METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES AND PRACTICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANDSCAPE PLANS OF TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES (BY THE EXAMPLE OF PISOCHYNSKA AND ROHANSKA COMMUNITIES OF KHARKIVSKA REGION)

Abstract

In the paper there are presented the results of testing of landscape planning methodology as a part of integrated plan of community territory development. Such plans for the first time have been developed for the territory of two communities in Kharkivska region – Pіsochynska Hromada (Community) and Rohanska Hromada (Community). Landscape planning promotes the conservation of biological diversity; productivity of natural environment, including the ability to its self-renewal and the possibility of sustainable use of natural resources; diversity, peculiarity and beauty, as well as recreational value of nature and the landscape. In Ukraine, landscape planning works were initiated more than 10 years ago, but similar developments were carried out back in 1970s, in particular, during the preparation of territorial complex schemes of nature protection. Since 2021, landscape planning has been included into the integrated plan of spatial development of territorial communities. The development of landscape plans of the pilot communities was carried out in stages: identification of framework objectives; data inventory; landscape analysis and assessment; identification and assessment of conflicts and risks; development of the concept of conservation objectives and measures. At the beginning of the work, the framework goals for landscape planning were defined to clarify necessary baseline data and assessment types. In the next phase, baseline data on environmental components – climate and air, water, soils, species and biotopes, landscapes – were collected and organized in GIS. The assessment of landscapes was performed in two categories – value and sensitivity – to determine the value of the territory and the resistance of the components to the negative impacts specific to the planning area. The risks and conflicts related to the current state of land use and planning intentions were analyzed. For the first time in Ukraine, landscape plans were developed as a part of the urban planning documentation of the local level – Integrated Plans of Territory Development for Pisochynska Hromada (Community) and Rohanska Hromada (Community). Landscape plans present in a generalized form the natural conditions of the planning area, the priority and localization of environmental objectives, the measures relevant to them. The developed landscape plans were used for strategic environmental assessment of Comprehensive Plans of Communities Territory Development.