climate mitigation and adaptation in land management

July 5th, 2013 | ERES Conference 2013 Vienna | Christoph Stankiewicz, Hans-Joachim Linke, Andreas Pfnür | 1

Climate mitigation and adaptation in land management

Presentation as part of the ERES Conference 2013Vienna, July 5th 2013

Christoph Stankiewicz, Hans-Joachim Linke, Andreas Pfnür

Structure

Definition – climate mitigation and climatical adaptation in land management

Connection – climate change and land management

Climate mitigation and climate adaptation in Frankfurt

Analysis of legally binding land-use plans in Frankfurt

Conclusion


Definition – climate mitigation and climate adaptation in land management

Climate mitigation: Prevention of further anthropogenic climate changes by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preserving or creating carbon sinks

Climate adaptation: Protection of society against climate impacts and reduction of vulnerability

Both fields of action have great synergies but also include potential conflicting uses that require a proactive and coordinated approach In spatial planning a fundamental conflict results out of competing guiding

principles of the compact city and the perforated city Qualified inner development as a possible solution



Land management and climate relate closely to each other and determine themselves by Distribution of structural use Structure of settlement areas and structural details

In Germany fundamental decisions are regulated on the local level by zone development plans Preparatory land-use plan Legally binding land-use plan

Only by linking informal concepts and climate goals to zone development planning, these concepts acquire a spatial commitment for everyone



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Environmental and climate-related regulations in zone development planning

Number of enviromental regulationsNumber of explicit climate-related regulations



Frankfurt is the fifth largest city in germany with a population of 700,000 inhabitants

Thus the population density of Frankfurt ranks low in comparison with other German cities

In Frankfurt, a significant climate change can be detected Mean annual air temperature has

increased Number of summer days has increased Number of hot days has nearly doubled

Picture by: Roland Meinecke



Frankfurt is active in a variety of ways in order to combat climate change and it is considered a pioneer in in municipal climate protection Establishment of the Energy Unit (1989) Co-founding and joining the Climate Alliance (1990) Promotion of low energy buildings (1995) Passive house construction as normal case (2006) Energy and Climate Action Plan (2008) Expansion of district heating from power-heat coupling (2009) Climate adaptation strategy (2011)

Efforts to combat climate change are strongly driven by efficiency and have a clear focus on saving energy



Adaptation to climate change plays a minor role in Frankfurt

The establishment of the Green Belt Constitution (1991) was an important step

The Spoke and Rays Plan has got a clear focus on climate and is supposed to expand the greenbelt and bring green areas into the city

According to the Urban Development Initiative, in 2030 both the residential location in terms of inner development as well as open spaces should be strengthened

Source: Projektbüro Friedrich von Borries



Analysis of legally binding land-use plans in Frankfurt 1990-2013 It is striking that only 143 plans were brought to the force of law in this period During the same period, Stuttgart and Munich have adopted over 400 legally

binding land-use plans

Distinction between explicit and implicit motivation patterns

Considered fields of action in legally binding land-use plans Energy Building structure and building configuration Open spaces and green areas Local greening Floods and torrential rain Traffic



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Climate-relevant fields of action in legally binding land-use plans (explicit)

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Climate protection in general (included since 2004 in the building law code) is only used sporadically as a reference from 2010

In the majority of the cases, climate-related measures are coupled with other concerns and can be seen as a positive side effect

There is no stringent approach noticeable towards the density of development and the needs of climate

Climate concerns are being exploited

On the local planning level, the projects generally act only slightly on the (urban) climate or are going to be compensated by smaller measures


Conclusion

More courageous use of legally binding land-use plans in conjunction with urban planning contracts

Generally applicable standards in legally binding land-use plans across the city may ensure a minimum quality

Concepts for qualitative inner development are necessary

Precise spatial clarification of measures (Spoke and Rays Plan)

Monitoring of determinations in legally binding land-use plans must be carried out (retention of green structures)



Thank you for your interest.

Christoph Stankiewicz – [email protected] Joachim Linke – [email protected]

Technische Universität DarmstadtInstitut für GeodäsieFachgebiet Landmanagement

Petersenstr. 13 | D-64287 Darmstadt | Germany

Fon +49 (0)6151 16-4566 Fax +49 (0)6151 16-4082

Web www.geodesy.tu-darmstadt.de/landmanagement/

Andreas Pfnür – [email protected]

Technische Universität DarmstadtFachbereich Rechts- und WirtschaftswissenschaftenFachgebiet Immobilienwirtschaft & Bau-BWL

Hochschulstraße 1, D-64289 Darmstadt | Germany

Fon + 49 (0)6151 16 37 17Fax + 49 (0)6151 16 44 17

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