiesNature Protection Authorities• Impact Assessment (EIA)• Planning of protection areas and Habitat Linkage Systems• Measures of landscape and habitat management, measures of

incentives for affected land users


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Possible Applications – 2Possible Applications – 2

Planers Planers (i.e. Landscape-, traffic and city planers)• Comprehensive basic environmental information and hints for the

development of plans

Private Projects Private Projects (for instance gravel mining companies)• Preparation of projects with significant impact (gives planning securitity)

Associations, NGOs’, management of patrimonial heritageAssociations, NGOs’, management of patrimonial heritage• Motivation for projects of private initiatives• Translation of their concerns into administrative actions


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• Print Documents (PDF)– Text in the original layout

– All maps in high resolutionDIN A 4-sectionscomplete maps on request for DIN A0 – Plots

• CD-ROM for Queries

– Intuitive guidance of the user for fast information

– Interactive text – map queries

– Overlays of important themes(i.e. preferential areas, protected areas)

• Short Version (Brochure)

– For politicians and interested citizens

• Geographical Information System

– For professionals (project oriented)

Publications of the LEKPublications of the LEK
