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Transnational topics of Sustainable Spatial Development
In order to identify the transnational topics in Alpine area two documents deem to be of high priority:
- The Guiding Principles for Sustainable Spatial Development for the European Continent (CEMAT 2000)
- The Alpine Convention Protocol on Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development.
Based on these documents and adjusted to mountain environments transnational topics are compiled in a grouping to CEMAT’s 10 main principles:
1 Territorial cohesion through balanced social and economic development
- Polycentric development model as basis for spatial development
- Economic diversification, multiple job-holding, craft and SME maintenance and development
- Cooperation between SME within the Alpine Space
- Support both economic development and a balanced distribution of the population in the Alpine territory/polycentricity
- facilitate equal opportunities for the local population in its social, cultural and economic development
2 Improving urban – rural relationship and Alpine/peri-alpine relationship
- Accessibility of urban systems and functions and of public services and central functions for country dwellers
- Equivalency of living conditions and quality
- Recognition of the interests of Alpine populations
- Synergies and complementarity between towns
- Revitalisation and diversification of rural economies
- Accessibility of recreation areas for urban dwellers while safeguarding natural and cultural heritages
- Compensation mechanisms for Alpine services delivered to the lowlands or vice versa
- Regulation of adverse impacts on the Alps generated outside of the Alpine Space
3 Balanced accessibility
- Completing TEN-projects where appropriate to a sustainable spatial policy
- Linking small and medium-sized towns and peripheral areas to the major transport networks
- Careful improvement of regional and local accessibility if necessary
- Promotion of public transport offers
4 Developing access to information and knowledge
- Improving access to information
5 Reducing environmental damage
- Improving inadequate coordination of sectoral policies or local decisions
- Prevention and mitigation of environmental harms through sectoral policies through spatial planning policy
- Protection, sustainable management and rehabilitation of land, water, air and landscapes, fauna, flora, habitats
6 Enhancing and protecting natural resources and natural heritage
- Protection of natural resources as elements for balanced ecosystems, regional attractiveness, recreational quality and quality of life
- Integrated mangement of water resources
- Re-establishing and conserving ecosystems including ecological networks through spatial planning policy
- Protection of environment by agriculture and forestry
- Harmonise use of territory with the ecological needs and objectives
- Use the resources and the territory sparingly and compatibly with the environment
7 Enhancing cultural heritage as a factor for development
- Integrated management of cultural hertitage
- Relationship between modern architecture, urban design and cultural heritage
- Maintenance and promotion of identity of mountain populations
- Maintenance and promotion of diversity of cultural heritage
- Respect of regional identities and specific cultural features
8 Safe development of energy resources
- Improving energy efficiency and energy saving
- Promotion of renewable energy sources within the limits of the environmental capacities
9 Encouraging high quality, sustainable tourism
- Consideration of natural resources, economic, social and cultural environments
- Development of tourism within the carrying capacity of these resources and environments
10 Limitation of natural disaster impacts
- Taking preventive measures
- Reducing the vulnerability of settlement structures
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