Spatial Planning & Climate Change

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1 Spatial Planning & Climate Change A GRIP Approach Joseph Scott, Glasgow & Clyde Valley Strategic Development Plan Authority, Scotland

2 Today s presentation Context Spatial Planning & Climate Change Exploring Institutional Capacity GRIP a strategic tool and process What we learnt The way forward Conclusions

3 Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority We set out the strategic spatial development plan for the Glasgow and Clyde Valley city region Main Issues Report 2010 The strategic integration of land use, development and infrastructure

4 Eight Local Authorities Area - 3,385 sq. km. Population 1.8 million Households - 780,000 35% Scotland s s population Employment - 850,000 33% Scotland s s economy (GVA)

5 Spatial Planning for Climate Change Direct & Indirect Influences The geography and scale of long-term development Land-use & transport integration Urban structure & structural change Green Infrastructure Building quality & design Adaptation

6 Spatial Planning & Climate change Some other issues to consider Public sector silo remits Private sector bottom line paramount Third Sector single-issue focus Public Result governance vacuum! Need a Strategy & its Ring-master

7 Fundamentals of Spatial Planning and Climate Change

8 Scottish Spatial Planning - Power and Responsibility Matrix Government Business Model Power SPDA Responsibility

9 CC & Institutional Capacity The Parameters Collective ownership of response Mutual understanding of cause & effect Shared responsibility for a solution Shared action and outcomes

10 Thinking Long Institutional Capacity in Action Universities GU & SU Joint Committee GCVJSPC Constituent Authorities Natural Environment Agency (SNH) Environment Agency (SEPA) City Region Spatial Strategy Scottish Executive (Observer status) Economic Agencies SEN/ LECS CS (Housing Agency) Health Boards Regional Transport Partnership Utility Companies

11 Greenhouse Gas Regional Inventory project (GRIP) GCVSDPA lead partner in INTERREG IIIC funded project InterMETREXPlus Key partners METREX: The network of European Metropolitan Regions and Area and the Tyndall centre (Manchester University) Look at the role of spatial planning in reducing GHG emissions

12 GRIP Process Audit green house gas emissions for the GCV and produce an inventory of these emissions Engage key agencies in the spatial planning process to generate possible scenarios for modelling the impact of a range of mitigation policies Polices were tied to a project target of 80% reduction in GHG by 2050 and provide a context for the emerging thinking of the first GCVSDP

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14 The task ahead...

15 GRIP Process

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17 What did we learn? (1) Promotes interest in & understanding of Climate Change impacts Challenges conventional thinking Strength of the decision-making powers Cross-sectoral impacts of policies & decisions Setting the strategic direction for mitigation A baseline measure for emissions reductions SEA emissions a key analytical theme

18 What did we learn? (2) Pilot essentially public sector Economic actors Public authorities Government departments National Transport agency Forestry actors Environment protection Natural Heritage agency Housing actors Commerce/Business actors Air Travel actors Rail Travel actors Missing Actors some examples Private sector Companies Transport Operators Housing & Development Companies Construction Companies Retail Operators Environmental lobbies Waste Companies Natural resource Companies The public

19 A Programme for Dialogue & Decisions How do we move forward? Managing Institutional Capacity...? 1.Vertical orientation Escalating levels of policy & decision responsibility CEOs, MDs, Exec.Offs, Ministers... 2.Horizontal orientation Broadening the base of interaction & dialogue Agencies, Companies, Directorates.

20 Conclusions - GRIP & Institutional Capacity Fragmentation answered by capacity-building GRIP a sophisticated strategic tool assess the carbon implications of different energy futures GRIP is a consensus building and communication tool Cross-sectoral interaction & realisation the essence of GRIP scenarios educate stakeholders GRIP a baseline! Provides strategic direction network of tools in a hierarchy Vertical & horizontal the capacity-building agenda

21 Useful links Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Scenarios GRIP Scenario Tool video METREX Mitigation Manual gationmanual.pdf Scottish Planner, December 2008, Strategic Development Plans and the 2050 target, page 4 ScotPlanner-Dec08-final-electronic-version.pdf GCVSDPA Futures Group