There is one ongoing project of the task force - it is the Comparative Analysis of the Legal Frameworks for Urban Planning in the Different Member States of NALAS – II Phase Project. After its finalization, LGAs will be more competent in advocating for interests of their members in the field of urban planning and integration of informal settlements. Based upon general recommendations, they would be able to develop specific recommendations for improvements in the relevant national lefgislative framework.
The NALAS Task Forces meet four times a year, or more often if needed. Information
for each meeting is also displayed on this page.
Urban Planning Task Force meeting in Bar, 3-4 June 2011
The NALAS Task Force on Urban Planning met in Bar, Montenegro, on the 3-4th June 2011. The meeting was preceded by the Expert Meeting of the Comparative Analysis of the Legal Frameworks for Urban Planning in the Different Member States of NALAS – II Phase Project. Both meetings were hosted by the Union of Municipalities of Montenegro. The TF UP meeting gathered in total 21 participants. Central points of the discussions were the ongoing project and the approved for financing projects.
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Urban Planning Task Force meeting in Belgrade, 5-6 November 2010
The second meeting of NALAS Task Force on Urban Planning for the year 2010 took place in Belgrade, Serbia, on the 5-6th November 2010. The meeting was preceded by the Kick off meeting of the Comparative Analysis of the Legal Frameworks for Urban Planning in the Different Member States of NALAS – II Phase Project. Both meetings were hosted by the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities of Republic of Serbia.
Central point of the discussions was land management and land ownership issues of the local government units and the role of the local government associations in facilitating them. A project proposal idea was brainstormed and its main parameters were determined. Short term actions were defined and planned.
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Urban Planning Task Force meeting in Budapest, 2 June 2010
The first meeting the NALAS Task Force on Urban Planning for the year 2010 took place in Budapest, Hungary on the 2nd of June 2010. It followed postponement due to force majeure air traffic disruption in April. The TF UP meeting gathered in total 17 participants, including experts from UN-HABITAT and the Hungarian Society of Urban planning. The latter was presented by its Managing Director Mr. Richard Ongjerth who delivered the presentation Innovative Knowledge Transfer for Best Urban Solution. His presentation gave a different perspective to the urban planning processes from the point of view of expertise coming out of NALAS operational region.
This meeting was about the project activities that are being implemented by NALAS TF UP. Central point of the discussions was the completed NALAS Project Urban Integration of Informal Settlements and its follow-up project proposals. Also, at the meeting were presented the results from the Task Force Evaluation.
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Urban Planning Task Force meeting in Ljubljana, 15-16 October 2009
The fourth and the last for the year 2009 gathering of the NALAS Task Force on Urban Planning took place in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana on the 15-16th of October 2009. It gathered in total 18 participants, some of them new members of the Task Force – the representatives of the associations of Moldova, Montenegro and Croatia. This meeting was about exchanging opinions and looking at the urban planning processes in the NALAS member countries from different perspectives. Central point of the discussions was insufficient funds available to the local governments and frequent change in the national legislations connected with urban planning.
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Urban Planning Task Force meeting in Tirana, 7 May 2009
The NALAS Task Force on Urban Planning met in Tirana on 7 May 2009. The meeting took place between two national workshops of the Urban Integration of Informal Settlements project - one in the Republic of Srpska on 27, 28 April and a second one in Albania on 8 May. During the meeting, experts delivered updates on the recent development in the urbanization sector in South East Europe, concluding that most of the counties are still facing serious challenges in this area. This is especially the case as the economy shrinks and municipalities are now even less able to build new social and physical infrastructure to serve their growing communities. Central governments are not helping either, as in some cases they are even disrupting municipal efforts, by using “legal shortcuts” to bypass regular municipal planning processes, or by not giving state land to the municipalities. The meeting resulted with new potential project ideas for activities of this task force in 2010.
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Urban Planning Task Force meeting in Skopje, 16-18 January 2009
The NALAS Task Force on Urban Planning gathered in Skopje in early January to review the completed and ongoing activities of the project "Urban Integration of Informal Settlements" and to plan for the follow up activities for 2009 and beyond. Currently there are three ongoing project activities - two pilot activities in the municipalities of Sukth and Prijedor and one legislation analysis activity. All three activities are expected to continue throughout 2009 and should be completed by the end of the year.
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