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SUstainable Spatial Development with a NETwork of PORT's for Boat Tourism in Baltic Sea Region

Co-operation area
INTERREG II C (SuPortNet I) and INTERREG III B (SuPortNet II) in the Baltic Sea Region in co-operation with Phare and Tacis.
Project partners
SuPortNet involves partners from EU countries (Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland) under the Interreg IIC in phase I and under the Interreg IIIB program in phase 2. Partners from Poland and Latvia participate with PHARE funds in phase 1. Representatives from Lithuania, Estonia and Russia (Kaliningrad and St. Petersburg) partcipate with financial support from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. For the St. Petersburg region in February 2001 an additional project for harbour infrastructure planning and administrative regulations for foreign visitors started, financed with TACIS fundings and co-financed by Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Municipalities from Norway participate with national/municipal funding.
Project co-ordinator
The lead partner of phase 1 (Ministry of Labour and Construction of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany) and phase 2 (Ostfold County, Norway) have both delegated all co-ordination tasks to PLANCO Consulting GmbH, Essen/Schwerin - Germany.
Present status
SuPortNet I was completed with success in June 2001. Phase 2 was completed with success in January 2005. The partner municipalities and harbours want to continue their co-operation with the objective, to support the implementation of the planned projects and to initiate a common marketing strategy.
Priority measure from the Operational Program
Promoting integrated management and sustainable development of coastal zones, islands and other specific areas.
Background
Boat tourism offers economic potentials for major parts of the Baltic Sea Region. Sustain-able development requires to coordinate corresponding infrastructure developments with nature projection and with urban and regional development. To make full use of boat tourism potentials, a network view is required to allow tourists to travel across regions and national borders. Such integrated spatial concepts were developed for the coastal area of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Poland in 1995 and 2004, and for inland lake districts of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (1997). SuPortNet is a next step by extending the spatial network planning approach to other BSR countries (Latvia, Estonia) and regions (Berlin-Brandenburg/ Germany, Turku/ Finland) proceeding to the local planning level for preparation of specific projects supporting the integrated planning approach by mutual learning (best practise) involving also partners from Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Finland) improve information for tourists


Objectives
Contribute to integrated management of coastal zones with potential for boat tourism; Initiate a learning process through exchange of experience; Improve conditions for private investors (in public-private partnership) by demonstrating the feasibility of projects and acceptable development concepts, thus minimising investors' risks and approval delays Strengthen municipalities' position when negotiating with private investors Enhance intersector co-operation for development at municipal and regional levels Promote networking among different ports Promote sustainable boat tourism (particularly in small harbour communities having lost tradional functions) Integrate boat harbour development into urban and regional planning Promote public-private partnership
Benefits
The major benefits are: Harbour planning is an integral part of regional and urban planning Practical approaches for implementation of principles for sustainable and integrated coastal zone management have been demonstrated Harbour planners and operators developed information networks Tourism development and nature protection work together Municipalities are a strong partner of potential private investors The BSR was promoted as a sailing area The efficiency of measures at individual locations was enhanced through network approaches Improvement of information for boat users and other tourists
Approach
The project covers boat har-bours in coastal and in inland lake areas. The international character is an essential aspect of the project, as is the large number of participants (55, of which 27 in EU member States in SuPortNet I and more then 100 in SuPortNet II), to develop attractive networks by synchronised development. Main activities were: Preparation of framework plans for an improved physical network of boat harbours integrated into the nature environ-ment and urban/ regional infrastructures (inland lake areas in Berlin-Brandenburg/ Germany, sea shore and inland areas in Estonia) Preparation of plans for improvement of specific harbours and their integration into urban structures. This includes plans for reconstruction or extension of existing harbours, and in few cases new harbours (marinas). Types of plans include urban structure resp. land-use plans, EIA, harbour layout plans, technical investigations Exchange of experience through international workshops A feedback with other project partners will be arranged to promote mutual learning. This includes international workshops where partners and other specialists present and discuss their experience Installation of an IT-based information network among harbours and planners. An Internet platform will be made available where relevant project experience will be accessible Development of an internet based tourist information system as marketing tool for the BSR as sailing region
Results
Framework plans for development of boat harbour networks Enhanced knowledge how to promote boat tourism compatible with nature and landscape protection, and with urban development Information networks among harbours open for a wider number of ports Internet information system for boat tourist including digital maps
Further information
PLANCO Consulting GmbH Dr. Holger Platz Gunnar Platz Björn Gabler Lilienstr. 44 D-45133 Essen Tel.: +49 (0)201 - 43771-0 Fax: +49 (0)201 - 411468 Email: gunnar.platz@planco.de Internet: www.suportnet.com

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