The political steering process is based on a multi-level Regional Governance approach with regional conferences, workshops, and retreats. The development process is supported by Planning Association 36, Lienz and its surroundings, a municipal association defined according to the Tyrolean Spatial Planning Act. The future space Lienzer Talboden covers an area of 471 km², with 28,000 inhabitants, and represents the social, societal, and economic center in the supra-regional interconnection area with around 18,000 employees, a high concentration of infrastructure, leisure, and educational facilities, as well as an attractive economic environment.social, societal, and economic center in the supra-regional interconnection area.