Transcript Land take in Europe Gordon McInnes, EEA Fifth Joint Task Force Meeting Geneva , 04-06 July2012

Land take in Europe
Gordon McInnes, EEA
Fifth Joint Task Force Meeting
Geneva , 04-06 July2012
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What is land take?
EEA definition:
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Loss of agriculture, forest and other semi-natural and natural land
taken by urban and other artificial land development.
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It includes areas where soil is sealed by construction and urban
infrastructure as well as urban green areas and sport and leisure
facilities.
Roadmap on Resource Efficient Europe:
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Milestone: no net land-take by 2050. What does this mean? No net
change (increase) in built-up areas. If built-up new infrastructure
have to reclaim the area some where else (e.g. transform
brownfields into agriculture or natural land).
Outline
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A reality check – land use and land take in Europe
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Policy responses to land take
A reality check land use and land take in
Europe
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Full coverage CLC 2000
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CLC 2006 v.13 (status Feb 2011, base for
the indicator)
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Trend - land take is increasing
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Baltic States, 2000-2006
Residential growth
Economic sites
Lost land cover due to land take in Europe
2006
Relative contribution of land-cover categories
to urban and other artificial land development
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Where have the more important artificial
land uptakes occurred?
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Mean annual land take before and after 2000
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What are the drivers of uptake for urban and
other artificial land development?
2000 – 2006 EUR36
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Urban land take 1990-2006 (Copenhagen)
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Policy responses to land take
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What are the policy responses to land take?
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Cohesion Policy (2014-2020) – thematic objective: environmental
protection and resource efficiency. Funds flow to infrastructure
developments (e.g. in 2000-2006 period – 5100 km road built, 8400
km rail built, etc.)
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Roadmap on Resource Efficient Europe – milestone: no net land-take
by 2050.
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Territorial Agenda 2020 - changes in land use (urbanisation, mass
tourism, etc.) threaten landscapes and lead to fragmentation of
natural habitats and ecological corridors.
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Guidelines to limit soil sealing - measures for limiting soil sealing
include 'land take' targets, planning restrictions and rules on
preferential development of brownfield sites.
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What are the policy responses to land take?
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Rural Development Policy (towards 2020) - priorities include
restoring, preserving, and enhancing ecosystems e.g. N2000 ,
landscapes, soil management, etc.
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The Common Transport Policy - development of transport services
must take account of their possible effects on the environment.
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European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) - advocates the
development of a sustainable, polycentric and balanced urban system
with compact cities.
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Leipzig Charter of Sustainable European Cities – compact settlement
structure as especially sustainable.
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Thank you for your attention
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