
ARE office at the UVEK administrative head office
The Confederation's policy in respect of spatial and transport planning, sustainable development and the alpine conservation convention has been prepared and implemented by the Federal Office for Spatial Planning since 1 June 2000. The remit of our Office includes the following:
- Strategies for spatial and transport planning and for sustainable development
- Principles of spatial planning, general and leisure traffic, sustainable development and the alpine conservation convention
- Liaison between federal authorities on projects affecting land use and transport
- Collaboration with the cantons in all official tasks
- Assisting with coordination to solve problems connected with agglomeration policy and equalisation measures in rural areas
- Information
- Monitoring spatial planning from a legal viewpoint