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BRAN Florina, IOAN Ildiko and RADULESCU Carmen Valentina FAMP
EUROPEAN POLICIES WITH IMPACT ON TERRITORIAL PLANNING CCASP

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 11 TH ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

FIGURE 3 - THE FOUR DIMENSION HYPER-CUBE OF TERRITORIAL PLANNING
Source: ESPON 3.1, 2005
The typology of the hyper-cube, takes in account four dimensions: level of approach; style of territorial
planning (the styles are corresponding with the models identified based on traditions); role of planning;

30 th – 31 st October 2015 ”Strategic Management for Local Communities” Bucharest administrative; regional decentralization; regionalization by existing local authorities; regional autonomy;
and sustainability (figure 3). There are outlined five models of territorial planning (Schön, 2005): regional-

and regional federalization.

3. EU’S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND TERRITORIAL PLANNING

EU gained the reputation of pioneering in the field of environmental protection. This is endorsed by
important action in policy making, but also by a highly performing industry that produces clean technology
equipment. The aspects of the environmental policy that have impact on territorial planning are: water

protection; waste management; biodiversity preservation; and climate change.

Water protection supposes a number of investments in systems of distribution of tap water and collection
of waste waters. These investments should be managed by local authorities being designed to serve
communities. The same is true for waste management system (deposits, recycling facilities) that could be

efficient only if they are optimized by taking in account the territorial distribution of communities and the
amount of waste they generate. In this process it is necessary to be in accordance with the administrative

units, since contract with waste management operators are made by their local authorities.

Another environmental policy issue that has a great relevance for territorial planning is biodiversity
preservation. Its most common action is to designate protected areas that aim to protect habitats and

species. Although this activity is controlled by local environmental agencies, the boundaries of protected

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