ESPON Internal Seminar

ESPON Internal Seminar

ARTS – Assessment of Regional and Territorial Sensitivity

Liège, 17-18 November 2010

Content

•Main objectives

• The vulnerability concept

• Methodology

• The selected Directives

Main objectives

• presenting a new and fresh reflection on methodologies for

assessing territorial and regional sensitivity of EU legislation,

policies and directives (LPD)

• building a general common framework in which assessments

concerning single different LPDs could fit;

• applying the proposed framework to around 12 EU directives

• building a more in depth assessment of 3 directives

• supplying policy makers with an operational procedure that could

work as a “evidence based policy support” in the preparation of

new legislation and directives;

• involving EU stakeholders (the Commission, national, regional

and local authorities) and the ESPON MC in a dialogue

Vulnerability Concept

• Potential effects (exposure): Which economic, social, and

environmental fields could be affected by EU directives?

• (Territorial) sensitivity: Which characteristics make a territory

potentially affected in its economic, social, and environmental

fields?

• Impact: Which are the territorial effects of a certain policy given its

potential effects and regional sensitivities?

• Adaptive capacity: How weak/strong is the ability of a system to

adjust to the potential impact? link to governance aspects

Definitions in ARTS

Methodology

• Directive exposure matrix / Check list for potential effect,

encompassing on the two dimensions:

• EU directives (12 selected directives),

• types of exposure

• Regional Exposure Filter assesses, if

• the Directives are relevant to

• each particular region

• Regional Sensitivity Filter, defines

• the sensitivity (low, moderate, high) of each region

• against the different types of exposure

• Territorial Impact Matrix, encompassing for each specific directive

• the types of exposure

• the sensitivity according to the regions

The Assessment Process

Regional Sensitivity Filter

Selected directives

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Territorial Impact Matrix

Regions

Intensity

of impacts

Check list for potential effects

Regional Exposure Filter

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exposureRegional

sensitivity

(Logical Chains)(Regional Exposure

to Directives)(Regional Sensitivity

to Types of Exposure)

Selected directives

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Logical

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X-axis: Directives

Y-axis: list of potential effects for a quick scan of Directives

+++0---?+/-

One column for

each Directive

Directive Exposure MatrixChecklist for potential effects

Types of potential impact

Potential effects of a directive (qualitative magnitude)

• ++ strong advantageous effect on territorial welfare

• + weak advantageous effect on territorial welfare

• O no effect

• - weak disadvantageous effect on territorial welfare

• -- strong disadvantageous effect on territorial welfare

• ? Unknown effect / effect cannot be specified

• +/- direction cannot be specified

Directive Exposure MatrixDeducing potential effects from Directives

Input related sectors– pesticide production– spraying equipment

Land use/types of territories– Natura 2000/FFH – special use of land (hospitals, parks, playgrounds)– strong protection

Implementation process

Socio-economic effects

Agricultural production quantity

Soil– „immission“ decreases– improvement of soil quality

Air– aerial spraying prohibited– Improvement of air qualityWater– efficient application techniques (no aerial spraying, no drift application)– Improvement of water quality

Quality of Life Human Health

Recreational value of land

National Action Plan– Monitoring & Control

Training

Education/awareness

Agricultural production quality

Output related sectors– drinking water– fisheries– tourism

Environmental effects

Employment

Innovation

positive correlation

Regulative framework

Eco-system/Bio-diversity

Social effects

negative correlation

(sustainable use of) Pesticides

Directive Exposure MatrixFilling in the Checklist for potential effects

Effects on … Details Detailed effects on …Pot.

effectsNatural environment Soil erosion 0 quality of soil ++ share of artificial areas / soil sealing ? Water water consumption 0 groundwater level 0 quality of groundwater ++ quality of surface water + nativeness of river banks and sea shores + morphology of rivers 0 Air air pollutants / immissions -

e.g. Directive establishing a framework for community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides

Selected directives

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Regional

exposure

(Logical Chains)(Regional Exposure

to Directives)

Regional Exposure FilterQuick check if Directive is relevant for the region

Yes

No


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Regional Sensitivity FilterDefines the sensitivity of each region against the types of exposure

Very lowLowModerateHighVery highYes

No

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++/ high

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Territorial Impact Matrix

Intensity

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Erosion

Soil Quality

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exposureRegional

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Territorial Impact MatrixCombines for each directive the sensitivity of a region (through sensitivity filter) with the potential effects of a directive towards its impact

No

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For each Directive

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Territorial Impact MatrixRules combining regional sensitivity with potential Effects

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Core Question:Which regions are of certain interest for policy makers?

Governance Aspects

• Analysis of sensitivity toward governance aspects

• Analysis of the adaptive capacity of the regions towards the potential

impact of EU directives, depicting their vulnerability

• building a typology of governance elements and styles, that

influence the implementation of EU directives

In depth analysis for 3 test directives

Relevance FilterThe selection of the Directives

• Eur-Lex Filter

• Title check

• Text check

Number of directives

Result of Eur-Lex filter

Result of title check

Result of text check

4396 directives

1393 directives

149 directives

28 directives

The selected Directives1. Directive relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of

nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air

2. Directive establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy

3. Directive on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances

4. Directive relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise

5. Directive on the control of major-accident hazards - so-called Seveso II Directive

6. Directive on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage

7. Directive on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems in the Community

8. Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications

9. Directive on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection

10.Directive on the establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides

11.Directives on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles

12.Directive on the energy performance of buildings

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