Smart green port assesment on planning solution of Dockyard in Belgrade

Abstract

Urban planning in Serbia is in dilemma on the paradigm and style of planning it should follow. There were plenty of opportunities taken and realized used top-down approach: eg. Belgrade waterfront, Urban regeneration of Belgrade Downtown, Infrastructural projects, etc. It seems that they achieved what was not possible over decades, however there is still lack of participation in crucial sense that will enable integration of all pillars of sustainability in urban planning and development. The paper will do a critique on existing planning solution for Dockyard in Belgrade taking into account Danube strategy and Sustainability paradigm as framework together with theory of Integrative urban space and green urbanism in relation to communicative theory of urban planning. The hypothesis is that top-down approach resulting in blue print planning can be starting point for wider participation towards smart solutions, in this case creating Smart port. Aims of the paper is to give guidelines for integration of top/down and bottom/up approach in Serbia exploring case of Plan of detail regulation for Dockyard in Belgrade, resulting in suggestions for its improvement towards “smart port”