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Planning Region Sustainable Development Strategy 2030 Dundaga Municipality Ventspils Municipality Kurzeme KURZEME PLANNING REGION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2030 DUNDAGA MUNICIPALITY VENTSPILS MUNICIPALITY KURZEME ROJA MUNICIPALITY ALSUNGA MUNICIPALITY PĀVILOSTA MUNICIPALITY VENTSPILS CITY TALSI MUNICIPALITY MĒRSRAGS MUNICIPALITY GROBIŅA MUNICIPALITY LIEPĀJA CITY BROCĒNI MUNICIPALITY KULDĪGA MUNICIPALITY DURBE MUNICIPALITY PRIEKULE MUNICIPALITY NĪCA MUNICIPALITY The booklet is nanced by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism AIZPUTE MUNICIPALITY programme 2009–2014 No. LV 07 SKRUNDA MUNICIPALITY “Capacity-building and Institutional Cooperation between Latvian and Norwegian Public Institutions, Local and Regional Authorities” project No. 4.3–24/NFI/INP–002 “Increasing territorial development planning capacities of planning regions and local governments VAIŅODE MUNICIPALITY of Latvia and elaboration of development planning documents” SALDUS MUNICIPALITY RUCAVA MUNICIPALITY MUNICIPALITY RUCAVA Local Governments of Latvia Kurzeme Planning Region Kurzeme is a unique region in the west of Latvia. It can be proud of the long and diverse coast of the Baltic Sea and important cultural and natural heritage. The widest waterfall in Ventspils Dundaga Municipality Municipality Europe – Ventas Rumba – is situated in the heart of Kurzeme. The landscape of the region keeps traces left not only by the Roja Suiti and Livs, but also by the Vikings. Chairwoman of Kurzeme Ventspils Municipality Planning Region City Historically, Kurzeme Region is known by its strong traditional Development Council Mērsrags economic sector (forestry, agriculture and shery) and manufacturing Municipality industry. The development of technologies and creative industries Inga Bērziņa also plays an increasing role. Ports are an important aspect in the Talsi Municipality development of the cities of national signicance – Liepāja and Ventspils. Kurzeme has three regional development centres – Kuldīga, Saldus and Talsi, and each of them has its own special signicance. Alsunga Every year this region is visited by an increasing number of tourists, Kuldīga Municipality Municipality who want to visit Kurzeme, explore its special natural values, buy local Pāvilosta craftsmen goods and farm products, enjoy the charm of the cities of Municipality Kurzeme during the city festivals and celebrations, and nd peace on Aizpute the beaches and nature trails. Municipality Brocēni Municipality The concept of sustainable development includes environmental, Durbe economic, social and governmental aspects. The Kurzeme Planning Municipality Skrunda Region sustainable development strategy “Kurzeme 2030” is designed Liepāja Municipality City with the aim to balance these four aspects, to dene the main directions Saldus of development, and to continue the work on the improvement of Grobiņa Municipality Municipality Kurzeme regional development and quality of life of the inhabitants. Priekule Vaiņode Implementation of the strategy will enhance cooperation both Municipality Municipality regionally and internationally, as well as it will promote investments in Nīca Municipality Rucava the development of education and technology. Municipality KURZEME PLANNING REGION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2030 5 Activity and Functions General Information of the Region about the Region Kurzeme Planning Region is one of the ve planning regions in Latvia. The executive board of Kurzeme Planning Region is the Administration. The task of the Administration is to represent the interests of local governments of Kurzeme at national level. The most important functions of the Administration Regional development planning, coordination and Drafting of Kurzeme Planning Region sector monitoring, including drafting of the spatial development documents. Area Population Number of local development planning documents of Kurzeme Provision of relevant information accessibility for governments 2 Planning Region. Kurzeme Planning Region municipalities, 13 607 km 279 961 21% of the total area 13% of the population of Bringing forward proposals for drafting of national businesses and citizens. 20 local governments of Latvia /CSB/ Latvia /OCMA/ and local development planning documents, Notication of Kurzeme Planning Region coordination of drafting of the local development municipalities and entrepreneurs of planning documents. opportunities to participate in projects and Providing resolutions on compliance of sustainable attract funding. development strategies and development Entrepreneurship promotion. programmes of local governments with Provision of public transport accessibility for development planning documents of the planning inhabitants of the region. region and requirements of laws and regulations. Representation of the region’s interests in Along with performance of its core functions, the ministries, commissions, committees and councils. region is also involved in other initiatives regarding tourism, environmental protection, social and other Cities of national Development centres of EU funding Coordination of cooperation between regional spheres, as well as it implements the cultural signicance regional signicance authorities, state and local government institutions. programme of Kurzeme Planning Region by 1 291 EUR per capita Identication and preparation of regional projects funding various cultural events in the region. In the Liepāja, Kuldīga, Saldus in 2007–2013 for nancing from various nancial sources, 2007–2013 planning period Kurzeme Planning The highest funding in Ventspils and Talsi Latvia /MEPRD/ implementation of the regional projects, and Region attracted almost eight million euros, which consulting municipalities on project preparation. were invested in the development of the region. 7 Special Values of Kurzeme 350 km long sea coast – sandy beaches, clis, dunes, ancient shing villages Building areas and courtyards Other areas 17 434 ha / 1% 53 836 ha / 4% High biological and Road infrastructure Agricultural land landscape diversity 26 422 ha / 2% 443 780 ha / 33% Abundant and high-quality Waters water resources 46 866 ha / 3% Rich cultural heritage Swamps 37 036 ha / 3% Trans-European transport Forests network (TEN-T) elements – 719 405 ha / 53% large ports, roads, railways, 33% airports Small ports – yacht tourism, shing, freight transportation The main sectors – transport 53% and logistics, wood processing, metal processing, agriculture, food and clothing production, Land use types sheries, tourism /SLS, 01.01.2014/ KURZEME PLANNING REGION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2030 9 The Region’s Role Vision Supporting infrastructure Vital in Latvia and the Baltic Region areas Iniciative and responsibility Employment Attractive Smart living development Kurzeme environment 2030 smart, creative and green, internationally competitive and attractive region on the coast of the Energy Knowledge Baltic Sea resources and energy eciency Global connectedness and openness Integrated Cooperation governance and competitiveness Kurzeme Region is an important area both for Latvia and for other countries. Two of the three major Latvian ports Recognisability are located in Kurzeme – in the Baltic Sea region development centres Liepāja and Ventspils. Both cities of national signicance are included in the TEN-T network. The 350 km long Baltic Sea coast is considered as a resource of international importance, which is unique in the Baltic Sea area. Kuldiga Old town and Venta Rapid (Ventas rumba) and the Grobiņa Archaeological Complex are included in the Latvian National Register of the UNESCO World Heritage List, while the Suiti cultural space is included in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. VISION: KURZEME 2030 – SMART, CREATIVE AND GREEN, INTERNATIONALLY COMPETITIVE AND ATTRACTIVE REGION ON THE COAST OF THE BALTIC SEA 11 Objectives and Priorities Economic Prole of Kurzeme Region Strategic objectives Supporting infrastructure – from infrastructure Natural resources Potential for development of the natural, Smart development – focused on the change of support in the sector to infrastructure support in a Available resources – clay, quartz sand, sand and cultural and historical space. Urban thinking and behaviour, which can be achieved by particular location. gravel, limestone, peat, sapropel. environment, cultural and artistic activities – especially in Liepāja, signicant ethnographic investments in education, science, creative “Vital” areas – from orientation to service to Potential resources – underground gas storage areas and protected natural areas industries, as well as by changing public orientation to people/social orientation. development and alternative energy development, environment and developing entrepreneurial oil extraction. Seacoast Employment – transition from a place at work to thinking. work in a particular place. Economic specialization development trends Attractive living environment – focused on the Development advantages Energy resources and energy eciency – from low Investments in the development of technological change of living and working environments, Traditions in shery, manufacture of clothes, resource processing to high resource processing, competencies which can be achieved by purposeful changes in tourism, fabricated metal production, forestry, from energy consumption to energy saving – Development of creative resources for the living and working environments and by focusing on food production, wholesale trade, as well as purpose of increasing value added making more with fewer resources. storage and transport operation traditions location-oriented
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