National indicators for evaluating the outcome of reinventing spatial planning in Serbia

Abstract

This paper is a follow-up to a research in the domain of theorizing planning practice and practising spatial planning theoretical approaches in the context of information-isation, globalisation and EU-isation. The theoretical framework contemplates the meaning of the spatial concept that is grounded in the duality of the information phenomenon and contemporary expression of the space notion, as a way of reinventing spatial planning. The operational framework discuses the spatial planning practice in Serbia through a brief explanation of applied methodology for identifying a suitable indicator set proposed for the implementation monitoring of the Spatial Plan of the Republic of Serbia 2010-2020. The national indicators set represents a theoretical model of knowledge for evaluating relational outcomes of spatial development complexity, and its spatial-temporal character represents a way of practising theoretical approaches as monitoring tools for spatial planning within the limits of the present regulatory system in Serbia

Web-based support of spatial planning in Serbia

“…In this paper we reflect the new challenges of emerging planning practices based upon an actor-relational approach of planning (Boelens, 2010) and grounded in a relational understanding of space (Murdoch, 2006). At the same time, we consider the experience of European planning practice recognized the need for multilevel governance and rescaling of governance that takes various directions: 'down-scaling' of the state and 'up-scaling' of municipalities (Dželebdžić et al, 2011). It requires spatial planning to adopt bottom-up approaches also.…”

“…Simultaneously, in the period of post-socialist transition there is a need for a new planning approach that will respond to changed conditions: free market, privatization and political pluralism. There are generally two concepts of change: (i) complete reform of the planning system; and (ii) the 'step by step' approach (Dželebdžić et al, 2011). The first alternative means the 'transplantation' of sophisticated planning systems from a European country which requires existence of a developed institutional network working on its own.…”

“…A lot of scholars' papers discuss the adopted SPRS and create a comprehensive overview of the following: the present conditions in postsocialist Serbia; context, laws and practice of planning in Serbia; the transformation of 'planmaking' as a dominant mode of planning; vertical hierarchical integration and horizontal coordination in spatial planning; the way to renew the collapsed strategic thinking; the comparison of the existing comprehensive 'rational' and the new 'collaborative' model of planning; as well as the comparison of institutional framework in Serbia with experiences of developed European countries (Lazarević-Bajec, 2009, Nedović-Budić et al, 2011, Dželebdžić et al, 2011, Vujošević, 2011, Maksić, 2012. The dominant problems, from our point of view, can be found in (i) a lack of knowledge and readiness to reflect numerous new challenges in the planning process (Lazarević-Bajec, 2011); and (ii) the collapse and recentralization of former institutions by weakening the constitutional role of municipalities and introducing the 'top-down' principle of government (Nedović-Budić et al, 2011).…”

“…We already discussed the concept of relational space grounded in the duality of information phenomenon and contemporary expression of the space notion (Dželebdžić et al, 2011). We perceived that the public knowledge presen-tation (information process) is separated as reality or existing fact, and the information (information system) is contemplated as a hypothetical product (Bazik, et al, 1996).…”

Teorethical and methodological basis for defining criteria and indicators for spatial development of Serbia

“…Супротно, приступ јаке/строге одрживости, који води 'енвајронмен-складу са основним планерским приступом (слика 2. ), могу се издвојити четири нивоа и технике за оцену утицаја промена, које ће помоћи да се дође до одговарајућих мера за прилагођавање(Willоws, Connell, 2003; Базик, Џелебџић, 2011): да помогну у процени достизања циљева које постављају развојне политике(Dželebdžić, Bazik, 2011). односе развојне стратегије и нуди се као алат који може користити за оцену успешности политика, дајући основне информације о питањима да ли се конкретни циљеви остварују и који је ниво одступања.…”