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Law No. 99/2019 on the National Programme for Territorial Planning Policy.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Serie, No. 170, 5 September 2019.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Air & atmosphere, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Forestry, Land & soil, Water
Keyword
Policy/planning Land-use planning Climate change Food security Environmental planning Emissions Fishery management and conservation Food waste Forest management/forest conservation Protection forest Animal health Animal production Biodiversity Freshwater resources management
Geographical area
Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Law approves the first revision of the National Programme for Territorial Planning Policy (PNPOT), approved by Law No. 58/2007 of 4 September. The PNPOT is the top instrument of the territorial management system, defines objectives and strategic options for territorial development and establishes the model of organization of the national territory. The PNPOT is the reference framework for other territorial programmes and plans as a guiding instrument for strategies with territorial impact. The PNPOT was created by the Basic Law of the Territorial and Urban Planning Policy of 1998, with the aim of providing the country with a competent instrument for the definition of a prospective, complete and integrated vision of the organization and development of the territory, promoting the coordination and articulation of public policies on a territorial basis. Climate change causes impacts in the intensity and territorial incidence of the risks associated with floods and floods, coastal overgrowths, heat waves and the occurrence of fires, with a strong impact on forest territories, generally aggravating their frequency and intensity. . Urban areas will be in a more vulnerable situation. Other environmental hazards, such as mass movement in slopes, can be aggravated in severity or frequency. Climate change is also a factor of social injustice, with consequences for intra- and inter-generational inequalities.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
dre.pt

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 48/2020 regulating the governing model for the implementing the National Programme for Territorial Planning Policy.

Legislation | Portugal | 2020

Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Policy/planning, Land-use planning, Climate change, Food security, Environmental planning, Emissions, Fishery management and conservation, Food waste, Forest management/forest conservation, Protection forest, Animal health, Animal production, Biodiversity, Freshwater resources management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX