At the panel discussion on March 3, 2022, at 12 p.m., at the Institute of Philosophy and Social Theory, we will present the motives and results of research conducted in the last two years by organizations CZKD, Nova planska praksa, Tačka komunikacije and Polekol.

They worked on the analyzes of legal and institutional procedures of urban plans in Belgrade; on the analysis of selected case studies and on the processes of defining and implementing public interest and recommendations to improve the process of participation in the development and adoption of planning documents.

We will also discuss two publications that emerged from these studies:

“Towards Collaborative Urban Development Management: Interactive Urbanism” and “Public at a Distance – Democracy in Crisis: Analysis of Pandemic Planning Procedures”, as well as the online educational platform Interactive Urbanism (.com).

We will speak about decisions on spatial development, potential ways to reduce the distance between the public and planning procedures, participatory city planning, as well as how to inform and educate citizens about the space that surrounds them. We consider these topics a common interest of the academy, experts, decision makers, the civil sector, but also of all citizens of Belgrade and Serbia.

Speakers:

Centar za kulturnu dekontaminaciju (The Center for Cultural Decontamination), CZKD is a nonprofit cultural institution whose work is based on critical thinking, and cultural and artistic production. Through cultural and social engagement, which has included thousands of people, CZKD articulates initiatives of politization and repolitization of public space, culture and art.

Nova planska praksa (The New Planning Practice) is the basis for urban research and planning development, founded in 2021. It comprises urban planners with a foothold in the activities of civil society, the experience of public institutions and building knowledge at the Academy – united in creating fairer cities.

Tačka komunikacije (The Communication Point) association was founded in October 2011 by a group of cultural management professionals and cultural theorists with the aim of bringing together those who create content and projects in the fields of culture and new media.