MULTISCALE CONTINUUM SPATIAL PLANNING POLICIES
SUPRANATIONAL LEVEL
MULTIREGIONAL STRATEGIES
Enable integrated expansion of urban areas in cross-border regions
Mitigate natural risks
Improve sustainable management of shared natural resources
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL PLANS
METROPOLITAN LEVEL
CITY LEVEL
REGIONAL PLANS
Increase productivity and prosperity
Adress global issues (climate change, energy efficiency)
Support the system of towns in citys including in urban corridors and river basins
Promote regional economies of scale and agglomeration
Strenghten rural-urban linkage and adaptation to climate change
Reduce disaster risks and intensity in the use of energy
Adress social and spatial disparities
Promote territorial cohesion
CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
Prioritize investment decisions
Encourage sinergies between urban areas
LAND USE PLANS
Protect environmentally sensitive areas
Regulate land markets
URBAN EXTENSION PLANS
Minimize transport and service delivery costs
Optimize the use of land
Support the protection and organization of open urban spaces
URBAN UPGRADING PLANS
Increase economic and residential density
Promote more socially integrated communities
NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL
STREET DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Improve urban quality, social cohesion and inclusion
Protect local resources