1. ESPON project 1.3.2. Territorial trends of the Management of the Natural Heritage Nijmegen, 11 - 12 Oct. 2004

2. ESPON 1.3.22 Projects core group: EuroNet – Royal Haskoning (lead partner), Utrecht, Netherlands; European Centre for Nature Conservation (ECNC), Tilburg, Netherlands; EuroNet – Enviplan, Athens, Greece ; EuroNet – Land Use Consultants, London, UK ; and EuroNet – Territoires, Sites & Cités, Lumbres (Lille), France. With contributions from: Accademia Italiana di Scienze Forestale (Italy); Eastern Norway Research Institute (Norway); EuroNet – Taller de Ideas (Spain); Peter Bassin (Slovenia); Institute of Environmental and Landscape Management, Heriot Watt university, School of the built environment (Scotland); Szent Istvan University(KTI), (Hungary); and ACER, Jelka Hudoklin (Slovenia). Plus the respondents to the questionnaire.

3. ESPON 1.3.23 Key messages / results; Main maps; Key policy recommendations; Achievements; Networking; Further research / improvements available. Content of presentation

4. ESPON 1.3.24 MACRO: EU policy stimulated land take for intensive use: decreased semi-natural area and biodiversity; CAP reform stimulates rural development: turn of processes; MESO: National agr. policy strongly dependent from EU policy MICRO: Rural development (CAP) includes landscape and nature protection, affects local/regional natural heritage. Findings in DPSI R : agriculture - nature

5. ESPON 1.3.25 Findings in DPSI R : Socio econ. - nature MACRO: EU policies on social/economic coherence aim at equal developments over EU territory, balanced development (ESDP) aims at differentiated solutions. MESO: National soc-econ. policies are not focussed at balanced development (apart from few national spatial plans). MICRO: Local and regional initiatives decrease variety of local and regional natural heritage.

6. ESPON 1.3.26 Findings in DPSI R : Infrastructure - nature MACRO: Equal (road) accessibility as prerequisite for economic development stimulates spreading of developments. MESO: Facilities for mobility follow urbanisation and enhance further suburbanisation, causing pressure on valuable landscapes. MICRO: Main infrastructure causes fragmentation of semi-natural areas; Facilitating local accessibility results in soil sealing; Improved accessibility at the cost of natural values.

7. ESPON 1.3.27 Findings in DPSI R : Impacts - nature During ages a constant decrease of semi-/natural areas and number of species has taken place. Semi-natural area is fragmented. The European Natural Heritage consist of remains of semi-nature.

8. ESPON 1.3.28 MACRO: Environmental legislation. Birds/Habitat directive, Natura 2000, ESDP (too new to show results). MESO: National nature protection/landscapes; Few integral national spatial plans, growing acknowledgement of importance of integrated regional planning. MICRO: Growing need for integrated regional strategic co-ordination. Findings in DPSI R: policy Response - nature

9. ESPON 1.3.29 Main maps: Fragmentation index for NUTS3

10. ESPON 1.3.210 Main maps: Percentage semi-natural area compared to urban pressure

11. ESPON 1.3.211 Main maps: Percentage semi-natural area related to road density

12. ESPON 1.3.212 Main maps: Percentage semi-natural area compared to changes in GDP (1995-2000)

13. ESPON 1.3.213 Main maps: Comparison of flood risk to the percentage semi-natural area

14. ESPON 1.3.214 Spatial planning systems and protection of natural heritage

15. ESPON 1.3.215 Example: Potentials and threats in EU based on networks

16. ESPON 1.3.216 Key recommendations GENERAL: 1.Consider locations of WFD projects as opportunities for natural heritage. 2.Explore the value for future developments of nature and landscapes. MACRO: 3.Identify the crossings of urban development axes and the ecological network. MESO: 4.Pay extra attention to balanced development in the overlaps of both networks. MICRO: 5.Give priority to nature on locations of strategic importance for the coherence of the ecological network.

17. ESPON 1.3.217 Indicators: Aspect:Criteria: AgricultureSize of agricultural area PopulationPopulation density Population change EconomyGDP GDP change Innovation TourismBed density Change nr. of beds InfrastructureRoad density Urban pressurePopulation density, GDP, bed density, road density

18. ESPON 1.3.218 Indicators: Aspect:Criteria: Built upMEGA’s, size built-up area HazardFlood risk NatureSize of the semi-natural area Fragmentation of natural area Fragmentation index Protected areasLocation of areas according to IUCN- categories Plus: importance of considering sites within context of regional typology.

19. ESPON 1.3.219 Regional typology: MACRO Boreal Continental Atlantic Alpine Mediterranean Pannonian Inside Pentagon Outside Pentagon CEE Island in periphery

20. ESPON 1.3.220 Regional typology: MESO Inside Natura 2000 / Emerald network Outside Natura 2000 / Emerald network Inside development axis Outside development axis

21. ESPON 1.3.221 Regional typology: MICRO (protected) natural area or cultural landscape Open space with low or mediocre natural value In or close to MEGA In or close to FUA Rural area outside FUA Old industrial site

22. ESPON 1.3.222 Further research issues Trend analyses (land cover). Identification of potential conflict areas, urban development vs ecological network. Nature as an asset for attracting economic activities.

23. ESPON 1.3.223 Improvement of data availability Complete Corine 2000 dataset Location of agricultural intensification/abandonment Statistical data, such as bed density data for all EU27, preferably since 1950 Long term trends for indicators developed.

24. ESPON 1.3.224 Networking with other projects: Polycentricity project 1.1.1 Hazards project 1.3.1 Transport project 2.1.1 Agriculture project 2.1.3 Urban rural relations project 1.1.2