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Territorial Impact Assessmentof off shore projectsBy Bernhard Heinrichs

Director of Spatial Planning DepartmentMinistry of Transport, Building and Regional Development Mecklenburg - Vorpommern

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Contents

1.) Introduction: about the Federal State of MV

2.) Sea borders and sea uses

3.) Instruments of Spatial Planning

4.) Territorial Impact Assessment (TIA) – the method

5.) Examples of TIA for off shore projects

6.) Conclusions

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Bernhard Heinrichs: TIA for offshore projects

Plan Coast Study Tour 7/2007

Bernhard Heinrichs: TIA for offshore projects

Some basic facts about MV M-V Germany

Area: 23.000 km² 357.000 km²

Population: 1,7 million 82,5 million

GDP per capita: 19.100 € 28.000 €

Unemployment rate: 19,0 % 10,8 %

Economic sectors:

- agriculture 2,7 % 1,0 %

- industry 19,6 % 29,9 %

- services 77,7 % 69,1 %

Growth rate:

- GDP 3,4 % 3,1 %

- Manufacturing industry: 9,7 % 4,4 %

Administrative Borders in the Baltic Sea (12 miles-zone, EEZ)

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Uses in theBaltic Sea

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Uses in theBaltic Sea

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Main Instruments of Spatial Planning in Germany

1. Formal Instruments:

• Comprehensive plan for state terrritory

• Territorial Impact Assessment of complex projects

• Spatial Planning Statement on local plans or less complex projects

2. Informal Instruments:

• Moderation of spatial use conflicts

• Elaboration and concertation of nonbinding action programmes

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Hierarchy of Spatial Plans in the Federal States of Germany

Level Type of Plan Scale

State Spatial DevelopmentPlan or Programme

1:250.000

Regional Regional Development Plan 1:50.000or1:100.000

Municipal Land use plan 1:10.0001:20.000

Specific plan 1:1.000

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Which role does TIA play?

Check large-scale infrastructure projects at an early stage of planning

• for compliance with the objectives of spatial planning

• for mutual balance of conflicting objectives

• for optimum planning solutions

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Which issues are checked in TIA?

In principle: All relevant issues!

TIAEconomy Environment

Society Culture

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Who participates in TIA?

All relevant stakeholders!

• Project developer

• Spatial planning authority

• Sectoral authorities

• Institutions and NGOs

• Municipalities

• General public

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Which projects are subjected to TIA?

Large-scale development projects...

• which have considerable impact on

regional development

• where alternative options of route /

location can be considered

E.g. highways, high-voltage lines, major windmill parks,

large holiday villages...

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Which procedure does TIA follow?

2. Assessment phase

• Participation (stakeholders / public)

• Optimization of project design

1. Initial phase

Documentation of project and impacts

3. Final phase

Conclusion of TIA:Fully / partly / not in compliance with objectives

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Territorial ImpactAssessment(major steps)

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TIA , SEA and EIA

TIATerritorial Impact

Assessment

SEAStrategic Environmental

Assessment

EIAEnvironmental Impact

Assessment

Environment Spatial Development

project level

programme level

Main issues :- Collision risk- nature protection- tourism

ExampleWindfarm Baltic 1

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Windfarm Baltic 1 -Bird migration -

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Impact on tourism: spoiled horizon ?

Planned Baltic Sea gas pipeline

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Planned Baltic Sea Pipe Line2 parallel pipe lines

Length: 1200 kmDiameter: 1067 mmPressure: 220 MPaConstruction time: 2008 - 2012

Planned Baltic Sea gas pipeline

Alternative routes

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What are the benefits of TIA ?1) managing conflicts

by early participation of target groups

2) minimizing negative impacts and costs by optimizing the choice for location / routing / technical planning

3) ensuring planning reliability by giving early and reliable information about realisation chances

4) shortening the whole planning process by pre-checking crucial points

5)  securing spatial planning objectives by the duty to take TIA results into account in the following process

6) supporting local administrations in case of large-scale investments

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summary:

TIA stands for...

• harmonization of project with all

public interests (incl. EIA)• stakeholder / public participation• pre-check at an early stage of

planning• being conducted by a neutral

authority

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Climate Changeuntil 2071

Berlin with an Italian climate

Source: Meteo-FranceDer Spiegel 21/2007