📋 Tender Overview
After the adoption of the Resolution on the Spatial Development Strategy of Slovenia until 2050, which was adopted by the National Assembly in 2023, we at the ministry prepared a draft action plan that defines more concrete steps for the implementation of the strategy. In order for the plan to be prepared with the highest possible quality, we also held a consultation with the professional public about its content this week.
The action plan defines measures and activities for the next ten-year period, i.e. until 2034. In accordance with the legislative framework, by preparing the plan, we set ourselves the ambitious goal of defining in it realistically feasible measures and activities that will contribute to the achievement of the goals of priorities and indicators defined in the Spatial Development Strategy of Slovenia until 2050 (SPRS 2050) . This does not only mean defining the activities of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Space, but also activities that address the goals of other departmental policies and demonstrate synergies with the goals of the spatial strategy.
After four months of intensive cross-sectoral cooperation and coordination led by the Directorate for Space and Construction of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Space, a draft action plan with a proposal for measures and activities was prepared, which we presented to the participating departments on May 27 and 28, 2024. professional public.
We organized both consultations as an opportunity to review and assess whether we have prepared a document that leads in the direction of effective implementation of the strategy, whether we need to add some activities or perhaps take some away. The first consultation was attended by around 40 representatives of the professional public (including representatives of regional development agencies, representative associations of municipalities, spatial planners, representatives of academic educational institutions, the Urban Planning Institute, the Geodetic Institute, the Chamber of Architecture and Space and the Association of Architects), as well as around 40 participants took part in a consultation with representatives of departments.
A large part of the measures and activities are devoted to solving the current spatial development challenges of Slovenia , such as:
ensuring residents' accessibility to central functions in settlements;
promotion of rational use of space by supporting activities for the activation of settlement renewal and internal development of settlements;
adapting to climate change, while preparing the Action Plan we had before our eyes the tragic events of the last two years, when due to a long period of drought, the country was faced with large-scale fires in the Karst and intense rainfall with consequent catastrophic floods, which affected as many as 183 out of 212 municipalities. Therefore, with a special measure, we address the challenges of adapting settlements to climate change, such as the greening of settlements, the green system of settlements and the system of green infrastructure at the regional level, the introduction of flood protection measures;
we also address the importance of promotion, education and ongoing training of participants in spatial planning.
The presented draft of the action plan specifies:
substantive areas or groups of measures and activities that must be addressed and implemented as a matter of priority in the first ten years after the adoption of the strategy,
holders and other participants who are responsible for the implementation of individual activities,
deadlines for their implementation and
indicators for monitoring the implementation of the plan.
In the following weeks, there will be a review of the responses obtained at the consultations, further coordination with departments and an estimate of the approximate financial value of individual activities. The action plan will be forwarded to the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for consideration and acceptance, probably in the fall of this year.
