Further development of green space planning against the background of current challenges
Further development of green space planning against the background of current challenges
Client:
Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN)
Duration:
09/2022 - 08/2024
Project team:
- TUD Dresden University of Technology (Prof. Dr. C. Schmidt)
- TUD Dresden University of Technology (Prof. I. Lohaus)
- HHP.raumentwicklung (Dipl.- Ing. G. Hage; M.Sc. L. Riedel)
- Füsser & Kollegen Attorneys at Law (Dr. M. Lau)
Project description
"Green development plans 2.0"? The starting points for a contemporary further development of green space plans are numerous. The effects of climate change are clearly accelerating and, especially in built-up areas or areas to be built on, with a doubling of the number of hot days in just two consecutive normal climate periods, point to an urgent need for action to adapt to climate change. The summer droughts and dry spells in recent years have also led to considerable drought damage and loss of vitality in urban vegetation in built-up areas. At the same time, heavy rainfall events are on the increase, causing more and more frequent flooding due to the high degree of sealing in built-up areas and the increase in settlement and traffic areas. Against this backdrop, green space plans as a basis for development plans and as independent plans need to be strengthened in terms of climate regulations. At the same time, we are facing a deep biodiversity crisis, even in built-up areas. While political programs and laws such as the Insect Protection Act are working towards more insect-friendly planning and design of our open spaces, the opposite is happening in practice in some places. The corona pandemic also shows how important a functioning green infrastructure in built-up areas is for the well-being and health of the population. In order to increase pandemic resilience in built-up areas, recreational conditions need to be improved in a targeted manner, public spaces need to be strengthened and a diverse, small-scale and flexible mix of functions is required.
The "Act on the Protection of Insect Diversity in Germany and on the Amendment of Other Regulations" has led to a specification of the fields of application of green structure plans with the new paragraph 6 of Section 11 BNatSchG. At the same time, the European Commission (point 2.2.8 EU Biodiversity Strategy), for example, callson"European cities with a population of 20,000 or more to develop ambitious urban greening plans by the end of 2021", and the current sustainability strategy (SDG 11.7) aims to "ensure universal access to safe and inclusive green and public spaces by 2030" - areas of activity to which green infrastructure plans can undoubtedly make a valuable contribution.
Against this backdrop, green infrastructure plans should also be expanded in terms of their provisions. But which regulations that are prepared by green structure plans are both technically expedient and actually permissible under building law?
Objectives of the research project:
- Operationalize the content-related fields of application specified in Section 11 (6) BNatSchG and develop different requirement profiles for green space plans
- Develop concrete recommendations for better consideration of climate protection and climate adaptation, biodiversity, recreational provision and other current challenges in green structure plans (and development plans based on them) and support the bundling function of green structure plans through practice-oriented and graphically appealing preparation and greater visualization of planning components/content
Results of the research project:
The results of the research project consist, on the one hand, of a toolbox that offers practice-oriented and concrete recommendations for the legally compliant and at the same time technically sound formulation of green-plan-based stipulations in development plans. On the other hand, an accompanying BfN publication sheds light on the current practice of green space planning and develops concrete requirement profiles for different types of green space plans. Both works complement each other and are closely related. In addition, a flyer has been produced as part of the research project, which presents the advantages and different types of green structure plans and can be used by municipalities and planning offices as a promotional tool.
You can download the toolbox and the flyer:
Further information on the project and the accompanying BfN publication can also be found under the link: further information and BfN publication
Project team member:
© Sven Ellger
wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
NameMs Mary Meier M. Sc.
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