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at the 26th meeting of the Austrian Spatial Planning Conference ROK chaired by Agriculture Minister Elisabeth Kstinger and Co-Chair of Regional Planning Councilor Johannes Tratter the Austrian Spatial Development Concept REK 2030 was published. Under the motto Room for Change a 10-point program for joint action up to 2030 was established - from climate-neutral spatial development to the strengthening of town centers and the optimization of regional value chains. All information is now available atwww.oerek2030.at retrievable.For 50 years now ROK has been offering a tried and tested platform for cross-border coordination which is essential for positive supra-regional development. The Austrian spatial development concept REK 2030 - Space for Change offers a targeted strategy to cope with future spatial challenges LR Tratter welcomes the developed concept and emphasizes Spatial planning can make a major contribution to climate protection and positive regional development - in addition Sustainable measures must be taken both regionally and nationally. The REK 2030 concept provides a good basis. 1. Austrian soil protection strategy In addition the 1st Austrian Soil Protection Strategy was launched during the ROK meeting. The aim is to reduce land consumption throughout Austria by 80 percent by 2030. The strategy is to be adopted within one year by mutual agreement of the federal state cities and municipalities. In Tyrol targeted measures have been taken in the area of spatial planning for years for example to reduce building land overhangs. Current statistics from ROK show that in the past six years - from 2014 to 2020 - the share of building land overhangs has been reduced by almost four percent. In this way we are setting a good example in comparison with Austria despite the topographically limited settlement area. The latest dedication balance for 2020 also showsRobert Ortner head of the regional planning and statistics department of the state of Tyrol. An Austria-wide strategy for the protection of land makes sense in any case in order to guarantee long-term land-saving spatial development said LR Tratter.Background information on ROK and REK 2030Spatial planning and spatial planning coordinate the demands and interests of society in terms of the common living space. These tasks are carried out by the federal government states cities and municipalities in accordance with the respective constitutionally defined responsibilities. The Austrian Conference on Spatial Planning ROK was founded in 1971 to improve coordination. It consists of the members of the federal government the state governors the presidents of the Association of Towns and Municipalities and - in an advisory capacity - the economic and social partners. One of their most important tasks is the creation of the Austrian Spatial Development Concept REK. It is revised approximately every ten years and drawn up and adopted as a voluntary and joint agreement by all ROK members involved.
