I n t r odu c t i on

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Introduction

• Area-oriënted policy
• for the future
• or
• Future-oriënted policy for the area

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History

• Province of Zeeland characterised by its
  structure of islands
• Schouwen-Duiveland a former island and came
  into being of former little islands

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Islandnow

• Schouwen-Duiveland at the moment (2003)
• Some elements still can be recognized
• Artefacts but also new possibilities in
  development because of actual structure

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• Governmental picture of the future (city council)
• A rural council with much benefits, in the
  shelter of the cities in Western Holland ( just
  the fun, not the trouble)
• Where the good and characteristic elements will
  be kept and strenghtened (basic-qualities)
• With a critical vision for technical and social
  developments in the perspective of the 21th
  century

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• Five main themes
• Encourage social climate in residential areas
• Encourage functions of main centre Zierikzee
• Preserve en encourage characteristic and unique
  environmental qualities of the island
• Encourage social cohesion and economic structure
• Make chances and opportunities of nearnes of the
  big towns by using actual and future policies on
  Governmental and provincial level

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• Local governmental picture of the future
  translated in spatial planning by a
• Masterplan of Schouwen-Duiveland
• Wished spatial development
• Long term policy-document (2040)
• Main themes nature,
• leisure, live, agriculture, infrastructure,
• mobility

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Masterplan

• Seven areas on the island distinguished

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Masterplan

• Actions out of the Masterplan
• Schouwen-Duiveland
• Integral area-oriënted projects
• Step by step development of the two main economic
  centres Zierikzee en Bruinisse
• Renewal of the central area with its two old
  rivers

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Why/reasons Regiovisie

• Conflicting functions
• nature
• agriculture
• leisure
• live
• Basic-quality of the area in danger
• Bother for guests and inhabitants
• Congestionproblems
• Mobility/trafficjams in the area
• Companies without space to expand
• Harm of comfortable living and quality of live.

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Plan en programme

• Integral area-oriënted approach
• interactive way of policymaking
• integral problem-analyses and -approach
• joint approach on basis of a public support
• coöperation by authorities and departments of
  nature, agriculture, leisure
• two actions reconstruction and improve qualitiy

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Plan en programme

• Carry out by integral and connected modules as
  parts of total programme
• Actions linked
• Divided by responsibilities and disciplines of
  the organisations envolved.
• Joint budgets (EU, National Authority, Province,
  Municipality, Hydraulic Authority)
• Based on a total agreement on plan and programme
  of all parties envolved

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Plan en programme

• Major themes
• Mobility-management
• Recover beauty of nature/measures to preserve the
  landscape
• Improvement of the quality of the recreation
  resorts
• Recontruction of recreation resorts for nature
• Reconstruction companies
• for renewal residential
• areas
• Public works and services

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Plan en programme

• Main objective improvement of the quality and
  liveability of the total area
• Good quality of live and work
• Quality of leisure and linked services
• Preserve and reïnforce authentic and unique
  values of nature and landscape
• Prepared for the future
• Therefore Aid of national authority of
• 3.300.000,--

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In the programme 36 bigger and smaller
projects.What have we done so far 27 projects
finished, 8 projects carrying out now

• Finished
• Mobility-plan/Transferium
• Visitorcentres Plompe Toren/Ecoscope
• Cyclepaths en canoeroutes
• Reconstruction recreation resorts and nature
• Rural planning, zoning plans, licences,
  allowances
• Improvement quality of recreation
  resorts/improvement of linked services and
  products
• Communication

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Roadworks!!!

• Construction new motorway just finished
• Buy ground for recontructions
• Construction of public utilities
• Zonal plans
• Integral approach bother of water

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Pitfalls

• Integral plan requires a lot of
• consideration and communication
• Demands accurate appointments
• with all parties envolved
• (every party its benefit!)
• Carry out demands a long period danger for
  drop-outs
• Each party, authorities in special, have their
  own culture, management and procedures
• Some actions demands after-care

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Successes

• Achieved results contribute directly tot a
  general accepted public support
• Joint approach results in a combined strenght and
  more budget to carry out bigger and more complex
  projects
• Finished projects contributes directly for their
  part to the main objective
• Any questions?
• Lets visit the area!!!