Sustainability and instruments of

spatial planning

SISCo partners meeting Schiedam

October 28, 2010

Main goal of SISCo:

‘(…)develop joint practical solutions in order to integrate

sustainability (social, economic and environmental aspects)

throughout the planning proces (…)’

Question:

Is it possible to secure aspects of sustainability in spatial plans?

Sustainable development:

balance between:

- social and cultural

quality

- environmental and

ecologic quality

- economic quality

(people, planet, profit)

TODAYFUTURE GENERATIONS

Spatial planning:

Organizing landuse

Visions, plans

Different scales

Fysical structure and

function (use)

Sustainability in spatial planning:

Attention to ground and landscape

Integrate green and water structures

Density and differentiation

Stimulate public transport and bicycle

Integrate cultural heritage

Spacial Planning Act:

Strategic plan:

- Policy outlines

- General indications for development

- (Sustainability) ambitions

- Implementation plan

Zoning plan:

- Specific rules for development

- Statutory (environmental) norms

- Assess for building plans

Sustainable development:

Policy: ambitions

Plan: vision

- government

- private partners

o experts

o models

Agreement: rules and legislation

Process of area development:

The area development process

Phase 1 Initiation phase

Goal:

Final product:

Agreement:

Investigation of opportunities for developing the area.

Project plan

Declaration of Intent

Phase 2 Feasibility or planning phase

1. Definition

Goal:

Final product:

Agreement:

Establishment of a programme and level of quality

Schedule of Requirements

N/A

2. Draft / concept

Goal:

Final product:

Agreement:

Elaborating the programme and envisaged level of quality into a draft plan

Zoning plan

Cooperation agreement

3. Preparation

Goal:

Final product:

Agreement:

Drawing up implementation plans and a plan for the development of public space

Implementation plans (construction) and a plan for the development of public space

Implementation agreement

Phase 3 Implementation phase

Goal:

Final product:

Agreement:

Implementation

Construction complete and public spaces developed

Contracts of Sale

Phase 4 Exploitation & management phase

Goal:

Final product:

Agreement:

The area is now in use

N/A

Management agreements, exploitation agreements

Nieuw-Mathenesse - position within Rotterdam region

Sustainable redevelopment

Nieuw Mathenesse

Distillery cluster

Working zone

Mixed zone

Residential zone

Marconifreezone

Environmental load

categories

Area profiles

‘Sustainability Worth in

Nieuw-Mathenesse’

- Judicious use of space

- Water and greenery

- Traffic and transport

- Energy and waste

- Sustainable building

- Sustainable enterprise

Instruments

Zoning plan

Conditions with selling ground

Public-private partnership

Assessment committee or

Quality-team?

Parkmanagement