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assessment (UVP); (3) land use and building development plan; (4) planning and
development of public green and open space; (5) developer competitions, housing
initiatives and public housing construction; (6) planning and development of public
utility buildings and (7) subsidising measures.
When implementing measures it is important to take into account the hierarchy
of planning levels and the chronological order different tools are employed in during
the planning process. Interfaces with the various tools call for integrated planning
and harmonisation across departments and agencies if the measures employed
against the UHI phenomenon are to be successful.
9.5.1 Master Plans and Urban Planning Mission Statements
Urban development mission statements and master plans have a major bearing on
subsequent steps of planning and development in city quarters (MA 21B, 2010 ).
They harmonise public and private interests and create the foundation for further
planning. Urban development structures, building density and distribution of open
spaces are determined right here. While this planning level is not legally binding it
is usually confi rmed by a City Council decision to be used as a guiding principle for
further development.
Urban development master plans, as a rule, are developed through a number of
processes, e.g. citizen participation and competitions, and take into account the
challenges planning entails, such as planning of new buildings, the development of
former railway locations or branches of industry. Major subject matter and strategies are incorporated into this planning level to weigh up (partly) contradictory
urban development objectives, such as densifi cation vs. expansion of open space.
9.5.2 Strategic Environmental Assessment and Environmental
Impact Assessment
Major projects require various testing methods, more specifi cally the environmental
impact assessment (UVP) and strategic environmental assessment (SUP). UVP is
used for the approval of specifi c projects that have a major impact on the environment while SUP is implemented as early as the planning stage to set the course for
decisions relevant to the environment. Both assessment methods investigate the
impact of projects on the following protected goods: human beings, animals, plants
and their habitat, soil, water, air and climate, landscape, material goods and cultural
assets, as well as the interactions between them. Climate already ranges high with
the assessment methods and projects are currently run to fi nd our whether, how and
to what extent climate change is considered in these methods.
D. Damyanovic et al.
assessment (UVP); (3) land use and building development plan; (4) planning and
development of public green and open space; (5) developer competitions, housing
initiatives and public housing construction; (6) planning and development of public
utility buildings and (7) subsidising measures.
When implementing measures it is important to take into account the hierarchy
of planning levels and the chronological order different tools are employed in during
the planning process. Interfaces with the various tools call for integrated planning
and harmonisation across departments and agencies if the measures employed
against the UHI phenomenon are to be successful.
9.5.1 Master Plans and Urban Planning Mission Statements
Urban development mission statements and master plans have a major bearing on
subsequent steps of planning and development in city quarters (MA 21B, 2010 ).
They harmonise public and private interests and create the foundation for further
planning. Urban development structures, building density and distribution of open
spaces are determined right here. While this planning level is not legally binding it
is usually confi rmed by a City Council decision to be used as a guiding principle for
further development.
Urban development master plans, as a rule, are developed through a number of
processes, e.g. citizen participation and competitions, and take into account the
challenges planning entails, such as planning of new buildings, the development of
former railway locations or branches of industry. Major subject matter and strategies are incorporated into this planning level to weigh up (partly) contradictory
urban development objectives, such as densifi cation vs. expansion of open space.
9.5.2 Strategic Environmental Assessment and Environmental
Impact Assessment
Major projects require various testing methods, more specifi cally the environmental
impact assessment (UVP) and strategic environmental assessment (SUP). UVP is
used for the approval of specifi c projects that have a major impact on the environment while SUP is implemented as early as the planning stage to set the course for
decisions relevant to the environment. Both assessment methods investigate the
impact of projects on the following protected goods: human beings, animals, plants
and their habitat, soil, water, air and climate, landscape, material goods and cultural
assets, as well as the interactions between them. Climate already ranges high with
the assessment methods and projects are currently run to fi nd our whether, how and
to what extent climate change is considered in these methods.
D. Damyanovic et al.