The project, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research [Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)], aims to develop a platform-independent, decision-making support tool for selecting mineral waste treatment sites that can be mobilized. The project is designed to enable urban-rural relations to be established and permanently consolidated in the Dresden-Meißen model district. The tool supports the implementation and sustainability process in addition to broad-based participation. Selection is based on the applicable laws and planning-relevant aspects In this way, protective goods are analyzed and evaluated in compliance with to the Environmental Impact Assessment Act [Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfungsgesetz (UVPG)] and the Regional Planning Act [Raumordnungsgesetz (ROG)] and competing uses are determined.

To this end, input data is generated from reports and/or forecasts and mapped using a clear and scientific method to an evaluation matrix calibrated with key metrics. The most significant databases in this context include input flows, masses of material to be landfilled, emission and immission forecasts, traffic forecasts, identification of areas and landscapes that merit protection (e.g. nature conservation areas, cold air production areas, etc.), a critical-load substance input concept, ownership structures, etc. For completion of the planning basis, a regional building cadaster is used to assist in making strategic decisions for a study-area-specific recycling economy.

By developing evaluation options for various key parame-ters, it is possible to demonstrate unequivocally positive effects of urban-rural partnerships.

The project is carried out in cooperation with the Leibniz Institute for Ecological Spatial Development, the Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing [Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung- und Prüfung], the State Capital City of Dresden, AGS Anlagen + Verfahren GmbH and TU Dresden.