1. South Moravian Region's Spatial Development Principles PURPLE Conference May 2012 South Moravian Regional Authority planning and construction department

2. Regions in their today's form have been established as of 1 Jan 2001 – expert planning department started its work: gathering of information on the territory in digital form (IT development) setting up of sectoral policies – general transport plan, energy policy, nature and lanscape protection policy, … partial verification studies ↓ Spatial prognosis for the South Moravian Region South Moravian Region's Spatial Development Principles: Process of Preparation South Moravian Regional Authority planning and construction department May 2012

3. South Moravian Regional Authority planning and construction department May 2012 Spatial prognosis for the South Moravian Region Analytical part Sociodemographic analysis for the definition of long-term tendencies – Community population size method – Method of position related to major concentration points of population, services, manufacturing and key roads →area strongly affected by daily commuting: Brno, inner suburban zone, outer suburban zone

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5. New Building Law changed the structure and content of documents required since 1.1.2007: Czech Republic's Spatial Development Policy – addresses the concept of state territory development in country, cross-border and international context Spatial development principles – addresses the concept of regional area development Master zoning plan – addresses the concept of urban and municipal area development Planning tools in the Czech Republic South Moravian Regional Authority planning and construction department May 2012

6. Czech Republic's Spatial Development Policy 2008 South Moravian Regional Authority planning and construction department May 2012 Sets out policies on: - development areas and growth axes - specific areas - transport infrastructure areas and corridors - technical infrastructure corridors

7. Czech Republic's Spatial Development Policy 2008 South Moravian Regional Authority planning and construction department May 2012 The Policy sets OB3 development area for the South Moravian Region : The area is affected by the development dynamics of the regional capital of Brno. It is a very strong concentration of population and economic activities, to a large extent of international significance; a development-promoting factor is its good accessibilty by motorways and speedways as well as by the 1st transit railway corridor. Growing international cooperation ties connect this area mainly to the areas of Vienna and Bratislava.

8. -transport infrastructure -utilities -manufacturing -Territorial System of Ecological Stability The South Moravian Region's Spatial Development Principles set out: development areas growth axes specific areas areas and corridors for: South Moravian Regional Authority planning and construction department May 2012 The South Moravian Regional Assembly issued South Moravian Region's Spatial Development Principles on 22 Sep 2011

9. South Moravian Regional Authority planning and construction department May 2012 OB3 Development area is an area with envisaged higher demand on its development Brno agglomeration area: - agglomeration is se out in details of individual municipalities - requirements on land arrangement & use and tasks for planning of settlement structure, transport and technical infrastructure are set for the agglomeration's spatial development planning and streamlining

10. Debate on South Moravian Region's Spatial Development Principles South Moravian Regional Authority planning and construction department May 2012 Environmental and Public Health Impact Assessment of the Principles – integral part of of documentation Debate on the Principles: - debate with authorities concerned - public debate Conflicts between expert views and public opinion (= defence of personal interests) Question: Can people be convinced in favor of regional interest against their personal interest?

11. Thank you for your attention! Eva Hamrlová South Moravian Regional Authority planning and construction department E-mail: hamrlova.eva@kr-jihomoravsky.cz South Moravian Regional Authority planning and construction department May 2012