Ecophysiographic study for more environmental spatial planning.

Jarosław Kowalczyk

Ecoplan, 45-010 Opole, ul. Szpitalna 3/9

tel. 0048 77 456 65 16 mob. 0048609617572

jkowalczyk@ecoplan.pl, www.ecoplan.pl

www.ecoplan.pl

Ecophysiographic study

Ecophysiographic study

Place in the planning proces

Place in the planning proces

Case study: Opole

Case study: Opole

Map of environmental

threats in Opole

Map of environmental

threats in Opole …continuation (Legend)

…continuation (Legend)

Ecophysiographic study - contents

Ecophysiographic study - contents

Plan

ConclusionsConclusions

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Opole: Map of environmental threats

Opole: Map of environmental threats

Ecophysiography contentsEcophysiography contents

ConclusionsConclusions

Ecophysiography

Local Spatial Plan (draft)

SEA

Place in the planning process

Local Spatial Plan (final)

Public consultations

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Opole: Map of environmental threats

Opole: Map of environmental threats

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ConclusionsConclusions

Contents

• geomorphology map

• soils and habitats map

• climate map

• soils and geology map

• environmental threats

• ecophysiographic evaluation map

DIAGNOSIS

• Diagnosis

• Evaluation

• Prognosis

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Case study: OpoleCase study: Opole

Opole – Map of environmental threats

Opole – Map of environmental threats

Ecophysiography contentsEcophysiography contents

ConclusionsConclusions

Case study: Opole

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Opole: Map of environmental threats

Opole: Map of environmental threats

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ConclusionsConclusions

Case study: Opole Env

Road air pollution

Road noise Industrial

noise sources

E-M fields

Railway noise

Source of odours

Source of energetic pollutants

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Opole: Map of environmental threats

Opole: Map of environmental threats

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Case study: Opole Env Legend

Area characteristics

Prefferences and limitations for

different land uses

Remarks and advices to spatial

plan

• zones with acoustic climate (6 zones) along roads

• railway noise zones (affected areas)

• sources and buffering zones for e-m radiation from GSM antennas

• e-m radiation and buffer zones for high voltage transmission lines

• degraded areas that require earlier clearence

• industrial areas with high noise emission level, areas with quiet industry

• industrial emergency zones (established e.g. due to large quantities of volatile and danger chemicals in storage tanks)

• proposed offset distances in case of sites that may cause nuisance to the vincinity

• sources of industial air pollution in several categories (sources od VOC, odours, heavy metals, products of fossil fuels combustion, etc…) and Smm zones

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Case study: OpoleCase study: Opole

Opole: Map of an environmental threats

Opole: Map of an environmental threats

Ecophysiography contentsEcophysiography contents

ConclusionsConclusions

Conclusions

• ecophysiographic study is a response to growing need to take care about environment of the urban areas as early as possible in the development process

• ecophysiographic study is a first and necessary step in order to correctly assess environmental consequences of the proposed spatial plan

• ecophysiographic study shows the reference condition of the environment which can be compared to SEA outcomes

• comparison between ecophysiographic study and SEA outcomes can tell a planner if the proposed plan is the right way to improve environment and living conditions

• it is necessary to establish environmental indicators at the begining (in ecophysiographic study) and use it throught all planning process including SEA

• there are still obstacles that make our work difficoult

1. need for more integrated spatial environmental information system, lack of centralized and publically available database of environmental information

2. need for new methodologies that can be used in ecophysiographic studies and especially in evaluation of environmental threats

3. need for more environmentaly aware spatial planners

4. need for more environmentaly aware society