THE LEGAL IMPLEMENTATION OF REGIONAL SAFETY PLANNING - TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE RISK-BASED REGULATION APPROACH

Risks are often interrelated, and one risk may effect another. Regiona l safety planning is therefore necessary, which should take into accou nt all the risks in a given region and their interactions. Even if, in a purely technical or economic sense, there is a method for optimisin g the risk situation, it may be very difficult to find a solution whic h also fits legal and political conditions. Regional safety planning i s not merely a technical or economic question, but a political and leg al one, even if, of course, the technical and economic facts and const raint have to play an important role.