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Strengthening participation processes in spatial planning

How to help municipalities build awareness of the society on spatial development? CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION The main problem that was defined at the local level of spatial planning in Poland was the insufficient involvement of residents and experts in the spatial planning process at the local level, which resulted in low awareness of the effects of […]

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Reduction of phosphourus load with Gypsum

The Role of Gypsum Soil Amendment in Reducing Coastal Phosphorus Loads CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION Phosphorous (P) loading from agricultural fields in southern Finland is the largest threat to water quality and marine living resources in this area of the Baltic Sea. Decades of attempts to control P losses through traditional farming methods have proven inadequate. Still, […]

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Spatial planning in agricultural landscapes

Methods and processes of cooperative planning CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION Several studies have described how measures can be placed more optimally in the landscape to reduce the nutrient load to lakes and coastal waters. Ongoing climate change increases the risks of drought and floods and is also a driving force for more optimal implementation of measures from […]

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Map services – tool for enhancing data availability

Publicly data used for planning against environmental problems CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION In Sweden there is a lot of data publicly available, which could be used for planning measures against different environmental problems related to water. There are several issues concerning how to make this information easily accessible for those who are planning measures, and who eventually […]

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How to build cooperation models concerning water management in agricultural areas

Training: The role and tasks of Local Water Partnership leaders in landscape water management processes. Using the Living Lab method. CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION The solution is a response to the problem of cooperation and development of solutions for water activities in agricultural areas. The reason for the problem was the assumption of the process of conducting […]

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