Local Development Plans Research Articles

The impact of EU Structural Funds on the national sustainable development strategy: a methodological application

ABSTRACT Between 2019 and 2021, the Autonomous Region of Sardinia and the Eni Enrico Mattei Foundation (FEEM) developed and applied a sustainability assessment model of the investments within the regional operational programmes (ROPs), with specific reference to the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). That same methodology is used here for the assessment of the sustainability of the ROPs co-financed by the European Union with specific reference to Italy’s National Sustainable Development Strategy (NSDS). In particular, the analysis is done by looking at the contribution of the 182 intervention fields to the NSDS’ strategic goals. Throughout the paper the importance of defining implementation strategies of the NSDS’ National strategic goals through the integration of the indicators, goals and choices of the national strategy into local or regional development plans is emphasized. Finally, the work suggests this methodology as a reference point to ensure careful monitoring of the sustainability of the investments of various European Union policies, in consideration of the importance that the strategy assumes for both Italy and the Italian regions.

Techno-Economic Comparison of Solar and Geothermal Energy-based Systems: A Case Study in Western Sichuan

The application of renewable energy can effectively alleviate energy shortages and environmental pollution. However, electric heating and traditional combustion heating are still widely used in western Sichuan. This paper analyzes a techno-economic comparison between a solar-air energy heating system (System 1) and a geothermal-air energy heating system (System 2) designed for Litang. First, the distribution of renewable energy in Litang is analyzed. The system devices and operating modes of the two systems are described. According to the system design results, the paper compares the initial cost, operation cost, and net present value (NPV) of the two systems. The results show that both schemes are feasible from the perspective of technical analysis. While System 2 has lower initial investment, operation cost and higher NPV, which meets the actual needs of the project and local development planning. Using geothermal resources for urban central heating can achieve good energy saving and emission reduction benefits, and provide a reference for improving the proportion of local renewable energy use and optimizing the energy structure.

Implementation of Knowledge Management in the Electronic Parking System for Public Roadsides

Regulation of public roadside parking levies with knowledge management can help local governments to increase their productivity, performance, and income so that progress and alignment are created under the Local Government Medium-Term Development Plan. The vision and policy direction taken by the local government aims to increase people's welfare based on religious and cultural values. One implementation of knowledge management is the use of an electronic parking system. E-parking or electronic parking is a condition where parking management is carried out systematically using a parking information system. E-parking systems that can be implemented on the public roadside can also increase efficiency in parking transactions. This research was conducted at several public roadside parking points in Ponorogo, Indonesia. The methods is qualitative which interviews and research team had discussion with the parking attendants and representatives of the Department of Transportation and the Agency for Revenue, Financial Management and Regional Assets of Ponorogo regarding implementing the E-parking system. This system consists of electronic records with Android-based applications synchronized on website-based applications and using handheld-pos. The results showed that this system could improve the weaknesses of conventional systems and increase the productivity of parking service managers as a form of service to customers.

Selected sources of property information fundamental to property investment

Purpose: The aim of the publication was to present selected sources of information on real estate. Selected planning documents were presented, which are not only necessary when planning new developments in communes, but also help to estimate the value of real estate. Design/methodology/approach: An analysis of the legislation governing the meaning and use of planning documents was carried out. A literature analysis on the subject was also carried out. Findings: The range of data used for the real estate market should include the use of multiple sources of information, both mandatory and optional. Deficiencies in the use of real estate information, or the acquisition of poor quality information, may lead to inappropriate investment decisions by real estate market participants. Therefore, basic sources of information on real estate should be taken into account when making any decisions concerning the broadly understood management of real estate; in the case of investments, planning studies such as the local spatial development plan or the study of the conditions and directions of spatial development of a municipality should be taken into account in particular. Research limitations/implications: Planning documents are extremely important when planning new developments. These documents are not only an excellent source of information on existing land or built-up land, but also help to plan the development of vacant land on the urban fringe, among other things. Practical implications: The analysis of the planning documentation presented helps to understand the relevance of local spatial plans and development studies of municipalities for planned construction projects or land use change. Originality/value: To date, there has been very little analysis of planning documents as an important source of information in property management. Keywords: planning documents, real estate market, real estate information. Category of the paper: Review article.

The reach and the trends in the use of the map service for the local spatial development plan of Tomice municipality

The reach and the trends in the use of the map service for the local spatial development plan of Tomice municipality

Guidelines for Promoting People's Participation in the Preparation of Local Development Plans: A Case Study of Pak Nam Pran Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Thailand

Guidelines for Promoting People's Participation in the Preparation of Local Development Plans: A Case Study of Pak Nam Pran Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Thailand

ECO-INNOVATION AND BIOECONOMY IN SUSTAINABLE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

A theoretical review is presented from the theory of sustainable local development with the aim of describing strategies and actions for the planning of the use, distribution and administration of natural and environmental resources, influencing from the field of eco-innovation and bioeconomy for the integration of new alternative models of sustainable local development in rural communities, tending to mitigate the scarcity of resources, rational use, integral process and activities that promote the local jobs, entrepreneurship and technological innovation as added value to the adaptive capacities among the actors, standards of ethical behaviour and degree of associativity along the value chain of local productive schemes, favouring lasting and profitable results that lessen the deterioration of ecological biodiversity, community participation and their incorporation into social programmes, with regulatory policies, in innovative environments, effective and competitive environments incorporated into sustainable rural planning processes, for the use of natural resources without compromising the environmental resources of future generations, aspects that are traditionally developed with internal and external factors of interdependence between environmental, social, economic and political aspects, at the local and regional territorial level. These aspects are considered from the stage of diagnosis of capacities, resources, development and design of actions for municipal programs, as well as innovative projects proposed by the agents of change, municipal authorities, regional government organisms, educational institutions, business entities, setting up nodes or ecosystems that facilitate sustainable rural planning with endogenous adaptive capacities using eco-innovation and bioeconomy strategies that are transferred into integral programs and actions for the planning of sustainable local development of local/regional communities.

Planning protection of Ciechanow castle versus contemporary exposition in the landscape

The castle in Ciechanow is classified as a Gothic castle of the lowland type. The building, which is an example of defensive architecture, is located to the north of the historic urban layout of the Ciechanow centre. At present, the castle is covered by the following forms of protection: protection for the Natural and Landscape Complex "Łydynia River Valley”, provisions of the Local Spatial Development Plan and an entry in the Register of Historic Monuments. The authors of the paper analyse the legal regulations concerning the castle and their impact on the contemporary castle’s exposition in the landscape.

Opiniowanie miejscowych planów zagospodarowania przestrzennego przez wojewódzkich inspektorów ochrony środowiska w związku z lokalizacją zakładów zagrożonych poważną awarią

The article deals with the issuing of opinions on local spatial development plans by the voivodeship environmental protection inspector in connection with the location of plants at risk of a serious accident. The article analyses in detail the regulations in the aforementioned field. The following conclusions were adopted:1. Not in every case is the local spatial development plan referred to the voivode-ship environmental protection inspector for an opinion;2. after the commune council adopts a resolution to begin drawing up the local plan, it is the commune head, mayor or city president that decides to apply to the voivodeship environmental protection inspector for an opinion on the draft plan, provided that the plan allows the location of plants posing a risk of a serious in-dustrial accident;3. should the head of the commune, mayor or president not request that the voivodship environmental protection inspector issue an opinion on the draft plan, this will constitute a violation of the plan preparation procedure if the plan allows the location of plants posing the risk of a serious industrial accident;4. issues related to the deadline for giving an opinion and its extension are regu-lated in the Act on Spatial planning and development, which regulations constitute a lex specialis to the Code of Administrative Procedure;5. any failure by the commune head, mayor, city president to take into account the negative opinion of the voivodeship environmental protection inspector, based on specific regulations concerning the location of plants posing the risk of a serious industrial accident, is a violation of the law.

The outcomes of the activities of the Voivodeship Office for the Protection of Monuments in Wrocław in the perspective of cultural security from the local point of view in the years 2015-2019

The aim of the article is to determine and evaluate the effects of the activities of the Voivodeship Office for the Protection of Monuments in Wrocław related to the implementation of tasks in selected areas of protection and care of monuments in the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship in the years 2015-2019. In the study, research methods such as critical analysis of the scientific literature, analysis of legal acts and – to a large extent – analysis of documents are applied. The diversity of the outcomes of the activities of the Voivodeship Office for the Protection of Monuments in Wrocław in the described area was determined. Administrative activities concerned the necessity to enter non-movable monuments into the register of monuments at the request of the owner or the entity in charge of that monument, making new entries in the voivodeship register of monuments or recommending changes in local spatial development plans to local government units. Issuing of permits for conducting archaeological research dominated the issues related to the regulation of other legally permitted activities in relation to monuments. The great activity of the Voivode-ship Office for the Protection of Monuments in Wrocław related to issuing conservation recommendations has been demonstrated.

Techno‐economic evaluation of regional CCUS implementation: The STRATEGY CCUS project in the Ebro Basin (Spain)

AbstractSTRATEGY CCUS (Strategic Planning of Regions and Territories in Europe for Low‐Carbon Energy and Industry through CCUS) is a 3‐year project (2019‐2022) funded by the European Commission to support the development of low‐carbon energy and industry in eight regions of Southern and Eastern Europe by 2050. Among the three most promising regions selected was Ebro Basin (Spain) where local development plans (or scenarios) were defined for CO2 capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies implementation based on an industrial cluster approach. Potential regional impact analysis of these CCUS implementation plans was carried out based on the environmental impact assessment, social‐economics factors, social acceptance and in‐depth techno‐economic analysis.The Ebro Basin region is located at the north‐east (NE) of Spain and was selected based on its level of CO2 industrial emissions, estimated geological storage capacity and well‐defined transport network (pipelines, roads, rail and ports). The base scenario presented was built with the aim of covering the most extensive CO2 network but limited by the storage possibilities in the area. It covers the 15 largest emitters in the region, 3 storage sites and a complete transportation network including trucks, pipelines and ships. An alternative scenario was also proposed considering only those industries where CCUS technologies are already included in their decarbonisation strategy.The economic analysis of proposed scenarios is presented as an in‐depth set of key performance indicators (KPIs), as cost per tonne of CO2 avoided, allowing an effective comparison of the scenarios, understanding the real potential for CCUS implementation in the area and pointing out key needs for making it possible. © 2022 The Authors. Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology published by Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Spatial Chaos in the Airport-Proximate Areas - Case Study of Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport

Abstract The airport may be an opportunity for the development of airport-proximate areas, as well as a source of conflicts and nuisances for stakeholders. From the perspective of spatial order and sustainable development, it is necessary to create a coherent vision of the development and operationalize it via spatial management. This article aims to analyze spatial management in areas proximate to Gdansk Airport in the context of spatial chaos. The analyses are based on 232 local spatial development plans for the period 1996-2020, for 11 selected areas in the vicinity of the Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport, documents obtained from the local government, and open-source data. The research concentrates on the analysis of the functions of areas, spatial chaos, and the threat of potential conflicts. The results demonstrate the spatial chaos in proximate areas of Gdansk Airport. This implies that the decisions made by the authorities responsible for spatial management do not respect spatial order and sustainable development and contribute to spatial chaos.

Rural Land Sub-Division and its Impact on Maize Production: The Case of Kiminini Sub-County in Trans-Nzoia County

Globally, around three million hectares of agricultural land are lost each year to other land uses. This results in a huge decline in household food production and livelihood security. Maintaining rural land in optimally sized allotments is critical for sustainable food and livelihood security. Sustainable natural resource management and increased productivity of primary industries can also be assured by ensuring that economically viable land sizes are maintained. The literature reviewed indicates that there is limited information on land sub-division trends, their associated impacts on the settlement schemes, and development control measures in the rural area of the Kiminini sub-county. This study investigated the trend of rural land subdivisions in Kiminini sub-county from 1963 to 2018. It examined the causes of rural land subdivision, its impacts on household maize production and has proposed policy interventions to reduce rural land subdivision in Kiminini for food and livelihood security. A cross-sectional survey of 120 households was conducted. Focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and observations were also used to collect the data. The findings have revealed that household land size has decreased from the initial 30 acres to 1.5 acres leading to a reduction in maize production from the potential 600 (90 kgs) bags to 30 (90 kgs bags), a 95% reduction. The main causes of land sub-division are inheritance, for sale, population pressure, and poor implementation of policies. There is no land use plan for the sub-county to guide land use, and there are no guidelines to regulate development. The study recommends land use planning through the development of a local physical development plan, determination of a minimum land size for maize growing, e.g., 5 acres, agricultural land protection zoning, policy review of the land inheritance tradition, consolidation where it has been subdivided to un-economic units and promotion of alternative technology for sustainable agricultural practices

Spatial decision support system for low-carbon sustainable cities development: An interactive storytelling dashboard for the city of Turin

The evaluation of city sustainability considering economic, social, and environmental subsystems is a fundamental field in urban planning. It directly affects the quality of urban economies toward efficiency and innovation with minimal resource consumption. This requires the use of appropriate SDSS (Spatial Decision Support Systems) which take into account inclusive approaches to engage local stakeholders. The study aims at developing an interactive dashboard to aid decision-makers in sustainable urban planning processes to co-create future transition strategies with the employment of spatialized outputs. The dashboard enables the evaluation of the sustainability performance of the city by the selection and assessment of KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) as a part of the MOLOC European Interreg Project. The study proposes a multidisciplinary GIS-based framework for the spatial evaluation of KPIs which can support scenario development by providing targeted suggestions for local development planning. Outcomes represent a useful interactive SDSS tool within a storytelling dashboard which is combinable with multi-criteria decision models at the city scale. The spatial distribution of results evidences the strengths and weaknesses of the city and facilitates the implementation of low-carbon action plans, avoiding unnecessary investments. The methodology illustrated was applied to the city of Turin as the case study, however, it can be implemented in other European urban contexts intending to achieve sustainable spatial planning since the methodological framework modulates to the territorial specificities of a place, always including all aspects of sustainability to be assessed.

The potential for carbon sequestration by afforestation can be limited in dryland river basins under the pressure of high human activity

Dryland regions cover >40 % of the Earth's land surface. Both human activities and climate change have driven forest expansion in parts of dryland regions. Afforestation has been implemented widely to enhance carbon sequestration and benefit the ecological environment of many global drylands. However, the potential and available afforestation space in drylands is uncertain due to the conflicts between additional forest areas and available water. How afforestation will affect the potential for forest carbon stock is also unclear. This paper assessed the future spatial distribution of afforestation and potential forest carbon stock in a typical dryland region, the Yellow River Basin (YRB), which has experienced rapid afforestation and high human activity pressure over the past several decades. Combining the future land use change model (FLUS) and local important development planning, we simulated future afforestation distributions and estimated potential forest carbon stock under the ecological restoration, urban expansion, and cultivated land protection scenarios. The afforestation carbon stock was predicted by considering the dynamic change trends of the mature forest, the immature forest, and new afforestation. The results demonstrated that the potential afforestation area would be limited to 4000 km2 in the YRB accounting for less than one-twentieth of the total forest area. Accordingly, the maximum potential forest carbon stock would increase only 59.5 × 106 t. These findings implies that afforestation programs in drylands should further consider the optimum allocation of afforestation space and the balance between carbon and water in drylands, especially under a changing climate with increasing human activities.

Duży problem z cienką linią – linia zabudowy w planach zagospodarowania przestrzennego największych miast Małopolski

The building line designated in local land development plan is one of the important instruments for shaping urban space and the creation of spatial order. The aim of the study is to analyze the potential and real influence of this instrument on the formation of the compositional values of space. The analysis covered land development plans of the 3 largest cities in Lesser Poland. The analysis included the methods of defining the building lines and determining their course, including in relation to the rules of property division established by the plan. The results of the study illustrate the immense liberalism in the use of the analyzed instrument and marginalization of its importance in shaping urban space. The study also indicates the need for remedial actions and attempts to indicate them.

Temporal and Spatial Changes of Ecological Environment Quality Based on RSEI: A Case Study in Ulan Mulun River Basin, China

The Ulan Mulun River Basin is an essential ecological protective screen of the Mu Us Desert and a necessary energy base in Ordos City. With the acceleration of industrialization and urbanization, human activities have caused enormous challenges to the local ecological environment. To achieve the region’s economic sustainability and make local development plans more objective, it is necessary to evaluate the basin’s ecological environment quality over a period of time. First, in the Landsat historical images, we selected 5 years of data to investigate the changes in this time-period (2000–2020). Second, based on the opened remote sensing database on Google Earth Engine, we calculated the remote-sensing ecological index (RSEI) distribution map. RSEI includes greenness, temperature, humidity, and dryness. Thirdly, we assessed the ecological-environmental distribution and change characteristics in the Ulan Mulun River Basin. Finally, we analyzed the RSEI spatial auto-correlation distribution characteristics in the study area. The mean values of RSEI in 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020 were 0.418, 0.421, 0.443, 0.456, and 0.507, respectively, which indicated that the ecological environment quality had gradually improved. The ecological environment quality from 2000 to 2005 had the biggest change, as the area with drastically changed water levels accounted for 78.98% of the total basin. It showed a downward trend in the central and western regions. It showed an upward trend in the eastern region. For 20 years, the area of deterioration decreased by 24.37%, and the slight change area increased by 45.84%. The Global Moran’s I value ranged from 0.324 to 0.568. The results demonstrated that the Ulan Mulun River Basin ecological environment quality spatial distribution was positively correlated, and the clustering degree decreased gradually. Local spatial auto-correlation of RSEI showed that high-high(H-H) was mainly distributed in the basin’s eastern and southern regions, where the population density was low and the vegetation was in good condition. Low-low(L-L) was mainly distributed in the basin’s central regions and western regions, where the population density was high, and the industrial and mining enterprises were concentrated. This study provided a theoretical basis for the sustainable development of the Ulan Mulun River Basin, which is crucial for the local ecological environment and economic development.

Role of citizen participation in local development planning in Murewa district

ABSTRACT Contemporary development entails adopting democratic principles of all-inclusive participation, accountability of authorities to the citizens and transparency among others. This article examines the role of citizen participation in development planning in the Murewa Rural District (MRD). It used a mixed methods approach to collect data. Thirty interviews and eight focus group discussions (FGDs) with key informants that is council officials and government representatives were conducted. 396 survey questionnaires were used to collected data from community members and the statistical and thematic approach to analyse data. Results show that the role of citizens in development planning in MRD remains constrained and fragmented. This constrained development which citizens argue is designed and implemented by a few elites. Through decentralized and participatory development is evident within the structures in MRD it has not translated to the practical engagement of community members but an opportunity to establish working local government systems. The citizens are only limited to financial and political involvement through budgeting and the election of leaders. However, citizen involvement is a development goal critical in ensuring community-rooteddevelopment is achieved. The research recommends citizens be considered as agents of change in meaniful development acceptable to the community which it is meant to benefit.

TEST OF THE NEW APPROACH OF TAXONOMIC OF TOURIST RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT, CASE OF THE PROVINCE OF SETIF, ALGERIA

The objective of this paper is to proceed to the analysis and then to obtain a new classification and spatialization of the tourist potential of a specific territory, for the purpose of a tourism development of its resources. Besides, such analysis sheds light on the assets and constraints of the territory itself by using geographical and technical documents, in respect such as national, regional and local tourism development plans. More to the point, results show that the territory of the province of Setif is of specific aptitudes for a consequent attractiveness and a complementarity of interesting natural and cultural resources, as well. Nevertheless, the study reveals numerous limitations such as the inadequate classification of the tourist potential, which is confirmed by the vague and generalised vision of the State throughout the region. In virtue of which, based on the obtained results, a new taxonomy of the tourism potential has been proposed for the purpose of helping the operators and actors involved in a participatory approach for a wider tourism development of the province of Setif.

Mainstreaming Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction: Towards a Sustainable and Just Transition in Local Development Planning in Rural South Africa

Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) is gaining momentum globally and is also considered to enhance climate change adaptation and sustainable transition to a low-carbon economy in South Africa. However, there is little evidence regarding how the approach is applied at the local level. It also remains unclear to what extent the approach is integrated into local development planning and what opportunities exist for further integration in rural areas. Therefore, our study examined opportunities for mainstreaming Eco-DRR into local development planning in South Africa. Fourteen integrated development plans from ‘mostly rural’ local municipalities in Limpopo Province were systematically assessed to understand the process of mainstreaming Eco-DRR into their current development plans under the following aspects: localized climate trends, hydroclimatic risks considered, risk and vulnerability assessments, disaster risk reduction (DRR) actions, early-warning systems, financing mechanisms, integration of traditional and technical knowledge, stakeholder engagement, and alignment with district, provincial, and national priorities. Although all plans address DRR, none explicitly addresses Eco-DRR, despite a few similar actions. DRR actions are not aligned to any hydroclimatic risks, and most plans lack localized climate trends and/or vulnerability assessments to indicate the severity of hazards and/or identify populations and areas at risk. Several measures in the plans address disaster preparedness, but none includes early-warning systems. Public participation features prominently in all plans, but the process is marred by challenges and lacks genuineness, e.g., prioritized actions are not reflective of community needs. Based on the findings, we discuss measures to enhance the mainstreaming of ecosystem-based approaches into DRR. We conclude that a huge opportunity exists to institutionalize and mainstream Eco-DRR into local development planning in South Africa’s rural areas. If carefully seized, such an opportunity can also help attract external finance to complement the currently constrained budgets related to addressing hydroclimatic risks.