Milieudruk en Milieukwaliteit in de ROM-gebieden; quickscan ten behoeve van een evaluatie van het ROM-beleid
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1998-01-31
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Milieudruk en Milieukwaliteit in de ROM-gebieden;
quickscan ten behoeve van een evaluatie van het
ROM-beleid
Translated Title
Pressure and state of the environment in
designated ROM-areas; quickscan for the evaluation of the ROM
policy
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Abstract
In dit rapport worden de resultaten gepresenteerd van
een beknopt onderzoek naar de effecten van het ROM-gebiedenbeleid op de
milieukwaliteit. Uitgangspunt bij deze studie was het gegevens- en
modelleninstrumentarium van het RIVM, aangevuld met informatie van de
provincies. Voor de thema's verzuring, vermesting, verstoring en
ruimtegebruik zijn een aantal indicatoren vastgesteld, die informatie geven
over de toestand van het milieu en waar mogelijk de ontwikkeling van de
milieukwaliteit sinds het begin van het ROM-gebiedenbeleid in beeld brengen.
Dit laatste bleek in de praktijk door het gebrek aan gegevens binnen de
gegeven tijd slechts zeer beperkt mogelijk. Een aantal indicatoren
(verzuring en verstoring) geven een daling van de milieubelasting weer;
vrijwel alle indicatoren (verzuring, vermesting, ruimtegebruik en
verstoring) tonen aan de andere kant aan dat de milieubelasting op veel
vlakken en in veel gebieden hoog is gebleven. Met name uit de informatie
van de provincies blijkt dat met lokale initiatieven en een sterk
gebiedsgerichte aanpak opvallende resultaten zijn te boeken. Ondanks een
aantal positieve constateringen is het echter nog niet mogelijk om de
relatie tussen het ROM-gebieden beleid en de ontwikkeling van de
milieukwaliteit aan te tonen.
At the end of the 1980s the Dutch national government designated 10 areas in the Netherlands for which extra efforts would be made to integrate both environmental policy and physical planning, the so-called ROM areas (ROM being the Dutch acronym for physical (spatial) planning and environment). In this report we will present the research on the effects of this ROM-area policy. Starting-point of this ROM-areas policy study formed the data and models of the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), supplemented with information from the Dutch provinces. A few indicators have been determined for the environmental themes of acidification, eutrophication, disturbance and land use. These indicators give information about the state of the environment. Where possible, the development of the indicators since the start of the ROM-area policy, has been analysed. However, finding the data necessary to calculate an indicator for different years was difficult and only possible for a few. Some, especially these for acidification and eutrophication, showed a drop in environmental pressure. Nevertheless, almost all indicators (acidification, eutrophication, disturbance and land use) showed that the environmental pressure overall remains high for themes as well as for areas. Especially the information from the provinces showed that local action and a strong focus on the problems of the specific area can give remarkable results. Although some positive observations were made, it is not yet possible to state that the ROM-area policy on the whole has led to a significant improvement in the environmental quality.
At the end of the 1980s the Dutch national government designated 10 areas in the Netherlands for which extra efforts would be made to integrate both environmental policy and physical planning, the so-called ROM areas (ROM being the Dutch acronym for physical (spatial) planning and environment). In this report we will present the research on the effects of this ROM-area policy. Starting-point of this ROM-areas policy study formed the data and models of the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), supplemented with information from the Dutch provinces. A few indicators have been determined for the environmental themes of acidification, eutrophication, disturbance and land use. These indicators give information about the state of the environment. Where possible, the development of the indicators since the start of the ROM-area policy, has been analysed. However, finding the data necessary to calculate an indicator for different years was difficult and only possible for a few. Some, especially these for acidification and eutrophication, showed a drop in environmental pressure. Nevertheless, almost all indicators (acidification, eutrophication, disturbance and land use) showed that the environmental pressure overall remains high for themes as well as for areas. Especially the information from the provinces showed that local action and a strong focus on the problems of the specific area can give remarkable results. Although some positive observations were made, it is not yet possible to state that the ROM-area policy on the whole has led to a significant improvement in the environmental quality.
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