Field landscapes, steep vineyards and orchards: The landscape of the Stuttgart Region has many facets. The extensive mixed forests of Schönbuch and Glemswald are also attractive, not forgetting the extensive natural areas of the Swabian Alb and the Swabian-Franconian Forest. Urban structures and traffic routes have developed in this environment. On the one hand, there are always new insights into the diverse landscape elements. On the other hand, the demands and effects of settlements, infrastructure and the economy require planning responses. Regional landscape planning is therefore an important building block for the development of the Stuttgart Region. This is anchored in the landscape framework plan as the basis for the regional plan. The landscape framework plan provides a comprehensive overview of the landscape, land use, agriculture, water supply, forest areas, raw material deposits and climate in the Stuttgart Region. In addition to in-depth statements on areas in need of protection, the landscape framework plan also lists proposals for the protection and maintenance of the landscape.

The statements in the landscape framework plan form the basis for the definition of regional green corridors and green corridors, for example. These represent binding specifications for urban land-use planning and the approval of projects in outdoor areas and thus reliably ensure the protection of open spaces as a natural basis for life.

For the update of the regional plan, information on the state of nature and landscape was collected and evaluated in a geographic information system (GIS). The data is available to the local authorities for landscape and land use planning and can be requested from the Verband Region Stuttgart. For example, GIS data is available on: