Upper Austria Land Use Planning Law 1994. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Oberösterreich Document type Legislation Date 1993 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleRegional Law on land use planning in Upper Austria- Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Land-use planning Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Land tenure Land reform Land consolidation Pollution control Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of the present Act is the economic and expedient use of the soil; the protection and care of the environment and , in particular the conservation or reinstatement of the sustainable purity of the air, water and soil, as well as the avoidance of noise; the conservation or reinstatement of a healthy nature, the protection of the indigenous fauna and flora and their natural living spaces, of the cultural heritage and, finally, in particular that of housing and recreational areas. Text consists of 40 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Land use planning in general (II); Local land use planning (III); Transitional and final provisions (IV). Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Implemented by Environmental Assessment Impact Ordinance for Land Use Plans. Legislation | Austria | 2006 Keyword: Pollution control, Land-use planning, EIA, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX