Land-based spatial planning

PA Spatial Planning implemented through two thematic areas:

• land-based spatial planning;
• maritime spatial planning (MSP).

Land-based spatial planning

Goal: Strengthening territorial cohesion in the Baltic Sea Region through land-based spatial planning.

Strategic target: To increase the knowledge on land-based spatial planning in BSR by organizing regular thematic events and other activities.

Land-based spatial planning has been carried out by all Baltic Sea Region countries at national, regional and local level. PA ensures a joint framework to follow up territorial development trends and challenges, to build a territorial cohesion perspective for the BSR in the 2030, as well as to propose concrete actions to stimulate territorial development potentials to overcome existing gaps. VASAB has established a common platform, which allows partners to meet, network, exchange knowledge and experiences.

The first common spatial vision for the Baltic Sea Region sketched by VASAB was adopted by ministers responsible for spatial planning in Tallinn in 1994. The VASAB Long-Term Perspective for the Territorial Development of the Baltic Sea Region (LTP) provided more focused actions on urban networking & urban-rural relations, accessibility, and management of the Baltic Sea. VASAB Vision for the Territorial Development of the Baltic Sea Region 2040 is the latest contribution to these efforts, adds a territorial dimension to the EUSBSR and was developed in close cooperation with other policy area coordinators.