A fluid spatial planning and communicative process with stakeholders – Advantages and dilemmas of establishing a communicatively open spatial planning process

• Main Author: Matjaž Uršič
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Slovenian
• Published: University of Ljubljana 2018
• Subjects: fluid spatial planning; participation in spatial planning; communica- tion process in spatial planning; tromsø; slovenia; Sociology (General); HM401-1281; Tromsø
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/3dd846f198294e6cb5e912140d7fe759

The problem of fluidity in the context of ensuring the continuous multidirectional exchange of information between different stakeholders in the spatial development process is closely related to the problem of establishing sustainable spatial plan- ning. The by-product of spatial interventions is often seen in ‘communication noise’ identified as the inability to establish appropriate communication channels and participatory mechanisms among the actors involved. The article first analyses the concept and components of fluid spatial planning and then describes the gap between the expectations and capabilities of such planning. Three case studies are presented – an attempt to practically apply fluid spatial planning in the Norwegian city of Tromsø, the case of renovation of the Bežigrad stadium and the search for a low and medium radio-active waste site, both in Slovenia.