IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/lauspo/v99y2020ics0264837719323415.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Evaluating municipal landscape plans and their influence on selected aspects of landscape development – An empirical study from Germany

Author

Listed:
  • Wende, Wolfgang
  • Walz, Ulrich
  • Stein, Christian

Abstract

In this paper we examine the question of whether and how municipal landscape plans exert a positive influence on and/or correlate with selected aspects of the landscape. To this end, a representative sample of municipal landscape plans in Germany and a statistical-quantitative evaluation approach are used to uncover correlations between planning and landscape development. As a result, we can show that municipalities which draw up a landscape plan have a higher proportion of natural areas and a lower hemeroby index, i.e. a lower level of human influence. The model also reveals a significant relationship between the quality of the landscape plan as well as its duration of impact and the density of landscape structural elements. It is also determined that municipal landscape plans help protect grassland areas. The indicator-based method provides impulses for the international discussion on the evaluation of plans.

Suggested Citation

  • Wende, Wolfgang & Walz, Ulrich & Stein, Christian, 2020. "Evaluating municipal landscape plans and their influence on selected aspects of landscape development – An empirical study from Germany," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:lauspo:v:99:y:2020:i:c:s0264837719323415
    DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104855
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837719323415
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104855?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Shen, Xiaoqiang & Wang, Xiangdong & Zhang, Zhou & Lu, Zhangwei & Lv, Tiangui, 2019. "Evaluating the effectiveness of land use plans in containing urban expansion: An integrated view," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 205-213.
    2. Hermes, Johannes & Albert, Christian & von Haaren, Christina, 2018. "Assessing the aesthetic quality of landscapes in Germany," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 31(PC), pages 296-307.
    3. Wolfgang Wende & Wera Wojtkiewicz & Ilke Marschall & Stefan Heiland & Torsten Lipp & Markus Reinke & Peter Schaal & Catrin Schmidt, 2012. "Putting the Plan into Practice: Implementation of Proposals for Measures of Local Landscape Plans," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(4), pages 483-500.
    4. Simona R. Grădinaru & Cristian Ioan Iojă & Ileana Pătru-Stupariu & Anna M. Hersperger, 2017. "Are Spatial Planning Objectives Reflected in the Evolution of Urban Landscape Patterns? A Framework for the Evaluation of Spatial Planning Outcomes," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-17, July.
    5. Christian Albert & Christina Von Haaren, 2017. "Implications of Applying the Green Infrastructure Concept in Landscape Planning for Ecosystem Services in Peri-Urban Areas: An Expert Survey and Case Study," Planning Practice & Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(3), pages 227-242, May.
    6. Ludger Gailing & Markus Leibenath, 2017. "Political landscapes between manifestations and democracy, identities and power," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(4), pages 337-348, May.
    7. Seiwert, Anne & Rößler, Stefanie, 2020. "Understanding the term green infrastructure: origins, rationales, semantic content and purposes as well as its relevance for application in spatial planning," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Sylwia Bródka & Marta Kubacka & Andrzej Macias, 2021. "Landscape Diversity and the Directions of Its Protection in Poland Illustrated with an Example of Wielkopolskie Voivodeship," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-21, December.
    2. Lee, Dong-Kyu, 2024. "Analysis of the potential value of cultural ecosystem services: A case study of Busan City, Republic of Korea," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 65(C).
    3. Grunewald, K. & Bastian, O. & Louda, J. & Arcidiacono, A. & Brzoska, P. & Bue, M. & Cetin, N.I. & Dworczyk, C. & Dubova, L. & Fitch, A. & Jones, L. & La Rosa, D. & Mascarenhas, A. & Ronchi, S. & Schla, 2021. "Lessons learned from implementing the ecosystem services concept in urban planning," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 49(C).
    4. Barral, Stéphanie & Guillet, Fanny, 2023. "Preserving peri-urban land through biodiversity offsets: Between market transactions and planning regulations," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 127(C).
    5. Michael Roth & Silvio Hildebrandt & Ulrich Walz & Wolfgang Wende, 2021. "Large-Area Empirically Based Visual Landscape Quality Assessment for Spatial Planning—A Validation Approach by Method Triangulation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-23, February.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Jianwei Li & Guo'ao Li & Jingang Li & Aoran Liu, 2022. "Integrating conformance and performance for the evaluation of urban planning implementation from a goal-oriented perspective," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 49(2), pages 737-753, February.
    2. Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor & Walid Hamma & Huu Duy Nguyen & Giovanni Randazzo & Anselme Muzirafuti & Mari-Isabella Stan & Van Truong Tran & Roxana Aştefănoaiei & Quang-Thanh Bui & Dragoş-Florian Vintilă, 2020. "Degradation of Coastlines under the Pressure of Urbanization and Tourism: Evidence on the Change of Land Systems from Europe, Asia and Africa," Land, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-43, August.
    3. Lin Meng & Wentao Si, 2022. "The Driving Mechanism of Urban Land Expansion from 2005 to 2018: The Case of Yangzhou, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-14, November.
    4. Meng Wang & Aleksandra Krstikj & Huan Liu, 2022. "Planning Compact City in Rapidly Growing Cities—An Estimation of the Effects of New-Type Urbanization Planning in Hangzhou City," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-16, October.
    5. Alexandra Titz & Sosten S. Chiotha, 2019. "Pathways for Sustainable and Inclusive Cities in Southern and Eastern Africa through Urban Green Infrastructure?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-27, May.
    6. Jiao Zhang & Qian Wang & Yiping Xia & Katsunori Furuya, 2022. "Knowledge Map of Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development: A Visual Analysis Using CiteSpace," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-24, February.
    7. Yeeun Shin & Suyeon Kim & Sang-Woo Lee & Kyungjin An, 2020. "Identifying the Planning Priorities for Green Infrastructure within Urban Environments Using Analytic Hierarchy Process," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(13), pages 1-13, July.
    8. Mariana Nae & Liliana Dumitrache & Bogdan Suditu & Elena Matei, 2019. "Housing Activism Initiatives and Land-Use Conflicts: Pathways for Participatory Planning and Urban Sustainable Development in Bucharest City, Romania," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(22), pages 1-26, November.
    9. Fabio A. Madau & Brunella Arru & Roberto Furesi & Paola Sau & Pietro Pulina, 2022. "Public perception of ecosystem and social services produced by Sardinia extensive dairy sheep farming systems," Agricultural and Food Economics, Springer;Italian Society of Agricultural Economics (SIDEA), vol. 10(1), pages 1-42, December.
    10. Lehmann, Paul & Tafarte, Philip, 2024. "Exclusion zones for renewable energy deployment: One man’s blessing, another man’s curse," Resource and Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 76(C).
    11. Schneider, Philipp & Walz, Ariane & Albert, Christian & Lipp, Torsten, 2021. "Ecosystem-based adaptation in cities: Use of formal and informal planning instruments," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 109(C).
    12. Tafarte, Philip & Lehmann, Paul, 2023. "Quantifying trade-offs for the spatial allocation of onshore wind generation capacity – A case study for Germany," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 209(C).
    13. Shokhrukh-Mirzo Jalilov & Yun Chen & Nguyen Hong Quang & Minh Nguyen Nguyen & Ben Leighton & Matt Paget & Neil Lazarow, 2021. "Estimation of Urban Land-Use Efficiency for Sustainable Development by Integrating over 30-Year Landsat Imagery with Population Data: A Case Study of Ha Long, Vietnam," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-15, August.
    14. Tafarte, Philip & Lehmann, Paul, 2021. "Quantifying trade-offs for the spatial allocation of onshore wind generation capacity: A case study for Germany," UFZ Discussion Papers 2/2021, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Division of Social Sciences (ÖKUS).
    15. Małgorzata Sztubecka & Alicja Maciejko & Marta Skiba, 2022. "The Landscape of the Spa Parks Creation through Components Influencing Environmental Perception Using Multi-Criteria Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-17, May.
    16. Hossu, Constantina Alina & Ioja, Ioan Cristian & Nita, Mihai R. & Hartel, Tibor & Badiu, Denisa L. & Hersperger, Anna M., 2017. "Need for a cross-sector approach in protected area management," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 586-597.
    17. Makoto Tsukai & Satoko Ohno & Yuta Tsukano, 2022. "Transition of Socio-Demographic Characteristics in Urban Areas by Applying a Topic Model to Small Area Units," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-15, January.
    18. Lingli Li & Jinjie Wang & Chaoxian Yang & Chaofu Wei, 2021. "Implementation Process of General Land-Use Planning and Its Adjustment—A Case Study of Rongchang District in Chongqing, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-24, May.
    19. Riyadh Mundher & Shamsul Abu Bakar & Suhardi Maulan & Mohd Johari Mohd Yusof & Syuhaily Osman & Ammar Al-Sharaa & Hangyu Gao, 2022. "Exploring Awareness and Public Perception towards the Importance of Visual Aesthetics for Preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-14, August.
    20. Yahel, Havatzelet & Katoshevski-Cavari, Rachel & Galilee, Emir, 2021. "National hiking trails: Regularization, statutory planning, and legislation," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 108(C).

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:lauspo:v:99:y:2020:i:c:s0264837719323415. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Joice Jiang (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/land-use-policy .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.