Riga's (also Latvian) spatial planning and community activism

PLANNING: LATVIA, RIGA,NEIGHBORHOOD.

Margarita Miklaša:SECOND YEAR STUDENT OF MA

IN SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA

ERASMUS PRACTICE IN

TALLINN CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT 2010.

PLANNING: LATVIA, RIGA,NEIGHBORHOOD.↗general information about Latvia

↗general information about Riga

↗general information about planning hierarchy & documents

↗Riga's main issues today

↗MA thesis: outskirts of Riga, planning resilient neighborhood

↗Q&A

PLANNING: LATVIA, RIGA,NEIGHBORHOOD.↗Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika)

↗area 64,589 km2 (water 1.57% )

↗population ▼ 2,217,969

↗density 34.3/km2

↗coastline: 531 km

↗administrative divisions of Latvia, (valid 1 July 2009)

118 one-level municipalities:

109 provinces/municipalities(Latvian: novadi, plural)

9 republican cities(Latvian: republikas pilsētas)

Cultural / historical areas:

Riga, Kurzeme, Zemgale, Vidzeme, Latgale.

↗the capital, port and largest city of Latvia

↗area 307.17 km2 (water 15.8%)

↗ population 706,413

↗density 2,299.7/km2

Administrative divisions of Riga:

Central District (3 km²)

Kurzeme District (79 km²)

Zemgale Suburb (41 km²)

Northern District (77 km²)

Vidzeme Suburb (57 km²)

Latgale Suburb (50 km²)


PLANNING: LATVIA, RIGA,NEIGHBORHOODsby Riga City Council Development Agency

58 neighbourhoods (latvian: apkaimes):

not yet officially confirmed

1. Bolderāja

2. Daugavgrīva

3. Dzirciems

4. Iļģuciems

5. Imanta

6. Kleisti

7. Ķīpsala

8. Rītabuļļi

9. Spilve

10. Voleri

11. Zasulauks

12. Āgenskalns

13. Atgāzene

14. Beberbeķi

15. Bieriņi

16. Bišumuiža

17. Katlakalns

18. Mūkupurvs

19. Pleskodāle

20. Salas

21. Šampēteris

22. Torņakalns

23. Ziepniekkalns

24. Zolitūde

25. Čiekurkalns

26. Jaunciems

27. Kundziņsala

28. Mangaļsala

29. Mežaparks

30. Mīlgrāvis

31. Pētersala-Andrejsala

32. Sarkandaugava

33. Trīsciems

34. Vecāķi

35. Vecdaugava

36. Vecmīlgrāvis

37. Vecpilsēta

38. Centrs

39. Berģi

40. Brasa

41. Brekši

42. Bukulti

43. Dreiliņi

44. Jugla

45. Mežciems

46. Purvciems

47. Skanste

48. Suntaži

49. Teika

50. Avotu iela

51. Dārzciems

52. Dārziņi

53. Grīziņkalns

54. Ķengarags

55. Maskavas forštate

56. Pļavnieki

57. Rumbula

58. Šķirotava.

PLANNING: LATVIA, RIGA,NEIGHBORHOOD.↗Institutions:

↗The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Governmentof the Republic of Latvia is the leading state administrative institution in the field of planning

and coordination of state and regional development, local government development, spatial planning,

state investment and land policy, as well as e-government , information society and information technology area.

The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government ensures the coordination of state development

planning process by elaboration of unitary long-term and middle-term state development trends –

Sustainable Development Strategy of Latvia and National Development Plan. (www.raplm.gov.lv)

↗Planning regions of Latvia

↗Municipal planning and/or development departments

national level

regional level

local level

http://www.raplm.gov.lv/

PLANNING: LATVIA, RIGA,NEIGHBORHOOD.↗Documents:long-term development plan (25 years)medium term (up to 7 years) and short (up to 3 years)

1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF LATVIA UNTIL 2030 "Latvian growth model: People First“

http://www.latvija2030.lv/upload/latvija2030_en.pdf

DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE SPACE LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS IN HUMAN CAPITAL CHANGE OF PARADIGM IN EDUCATION INNOVATIVE AND ECO-EFFICIENT ECONOMY NATURE AS FUTURE CAPITAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE INNOVATIVE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

2. LATVIAN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2 O O 7 – 2 O 1 3http://www.nap.lv/eng/

priorities: EDUCATED AND CREATIVE PERSONALITY TECHNOLOGICAL EXCELLENCE AND FLEXIBILITY OF INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH

PLANNING: LATVIA, RIGA, NEIGHBORHOOD.↗Documents:

3. PLANNING REGION DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS

Planning regions of Latvia: Kurzeme, Latgale, Riga, Vidzeme & Zemgale regions

The planning regions of Latvia are not administrative territorial divisions

for example:

Riga Planning Region Development documentshttp://www.rpr.gov.lv/pub/

Riga Planning Region Development Strategy

(2000.-2020.g.)

Riga Region Development Programme

(2005.-2011.g.)

Riga Planning Region Innovative Development

Program (2005.-2010.g.)

Riga Planning Region Spatial (site) plan

(2005.-2025.g.)

KURZEME

PL. R.

RIGA

PL. R.

ZEMGALE PL. R.

VIDZEME

PL. R.

LATGALE

PL. R.

PLANNING: LATVIA, RIGA, NEIGHBORHOOD.↗Documents:

4. MUNICIPALITY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTSDuring the spatial planning process a territorial plan is elaborated –

a long-term document or a set of planning documents where according to the planning level:

•the current territory use is described;

•planned (permitted) territory use and restrictions of the territory use are defined.

5. (THEME PLANS) UNDER DISCUSSION

6. (LOCAL PLAN ) UNDER DISCUSSION

7. DETAIL PLAN

+ LEGISLATION Spatial Planning Law

Protection Zone Law

Municipal Land Use Planning Regulations ( MK noteikumi Nr. 1148. )

Construction Law

Etc.

↗new:

sea planning

TAPIS OR TIS SPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

RAPLM The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government ?


PLANNING: LATVIA, RIGA,NEIGHBORHOOD.↗Documents & institutions:Riga City Development DepartmentRiga City Construction Boardhttp://www.sus.lv/info/strategija

Long-term development strategy until 2025Riga Development Programme 2006-2012 Riga Spatial Plan for the period 2006-2018 :

Riga CityExplanatory memorandumLand Use and Building RegulationsExisting detailed plansGraphic part

Historical centreExplanatory MemorandumRiga's historical center and the zone of land use and building regulationsAttachmentsGraphic partExisting detailed plans historic center of Riga protection zoneAll based on different researches : http://www.rdpad.lv/att_plan_izpetes/

Strategy Monitoring System (SUS)

PLANNING: LATVIA, RIGA,NEIGHBORHOOD.↗ Riga's main issues today

↗KULTRIX 2014 European Capital of Culture

FORCE MAJEUR>>


↗public transport & mobility

•Riga and Pieriga mobility plan

•Riga Northern

Transport Corridor

•new p. transport lines & ParkRide

• new bicycle routs


↗Flood maphttp://www.rigapretpludiem.lv/

Development of a digital 3D model for the whole territory of Riga.

Studying and forecasting hydrologic processes and their impact on

Riga territory in connection with climate changes.

Development of flood risk management plan for Riga city.

Development of methodological guidelines for territorial

planning in floodable areas.

Public information events.

http://www.rigapretpludiem.lv/


↗neighborhoods 58http://www.apkaimes.lv/

http://www.apkaimes.lv/


as a platform for:

↗statistic data

↗NGOs

↗forums

↗Etc.

PLANNING: LATVIA, RIGA, NEIGHBORHOOD.↗ Riga's main issues today

↗creative (neighborhoods) blocks

↗ Riga's main issues today


http://www.andrejsala.lv/

PLANNING: LATVIA, RIGA, NEIGHBORHOOD.



http://spikeri.lv



http://www.kalnciemaiela.lv/



http://www.totaldobze.com/

VEF Valsts Elektrotehniskā Fabrika (State Electrotechnical Factory)





↗active inhabitants

http://mezaparks.blogspot.com/

Mežaparks




PLANNING: LATVIA, RIGA,NEIGHBORHOOD?↗ Riga's main issues today

↗urban sprawl

pie


↗urban sprawl

pie

PLANNING: LATVIA, RIGA,NEIGHBORHOOD?↗ MA thesis: outskirts of Riga, planning resilient neighborhood

↗urban sprawl

•unfinished landscapes

•social segregation

pie

PLANNING: LATVIA, RIGA,NEIGHBORHOOD!↗ MA thesis: outskirts of Riga, planning resilient neighborhood

↗urban sprawl

↗ MA thesis: outskirts of Riga, planning resilient neighborhood

↗urban sprawl in Estonia = questionnaire

PLANNING: LATVIA, RIGA,NEIGHBORHOOD!


QUESTIONS?


Margarita Miklaša:SECOND YEAR STUDENT OF MA

IN SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA

ERASMUS PRACTICE IN

TALLINN CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT 2010.

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