INTERREG IIIB CADSES Project

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INTERREG IIIB CADSES Project Spatial
Planning in Coastal Zones (Plan Coast) BG
2004/016-919.05.01.01.020 Pilot Projects -
Bulgaria
project partfinanced by the European Union

INTERREG III B CADSES

• Coasts act as economic gateways to Europe.
  However, to protect our coastal areas, we need to
  value them not as playgrounds or transport lanes
  with unlimited building, living, recreational and
  shipping potential but as fragile systems that
  underpin landscapes and amenities at the core of
  many communities"
• Professor McGlade,
  executive director of the EEA

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Pilot Projects Objectives and Indicators

• Objectives
• To improve the quality in the assessment,
  planning and management of spatial processes in
  coastal and maritime zones, according to the
  principles of ICZM and the implementation of best
  trans-national practices.
• Indicators
• The selection of pilot projects is a possibility
  to cover and present different types of coast and
  aqua territory, rendering account of the
  following indicators
• Geological and morphological characteristics of
  the marine coastal zone
• Marine hydro- and litho-dynamics
• Hydrochemistry of the Black Sea
• Biological resources of the Black Sea
• Risks frequency and intensity of the storms,
  landslides
• Concentration of economic activities industrial
  and warehouses zones at the coastal line ports
  fishery and aquacultures gas extraction
  tourism
• Marine activities - navigation, shipping
• Off-shore sea-waters zoning, according to the
  Water Framework Directive
• Natural areas and resources, subject to
  protection with priority.

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Pilot Projects contents

• ?. Pilot Project GIS database for 12sm
  aqua-territorial zone and the coastal zones of
  Varna Region from Ekrene cape to Paletza cape
• Stages
• 1. Design of GIS database and informations
  computer modeling.
• 2. Collection and input of data in GIS database
  for the projects territorial scope about
• - Geological and morphological conditions in
  coastal zones
• - Natural risks
• - State of the hydro-chemical conditions
• - State of biological resources and Marine
  Hydrobiology
• - Natural areas and resources a general map of
  the coastal habitats and of the spread of fauna
  with priority to be protected
• - GIS database for the coastal zone/the spatial
  planning zone/
• - Information, submitted by other institutions.

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Pilot Projects contents

• ??. Pilot project Sea-use planning of the 12sm
  aqua-territorial zone of Varna Region from Ekrene
  cape to Paletza cape
• Stages
• 1. Establishment of the current status of the
  marine and coastal zones.
• 1.1. Geomorphological and morphostructural
  zoning of the coastal vulnerability.
• 1.2. Quantitative evaluation of the erosions
  and landslides processes of the coast.
• 1.3. Determination of the morphodynamical
  characteristics of the coastal zone.
• 1.4. Determination of the lythodynamical
  characteristics.
• 1.5. Evaluation of the technogenic intervention
  on the basis of morphodynamical processes
  quantitative evaluation.
• 1.6. Natural risks Evaluation and Levels
  regime analysis. Prognoses of water levels
  increase in perspective of the next 20-25 years.
  
• 1.7. Wave influences Evaluation a map of wave
  energys degree.
• 1.8. Establishment of the current status of
  hydrochemical conditions in the Black Sea.
• 1.9. Establishment of the current status of
  biological resources.

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Pilot Projects contents

• 2. Current status of biological resources
  biological indicators for evaluation of the
  aqua territorys ecological status.
• 2.1. Biological evaluation of water ecosystems
  Phytoplankton and Chlorophyll, blooming species,
  ecological risks zones.
• Expected results
• Distribution Maps of phytoplankton biomass
  harmful blooming species chlorophyll texts
  analysis, tables and graphs of the key trends of
  phytoplanktons and chlorophyll,s distribution
  /ecological risk zones/.
• 2.2. Biological evaluation of water ecosystems
  Zooplankton, indicative and invasional species,
  ecological risk zones.
• Expected results
• Distribution Maps of biomass of the
  Mesozooplanktonal orders number of indicative
  species Noctiluca scintillans number of
  invasional species Mnemiopsis leidyi texts
  analysis, tables and graphs of Zooplanktons
  characteristics in the aqua territory.
• 2.3. Biological evaluation of water ecosystems
  /fish resources biodiversity, species
  threatened with extinction, migration, reserves,
  draughts, habitats with priority significance.
• Expected results
• List of species of the ichthyofauna and
  characterization of the migrations of the basic
  species and species threatened with extinction
  trends of industrial-exploited reserves of the
  species trends of the draughts distribution map
  of significant species.

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Pilot Projects contents

• 2.4. Biological evaluation of bottoms
  ecosystems bottoms invertebrate fauna, sea
  bottoms habitats, mussels banks, habitats with
  significance, subject to priority.
• Expected results
• Maps of aqua territorys ecological status in
  accordance with the biological element of the
  quality bottoms invertebrate fauna
  distribution of sea bottoms habitats zones with
  priority to be protected - habitats included in
  national and international legislation
  percentage of the mussels banks coverage in the
  sonar-scanning fields texts analysis, tables
  and graphs of the aqua territorial
  zoo-bentnostical characteristics.
• 2.5. Biological evaluation of bottoms
  ecosystems Macroseaweed, indicative species and
  species threatened with extinction, habitats,
  subject to protection with priority.
• Expected results
• Distribution Maps of phytocenozes
  biomass/production percentage of phytocenozes
  surface habitats of species threatened with
  extinction texts analysis, tables and graphs of
  phytocenozes in the aqua territory.

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Pilot Projects contents

• 3. Preparation of a proposal for a
  sea-use-plan for the 12sm aqua-territorial zone
  of Varna Region from Ekrene cape to Paletza cape
  /on the territory of 3 municipalities
  municipality of Varna, parts of the
  municipalities of Aksakovo and Avren/
• Complex project suggestions, referring to
• Situation of the hydro-technical equipment for
  coast protection from abrasion, landslides,
  storms and rough water
• Territories and recreational resources in risk,
  recommendations and setting up of restrictive
  parameters for spatial planning in risk zones
• Hydro-technical equipment for tourism,
  situations decisions, constructive requirements,
  ecological recommendations
• Development of fishery and aquacultures, fishing
  ports and stopping-places in the coastal zone,
  restricted draughts zones, zones for special
  objects of industrial fishery and shells
  breeding.
• Ports.

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Pilot Projects contents

• Map of the hydro-chemical indicators along the
  Bulgarian Black Sea coast in Varna Region

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Pilot Projects contents

• ???. Pilot Project Specialized Spatial
  planning scheme for a part of the Black Sea
  coast of Varna Region within the boundaries from
  Paletza cape to Ekrene cape /on the territory of
  3 municipalities - municipality of Varna, parts
  of the municipalities of Aksakovo and Avren
• Stages
• 1. Elaboration of a Support Plan on the level of
  Specialized Spatial Planning Scheme, reflecting
  cadastral and other types of data about
• - Situation, function and use of land property
  and buildings, within the boundaries of the
  administrative-territorial units and on
  territories with equal permanent function,
  exclusive and public property along the coast,
  restraints on the rights of use
• - Ground and underground main works and
  equipment of technical infrastructure, transport
  equipment
• - Forests, agricultural land and relief
  according to topographic and specialized maps,
  registers and information systems of central and
  territorial administrations.
• 2. Proposal for the boundaries and the extent of
  zones territories according to the Draft-Law on
  the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast Spatial Planning
• zone A- with regime of specialized
  territorial-structural protection
• zone B - with specialized territorys
  characteristics and with specialized regime for
  protection of territorial and aqua territorial
  resources.

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Pilot Projects contents

• 3. Proposal for elaboration of a map-scheme of
  organization, including areas A and B and
  containing
• - General structure and frame requirements for
  development of territory and aquatory in zones
  A and B
• - Necessary actions for coastal-protection
  according to aqua territorial prognosis and
  investigations
• - Territories and zones, not allowed to new
  construction and extension of the constructions
  borders of the existing urbanised territories.
  Territories and zones with restrictive regimes of
  spatial planning
• - Territories, destined for coastal parks and
  gardens
• - Territories, destined for economic activity
• - Objects of technical infrastructure with
  national and regional significance
• - Actions for protection of the environment, the
  biological diversity, the natural resources and
  culture monuments
• - General regime of use of water, woodland, land
  and recreational resources
• - Recommendation for development of existing and
  future urbanised territories
• - Specific requirements, rules and norms for
  spatial planning of the territory and aqua
  territory.

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Pilot Projects contents

• Map of the regions and sub-regions distribution
  along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast in Varna
  Region

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Pilot Projects contents

• Map of urbanised and protected territories in
  Varna Region

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Expected impacts for Bulgaria

• GIS database, created and operational with
  up-to-date and internationally comparable data as
  a tool for ICZM implementation (ecosystem
  monitoring and spatial planning)
• Basis laid for introduction of spatial planning
  according to ICZM principles in other coastal
  areas and sea-use-planning also in other 12sm
  maritime areas and EEZ of Bulgaria
• Existing land use plans for coastal
  municipalities improved and new sea use plan
  developed, which will minimise existing and
  future identified conflicts leading to more
  investments (planning reliability), improved
  environmental conditions and more tourism
  (improved quality of coast)
• Increased involvement and participation of all
  regional stakeholders in spatial planning
  processes
• Increased awareness of coastal environmental
  problems and benefits of ICZM among all
  stakeholders
• Appropriate means created for responsible
  authorities to implement ICZM in Varna Region
• Improved coordination and integration among
  various institutions, authorities, organisations
  responsible for regional coastal management

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Thank you for your Attention!
project partfinanced by the
European Union

INTERREG III B CADSES

• Contact
• Bulgarian partner
• Varna District Administration
• Preslav Str. 26, 9000 Varna
• Mr. Petar Kandilarov District Governor
• Tel.[phone], e-mail-governor_at_vn.government
  .bg
• Directorate for technical assistance,
  coordination and management of
• regional programs and plans
• Mrs. Petya Nestorova, Tel. [phone],
• e-mailregdir_at_vn.government.bg
• Directorate Administrative Control, Regional
  Development, State Property
• Mrs. Diana Ilieva, Tel. [phone]
• e-mailrr_at_vn.government.bg
• web-site www.vn.government.bg