Urban planning – re-discovery and challenges

An article by Nurhan Redzheb and Silvia Chakarova published in Architecture, the journal of the Union of Bulgarian Architects, issue 6, 2015, ISSN 0324-1254.

The article presents a brief overview of the planning practice in Bulgaria since it became a member of the European Union in 2007. It focuses on 6 challenges faced by the Bulgarian planning professionals and decision-makers:

• Effectiveness and meaningfulness of the process;
• Methodology;
• Programmes for implementation and monitoring of the plans;
• Public participation;
• Institutionalisation of urban planning;
• Planning assignment procedures.

You can read the full article (in Bulgarian) here: