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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-4: Priority and restricted areas reserved for special climate function

    Looking over the top of a woodland, the picture shows the skyline of Frankfurt am Main. Skyscrapers and the tv tower rise high above the landscape. In the background, the Taunus mountain range is visible.

    … and restricted areas reserved for special climate functions constitute a fairly new tool used in spatial planning. This is why this area category has so far been … plans. Another reason is that regional planning also uses other spatial planning tools for the protection of open spaces, such as regional green belts for …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Spatial, regional and urban development planning

    The picture shows an excerpt from a development plan for a residential area with semi-detached and terraced housing. There are two mechanical pencils lying on the plan.

    … consequently, no climate impact assessment was carried out. With their planning tools, spatial, regional and urban development planning set the planning framework …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-2: Sea levels

    The picture shows a sandy beach on the Baltic Sea coast. There is seawater lapping around a hooded beach chair (Strandkorb). In the background, the sea is visible with powerful waves and dark thunderclouds above.

    … New York, NY, USA, 2391 pp. doi:10.1017/9781009157896 . Cf. Sea Level Projection Tool – NASA Sea Level Change Portal: https://sealevel.nasa.gov/ipcc-ar6-sea-level-projection-tool 79 - Walker J. S., Kopp R. E., Little C. M., Horton B. P. 2022: Timing of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-5: Increase in settlement and transport areas

    The picture shows the construction of a new road. The partly finished road foundation is visible. In the foreground the foundation is still being completed whereas in the background it is already sealed. Half-way along the site a vibratory plate is standing. To the left of the new road, mounds of earth are visible - behind those a treeline. In the background, the roofs of a residential area are visible.

    … and the generation of energy. The designation of priority and restricted areas is a tool used by spatial planning in order to guide the development of land use … climate change adaptation. Thanks to its toolkit consisting of informal and formal tools, spatial planning can make valuable contributions in this respect, for …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-2: Priority and reserved areas groundwater / drinking water

    The photograph shows a stream running through a meadow. Trees and tree clusters line the edge of the meadow.

    … RO-R-2: Priority and reserved areas groundwater / drinking water Spatial planning tools ensure land use that protects drinking water and groundwater. Source: … high proportion of designating planning regions demonstrates that spatial planning tools are not just used in planning regions which tend to be affected by water …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Financial services industry

    The picture shows a man sitting at a desk holding a ballpoint pen between his fingers while operating a pocket calculator. There are several documents on the desk; it is just possible to make out the fuzzy image of some charts.

    … the transfer of social risks. Climate risk policies are regarded as core strategic tools for adaptation to climate change. For example, the Sendai Framework for …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-1: Priority and reserved areas for nature and landscape

    The picture shows a meadow with flowers in various colours and small trees in the foreground. A woodland is visible on the horizon. The sky is partly cloud-covered.

    … as priority or restricted areas in terms of spatial planning. Spatial planning tools such as regional green belts and green corridors which can benefit ecological … as priority or restricted areas in terms of spatial planning. Spatial planning tools such as regional green belts and green corridors which can benefit ecological …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-R-4: Submissions for the Mückenatlas

    The picture shows the fingers of two hands in rubber gloves, in the process of using tweezers to place dead mosquitoes on to a cover glass for microscopic examination.

    … of analysing the spread of mosquito species in Germany. At the same time this ‘tool’ raises the public’s awareness of the issues concerned. In 2016 vigorous press … of analysing the spread of mosquito species in Germany. At the same time this ‘tool’ raises the public’s awareness of the issues concerned. In 2016 vigorous press …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-R-2: Land protection dykes without safety deficit – case study

    The picture shows an aerial view of a land protection dyke under construction. In the background, there are agricultural areas and houses as well as standing water visible.

    … strategy laid down in Schleswig-Holstein’s GPK. As a core planning and management tool, the GPK pools essential principles, guidelines and measures in respect of … strategy laid down in Schleswig-Holstein’s GPK. As a core planning and management tool, the GPK pools essential principles, guidelines and measures in respect of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-6: Pumping station performance – case study

    The picture shows the pumping station Steinschleuse on the Eider river. A retaining wall with a bridge and a brick-built house are visible.

    … artificial drainage including the use of pumping stations is an essential tool supplementary to drainage in free incline. Especially storm surges and floods … artificial drainage including the use of pumping stations is an essential tool supplementary to drainage in free incline. Especially storm surges and floods …