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Strengthening of local land management in Serbia
Kladovo - Quality improvement for the process of elaboration of a
Detailed Regulation Plan
Last update March 2014
In the Municipality of Kladovo, in eastern
Serbia, the GIZ project implemented by
AMBERO-ICON gave technical support for the
development of a new urban quarter for
residential and commercial use. The pilot
project was implemented from 2010 to 2012
and focused on the elaboration of an urban
development and design concept for the area,
as well as the introduction of early
stakeholder involvement as an informal
instrument within the planning procedure.
The results of the process should form the
basis for the elaboration of a new Detailed
Regulation Plan and in order to achieve a
sustainable development of the site.
Kladovo has been trying to regulate and
develop a new city quarter in the zone of
Jugovo for a number of years. The zone
covering roughly 53 ha of land is an area with
high potentials, situated in the close vicinity of
the town’s centre. The development of the
selected site close to the city centre would
contribute to the inner-city development of
Kladovo.
The General Urban Plan of Kladovo foresees
the zone’s residential, services, skilled trades
and crafts, commercial and communal use. So
far, the municipal authorities have
encountered a variety of difficulties in the
implementation of this project, such as the
complex situation of land ownership, an
irregular land parcellation, already existing
structures mostly built alongside the
peripheral roads, a transformer station and
many overhead power lines crossing the area
and being an obstacle for new construction
activities.
Orthophoto of the site
Development of a new city quarter
Due to the need of new construction land
within the area of the city, the Municipality of
Current situation at the site
Ensuring rational land use in the area
The first step of vitalizing the area for a new
urban development was the elaboration of an
urban development and design concept, in
order to ensure a functional and rational
development of the site. Therefore, for its
elaboration, factors such as the current
condition of the urban environment and
development goals of the Municipality were
considered and analysed and the capacities
and restrictions of the location were
examined, discussing different planning
solutions.
Facilitation of communication processes for
development
The challenge of the process was to introduce
new participatory approaches, understanding
the needs and demands of the market, as well
as of different local stakeholders. During the
development of the concept, all relevant local
stakeholders were actively involved into
discussions on the future land use and urban
design of the site. The municipality
administration organized several meetings
which were attended by representatives of
the local administration and public enterprises
as well as representatives of the planning
commission.
and information for the development of the
concept. The discussions contributed to
finding solutions for pending development
conflicts and the results were incorporated
into the concept. As a result of the work in
discussion groups, for instance, the local
institution for power distribution agreed on
the reallocation of the transformer station and
overhead power lines within the area that had
long been an obstacle for the further
development of the site.
The result of the process is an urban
development and design concept that
proposes a mixed use area for commercial use
and housing. The concept further defines the
urban structure and design of the planning
area, areas for technical infrastructure, traffic,
as well as public and green areas.
Concept for urban development in the area of
Jugovo- Solution 1
The example of Kladovo shows that new
participatory approaches, introduced prior to
the elaboration of a draft for a new Detailed
Regulation Plan, can successfully contribute to
finding adequate urban solutions to obstacles
for the new development of a site.
Working Group meeting
After presentations on different technical
aspects, the participants discussed the
different demands and needs, possible
problems and obstacles, as well as different
alternatives for the development of the site.
The involvement of stakeholders in a very
early stage of the planning procedure
contributed to the transparency of the process
and served as a valuable source of support
Though the formal planning procedure for the
development of a Detailed Regulation Plan for
the site of Jugovo has not been concluded yet,
the elaboration of the urban development and
design concept provides the Municipality of
Kladovo with a solid base for further decisions.
This project assisted by the German Government is being carried out by the consortium of AMBERO Consulting and ICON Institute on
behalf of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
AMBERO Consulting Belgrade- Representative Office, Kralja Milana 23/6, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; belgrad@ambero.de