Steinbrunner, B. (2023). Reflections on a (avalanche) risk-adjusted approach in spatial planning in Austria. In International Snow Science Workshop - ISSW 2023 (pp. 1–7).
Spatial planning has an increasingly important role in natural hazard management due to its prevention character and influence on spatial distribution and intensity of uses. In terms of proactive planning, land use adapted to the natural forces with the aim of reducing the risk should be promoted (Fuchs et al. 2017; Löschner et al. 2017). The approach of a risk-adjusted spatial planning is rather novel, because the current spatial use decisions usually are hazard-oriented and derived from the hazard zone plans (Seher and Löschner 2018). The consideration of residual risks (ISO 31000:2018) in the range of technical protection systems has played a less important role in spatial planning so far due to the lack of a corresponding legal framework. This paper presents a decision tree that can be used as
support for zoning and construction consideration with the scope of protective measures to strengthen a risk-adapted approach in spatial planning and therefore contributing to the avoidance of new (avalanche) risks.
