Marine Spatial Planning in the 12-sm-zone of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Susan Toben
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Structure of the presentation
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Basic principles of Spatial planning and marine spatial planning in
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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Regulatory framework
Kind of planning declaration
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Content of the Spatial Development Programme
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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
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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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Example 1: offshore wind energy
Spatial 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!
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