Coast4us

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

Date of latest update: 2023-11-11

Description

Description (EN):

Marine and coastal areas are of major importance for several activities, facing similar environmental and spatial planning challenges in the Baltic Sea Region. The increasing demands on exploiting these areas are creating potential conflicts with other interest such as preservation of natural resources and ecosystem services. It is essential that different values and interests are recognized in the marine and coastal plans to reach long term sustainable development in the Baltic Sea Region. The idea of this project is to develop a holistic and inclusive approach in the planning process, through involving stakeholders of different interests and together create sustainable marine and coastal zone plans. New methods and strategies will be developed and evaluated to visualize different values and interests and to improve local participation in order to make them more efficient and sustainable. The main outputs from the project will be sustainable marine and coastal spatial plans for pilot areas in Åland, Latvia, Sweden and Estonia, and new tools and management strategies, guidelines and better cooperation between stakeholders regarding spatial planning. Important outputs are also innovative technical tools, such as GIS tools, web-based platforms, web and mobile applications, developed to support a transparent and inclusive planning process. In addition, these plans could lead to jobs, through entrepreneurs and new networks. The partners in this project have key roles in spatial planning and represent municipalities, regional and national authorities, universities, NGO’s and private companies. The partners complement each other concerning spatial planning, which make the results and outcomes of the project reachable and viable. Coast4us will exchange experience and knowledge with current and earlier projects, and ensure that new tools and management strategies developed in this project are transferred to other areas in the Baltic Sea Region.

Achievements (EN):

Coast4us project resulted in 8 sustainable development plans for pilot regions around the Baltic coast: The aim of the project Coast4us was to develop a holistic and inclusive approach to the spatial and community development planning process by involving stakeholders of different interests to create sustainable marine and coastal development plans at different levels, including at community grassroots level. During this project, partners worked in three main, interlinked areas: - mapping and collecting data; - the planning process and the development of plans; - evaluation of the tools and methods used. Mapping and assessment of values (e.g. ecological, cultural and social) as well as mapping of the present use of resources and local demands for economic development was done. Planning tools (e.g. GIS, planning IT tool, LEA and Smart City Planning) were developed i to facilitate the planning process. Meeting points, both physical and web-based, were established. The main results of the Coast4us project were 8 sustainable development plans for pilot regions around the Baltic coast: Arkösund: A Future Analysis of Arkösund archipelago THE ROAD TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE PLACE 2030 (Arkösund is a small community with 160 year-round habitants, 2000 summer residents and up to 40 000 tourists/visitors, 50 km from Norrköping). Bergön: Future Analysis for Bergön (Bergön is an old coastal artillery base which is situated on an island in Sweden that is part of the Helcom MPA (marine protected area) area with high nature values, especially shallow water area that is included as part of the pilot area). Ekön: Detailed plan for properties in Gryt (Ekön is a nature preserve located in the archipelago of Gryt in east Sweden of the municipality of Valdemarsvik). Mariehamn and Sund: Summary Proposal for a Sustainable Coastal Zone (Mariehamn is an urban area in Aland with many buildings and concrete roads where the challenge was run offs from of the storm water; Sund is an agricultural dominated rural area where the challenge is are nutrient run off from the land to the water and many lakes and ditches are highly affected by eutrophication. Kökar: Our Habitability: Sustainable Development of Kökar 2020-2030 (2050) (Kökar is a small island in Aland with 236 all-year inhabitants and 32,000 visitors/year). The goal was to make a sustainability plan for the island. Saarema: Master Plan. (Saarema municipality in Estonia consisting of 4 bigger islands: Saaremaa, Abruka, Vilsandi and Kõinastu and lots of smaller islands, with 1300 km long coast line of Saarema island only). The main aim was to generate valuable input material for the Saaremaa Municipality´s general plan regarding coastal area region. Tūja: Village Development Plan 2020-23 (Tūja is a village 33 km from the county centre Salacgriva and 75 km from Riga in Latvia). Garupe: Garupe Village Development Plan 2020-2024 (Garupe is one of the most growing villages in the municipality of Carnikava, Latvia). The goal was to develop a sustainable, holistic and locally adapted marine and coastal zone plan for Garupe village and agree on priority activities. A key activity, and new practice developed in the project, was informal local society involvement in the planning process, inspiring and motivating people to engage and act, as well as to strengthen collaboration between local communities and local governments. In that regard capacity and skills of various NGO’s, local communities and local governments were improved regarding development planning and society involvement issues. In addition, the scientific studies put the work of the project in a broader context and pinpointed important parts of the processes. Project results, partners experience and recommendations are available in the project story map which is available here.

Website: http://centralbaltic.eu/

Expected Results (EN): R2.2. Share of marine and coastal areas with improved management

Expected Outputs (EN):

The joint planning and management activities in the project will result in holistic, sustainable and locally adapted plans in the eight pilot areas. The results will contribute to the result indicator of improved management for a large coverage of Baltic Sea coastline. Sustainable plans will be developed through three parts: 1. Mapping and preparation for planning process: mapping and assessment of values (e.g. ecological, cultural and social) as well as present use of resources and local demands for economic development will be performed. Planning tools (e.g. GIS, planning IT tool, LEA and Smart City Planning) will be developed in order to facilitate the planning process. Meeting points, both physical and web-based, will be established as planning laboratories including the developed planning tools. Education material for the different tools and for sustainable development planning will also be prepared to suit our stakeholders, e.g. general public, planners and politicians. 2. Planning process and development of sustainable plans: A new planning approach will be developed, implemented and evaluated during the project. The process will include mobilization, education and activation of stakeholders of different interests and levels. An important step of the new process will be to put great emphasis on balancing different values and interests, and make the plans sustainable, viable and locally accepted. 3. Evaluation and dissemination: Tools, participatory processes and the holistic plans will be evaluated and improved during the project time. Best practices will be summarized in handbooks and incorporated in methodological guidelines, for sustainable development planning at local level, and disseminated to stakeholders to make the project results long-term sustainable. All three parts of the project will contribute to the result indicator by delivering sustainable and holistic marine and coastal plans in the participating countries.

Thematic information

Coastal management and maritime issues Regional planning and development

Specific Objective: Sustainably planned and managed marine and coastal areas

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06c) Conserving, protecting, promoting and developing natural and cultural heritage

Partners (16)

Lead Partner: Länsstyrelsen Östergötland

Department: The Environmental Department, The Department of Natural Resources, The Department of Cultural Heritage and Social Planning, The Unit for Economy, Business and Growth

Address: Östgötagatan 3, 58186 Linköping, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/Ostergotland

Total budget: EUR 582 118.70

ERDF budget: EUR 430 767.84

Saaremaa vald

Name: Saaremaa vald

Address: Tallinna 10, 93819 Kuressaare, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.saaremaavald.ee

Total budget: EUR 123 730.50

ERDF budget: EUR 103 933.62

Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte

Name: Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte

Address: Kaļķu Street 1, 1658 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rtu.lv

Total budget: EUR 153 000.34

ERDF budget: EUR 128 520.29

Kökar kommun

Name: Kökar kommun

Address: Karlby X, 227 30 Kökar, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kokar.ax

Total budget: EUR 106 575.00

ERDF budget: EUR 78 865.50

Valdemarsviks kommun

Name: Valdemarsviks kommun

Department: Community planning and culture

Address: Storgatan 37, 615 80 Valdemarsvik, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.valdemarsvik.se

Total budget: EUR 215 766.10

ERDF budget: EUR 159 666.91

Carnikavas novada dome

Name: Carnikavas novada dome

Address: Stacijas iela 5, 2163 Carnikava, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.carnikava.lv

Total budget: EUR 215 936.00

ERDF budget: EUR 181 386.24

Aspöja Fastigheter AB

Name: Aspöja Fastigheter AB

Address: C/O Mauritzon Krukmakargatan 35D, 5tr, 11851 Stockholm, Sweden

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.aspoja.se

Total budget: EUR 139 341.74

ERDF budget: EUR 103 112.89

Norrköpings kommun

Name: Norrköpings kommun

Address: Laxholmstorget 3, 601 81 Norrköping, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.norrkoping.se/

Total budget: EUR 212 478.00

ERDF budget: EUR 157 233.72

Ålands Landskapsregering

Name: Ålands Landskapsregering

Department: Department of Social Affairs, Helath and Environment

Address: PB 1060 X, 22100 Mariehamn, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.regeringen.ax

Total budget: EUR 288 475.90

ERDF budget: EUR 213 472.17

Saulkrastu novads

Name: Saulkrastu novads

Address: Raina street 8, 2160 Saulkrasti, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website (not verified): http://www.saulkrasti.lv

Total budget: EUR 705.79

ERDF budget: EUR 592.86

Tallinna Tehnikaülikool

Name: Tallinna Tehnikaülikool

Department: Department of Marine Systems

Address: Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ttu.ee

Total budget: EUR 233 485.71

ERDF budget: EUR 196 128.00

Coompanion Östergötland

Name: Coompanion Östergötland

Address: Box 6178 X, 600 06 Norrköping, Sweden

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.ostergotland.coompanion.se

Total budget: EUR 200 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 148 000.00

Salacgrīvas novada dome

Name: Salacgrīvas novada dome

Address: Smilsu street 9, 4033 Salacgriva, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.salacgriva.lv

Total budget: EUR 147 523.92

ERDF budget: EUR 123 920.09

Linköpings universitet

Name: Linköpings universitet

Department: Centre for municipality studies

Address: Kungsgatan 56 C, 601 74 Norrköping, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website (not verified): http://www.isak.liu.se

Total budget: EUR 130 322.50

ERDF budget: EUR 96 438.65

Hela Sverige ska leva Östergötland

Name: Hela Sverige ska leva Östergötland

Address: Pikedal Holmen 1, 590 53 Ulrika, Sweden

Legal status: private

Website (not verified): http://www.helasverige.se/ostergotland/hssl-oestergoetland/

Total budget: EUR 40 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 29 600.00

Latvijas Republikas Vides aizsardzības un reģionālās attīstības ministrija

Name: Latvijas Republikas Vides aizsardzības un reģionālās attīstības ministrija

Department: Regional Policy Department

Address: Peldu street 25, 1494 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.varam.gov.lv

Total budget: EUR 146 180.00

ERDF budget: EUR 122 791.20

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