By Slovenian constitution, the state and 212 local communities are responsible for urban planning. However, the main spatial and resilience planning
issues in Slovenia (transport, natural areas, rivers, etc.) exceed the scale of municipalities. Instead, they often unfold at NUTS 3 level and need to be addressed there.
For the moment, municipalities in Slovenia are responsible for land-use plans while regional authorities manage strategic plans. The role of the state is to detail and manage some aspects of the regional strategic plans.
In the case of Celje, the strategic planning integrates elements related to the protections against environmental hazards.
From the Slovene experience, messages for resilient planning are:
- Identify the functional territory for resilience, which in the case of Celje is the water catchment area of the Savinja river and its tributaries.
- Urban planning at local level is not enough to achieve resilience, and it needs to be integrated with regional planning.
- In case a disaster happens, policymakers and professionals need to cooperate and jointly take actions.
- Policymakers should change their approach and influence societies to do the same: from react to act, and from change to adapt.
More information:
Urban Planning for Resilience (pdf)
