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Participation in land use planning Lecture at Aalto University Master Program
The document presents an overview of regional land use planning in Finland, particularly focusing on the Uusimaa Regional Council. It outlines the planning system, including the roles of municipalities and regional councils, legislative frameworks, and challenges such as urban sprawl and housing shortages. It also emphasizes the importance of stakeholder participation and the evaluation process in developing effective land use strategies for the Helsinki-Uusimaa region.
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Participation in land use planning Lecture at Aalto University Master Program
- 1. Maija Toukola 29.11.2012,Uusimaa Regional Council Participation in Regional Land Use Planning
- 2. Contents of thepresentation 1. The planning system for land use in Finland 2. Regional Councils as an planning organisations Regional land use plan to be reformed (an example) 3. Participation in the current proceedings
- 3. The planning systemfor land use in Finland 3
- 4. Land Use PlanningSystem in Finland • Executed & accepted by the municipality DETAIL PLAN • Execute & accept by the municipality MASTER PLAN Common Master Plan • several municipalities • Accepted by the Cabinet of State • Execute & accept by the Regional Council • Ratify by the ministry of Environment REGIONAL PLAN National Objectives of Land Use Legislation : Land Use and Building Act • Accepted by the Parliament
- 5. Satellite pic androads from Helsinki 5
- 6. 6 REGIONAL PLAN (Land Useand Building Act= LBA) LBA SECTION 25: The regional plan sets out the principles of land use and community structure, and designates areas as necessary for regional development. LBA SECTION 32: The regional plan shall be used as a guideline in drawing up and amending local master plans and local detailed plans, and when any other measures are taken to organize land use.
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- 9. 9 Municipal detailed plan/ illustration
- 10. Metropolis by theBaltic Sea 1 out of 19 Regional Councils in Finland Helsinki-Uusimaa Region
- 11. Helsinki-Uusimaa Region 28 municipalities Population 1,5million, 29 % of Finland Population growth 13 000 / year Share of Finland’s GDP 34,4 % Share of total Finnish labour force 31,5 %
- 12. 12 Uusimaa Regional Council •Regional authorityfor Helsinki-Uusimaa Region •Operates according to the principles of local self- government •Members are the municipalities in the Region, from which it receives its funding •Mandated in law like all 18 Regional Councils in Finland •Budget 9,3 Million € Our office in Pasila
- 13. The Office, Personnel~ 70 Regional Development Land Use Planning Uusimaa Regional Council, Organization The Council, 78 Council Members The Board, 22 Board Members International Affairs Internal Development Processes Regional Promotion and Communication Administration
- 14. Challenges in regionallevel • Doubled population needs 10 times more land for housing Urban sprawl • Shortage of moderate priced houses and apartments in the centre of the capital region makes it difficult to find labour force • How to increase the use of public transportation • Climate change; prevention it and adaptation
- 15. Activities of RegionalCouncils Land Use and Building Act (132/1999) 1. To draw up the regional strategic Land Use Plan 2. To draw up the Regional plan 3. Reports and studies needed when the Regional plan is being prepared 4. Co-operation with municipalities and authorities, participation in other planning 5. To render an opinion on matters concerning land use planning 6. To implement the regional plan and to update it
- 16. • vahvistaminen 16 Several regionalland use plans are at force • Master regional land use plan for Uusimaa • Master regional land use plan for Eastern Uusimaa • Regional land use plan for Uusimaa, Stage 1 • Regional land use plans in force in the Östersundom area
- 17. 17 The main evaluationquestions •Where are the best areas for + 400 000 inhabitants and + 200 000 work places by 2035 in Uusimaa region? eg. climate change, operation of traffic system and the economy. •In which order and by which amount the land–use and traffic system should be developed? •What does the growth require from the traffic system? •Also quality factors, which cannot be calculated, are estimated. Regional land use plan to be reformed
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- 19. 19 ALUERAKENTEEN NYKYTILANNE JAKEHITYKSEN PÄÄVAIHTOEHDOTWe started from stuctural models: Uusimaa structure in 2005 and different models for 2035 MULTICENTER MODEL Growth in many current towns and + 24 000 inhabitanst to a) villages b) all over the region FINGER MODEL Strong capital are and small towns along rail lines LOOP MODEL Small towns in a ”pearl necklase”
- 20. 20 Basic structure 20 The planis based on stated principles The basic structure was formulated together with municipal officials and elected officials in autumn 2010 on the basis of structural models. Approved in December 2010
- 21. Built-up areas • Built-upareas Increased-density built-up area(development principle symbol) • Areas relying on public transport, station areas beside the rail network and densely- populated areas along bus transport quality corridors • The symbol is not used in Helsinki Metropolitan Area; density increase to be included in the planning regulation • Reserve for built-up area (development principle symbol) • Areas to be implemented towards the end of the regional land use plan planning period (after 2020-25) • Areas of secondary importance to the low-cost, practicable expansion of the urban structure • Also used as a reserve symbol for workplace areas 21
- 22. 22 Examples of plansymbols
- 23. 23 Alternatives to fasteastern rail connection
- 24. Areas of centralfunctions and major regional retail units
- 25. 25 Future will beplanned together
- 26. 26 Our role ina Planning Process 1/2 REGIONAL COUNCIL Office: • Research, • Planning, • Co-operation, communication Political decisions: • Start of the planning process • Participation and assessment paper • Draft plan: decision to exhibit • Plan proposal: approval and decision to exhibit • Replies to complaints • Approval of the plan
- 27. Why we tryto involve stakeholders? • Commitment • Commitment •commitment • (Law) 27
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- 29. 29 Owners = MUNICIPALITIES •Co-operation during the process • Promotion of the plan through local plans and projects • Whit officials and politician MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT • Supervising • Ratification Coverment (eg. Other ministries, Chambers of commerce) • Participation • Promotion Keystakeholders in Planning Process 2/2
- 30. Involved parties • organisations,associations and communities that operate in the area as well as the officials with whose field the plan intersects. Involved parties include: • Residents’ associations and other non- governmental organizations • Various other communities • Helsinki Region other joint municipal authorities • Municipalities of the Helsinki region: Departments and institutions of the in the City's and municipalities. • State authorities • Other officials and public communities. 30
- 31. Who can participate? TheLand Use and Building Act specifies that the involved parties include: • people who own or hold land in the planning area and the affected area, • residents • housing co-operatives and real estate companies, • businesses and self-employed persons operating in the area • and people who work in the area, • in effect everyone whose life or work might be significantly affected by the plan. • people who work in the area, students • Businesses Basically everyone! 31
- 32. Minimum way tohear people Materials are put officially on display during at least three different stages: 1. When the work programme and the participation and evaluation plan are completed 2. During the plan draft 3. During the proposal phase Information and discussion sessions will be organized during the display period, and there will be opportunities to express opinions on the plans. 32
- 33. How to followus? • public notices (in municipalitys occial papers and in notice boards) • Webpage • Proshures • Newsletter • FB • Media 33
- 34. 34 Let’s do ittogether • Statements and opinions during the official display periods • Seminars for − Regional and municipalitys politicans in different part of the region (road show) − Stakeholders (like business, accociations) − All whom are interest • Workshops • Negotiations and meetings whit municipalitys and officials
- 35. Some examples: • Futureviews 2040 for large metropolitan area http://etelasuomentulevaisuus.net/ 35
- 36. Municipal master planfor Helsinki 36
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Editor's Notes
- #2 I’m, I work whi Please, ask always if there come something on to your mind or if you don’t understand some therms or otherwise my english. It would be also nice to know if these practises are totaly different than in your home countries.
- #3 -We do plan our area from different perspective. I have heard you have done skenarious? Is that right? And based on those you will do something else? -This kind of voluntier strategic plans are needed for different reasons. Can you mention some reasons why you do your plans? -Besides these voluntier plans we there is few land use plans mentioned in law. Here I will tell you about this most official land use prosesses which are made by municipalitys. -current proceedings: Renewal of Uusimaa Regional Land Use Plan Futurework 2040 for wide Metropolitan area
- #5 Here is very quik skan about the different levels of plan use planning in finland. Thinks we want to solve are in different skale. Cabinet of State = valtioneuvosto Executed = toteuttaa
- #6 You all know Helsinki downtown here. Here is
- #11 Regional authority for Helsinki-Uusimaa Region Mandated in law like all 18 Regional Councils in Finland. Finland is devidet to 18 region + Åland. Operates according to the principles of local self-government
- #13 Our office lokate in the west Pasila in Helsinki. Our role is to look wider. We do not focus any too detailed questions. We care about the common probmens and long perspective future trends.
- #14 Fist of all we are owned by 28 municipalitys in our region. Our covernmen consist from policans from municipalitys.
- #15 As warm up some question we work with We focus mainly to the issues and coal that are common to the whole area.
- #17 We have different land use plans at force at the same time. It take too long time go through all theme at the same plan so thats why we do these plans stage by stage. Everytime we get one theme ready we combine those plans so it look like one map and plan.
- #19 Now when we talk today about participation, it is wort to mention that we do always the plan how what kind of participation, communication and evaluations we will have during the prosess. It is very important tell all key stakeholders when you start something and how they can take part to the projekt and planning. This is still on time even this colour shoud point how we are already in here. Initiation= alullepano Assesment= arviointi Accounts =reports = selvitykset Sorry our english version of this is
- #22 We have took one step toward more strategic way to do our plan. For examp. We have marked…
- #28 We do not want to do this to our shelvs.
- #30 supervisor = valvoja, tarkastaja
- #33 Display = esittely