Evaluating Spatial Planning Practices with Digital Plan Data

Programme 2014 - 2020 ESPON 2020

Date of latest update: 2024-05-18

Description

Description (EN):

Digitalization in public administration is gaining momentum in many European countries and spatial planning is no exception. The digitalization process is driven by ideas of efficiency, expressed for example in the concept of “smart cities” and “digital governance”, ideas of participation and improved public service, like “open government” and “open data”, and an aspiration for new economic growth and business opportunities based on this data. The topic of this ESPON Targeted Analysis is highly relevant as digitalization plays an increasing role also in spatial planning. At EU level, the digitalization of spatial plans and registers is already implemented in many countries. Although, despite the potential impact on planning processes, knowledge on the contribution of these new data sets to policy making is rare. In the last decades, many European countries have taken significant steps to set up digital plan registers and the digitalization of spatial planning processes. Digital plan data opens a range of new possibilities to get insights into planning practice and the role of planning for spatial change over time. However, evidence on the possibilities offered by digital plan data and their actual use is missing. DIGIPLAN shall contribute to analyse the approaches across different, national planning systems including methods for evaluation with plan data and how planning is actually represented in such data. DIGIPLAN shall analyse and compare the digitalisation of planning data in Denmark, Norway and Switzerland including the scope, organisation, financing as well as the current and potential future uses of digital planning data. The analysis should also provide an overview on digitalization of planning data in additional ESPON countries in order to offer a wider context for a better comparison.

Achievements (EN):

In the past decade, many European countries have taken significant steps to set up digital plan registers and digitise spatial planning processes. The digitalisation process is driven by ideas of efficiency, expressed for example in the concept of “smart cities” and “digital governance”, ideas of participation and improved public service, like “open government” and “open data”, and an aspiration for new economic growth and business opportunities based on this. Digital plans and plan data open a range of new opportunities for new planning practices. However, evidence on the impact of this digitisation on e.g. efficiency, innovative practice or transparency in planning is lacking. In the DIGIPLAN project we explored the development and state of digital plans and plan data in several European countries as well as the obstacles and main drivers for the digitalisation. It is the first of its kind; no similar research has been conducted before and the topic of inquiry was spanning wide from the beginning. An explorative approach was necessary to shed light on more or less advanced digital practices in different spatial planning contexts. However, we also present an early systematisation of general concepts. What is the digitisation of plans and plan data? In DIGIPLAN, we studied digital plans and plan data across different planning systems in Europe. Although we touch upon different planning instruments in DIGIPLAN, our focus is on municipal plans, e.g., land use or zoning plans. Municipal planning instruments are also the most commonly digitised planning instruments (Figure 1). Typically, there is a supervisory authority at the regional or national level and a desire to make plans and plan data accessible on a joint portal. In the past decade, many European countries have taken significant steps towards establishing digital plan registers and digitising spatial planning processes. In particular, formal planning processes are being TARGETED ANALYSIS // DIGIPLAN – Synthesis report 6 ESPON // espon.eu documented digitally and standardised. Data includes information on the planning process and the planning content. In a broad sense, digital plan data includes all digital information (typically available online) related to a plan. This can include simple PDFs and images, georeferenced information and geodata or even highly structured, machine-readable regulations (Figure 2). In a narrow sense, we define digital plan data as a specific form of geodata. It is issued by spatial planning authorities and describes regulations and intentions, rights to the use of land (or space in more general) now and in the future, and it includes metadata on, e.g., the validity period. A similar definition is used by the EU initiative INSPIRE for the theme “Planned Land Use”. However, even if we can agree on a narrow definition, digital plan data can include a wide variety of forms and formats. The data may be available as raster (e.g., georeferenced images) or vector (scalable). Different parts of a plan may be available in different technical formats. Moreover, the procedural role and the legal status of digital plan data ranges from simple digital representations of analogue plans, which are only for information purposes, to fully digital plans, which are the sole legally binding plans. Table 1 summarises various characteristics of digital plan data and the digitisation of plans, including e.g. standards, formats, access, legal status, participatory elements or organisation and communication issues. The digitisation of plan data is not new. It began to emerge with the availability of GIS software with graphical user interfaces in the 1990s and innovative towns and individuals, who began to explore its potential. However, in the latest development, digital plan data has become embedded within established planning practices. Digital plans are becoming mainstream in planning processes and plan data has been integrated with other sectors and is now used beyond the traditional planning sphere, becoming part of a wider ‘integrated digital governance’.

Website: https://archive.espon.eu/

Expected Results (EN): The main outcomes of this project should be: - Overview of the digitalisation of planning data at European level (12 countries) - In depth case studies and comparisons (6 countries) - Thematic best practice papers

Thematic information

Evaluation systems and results Regional planning and development

Specific Objective: Upgraded knowledge transfer and use of analytical user support

Thematic Objective:

(11) enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration through actions to strengthen the institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services related to the implementation of the ERDF, and in support of actions under the ESF to strengthen the institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administration.

Investment Priority: (11 ETC) ETC specific for transnational cooperation: enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration by developing and coordinating macro-regional and sea-basin strategies

Partners (4)

Lead Partner: University of Copenhagen

Address: Rolighedsvej 23, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark

Legal status: public

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Name: Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Address: P.O. Box 5003, NO-1432 Ås, Norway

Legal status: public

Nordregio

Name: Nordregio

Address: Box 1658, SE-111 86 Stockholm, Sweden

Legal status: public

Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL

Name: Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL

Address: Zürcherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland

Legal status: public

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Evaluating Spatial Planning Practices with Digital Plan Data

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Evaluating Spatial Planning Practices with Digital Plan Data

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Nordregio

Evaluating Spatial Planning Practices with Digital Plan Data

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Evaluating Spatial Planning Practices with Digital Plan Data

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Summary

Project name (EN): Evaluating Spatial Planning Practices with Digital Plan Data

Project acronym: DIGIPLAN

Project start date: 2020-01-10

Project end date: 2021-06-29

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 293 060.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 239 636.33

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 239 636.33.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Reports

Évaluer les pratiques d’aménagement du territoire avec des données de plan numérique

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: fr

Attachment file: Download

Beurteilung der Raumplanungspraxis mit digitalen Plandaten

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: de

Attachment file: Download

Evaluating spatial planning practices with digital plan data

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

DIGIPLAN – Digital plans and plan data in Austria

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

DIGIPLAN – Digital plans and plan data in Denmark

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Digital plans and plan data in France

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: fr

Attachment file: Download

Digital plans and plan data in Germany

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Digital plans and plan data in Norway

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Digital plans and plan data in Switzerland

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Project’s final reports

Evaluating spatial planning practices with digital plan data

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Project’s final report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

DIGIPLAN – Five Thematic Practice Papers on digital plans and plan data

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Project’s final report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Studies / surveys

Fact sheet on digital plan data in Austria (Tyrol)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Fact sheet on digital plan data in Belgium (Wallonia)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Fact sheet on digital plan data in Denmark

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

DIGIPLAN – Fact sheet on digital plan data in France

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

DIGIPLAN – Fact sheets on digital plan data in Germany

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

"DIGIPLAN – Fact sheet on digital plan data in Ireland"

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

DIGIPLAN – Fact sheet on digital plan data in Italy (Bologna)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

DIGIPLAN – Fact sheet on digital plan data in Lithuania

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

DIGIPLAN – Fact sheet on digital plan data in Luxembourg

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

DIGIPLAN – Fact sheet on digital plan data in Malta

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

DIGIPLAN – Fact sheet on digital plan data in the Netherlands

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

DIGIPLAN – Fact sheets on digital plan data in Norway

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

DIGIPLAN – Fact sheet on digital plan data in Portugal

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

DIGIPLAN – Fact sheet on digital plan data in Slovenia

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

DIGIPLAN – Fact sheets on digital plan data in Switzerland

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

DIGIPLAN – Methodological background

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/digiplan

Publication date: 2023-08-19

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 ESPON 2020

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2024-03-04

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

68 / 69 (98.55%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

353 / 370 (95.41%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme. Data from 3 projects ((MRS. ESPON TOOL, SoET and CPS 2.0) was retrieved by Interact from the programme´s website on the 2024-03-01. Regarding partners only data only main partners is available. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.espon.eu), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-09-21 and 2023-01-03.

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