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Towards regional development without land take the case of Flanders Sino-EU Panel on Land and Soil Seminar on land resource allocation April 15th, 2013 - Brussels
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Towards regional development without land take the case of Flanders Sino-EU Panel on Land and Soil Seminar on land resource allocation April 15th, 2013 - Brussels
“Overview
1. Meet Flanders 2. Spatial Planning in Flanders: a brief history 3. Introducing regional development without land take 4. Towards a white paper 5. Two fundamental choices 6. Six grand tasks
“Meet Flanders
“Meet Flanders
Institutional architecture of Belgium
Flanders
Wallonia
Brussels Capital Region
Fast facts: 13,521 km² 6,251,983 inhabitants (2010) 5 provinces 308 municipalities
“Meet Flanders
Flanders Today
“Spatial Planning in Flanders: a brief history
“Spatial Planning in Flanders: a brief history Timeline Belgian Act on Urbanism
1962
“Spatial Planning in Flanders: a brief history
1962 1997 Timeline Spatial Structure Plan
“Spatial Planning in Flanders: a brief history Timeline Spatial Policy Plan – Green Paper
1962 1997 2012
“Introducing regional development without land take
“Introducing regional development without land take 3 layers Smart transformation
“Towards a white paper
“Towards a white paper
6 GRAND TASKS 1. Developing the urban system on a human scale 2. Introducing green-blue arteries 3. Reinforcing Flanders’ metropolitan position 4. Developing resilient landscapes 5. Room for food, water & biodiversity 6. Increasing the performance of the logistical network
2 FUNDAMENTAL CHOICES 1. Spatial neutrality 2. Basic spatial quality
“Two fundamental choices
1. Spatial neutrality through meticulous land use
Urgency • Soil sealing (EC) • Effects of soil sealing:
– Water – Biodiversity – Food security – CO2-cycle – Urban heat island – …
“Two fundamental choices
1. Spatial neutrality through meticulous land use
A ceiling for sealing
“Two fundamental choices
XX %
25 %
Share of territory
2050
Built up area
today
6
Land take (ha/day)
2050 today
1. Spatial neutrality through meticulous land use
Transitiepad
“Two fundamental choices
1. Spatial neutrality through meticulous land use
Transitiepad
“Two fundamental choices
6 ha→0 ha
2. Developing basic spatial qualities Leveraging demographic growth into an increased and area-focused quality of the daily living environment
“Two fundamental choices
SPATIAL QUALITY
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CHOICE OF LOCATION
UTILITY VALUE
EXPERIENCE
VALUE
FUTURE VALUE
“Six Grand Tasks
1. Developing the urban system on a human scale
“Six Grand Tasks
Guiding demographic growth towards sensible locations
2. Introducing green-blue arteries
“Six Grand Tasks
“Six Grand Tasks
3. Reinforcing Flanders’ metropolitan position in the NW-European Delta
Developing metropolitan networks with a critical mass
3. Reinforcing Flanders’ metropolitan position in the NW-European Delta
“Six Grand Tasks
Creating topspots
“Six Grand Tasks
4. Developing resilient landscapes
Shaping space in order for it to handle shocks
5. Room for food, water & biodiversity Preserving and developing coherent areas for food, water and biodiversity
“Six Grand Tasks
6. Increasing the performance of the logistical network Approach the logistical network as a whole and create maximum added value for society
“Six Grand Tasks
