The European Green Capital Award—Is It a Dream or Reality for Belgrade (Serbia)?
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An agreement of cooperation and transmission of knowledge regarding the nomination for the European Green Capital Award (EGCA) was signed between the mayors of Belgrade and Ljubljana (EGCA 2016 winner) in September 2018. The candidacy of Belgrade was finally realized in October 2019. Great hope was placed in this endeavour because internationally recognized awards, such as the EGCA, represent enormous capital for both the city and the state. The EGCA requires serious preparation and significant fulfilment of preconditions. Many economically strong and environmentally responsible cities competed for the award, but did not win. On the other hand, the capital of Serbia does not appear to be an obvious winning candidate, especially as it is differentiated from the previous winners by being a non-EU city and by the fact that it is still undergoing an intense urban transformation, characteristic of transitional countries. Therefore, the main aim of this article is to present a review of the ...current state of Belgrade’s environmental qualities and its comparison with the EGCA criteria and with Grenoble as one of the winning competitors. The article gives a full overview of the EGCA requirements with certain details on required indicators, gives relevant insight into the procedure, which could be of use for any future candidacy, and discusses potential benefits for winners, losers and repeat candidacies.
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urban planning / urban development / European Green Capital Award / environment / Belgrade / Southeast EuropeSource:
Sustainability, 2021, 13, 11, -6182Publisher:
- MDPI
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- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200006 (Institute of Architecture and Regional and Urban Planning of Serbia, Belgrade) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200006)
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RAUmPlanTY - JOUR AU - Pantić, Marijana AU - Milijić, Saša PY - 2021 UR - http://raumplan.iaus.ac.rs/handle/123456789/641 AB - An agreement of cooperation and transmission of knowledge regarding the nomination for the European Green Capital Award (EGCA) was signed between the mayors of Belgrade and Ljubljana (EGCA 2016 winner) in September 2018. The candidacy of Belgrade was finally realized in October 2019. Great hope was placed in this endeavour because internationally recognized awards, such as the EGCA, represent enormous capital for both the city and the state. The EGCA requires serious preparation and significant fulfilment of preconditions. Many economically strong and environmentally responsible cities competed for the award, but did not win. On the other hand, the capital of Serbia does not appear to be an obvious winning candidate, especially as it is differentiated from the previous winners by being a non-EU city and by the fact that it is still undergoing an intense urban transformation, characteristic of transitional countries. Therefore, the main aim of this article is to present a review of the current state of Belgrade’s environmental qualities and its comparison with the EGCA criteria and with Grenoble as one of the winning competitors. The article gives a full overview of the EGCA requirements with certain details on required indicators, gives relevant insight into the procedure, which could be of use for any future candidacy, and discusses potential benefits for winners, losers and repeat candidacies. PB - MDPI T2 - Sustainability T1 - The European Green Capital Award—Is It a Dream or Reality for Belgrade (Serbia)? VL - 13 IS - 11 EP - 6182 DO - 10.3390/su13116182 ER -
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Pantić, M.,& Milijić, S.. (2021). The European Green Capital Award—Is It a Dream or Reality for Belgrade (Serbia)?. in Sustainability MDPI., 13(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116182
Pantić M, Milijić S. The European Green Capital Award—Is It a Dream or Reality for Belgrade (Serbia)?. in Sustainability. 2021;13(11):null-6182. doi:10.3390/su13116182 .
Pantić, Marijana, Milijić, Saša, "The European Green Capital Award—Is It a Dream or Reality for Belgrade (Serbia)?" in Sustainability, 13, no. 11 (2021), https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116182 . .