Regional planning
In local and regional development, we focus on quality of life, development disparities and urban-rural relations. We evaluate the development of individual regions and local communities from different perspectives and aim to address space in a holistic way. We place greater emphasis on development along transport corridors and nodes and on the transformation of individual centres (the case of Kranjska Gora and Zreče). In this context, we emphasise multi-level governance of areas and the participation of different stakeholders in development and decision-making processes.
List of notable achievements in the last three years:
- Atlas on Quality of Life in Slovenia
- Zeleni prehod na regionalni ravni
- Goluža, M., Šubic-Kovač, M., Kos, D. and Bole, D. (2021). How the state legitimizes national development projects: The Third Development Axis case study, Slovenia. Acta geographica Slovenica 61, 2: 109–121.
- Goluža, M. (2019). Planning Major Transport Infrastructure: Benefits and Limitations of the Participatory Decision-Making Processes. In Participatory Research and Planning in Practice (185–205. pp.). Springer International Publishing.
List of research projects in the last three years:
- SMART-MR – Sustainable measures for achieving resilient transportation in metropolitan regions (Interreg Europe, 2016¬2021, leader: dr. Janez Nared)
- TRANSTAT – Transitions to sustainable ski tourism in the Alps of tomorrow (Interreg Alpine, 2022¬2025, leader at the Institute: dr. Maruša Goluža)
- Integrative Approach to Transport Corridors and Transport Nodes Development (applied project, 2021¬2024, leader: dr. Janez Nared)
- Evaluation of regional policy measures in Slovenia in the programming period 2014-2020
- ESPON Transnational Outreach Support 2019-2022 (ESPON project, 2019 - 2022, leader at the Institute: dr. Janez Nared)
Gallery:
Image 1: Accessibility of the railway station by car in the Municipality of Grosuplje
Image 2: Heat island in the Municipality of Grosuplje
Image 3: Demographic projections - municipalities in Slovenia
Image 4: Central settlements in Slovenia