Steinbrunner, B. (2023). Reflections on a risk-adjusted approach in spatial planning. In 35th AESOP Annual Congress. Integrated Planning in a World of Turbulence. Book of Abstracts (pp. 601–601).
The presentation focuses on sustainable land use in term of a risk-oriented spatial planning to reduce natural hazard damage. The main issue is the adaptability of settlement areas, which are under particular growth pressure (Fuchs et al., 2017; Löschner et al., 2017). Due to the increasing frequency and intensity of natural events, resilient settlement structures are necessary. Considering its preventive character and the influence it has on the spatial distribution and intensity of uses, spatial planning is gaining an increasingly important role in natural hazard management, , especially in view of climate change (Fuchs et al., 2015). In terms of anticipatory planning, land use adapted to the natural forces with the aim of reducing the risk of damage should be promoted. The approach of a risk-adjusted spatial planning is rather innovated, because the current spatial use decisions usually are hazard-oriented and derived from the hazard zone plans. (Seher, Löschner, 2018). The consideration of residual risks in the range of technical protection systems has so far played a less important role in spatial planning due to the lack of a corresponding legal framework. The main part of the presentation is the developed model for a risk-oriented planning approach in the form of a decision tree based on the hazard takes into account, the use, organizational measures and spatial planning considerations. After that the future challenges in natural hazard management and the difficulties in implementing a risk-oriented planning approach will be presented. The discussion about a regional structural measure and settlement concept is intended to provable new ideas for a more risk-based approach in spatial planning.
