Promoting adaptation within urban planning: case study of the General Regulation Plan of the city of Požarevac

Abstract

This paper, by presenting the case study of the General Regulation Plan, provides an overview of the potentials and limitations of the planning system regarding adaptation in the context of urban planning in the Republic of Serbia. The spatial coverage of the Plan includes the central/urban and peri-urban area of the city of Požarevac, within which various land uses are represented. In addition to housing, commercial and industrial facilities, green infrastructure, as well as other land uses, agriculture is also presented. Taking into consideration the specificity of the Plan area, the paper presents measures that promote adaptation, with special emphasis on the green infrastructure, the water system, energy efficiency and the urban structure. Thus, one of the measures promoted by this Plan is the reservation of the space for raising fast-growing forests, building green roofs and walls and as well developing and expanding of the water drainage system network. In accordance with the current legal and planning basis, within the conclusions that this work stresses is that, even in an incomplete legal and planning framework, there are real possibilities for the inclusion of adaptive measures in the process of urban planning.