Peri-urban open spaces (PUOS) of many European cities are experiencing an increasing competition for land, which has been appearing especially for recreational and touristic attractive areas, nature as well as commercial activities in the hinterlands of urban agglomerations. Therefore, planning policies are challenged to balance the needs and expectations of a range of stakeholders. However, in planning documents and development strategies the knowledge of actual usage of peri-urban areas by various user-groups, as well as insights of how they perceive them, is often overlooked. Moreover, two extremes can be observed, on one side, there is complete conservation of specific PUOS whilst, on the other, the planning regulations are lax and therefore the pressure of development results in a fragmented and sprawled landscape. Developing a well-balanced, inclusive and impartial planning process and policy appears to be difficult. We assume that one of the reasons for low recognition and implementation of various insights addressing usage, perceptions and views on PUOS in planning documents, may be the format of research findings and gained knowledge presented to authorities and planners. Hence, our objective is to get a better understanding of appropriate formats of information obtained through research, as well as effective tools and guidelines to ease the communication between research and practice. The paper debates these issues in the frame of bottom-up approaches, considering qualitative-, small- and slow-data-oriented methods and techniques (e.g. focus groups interviews & questionnaires, and observation & behavior mapping). Ljubljansko barje, PUOS, landscape park stretching over seven municipalities in central Slovenia, was a pilot testing site. This area is popular for recreation and tourism of both locals and visitors. The paper will show an attempt how policy guidelines for the governance of these PUOS may be formulated, considering a balanced approach in integrating needs and opinions of different stakeholders.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
COBISS.SI-ID: 2916035The handbook presents the first integrated approach to connecting the areas of spatial planning and public health in Slovenia. It pays a special attention to creating an environment that encourages physical activity for all groups of the population. Its purpose is to substantiate the importance and possibilities of connecting spatial planning and public health profession as well as to comprehensively present the relevant aspects of planning appropriate and attractive environments for the active use of outdoor space of cities and settlements. It includes a comprehensive overview of the topics covered, from the vision in documents and resolutions to the results of research on public health in relation to physical activity and green areas, the needs of people and types of physical activity that are crucial for maintaining health in relation to green areas of cities and towns, their appearance and functions as well as design to achieve adequate quality of living.
D.01 Chairing over/coordinating (international and national) projects
COBISS.SI-ID: 302126592Sustainable urban mobility planning concept as a holistic approach to traffic planning in cities is in recent years gaining its importance throughout Europe. Sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMP) are at its core. Preparation and implementation of high quality SUMPs demands additional knowledge and resources as well as comprehensive support from higher levels of government. More experienced countries tackle these through National SUMP programmes through which they establish centralization of all SUMP-connected activities, funding and capacity building. That such a comprehensive support is of great importance prove also results of the research conducted within the European projects CIVITAS PROSPERITY and CIVITAS SUMPs-Up in 2017. The research covered 28 European countries. Slovenia, developing already some elements of the National SUMP programme for the past few years, was also part of this research. That SUMPs are most successful in countries with effective and comprehensive national or regional support is the key message of this research. The aim of this paper is to present the key results of the above-mentioned research with a focus on situation in Slovenia as well as to define the framework conditions and activities for renewal and improvement of Slovenia%s National SUMP programme.
F.24 Improvements to existing system-wide, normative and programme solutions, and methods
COBISS.SI-ID: 2898115