Space resistance

The spatial resistance is a measure of the feasibility of infrastructure measures . Areas under discussion are assigned to different classes - for example high, medium and low spatial resistance.

When planning power lines , for example, spatial resistance is an indicator of how difficult it could be to implement a planned route. Not only structural or geological issues play a role in the implementation, but also the use of the areas such as zoning , protected areas or whether social resistance from areas of the local population must be expected. Houses, settlements, military areas, water protection areas and nature reserves are considered to be sensitive obstacles to the routing.

With the help of a spatial resistance analysis, the planners propose such a routing in which, if possible, only objects from low spatial resistance classes are affected, since a high spatial resistance could delay, make it more difficult, make it more expensive or even prevent it.

Web links

• “Spatial resistance” in the HOAI fee schedule for architects and engineers, Rainer Hartmann (ed.): HOAI 2013: Volume 5: Special planning services of architects and engineers , Beuth, 2014, p. 26f books.google
• Spatial resistance map for route planning by a power grid operator