Spaces and Projects of National Importance in AUSTRIA? Case study Danube Waterway

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1 Spaces and Projects of National Importance in AUSTRIA? Case study Danube Waterway Roland ARBTER, Austrian Federal Chancellery SAPONI 2, Zurich 18 February 2010

2 Nation-wide urgency Veränderung der Wohnbevölkerung in % % > 20 > > 5-10 > 0-5 > -5-0 > Masterplan Urban Region Salzburg Linz und OÖ-Zentralraum > % Urban Development Vienna Bratislava -- Györ (CENTROPE) > Vision Rheintal Graz und Umgebung 2

3 Political-institutional context is important geographical scope institutional level integrated spatial plans & perspectives Sectorial Policies (with spatial relevance), including financial tools for Reg. Policy Federal legislation Treaty Fed.-Länder on SF implementation Sectorial legislation national Fed. administration --- legal & financial actions Informal coop. of institutions (ÖROK) Austrian Spatial Planning Perspective regional Länder legislation Spatial Planning Acts (NUTS II) Länder administration (Framework Plans) regional Ld. admin. - districts Framework Plans (<NUTS III) (reg. associations ) (Framework Plans) Sectorial legislation legal & financial actions legal & financial actions local municipal Framework Plans administration Land use & zoning Pl. local infraststructure, approval of construction 3

4 Rationale for spaces of European importance The European Council invites the Commission to present an EU strategy for the Danube region before end of Brussels, 18/19 June

5 Variable notions of functional spaces 5

6 Case study: Danube = European waterway is the most international river of the world and connects 10 riparian countries has a navigable length of km, wherefrom km (48%) are border sections is via the Main-Danube canal connected to the Rhine, linking Western Europe with Southeast Europe 6

7 Danube region -> high increase in transport 7

8 Waterway depths still difficult to calculate Planned infrastructure projects Germany: Straubing Vilshofen (Danube km 2321 km 2249) Austria: Vienna cross border section with Slovakia (Danube km 1921 km 1873) Hungary: Palkovicovo Mohacs (Danube km 1810 km 1433) Bulgaria - Romania: Iron Gate II Calarasi (Danube km 863 km 375) Romania: Calarasi Braila (Danube km 375 km 175) 8

9 NAP: Dubbeling of freight transport until

10 Partner for Nature protection 10

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12 Planning and acting in the wider area 12

13 Integrated territorialised Sector Plan 13

14 NAP wider range of activity fields 14

15 EU-policy framework.. EU-funding matters IV FLEET II PORTS NAIADES EU IWT ACTION PLAN EU-funded project: Elaboration of harmonized action plans in Danube states National Action Plans AT SK HU PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION OPERATIONAL PROGRAMS: TRANSPORT VI PROMOTION European Coordination PLATINA VII FACTS & FIGURES Active IWT Policy on national level HR SER BG REGIONAL POLICY ENVIRONMENT RO IPA Danube Waterway : IX GRANTS Priority Network of Europe & Backbone for Regional Development TEN - T II PORTS II PORTS

16 NAP-process -> Communication matters 16

17 New types of actors a subsidiary of the Austrian Ministry of transport, innovation and technology (private law) responsible for: Infrastructure and traffic management Development of Danube navigation Flood protection + link between Policy and private sector 17

18 Making use on transnational EU-funding ALPINE SPACE 97,8 mio ERDF SOUTH-EAST 206,7 mio ERDF CENTRAL 246 mio ERDF 18

19 Organising effective spatial policy making? need to re-conceptualise notion of space/territory and spatial planning? planning of relative / soft spaces? new roles, new actors? -> role for EU/EC? policy impact modals clear? aiming for effectiveness of policy-making! 19

20 Impacts of Europeanization Prof. Jakob MAUER ( ) Massive increase of Dimensions/scale information possible decisions circumstances uncertainties Decrease of relevance of state Risks for traditional spatial planning to handle minor issues effectively but missing real strategic planning 20

21 Variable scales -> Matriosca -Challenge 21