TFL Vsebine / Revija Javna uprava

Avtor analizira pomen prostorskega načrtovanja in javno-zasebnega partnerstva kot enega od pravnih instrumentov, ki lahko s tem, ko zaradi uresničevanja lastnih (profitnih) interesov spodbuja podjetja (zasebni sektor) k sodelovanju z državo in občinami (javni sektor), precej pripomore k preoblikovanju naše družbe v trajnostno (okolje ohranjujočo) delujočo družbo. Javno-zasebno partnerstvo je pri tem lahko uspešno le, če je usklajeno s celovitim in trajnostnim prostorskim načrtovanjem oziroma določanjem namenske rabe zemljišč. Zato avtor v prispevku analizira tudi povezavo med trajnostnim prostorskim načrtovanjem in javno-zasebni partnerstvom.

The importance of land-use planning and public-private partnership is analy- sed as some of the main legal tools for the implementation of sustainable urban development. Given the importance of law in modern societies, already at the time, sustainable development model was created in Rio. From the outset, it was clear that for its implementation the law should be reformed. During the last three decades since its creation, most countries have incorporated sustainable development model into their respective constitutions and on that basis, a significant and comprehensive body of sustainable development law has been developed. Since Rio, substantial progress has been made in terms of sustainable development legal regulation and in designing different econo- mic and social models in the majority of countries in relatively short time. However, we must admit that in reality, nothing has changed. If we are to achieve the main objective of a sustainable model, i.e. protect the environment and simultaneously produce material goods, it is clear that it does not suffice merely to limit human (i.e. economic) interference with the environment. Besides, our “obsession” and insatiability with the material goods should be transformed into a more moderate attitude towards the material dimension of our life. To achieve this goal, the economy itself should find its own interest in such a transformation. The private-public partnership is a legal instrument, which allows the private sector to cooperate with the public sector (pursuing at the same time its own interest) in transforming our societies into more sustainable ones. The author demonstrates the potential of private-public partnerships in stimulating the industry to collaborate with the public sector in the implementation of sustainable development. The author also demonstrates the importance of the association between sustainable land-use planning and public-private partnership based urban projects.

Sustainable Urban Development, Land-Use Planning and Private-Public Partnership