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s uc u e in he No he n Limes one Alps (G üne In as uk u in den Nö dlichen Kalkalpen) o
he ARL Ba a ia Fo um
Jakob Hüppau , Go e nmen o Uppe Ba a ia, Munich (DE)
P o . D . Hube Job, Julius Maximilian Uni e si y o Wü zbu g (DE)
Cons an in Meye , ARL – Academy o Te i o ial De elopmen in he Leibniz Associa ion,
Hanno e (DE)
Flo ian Lin zmeye , i uplan – Ins i u e o En i onmen al Planning and Spa ial De elopmen ,
Munich (DE) (Coo dina o o he Wo king G oup)
D . S e an Obki che , O ice o he Vo a lbe g S a e Go e nmen , B egenz (AT)
Ca a ina P oidl, S a e Adminis a ion o he P incipali y o Liech ens ein, Vaduz (LIE)
PD D . Ma co Pü z, Swiss Fede al Ins i u e o Fo es , Snow and Landscape Resea ch,
Bi mensdo (CH)
Richa d Schoßlei ne , O ice o Geog aphy & Spa ial Resea ch, Salzbu g (AT)
Gün e Salchne , Mayo o he Municipali y o Reu e (AT)
Ke s in S öbel, Julius Maximilian Uni e si y o Wü zbu g (DE)
P o . D . Sabine Weizenegge , Kemp en Uni e si y o Applied Sciences (DE)
(Head o he Wo king G oup)
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The ARL Ba a ia Fo um is one o se en pe manen egional ARL o ums in Ge many ha deal wi h
cu en issues o s a e, egional and u ban de elopmen in hei espec i e egions and add ess
c oss-bo de opics. As a egionalised ac i i y o he ARL Eu opean Wo king G oup AlpPlan (Alpine
Spa ial Planning Ne wo k), he wo king g oup b ough oge he ep esen a i es om spa ial
science and planning/adminis a ion p ac ice om Aus ia, Swi ze land, Liech ens ein and
Ge many o acili a e a specialis c oss-bo de exchange on g een in as uc u e in he no h-
eas e n Alpine egion.
Execu i e Summa y
The Alpine egion aces mul iple challenges, such as clima e change and he biodi e si y and
ene gy c ises. In addi ion, he e is inc easing compe i ion be ween di e en land uses and
p essu e on land and se ices, o example om ec ea ional ac i i ies. Fu he mo e, hese
challenges in he Alps canno always be compa ed wi h o he egions, mainly due o he spe-
ci ic na u al condi ions. A he same ime, di e en na ional amewo ks apply o he a ea,
and he Alpine coun ies ha e commi ed hemsel es o he Alpine Con en ion, a holis ic
policy o he conse a ion and p o ec ion o he Alps, which is binding unde in e na ional
law.
Spa ial planning and de elopmen play a c ucial ole in he implemen a ion o global, Eu ope-
an and na ional goals o secu ing and es o ing biodi e si y. The concep o g een in as uc-
u e, de ined as a s a egically planned ne wo k o na u al and nea -na u al a eas, is o cen al
impo ance in his con ex and complemen s he specialis deba es on secu ing open spaces
h ough planning and on Alpine spa ial policy.
In e na ional, Eu opean and na ional guidelines call o g ea e conside a ion o ecological
conce ns in spa ial planning. The Global Biodi e si y F amewo k, he EU Biodi e si y S a e-
gy, he EU Regula ion on Na u e Res o a ion and he Alpine Con en ion a e impo an ame-
wo ks he e. A he same ime, a ge s o expanding enewable ene gies, o example, a e
in ensi ying land-use compe i ion. Due o i s c oss-depa men al and in eg a i e ole, spa ial
planning is aking on inc easing esponsibili y o c ea ing he condi ions o he join imple-
men a ion o hese widely ecognised goals a he a ious spa ial planning le els.
The implemen a ion o he g een in as uc u e concep equi es a change o pe spec i e in
spa ial planning so ha ecological unc ions a e placed on an equal oo ing wi h o he land
uses. Close coo dina ion be ween spa ial planning and a ious specialis depa men s (e.g.
ag icul u e and o es y, na u e conse a ion, wa e managemen and he ene gy sec o )
and he in ol emen o land use s and ci il socie y a e essen ial. The municipali ies play a
pa icula ly key ole in implemen a ion and communica ion, bu hey hemsel es need special
suppo and awa eness aining in his a ea.
An e ec i e ne wo k o g een in as uc u e in he Alpine egion p omo es biodi e si y, p o-
ec s agains he impac o clima e change and o e s oppo uni ies o mul iple-bene i land-
use s a egies. Spa ial planning can c ea e a amewo k o he long- e m de elopmen o
hese a eas and connec ing co ido s. In he Alpine egion, ecological connec i i y along e -
ical g adien s is o pa icula impo ance. Planning wi h a spa ial impac should he e o e be
able o demons a e biodi e si y and connec i i y mains eaming, ensu ing i makes an in e-
g al con ibu ion o p o ec ing biodi e si y and ecological connec i i y.
In o de o achie e his and o holis ically p omo e g een in as uc u e in he Alpine egion,
s uc u al imp o emen s a e necessa y in a ious a eas:
> he c ea ion o a sui able legal amewo k,
> he u he de elopmen o planning p inciples and ins umen s,
> he p o ision o ailo ed and unbu eauc a ic unding,
> he s eng hening o in e depa men al coope a ion
> and he mobilisa ion o ci il socie y ac o s.
This equi es bo h supe o dina e planning wi h binding guidelines and bo om-up ini ia i es
a he local le el. I is impo an o encou age a change o s andpoin and o ensu e ha open
spaces wi h hei ex ensi e land uses and ecological connec i i y a e iewed as mul i unc ion-
al, s uc u ing elemen s om a spa ial planning pe spec i e.
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A con ibu ion o Alpine spa ial planning
Con en s
1 In oduc ion and esea ch ocus
2 In e na ional guidelines c ea e new u gency
3 G een in as uc u e equi es ansdisciplina y, s akeholde -o ien ed ac ion
4 Vision o an e icien ne wo k o g een in as uc u e in he Alpine egion
5 Recommenda ions o ac ion
Re e ences
Appendix: Ma ix illus a ing sup a-local spa ial planning ins umen s
Abs ac
The Alpine egion aces pa icula challenges in implemen ing he in e na ional a ge s o he
Global Biodi e si y F amewo k and he EU Na u e Res o a ion Law. In addi ion o es ablished
componen s o spa ial planning, such as landscape p o ec ion o local ec ea ion p o ision,
ecological conce ns a e inc easingly in he spo ligh . This posi ion pape om he c oss-bo de
wo king g oup o he ARL Ba a ia Fo um conside s he mul i unc ional concep o g een
in as uc u e o be a p o i able app oach o s eng hening he ole o spa ial planning in he
no he n Alpine egion, speci ically wi h ega d o coo dina ing planning and measu es ela ed o
open spaces. Such measu es and plans ha e o da e been he esponsibili y o a wide ange o
specialis depa men s and a e o en conside ed and ea ed in isola ion. A he same ime, he
in en ion is also o p omo e accep ance o go e nmen sus ainabili y goals and he e ec i e use o
public unds. The posi ion pape ou lines a ision o an e icien ne wo k o g een in as uc u e in
he Alpine egion ha , abo e all, s eng hens ecological connec i i y and is secu ed by a spa ial
planning amewo k. In o de o achie e his, ecommenda ions o ac ion include s eng hening
he legal amewo k, ensu ing he sui abili y o planning ins umen s, p omo ing and inancing
measu es o implemen g een in as uc u e, s eng hening in e depa men al coope a ion and
mobilising ci il social ac o s.
Keywo ds
G een in as uc u e – Spa ial planning – Alpine egion – Open space – In e sec o al coope a ion –
Ecological connec i i y
1 In oduc ion and esea ch ocus
Spa ial planning and o he ela ed specialis depa men s, indeed socie y as a whole, a e acing
mul iple c ises, such as clima e change and he biodi e si y and ene gy c ises. In addi ion, he e is
inc easing compe i ion be ween land uses such as ag icul u e and housing de elopmen , exace ba ed
in some a eas by he u gen demands o leisu e and ec ea ional use. Fu he mo e, a ge s and
simpli ied app o al p ocedu es o he expansion o enewable ene gy need o be implemen ed.
The challenges and condi ions in he Alps a e no always compa able o o he a eas, pa icula ly
due o he speci ic na u al condi ions. These include he limi ed a ailabili y o land due o he elie ,
he o eseeable inc ease in na u al haza ds esul ing om clima e change, and he e ec s o
clima e change on he p onounced biodi e si y, which no ably includes some highly specialised
159 _PLANNING, DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 2
species. The Alps also pe o m impo an unc ions, such as ac ing as a wa e ese oi o a eas
ex ending a in o he oo hills, which makes he issues he e pa icula ly ele an . Despi e Alpine-
wide ins umen s such as he Alpine Con en ion and he EU S a egy o he Alpine Region
(EUSALP), he e a e di e en na ional equi emen s and app oaches in he indi idual Alpine
coun ies. C oss-bo de coope a ion is a necessi y bu o en emains limi ed o he p ojec le el.
In addi ion o he challenges o land a ailabili y and inance, he e is a speci ic equi emen o
spa ial planning and de elopmen o con ibu e o he implemen a ion o global, Eu opean,
na ional and ede al s a e objec i es. Fu he mo e, he need o expand g een and blue
in as uc u e and o ( e)es ablish ecological ne wo ks has been ecognised. Cu en challenges
con on ing g een in as uc u e (GI), e.g. due o species decline and he agmen a ion o
na u al habi a s, a e pa icula ly ele an in he Alpine egion, which is o ou s anding impo ance
as a c oss-bo de Eu opean cul u al and na u al landscape wi h a compa a i ely high p opo ion
o nea -na u al open spaces (Job/Meye /Co onado e al. 2022; ARL 2022). Fu he mo e, a ious
legal equi emen s a ise om he binding implemen a ion p o ocols o he Alpine Con en ion,1
pa icula ly in he ields o na u e conse a ion and landscape managemen , spa ial planning and
sus ainable de elopmen , and moun ain ag icul u e and moun ain o es s. These equi emen s
ha e al eady been aken in o accoun in a ious na ional ins umen s, such as he inclusion o
esou ce-conse ing and clima e-change- ela ed open space design in he en-poin p og amme
o he Aus ian spa ial de elopmen concep ÖREK 2030 (ÖROK 2021). This anges om small
g een spaces wi hin buil -up a eas o con iguous open space co ido s, la ge-scale landscapes
and p o ec ed a eas, as well as connec i i y be ween hem. The P incipali y o Liech ens ein also
dedica es one o he se en ields o ac ion in hei na ional ac ion plan Biodi e si y 2030+ o
g een in as uc u e, wi h he aim o es ablishing s a egically planned g een in as uc u e wi h
connec ing axes (Fü s en um Liech ens ein 2024).2 Ta ge 2.3 o he Ge man Na ional S a egy
o Biological Di e si y 2030 (Na ionale S a egie zu Biologischen Viel al 2030 − BMU 2024)
en isages he u he de elopmen o a unc ional bio ope ne wo k wi h a high-p io i y ocus on
ne wo k sec ions ha should be econnec ed, in e na ional in e aces in he bio ope ne wo k,
impo an connec i i y s uc u es in highly agmen ed habi a s and connec ing spaces in ibbon-
like se lemen s uc u es.
In many places, i has become appa en ha exis ing go e nmen ins umen s (especially hose
ela ing o na u e conse a ion) a e insu icien o e ec i ely hal he loss o biodi e si y ac oss
he egion, pa icula ly a lowe al i udes and in he Alpine alleys. Howe e , his is only one o
many demands on space ha need o be aken in o accoun by spa ial planning. A he same ime,
bo h he Alpine Con en ion and a ious spa ial planning egula ions in he bo de egion o
Ge many/Liech ens ein/Aus ia/Swi ze land, which is he a ea unde conside a ion he e, ecognise
he undamen al need o econcile ecological unc ions wi h he spa ial equi emen s o he
economy and socie y.
G een in as uc u e plays a key ole he e due o i s di e se spa ial uses, unc ions and se ices, he
de elopmen and main enance o which can only be accomplished h ough c oss-le el, c oss-
sec o and c oss-ac o coope a ion. Spa ial planning can make a signi ican con ibu ion o
secu ing and expanding g een in as uc u e by p o ec ing and de eloping nea -na u al open
spaces, p omo ing he connec i i y o habi a s, ensu ing close in eg a ion o ecological aspec s
in o spa ial decision-making p ocesses and, a he same ime, c ea ing added alue o o he land
uses, such as ag icul u al ood p oduc ion o na u e-based ec ea ion. G een in as uc u e is
de ined by he EU as ‘a s a egically planned ne wo k o na u al and semi-na u al a eas wi h o he
en i onmen al ea u es designed and managed o deli e a wide ange o ecosys em se ices [...]’
(Eu opean Commission 2013: 1.2). Thema ically closely ela ed, and pa icula ly well es ablished
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2 Also see he Ge man Sus ainabili y S a egy 2021 wi h he goal o es ablishing a ansna ional bio ope ne wo k co e ing 10%
o he coun y’s e i o y by
2025 (Bundes egie ung 2021).
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Appendix
Ma ix illus a ing sup a-local spa ial planning ins umen s
Selec ion15 o o mal sup a-local spa ial planning ins umen s ha impac g een
in as uc u e and he p o ec ion o open spaces in he No he n Limes one Alps
(DE – AT – CH – LIE)
Ins umen
(Ge man
e minology)
Ins umen
(English
ansla ion)
Designed o
be mono-/
mul i unc-
ional
Binding o
subo dina e
planning
le els
(low/ medi-
um/high)
G een in a-
s uc u e
di ec ly/
indi ec ly
impac ed
Ge many
(F ee S a e
o Ba a ia)
Landscha liches
Vo behal sgebie
(Regionalpläne)
Landscape
Rese ed A ea
( egional plans)
mul i low di ec ly
Regionale
G ünzug
(Regionalpläne)
Regional
G eenway
( egional plans)
mul i medium di ec ly
T enng ün
(Regionalpläne)
G een Di ide
( egional plans)
mono medium di ec ly
Vo anggebie
ü Hochwasse -
schu z
(Regionalpläne)
P io i y A ea
o Flood
P o ec ion
( egional plans)
mono high indi ec ly
Vo anggebie
ü Wasse e -
so gung
(Regionalpläne)
P io i y A ea o
Wa e Supply
( egional plans)
mono high indi ec ly
Vo behal sgebie
ü Wasse e -
so gung
(Regionalpläne)
Rese ed A ea
o Wa e
Supply
( egional plans)
mono low indi ec ly
Alpenplan
(Landesen wick-
lungsp og amm)
Alpine Plan
(s a e
de elopmen
p og amme)
mul i high indi ec ly
15 P o ec ed a eas and ede al in en o ies o specialis planning o na u e conse a ion, wa e managemen and o es y (e.g.
Ty olean es ing a eas, Liech ens ein landscape conse a ion in en o y o Swiss ede al in en o ies) we e no included in he
able as hey do no cons i u e spa ial planning ins umen s. Ne e heless, hey play a ole in g een in as uc u e planning and a e
some imes included in spa ial plans o in o ma ion pu poses.
159 _PLANNING, DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 11
Ins umen
(Ge man
e minology)
Ins umen
(English
ansla ion)
Designed
o be
mono-/
mul i unc-
ional
Binding o
subo dina e
planning
le els
(low/medi-
um /high)
G een in a-
s uc u e
di ec ly/
indi ec ly im-
pac ed
Ge many
(F ee
S a e o
Ba a ia)
Vo anggebie e
ü den Klima-
schu z
P io i y A eas
o Clima e P o-
ec ion
mul i high di ec ly
Vo behal s-
gebie e ü den
Klimaschu z
Rese ed A eas
o Clima e P o-
ec ion
mul i low di ec ly
Vo anggebie e
ü die Klima-
anpassung
P io i y A eas
o Clima e Ad-
ap a ion
mul i high di ec ly
Vo behal s-
gebie e ü
die Klima-
anpassung
Rese ed A eas
o Clima e Ad-
ap a ion
mul i low di ec ly
Vo anggebie e
ü die Land-
wi scha
P io i y A eas
o Ag icul u e
mono high indi ec ly
Vo behal s-
gebie e ü
die Land-
wi scha
Rese ed A eas
o Ag icul u e
mono low indi ec ly
Aus ia
(S a e o
Salzbu g)
Alpine Ruhe-
zone (Landes-
en wicklungs-
p og amm)
Alpine Res ing
Zone (s a e
de elopmen
p og amme)
mul i low indi ec ly
G ün aum- und
Wande ko i-
do e (Landes-
en wicklungs-
p og amm)
G een Space
and Wildli e
Co ido s (s a e
de elopmen
p og amme)
mono low di ec ly
G üngü el
(Regional-
p og amm Salz-
bu g S ad und
Umgebungs-
gemeinden)
G een Bel
( egional
p og amme o
he ci y o
Salzbu g and
su ounding
municipali ies)
mul i high di ec ly
Vo angbe-
eich/ - läche
Ökologie
(Regional-
p og amme)
P io i y Zone/
Land o
Ecology
( egional
p og ammes)
mul i high di ec ly
159 _PLANNING, DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 12
Ins umen
(Ge man
e minology)
Ins umen
(English
ansla ion)
Designed
o be
mono-/
mul i un-
c ional
Binding o
subo dina e
planning
le els
(low/ medi-
um/high)
G een in a-
s uc u e
di ec ly/
indi ec ly
impac ed
Aus ia
(S a e o
Salzbu g)
Regionale/
G ünzug/- e bind-
ung // (Übe -)
Regionale G ün-
ko ido
(Regional-
p og amme)
Regional G een-
way / Link //
(Sup a) egional
G een Co ido
( egional
p og ammes)
mul i medium di ec ly
Ke n-/Vo so ge-
aum ü Land-
wi - scha sp o-
duk ion
(Regional-
p og amme)
Co e/Rese ed
space o Ag i-
cul u e/al
(P oduc ion)
( egional
p og ammes)
mono medium indi ec ly
Vo angbe eich
E holung // Kul u -
landscha sbe on-
e E holungszone
(Regional-
p og amme)
P io i y Zone o
Rec ea ion //
Cul u al Land-
scapeo ien ed
Rec ea ion Zone
( egional
p og ammes)
mul i low indi ec ly
Vo so ge aum ü
den egionalen
Bio op e bund
(Regional-
p og amme)
Rese ed Space
o he Regional
Bio ope Ne -
wo k ( egional
p og ammes)
mul i high di ec ly
Aus ia
(S a e o
Ti ol)
Regional-
p og amme
be e end
übe ö liche
G ünzonen
Regional
P og ammes
conce ning
Sup a-Local
G een Zones
mul i high di ec ly
Regional-
p og amme
be e end land-
wi scha liche
Vo ang lächen
Regional
P og ammes
conce ning
P io i y Land o
Ag icul u e
mul i high indi ec ly
159 _PLANNING, DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 13
Ins umen
(Ge man
e minology)
Ins umen
(English
ansla ion)
Designed
o be
mono-/
mul i unc-
ional
Binding o
subo dina e
planning
le els
(low/ medi-
um/high)
G een in a-
s uc u e
di ec ly/
indi ec ly
impac ed
Aus ia
(S a e o
Vo a lbe g)
Landesg ünzonen
Rhein al und
Walgau
(Landes aumpläne)
Rhein al and
Walgau
Regional G een
Zones (s a e
spa ial plans)
mul i high di ec ly
Blauzone Rhein al
(Landes aumplan)
Rhein al Blue
Zone
(s a e spa ial
plan)
mono high indi ec ly
In en a Weißzone
(Planungsg und-
lage au Landes-
ebene)
Whi e Zone
In en o y
(planning basis
a s a e le el)
mul i low indi ec ly
Regionale
äumliche En wick-
lungskonzep e
(inkl. En wicklung
des F ei aums)
Regional Spa ial
De elopmen
Concep s
(including open
space de elop-
men )
mul i low indi ec ly
Swi ze land
( ede al
le el)
F uch olge läche
(Sachplan des
Bundes)
C op Ro a ion
Land ( ede al
sec o al plan)
mul i high indi ec ly
Agglome a ions-
p og amme
(mi Zukun sbild,
S a egien, Maß-
nahmen) ü
Siedlung, Ve keh
und Landscha
Agglome a ion
P og ammes
(wi h ision o
he u u e,
s a egies,
measu es) o
Se lemen ,
T anspo and
Landscape
mul i high di ec ly
Swi ze land
(can ons16)
F uch olge läche
(Kan onale
Rich pläne)
C op Ro a ion
Land (can onal
s uc u e plans)
mul i high indi ec ly
Wild ie ko ido
(Kan onale
Rich pläne)
Wildli e Co i-
do (can onal
s uc u e plans)
mono low di ec ly
16 The Swiss Spa ial Planning Ac con ains only e y limi ed p o isions on he p ocedu e and esponsibili ies o s uc u al planning.
The esponsibili y and hus also he binding na u e o he indi idual con en s o he can onal s uc u e plans he e o e a ies om
can on o can on, and also o e ime.
159 _PLANNING, DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 14
Ins umen
(Ge man
e minology)
Ins umen
(English
ansla ion)
Designed o
be mono-/
mul i unc-
ional
Binding o
subo dina e
planning le els
(low/ medium/
high)
G een in a-
s uc u e
di ec ly/
indi ec ly
impac ed
Swi ze land
(can ons)
Gebie mi Vo -
ang Landscha //
Kan onales In e -
essengebie Land-
scha sschu z //
Landscha Kan o-
nale Bedeu ung
(Kan onale Rich -
pläne)
A ea wi h P io i y
Landscape // A ea
o Can onal In e -
es o Landscape
P o ec ion //
Landscape o
Can onal Impo -
ance (can onal
s uc u e plans)
mul i low di ec ly
Lebens äume
bed oh e A en –
Ke n-/Schongebie-
e (Kan onale
Rich pläne)
Habi a s o En-
dange ed Species
– Co e A eas/
Sanc ua ies
(can onal
s uc u e plans)
mono high di ec ly
Gebie mi Ve -
ne zungs unk ion
(Kan onale
Rich pläne)
A ea wi h a
Connec i e
Func ion
(can onal
s uc u e plans)
mono low di ec ly
Landwi scha s-
gebie , Nich bau-
gebie
(Kan onale
Rich pläne)
Ag icul u al
A ea, Non-build-
ing A ea
(can onal
s uc u e plans)
mono high indi ec ly
Kan onales In e -
essengebie
G undwasse
(de ini i e G und-
wasse schu zzon-
en) // G und-
wasse ese en
(Kan onale
Rich pläne)
Can onal A ea o
In e es o
G oundwa e
(de ini i e
g oundwa e
p o ec ion zones)
// G oundwa e
Rese es
(can onal
s uc u e plans)
mono high indi ec ly
Liech en-
s ein
Rech sk ä ige
Landwi scha s-
zone
(Landes-
ich plan
2011)
Legally Binding
Ag icul u al Zone
(2011 s a e
s uc u e plan)
mono high indi ec ly
159 _PLANNING, DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 15
Ins umen
(Ge man
e minology)
Ins umen
(English
ansla ion)
Designed
o be
mono-/
mul i unc-
ional
Binding o
subo dina e
planning le els
(low/ medium/
high)
G een in a-
s uc u e di-
ec ly/
indi ec ly
impac ed
Liech ens ein Ke nlebens-
äume / T i -
s ein / Scha ni-
e , E hal ungs-
zone und Ruhe-
zone (Landes-
ich plan 2011)
Co e Habi a s /
S epping S ones
/ Hinge A eas,
Conse a ion
Zones and Res -
ing Zones (2011
s a e s uc u e
plan)
mono high di ec ly
En wicklungs-
konzep Land-
scha ,
Zwischen-
be ich Analyse
(Agglome a-
ions-
p og amm
We denbe g
Liech ens ein
2013, Syn-
hese-
be ich 2016)
De elopmen
Concep o
Landscape,
In e im Repo
Analysis
(We denbe g
Liech ens ein
agglome a ion
p og amme
2013, syn hesis
epo 2016)
mul i low di ec ly
Hi zeange-
pass e Sied-
lungsen -
wicklung
(Agglome a-
ionsp o-
g amm
We denbe g
Liech ens ein
2021)
Hea -adap ed
Se lemen
De elopmen
(We denbe g
Liech ens ein
agglome a ion
p og amme
2021)
mono medium di ec ly
Ak ionsplan
Biodi e si ä
2030+
(Regie ung des
Fü s en ums
Liech ens ein
2024)
Biodi e si y
Ac ion Plan
2030+
(go e nmen o
he P incipali y
o Liech ens ein
2024)
mul i medium di ec ly
Cu en Posi ion Pape s o he ARL
No.
159 Planning, designing and implemen ing g een in as uc u e – A con ibu ion o Alpine
spa ial planning.
This posi ion pape was p epa ed by membe s o he c oss-bo de wo king g oup ‘G een
In as uc u e in he No he n Limes one Alps’ (G üne In as uk u in den Nö dlichen
Kalkalpen) o he ARL Ba a ia Fo um. Hano e , 2025.
h ps://doi.o g/10.60683/y h - 30
158 G üne In as uk u planen, en wickeln und umse zen – Ein Bei ag zu Alpinen
Raumo dnung.
Dieses Posi ionspapie wu de on den Mi gliede n de g enzübe g ei enden A bei sg uppe
„G üne In as uk u in den Nö dlichen Kalkalpen“ des ARL-Fo ums Baye n de ARL e a bei-
e . Hanno e , 2025.
h ps://doi.o g/10.60683/s9db-jn28
157 Reak i ie ung on Schienens ecken in den Bundeslände n – Zwischen Eupho ie und
Hinde nissen.
Dieses Posi ionspapie en häl E gebnisse und Emp ehlungen des A bei sk eises
„Reak i ie ung on Schienens ecken als Ins umen eine in eg ie en Raumen wicklung“
de ARL. Hanno e , 2025.
h ps://doi.o g/10.60683/9 hx-0b78
156 Regula ion o he Eu opean Pa liamen and o he Council on acili a ing C oss-Bo de
Solu ions – BRIDGE o EU.
This posi ion pape was p epa ed by membe s o he ad-hoc Wo king G oup ‘C oss-Bo de
Solu ions’ a he ARL. Hano e , 2025.
h ps://nbn- esol ing.o g/u n:nbn:de:0156-2505211034385.929456732711
h ps://doi.o g/10.60683/x2zq-ze16
155 Raumen wicklung ü eine gu e Zukun : Je z die g oße T ans o ma ion ges al en –
E gebnisse de ARL-Tagung am 7. und 8. No embe 2024 in Radol zell am Bodensee
in el Bo scha en (Bodensee-P o okoll).
Dieses Posi ionspapie en häl E gebnisse und Emp ehlungen on Mi gliede n de
A bei sg uppe „G oße T ans o ma ion und nachhal ige Raumen wicklung machen“
de ARL-Fo en Baden-Wü embe g und Baye n de ARL. Hanno e , 2025.
h ps://nbn- esol ing.o g/u n:nbn:de:0156-2505211031157.680912389280
h ps://doi.o g/10.60683/1s y-2 56
154 Gü e e keh , Logis ik und Raumen wicklung: Plane ische Handlungsbeda .
Dieses Posi ionspapie en häl E gebnisse und Emp ehlungen des Ad-hoc-A bei sk eises
„Gü e e keh , Logis ik und Raumen wicklung“ de ARL. Hanno e , 2025.
h ps://nbn- esol ing.o g/u n:nbn:de:0156-2503050823586.528634954613
h ps://doi.o g/10.60683/mnk2-em11
153 Ak uelle e keh s ech liche En scheidungen – Neue Schub ü die kommunale
Mobili ä swende.
Posi ionspapie on den Mi gliede n des Ad-hoc-A bei sk eises „Ak uelle e keh spoli ische
En wicklungen ü die kommunale Mobili ä swende nu zen“ de ARL. Hanno e , 2025.
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