Common Spatial Development Document of V4+2 Countries Ing. arch. Martin Tunka, CSc. ESPON 2013 Programme Open Seminar 3 4 June 2009, Prague
Reasons Diferent spatial development documents on state level Various forms, contents, structure large variety, diversity Question of cross border relations, mutualties problem of interpretation LOST IN TRANSLATION Do we need to take a common view of an area and find common speech? What to pursue, how and what to express?
The document deals with: Working objectives 1) delineation of development areas and development axes of a transnational importance 2) delineation of transport corridors of a transnational importance Aims of the document: to express in a unified way both thematic spheres (development areas and axes and transport corridors of a transnational improtance) within the investigated area, whereas the material will comprise the part describing the state, so the proposed/suggested part
Working proceedings V4: BEGINNING March 2008, meeting in Bratislava Steering group (ministries) May 2008, meeting in Brno
V4+2: June 2008, Ministerial meeting in Prague, Czech Republic Conlusions (Article 8): We recognize the importance of spatial planning in strengthening territorial cohesion and are committed to elaborate a common document on spatial development of the Visegrad group countries, which also includes Bulgaria and Romania and which may be extended to other neighbouring Member States in the future.
V4+2: Working group (compilers) Meetings: October 2008, Budapest June/July 2009?, Warsaw Finalization: end of the 2009 or spring 2010?
Delineation of development areas and development axes of a t. i. Respects the development areas and development axes as they are defined in the national spatial development documents of individual countries Takes selectively over from them all or some parts Interprets them jointly within the whole investigated area Identifies no continuations Suggests changes and/or supplements of development axes
Development areas and develop. axes of a t. i.
Delineation of transport corridors of a t. i. Railways, roads, inland water ways, airports Takes over the corridors from: agreements (paneuropean multimodal transport corridors, TEN T, EEC OSN AGC, AGTC, AGR, AGN) other documents (e. g. national high speed lines networks, and others) Identifies no continuations Suggests changes and/or supplements
Railway corridors of a transnational importance
Road corridors of a transnational importance
Airports and inland waterway corridors of a t. i.
European context
Glossary Glossary of terms Presentation of the system of territorial development and spatial planning including relations to transport networks of individual countries
The document could be used for: Political objectives Updating of the national spatial development documents Working on EU and on V4+2 level Debate about spatial development and cohesion policy Implementation Territorial Agenda of the EU and 1AP Updating of the TEN T Updating of the document State and perspectives of territory of the EU
Second phase vision Collaboration in the field of the regional development (7 proposed themes): Eliminating regional differences, regional disparities, potentials of convergence in V4+2 space Regional structure, regional economic and social disparities, settlement structure, polycentricity of the territory Demographic challenges in spatial and urban development Accessibility transport corridors Territorial impacts of climate change, natural resources National policy, elaboration and synthesis of plans Setting up the ongoing co operation platform
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