Analysis of options for implementing of urban projects using public-private partnership

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Public call for proposals for research projects under the Target Research Program "CRP 2016" in 2016

CALL ORGANIZER: Slovenian Research Agency – ARRS

PROJECT NUMBER: V5-1651

PROJECT LEADER: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law

PROJECT MANAGER: Prof. Dr. Bojan Bugarič

PROJECT PARTNERS:

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture

Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia

PROJECT DURATION: October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017

FINANCERS:

The research project addresses the defined topic in a comprehensive, interdisciplinary manner, drawing on knowledge and practice from urbanism, architecture, landscape architecture, spatial planning, management, law, and economics. The research aims to define urban projects suitable for PPPs.

Sustainable development must be the guiding principle for urban policies and management, or the basic development principle that applies to both sustainable urban strategies (SUS) and other strategic documents: the Commission's report on measuring economic performance and social progress (Stiglitz, 2008) highlighted the idea that the issue of "sustainability" relates to quality of life. This document defines sustainable development as a process that focuses not only on economic development, but also includes balanced ecological and socio-economic development. In this context, the presence of social capital is significant for the "vitality" of society today. Ensuring social sustainability (more trust, more cooperation, less inequality) is not only about preserving social cohesion, but also about increasing it and improving its effects.

To this end, the creation of PPPs is crucial for the implementation and management of spatial interventions. The main objective of the project, Analysis of the possibilities for implementing urban projects using public-private partnerships, is to define a system for deciding on priority interventions to be implemented through PPPs, based on an analysis of the Smart Specialisation Strategy (SPS) and an analysis of the adopted SUS and examples of good practice.

Keywords

public-private partnership (PPP), sustainable development, sustainable urban strategies (SUS), innovative specialization strategies (SPS), municipalities, urban projects, public projects, planning and implementation processes