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The period of post-socialist transition in Serbia brings more complex actors environment compared to socialistic period, while institutional arrangements are not enough developed to actively involve different groups of actors in spatial policy formulation process. In order to gather certain knowledge as guidelines for redefining institutional practices in Serbia, institutional framework of Serbia was compared in this paper with institutional framework of three developed European countries, especially in relation to the roles of public, private and civil sector in spatial policy formulation process. The European countries selected for the analysis are United Kingdom, Netherlands and Germany because of diverse national administrative traditions, so different institutional arrangements could be researched. By comparing institutional framework in Serbia with the ones in developed European countries following questions are researched: which actors are missing in Serbia, what are the ways institutional arrangements for different groups inclusion into spatial policy formulation process are formed, what are the differences between the roles of certain groups of actors in decision-making process. Current roles of actors in spatial policy formulation process in Serbia are reviewed and possible directions for public, private and civil sector role redefinition in Serbia are discussed in accordance with experiences of developed European countries

The paper points to the importance of spatial plans for relativization of conflicting interests (conflicts) between the development of transport and transport infrastructure, and nature protection. Through the analysis of case study-adopted Spatial Plan for the Spatial Purpose Area of the Special Nature Reserve Uvac, the way of relativization of conflicts between planned variants of the highway Belgrade-South Adriatic, section Pozega-Boljare E-763 and zones and regime of protection areas within the scope of this spatial plan, is shown. From the aspect of nature protection, the most favorable variant of the highway, and proposed by this spatial plan, is indicated.

The main objective of this paper was to research how policy framework in Serbia could be improved to address impacts of large-scale retail development. The first step of the research included identifying economical, social and environmental impacts of large-scale retail construction through the review of literature. The second step of the research included the analysis of different type of procedures for retail impact addressing, applied in developed European countries. Finally, policy framework in Serbia was analyzed and recommendations for its improvement are given in accordance with the experiences of European countries.