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arl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V. (CDG) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to

international training and professional development. In cooperation with German

and foreign partners, CDG forms an international network offering different sorts of

training with emphasis on practical experience, exchange, and foreign language pro-

grams for professionals and business leaders from around the world.

he CDG network depends on governmental and private sector support to achieve

its goals: the international exchange of expertise and experience, the initiation of

development processes, personal growth through experience abroad, and world-wide

cooperation.

! The main organization in the CDG network is Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V., foun-

ded in 1949. CDG has its headquarters in Cologne and offices in each of the sixteen

German federal states. CDG was named after the entrepreneur and industry leader

Carl Duisberg ( 1861 - 1935), whose support of professional experience for German

students in the USA had a far-reaching impact. CDG's programs are designed for

professionals in business and technical fields, from Germany and other industrialized

countries, from developing countries, and from the countries of Central and Eastern

Europe. To date there have been over 200,000 participants, many of whom are influ-

ential decision-makers around the world.

! Carl Duisberg Centren GmbH (CDC) in Cologne complements the range of services

offered by CDG, especially in the area of German and foreign language instruction.

CDC also contracts with the public and private sectors to deliver professional deve-

lopment programs.

! CDS International, Inc. (formerly Carl Duisberg Society), New York, and Nippon

CDG, Tokyo, support the exchanges and other activities with the USA and Japan,

respectively. They also develop and conduct their own programs.

! In 49 developing countries, CDG supports alumni associations for former participants

of German or local professional development programs.

! With a membership of over 1,000 businesses, professional associations, and individu-

als, the internationally active Carl Duisberg Fördererkreis (advisory board) e.V.

(CDF) and twelve regional working groups supplement the activities of the CDG

network.

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Carl Duisberg Gesellschaftand its Network

Training-cum-Visit

Ministry ofEnvironmentand Forests

S p a t i a l E n v i r o n m e n t a l P l a n n i n g

& R e s o u r c e M a n a g e m e n t i n E u r o p e

Human Resource Development Programme



Impressum

Main Featuresof the

Training-cum-Visit

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THE PROGRAMME

Acquisition of Knowledge

! The subjects of envi-ronmental planning

! The countries

! Planning in Europe

! Planning is a process

! Features of the plan-ning area

! Functions and structu-re of planning systems

! Eco-Profit: a tool to support eco-friendly industrial development

! Co-ordination and ap-proval procedures

! Cross border organisa-tion of spatial environ-mental planning

! Functional and structu-ral division of responsi-bilities between lower and higher planning levels

! Types of environmental plans executed at hig-her planning levels

Skills Development

! Becoming familiar with the "Training-cum-visit"

! Training of observatio-nal skills by visiting industrial estates and exposure to land use-patterns

! Understanding of orga-nisational structures

! Understanding of the features of a planning area by observation in the field

! Group work with the instrument “Mind Map”


! Understanding of the features of a planning area by observation in the field (observation techniques)

! Observation techniques


Didactics

! Lectures

! Field trips

! Visit of relevant insti-tutions

! Group discussions

! Lectures

! Field trips


! Group discussions and presentations

! Lectures

! Field trips


! Group discussions and presentations

! Lectures

! Group discussions

! Field trip

Faculty: 2 moderator-cum-resource persons senior experts from the environmentaladministration in European states

Venue: European cities and states with an

exemplary environmental planning

structure

Organisation:

CDG Germany and MoEF India under the

Human Resource Development Programme

Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V.

Section E11: Protection of the Environment

and Natural Resources

Lützowufer 6-9, D-10785 Berlin, GermanyFon: +49 (0)30 25482-0, Fax: +49 (0)30 25482-103

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

www.cdg.de

and

Central Pollution Control Board (Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India) Parivesh Bhavan, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi 110 032, India Fon +91 11 221 7079, Fax +49 30 25482-103 Email: [email protected] or

[email protected]

http://envfor.nic.in/cpcb/

Concept & Modules by:

INTEGRATION Environment & EnergyDivision ECODECHessestrasse 4D-90443 Nürnberg, GermanyFon +49 (0)911 929056-18/-14Email: [email protected]

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STRUCTURE OF

Preparation

Planning at theLocal Level

Planning at theRegional Level

Planning at theState and Federal Level

Main Contents

! Orientation

! Introduction

! The planning region

! Industrial estate deve-lopment (case study)

! The role of the munici-pality in the planning process

! Co-ordination within an differentiated plan-ning system

! Approval procedures of municipal plans

! The role and contents of a regional plan

! The institutional set-up of regional planning

! Incorporation of envi-ronmental concerns into a regional plan

! Sectoral planning at regional level (water resources management)

! The role of the State and the Federal envi-ronmental authorities in planning

! Types of relevant State and Federal plans

Awareness Building

Block / Unit/ Duration

! European states have experienced a histori-cally, socially and in-stitutionally totally different development in comparison with the home country of the participants

! The need for and the results of local level planning

! EIA has to be combi-ned with spatial plan-ning procedures

! The three dimensions of Eco-City develop-ment

! The need for and the results of regional plan-ning

! The need for a hierar-chically differentiated planning system

! Understanding the gui-ding role of central institutions in planning

Many developing countries are faced with

environmental degradation caused by popu-

lation pressure and uncontrolled, environmentally

incompatible development. Management of the

land and land based natural resources on a sustai-

nable, ecologically compatible basis is still in its

infancy. It is unquestioned that establishing and

strengthening of the institutional capacities capable

of performing these tasks will be essential to

achieve the objectives of Agenda 21.

Human resource development is a vital component

in establishing and strengthening the institutional

capacities in environmental management. Learning

from experience of countries with a well establis-

hed, effectively functioning planning system will

help developing countries to strengthen their plan-

ning institutions. This learning process has to be

demand orientated. It must be designed to meet the

practical need of participants from institutions en-

trusted with specific tasks in environmental mana-

gement. This requires training measures which

have to be individually tailored according to the

specific need of the participants.

Strengthening

Capacity Building

in Environment

SPATIAL

ENVIRONMENTAL

PLANNING

IN EUROPE

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To meet this demand CDG, in close co-operation

with the Ministry of Environment and Forests /

World Bank has developed a new type of training

with the basic objective to enable administration

officials in charge of environmental management

to successfully strengthen their professional and

institutional capacities.

The name of the training "Training-cum-visit" re-

flects its conceptual approach of a "mobile class-

room". The trainees are intergrated into different,

mutually supportive learning environments. Intro-

ductory key lectures, technical discourses, group

work and discussions help to prepare visits of envi-

ronmental management institutions and the inter-

actions with their key representatives. Frequent

field trips visualise the effectiveness of environ-

mental management in European countries. The

experience from this kind of training is used to

draw conclusions on ways and means to strengthen

environmental management capacities in the home

countries of the participants. Co-operation arrange-

ments with European partner institutions are initia-

ted to ensure that the training measure is sustained.

A transfer from the established planning systems

to other countries is neither intended nor sugge-

sted. It is obvious that establishment and strengthe-

ning of environmental management is a country-

specific process which depends on the specific

historic, socio-economic and administrative condi-

tions. There are, however, certain institutional

functions and tasks as well as planning instruments

which are independent of a socio-economic or ad-

ministrative background of an individual country.

For instance, water protection areas are needed in

India as well as in Europe. The trainees learn to

identify and analyse those fundamental functions

and instruments and to organise application in

their respective institutions.

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Course Contents

AdministrativeStructure

Planning LevelsLocal (Municipal) planning level organisation

Regional planning level organisationState planning level organisation

Federal planning level organisation

Instruments ofEnvironmentalPlanning andtheir Use

Planning TypesLocal (Municipal) planning

Regional planningLandscape planning

Resource protection planning and managementSupportive planning (e.g. biotop mapping)

EnvironmentalPlanningProcedures

PlanningProject Planning

Spatial planning procedurePlanning approval procedure

Licensing procedureEnvironmental Impact Assessment

Environmental Management in SME - Eco-ProfitSpatial Planning

Preparation and approval of:- municipal plans

- regional plans- state development plans

- sectoral plans

Infrastructure andPlanning Aids

Planning AidsCartographic tools

Geographical Information Systems GISThematic maps and atlases

Environmental information systemsOffice infrastructure

Planning Skills Tools ofMultidisciplinaryTeamwork

Mind MapModeration techniques, Metaplan method

Presentation techniquesProject planning / -management

Networking in modern electronic communication media

Human ResourceDevelopment

StrengtheningProfessional and

Institutional Capacities


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Point of entry is the local level where any project

will be finally implemented and where plans of all

planning levels are finally reaching a legally bin-

ding form. From the local level and based on the

case study the higher planning levels (regional,

state and national level) are studied.

Local level

Regional level

Step 1Orientation and introduction

The role of visited institutionsLectures, group discussions,

identification of key questions

Step 2Visit of key institutions

Interaction with key representativesUnderstanding of planning work

Understanding operational managementExchange of experience

Step 3Field trips

Observing the effectiveness of planningTraining of observation skills

Step 4Workshop, Groupwork

Conclusions from experienceAppropriate transfer to home conditions

State level

Federa l levelEuropean level

UncontrolledDevelopment

An Obstacle to Sustainable Development

The Solution

Preventive EnvironmentalManagement

The TrainingApproach

Learning from the Experience of Environmental Management in Europe

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he reality of many densely populated deve-

lopment countries is still determined by un-

controlled and haphazard development. The con-

sequences are severe: Cities are characterised by

water and air pollution, lack of recreational are-

as, traffic congestion, land use conflicts between

industry and residential areas or seasonal floo-

ding of sites which have been developed despite

their unsuitability. In rural areas uncontrolled

development may lead to soil erosion, water shor-

tages or deforestation. Without rational, planned,

ecologically compatible and sustainable use of

land and land based natural resources the objec-

tives of the Agenda 21 are out of reach.

revention plays the decisive role in managing

sustainable development. Resource degrada-

tion and environmental pollution can be prevented

by early incorporation of environmental considera-

tions into planning and decision-making.

Achieving the objectives of the Agenda 21 requi-

res that the traditional environmental policies of

pollution control and environmental protection

have to be supplemented by preventive resource

management, in particular land management.

Establishing and strengthening the needed institu-

tional structures is therefore one of the most im-

portant environmental tasks of the next decade. In

many countries institutional structures are virtually

non-existent. Incorporation of the experience from

countries with an effectively working institutional

structure will help to support this process.

uropean countries have a fully developed ad-

ministrative set-ups in co-ordinating as well

as sectoral planning at all planning levels from the

national down to the local level. During the



the last four decades comprehensive legisla-

tion, regulations as well as suitable planning instru-

ments have been developed. Their successful im-

plementation shows that rational, environmentally

compatible use of limited natural resources can be

managed. Despite high demand for land and land

based natural resources, most economic, social and

environmental needs for sites can be met. Large

parts of the area are covered by forest, water pro-

tection zones are effective, erosion prone land is

under control, overcrowding and congestion are

virtually unknown, urban growth is controlled and

sufficient land for future human settlement deve-

lopment including industrial expansion is available.

The results of spatial planning are visible and are a

characteristic of landscapes in the visited countries.

Using European experience without simply copy-

ing it but drawing the appropriate conclusions are

the basis for the presented training measure.

he "Training-cum-Visit" strengthens manage-

rial capabilities needed to perform professio-

nal tasks in environmental management. The target

group consists of the middle management and of

technical officials in charge of initiating, organi-

sing and conducting environmental planning tasks.

In particular the training is suitable for:

> Officials from the higher administration (Mi-

nistries etc.) in charge of developing legislati-

on, regulation, programme development etc;

> Officials and team leaders from planning insti-

tutions (environmental administration; plan-

ning administration etc.) in charge of planning

and executing and co-ordinating of environ-

mental management programmes and plans;

> Managing officials from environmental trai-

ning institutions.

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Target Groups

Qualificationsand Competence

Acquired in theTraining-cum-Visit

ProgrammeConcept andStructure

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he general qualifications acquired by the trai-

nees include awareness building regarding the

need for and use of preventive environmental ma-

nagement, knowledge about the institutional and

instrumental prerequisites and instruments and

acquisition of needed skills in organising this pro-

cess. Specific qualifications include:

> Knowledge of institutional set up, functions

and tasks of a horizontally and vertically struc-

tured planning administration;

> Knowledge of the different planning instru-

ments and their use;

> Awareness and knowledge of the needed infra-

structure and equipment for effective work in

environmental planning and management;

> Capability to draw conclusions from the

knowledge of the experienced planning sys-

tems and to transfer them into capacity buil-

ding measures for their own institutions;

Acquisition of management skills for organising

the multidisciplinary teamwork characteristic for

environmental planning (information management;

co-ordination; group work organisation; moderati-

on and presentation techniques etc.)

horizontally and vertically differentiated

system of environmental management is com-

plex in nature. In order to facilitate understanding

of such a system its functioning is demonstrated

for a representative case study. The case study pro-

vides an easy understandable way to highlight the

functions and tasks of different planning levels and

institutions and demonstrates how environmental

objectives are taken care of.

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