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Improvements for Kosovo's Spatial Planning System Improvements for Kosovo’s Spatial Planning System Capstone Project Student’s name Luan Nushi “Submitted as a Capstone Project in partial fulfillment of a Master of Science Degree in Professional Studies at the RIT Center for Multidisciplinary Studies” AUK&RIT May 2011 Capstone Project - Improvements for Kosovo’s Spatial Planning System 2 Capstone Project - Improvements for Kosovo’s Spatial Planning System Table of content Acknowledgments ……………………………………………………………………………… 6 Executive summary ……………………………………………………………………………... 7 Methodology and data collection ……………………………………………………………… 8 EU AND US SPATIAL PLANNING SYSTEMS ……………………………………………. 10 1.1. EU Spatial Planning System ……………………………………………………………. 10 1.2. US Spatial Planning System ……………………………………………………………. 12 2. SPATIAL PLANNING SYSTEM IN KOSOVO …………………………………………. 15 2.1. The spatial planning definition and role ………………………………........................ 15 2.2. Existing situation ………………………………………………………………………… 16 2.3. Legal regulation of Spatial Planning Sector in the Republic of Kosovo……………. 18 2.4. Spatial planning institutions ……………………………………………........................ 19 2.5. Organizational Structure ……………………………………………………………….. 20 2.5.1. Central level ………………………………………………………....................... 20 2.5.2. Local (Municipal) level …………………………………………………………. 21 2.5.3. Communication …………………………………………………………………. 22 2.6. Human and technical capacities ……………………………………………………….. 23 2.7. Evaluation and Implementation of spatial planning documents …………………… 25 3. ORGANIZATIONAL OPTIONS FOR KOSOVO’S SPATIAL SECTORS ………….. 27 3.1. Central level sector for spatial planning …………………………….......................... 27 3.1.1. Solutions from the countries in the region …………………………………… 27 3.1.2. Department for Spatial Planning………………………………………………. 33 3.1.3. Institute for Spatial Planning…………………………………………………… 34 4. ORGANIZATIONAL OPTIONS FOR MUNICIPAL LEVEL …………………………. 37 4.1. Municipal spatial planning unite …………………………………………………… 37 4.1.1. In case of capital ………………………………………………………………. 38 4.1.2. In case of larger municipalities………………………………………………. 38 4.1.3. In case of smaller municipalities ……………………………………………… 39 5. THE EVALUATION OF MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS …………………… 40 5.1. Proposed Framework for Accessing MDP’s ………………………………………….. 41 5.1.1. Submission Stages ……………………………………………………………… 41 5.1.2. Procedural / Administrative Test ……………………………………………. 42 5.1.3. Conformity Test ………………………………………………………………… 42 5.1.4. Consistence / Coherence and Effectiveness Test ……………………………. 43 5.1.5. Proposed Framework Flow Chart …………………………………………….. 43 6. LONG TERM CAPACITY BUILDING …………………………………………………… 45 6.1. Who is engaged in Spatial Planning?............................................................................... 45 6.1.1. The Role of Planners…………………………………………………………...... 45 6.2. Master Program as an Option ………………………………………………………….. 48 7. FINAL DISCUSSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ……………………………….. 50 REFERENCES …………………………………………………………………………………….. 58 APPENDIXES ……………………………………………………………………………………. 60 3 Capstone Project - Improvements for Kosovo’s Spatial Planning System Acronyms AUK American University in Kosovo MESP Ministry for Environment and Spatial Planning ISP Institute for Spatial Planning DSP Department for Spatial Planning MDP Municipal Development Plan UDP Urban Development Plan URP Urban Regulatory Plan CEMAT European Conference of Ministers responsible for Regional Planning ESDP European Spatial Development Perspective EU European Union GIS Geographical Information System MEST Ministry for Education, Science and Technology SPU Spatial Planning Unite TSD Technical Support Division RD Research Division PD Planning Division SP Spatial Planning SPK Spatial Plan of Kosova 4 Capstone Project - Improvements for Kosovo’s Spatial Planning System List of figures Fig. 1. Structure of activities Fig. 1.1. The “Blue Banana” depicting the economic core of the European Union from London to Milano Fig. 1.2. Emerging Megalopolitan Areas in the United States Fig. 1.3. A Planning or Plan-Making Process Cycle (American Planning Association, 1995) Fig. 2.1. Spatial development strategy (Source: Spatial Plan of Kosovo 2010-2020+) Fig. 2.2. Spatial planning levels in Kosovo Fig. 4.1. Municipal classification (Source: Spatial Plan of Kosova) List of charts Chart 1.1. Profile of demands for national spatial planning based on spatial planning on the European level (Katrina M.Pallagst, Spatial planning policies and conceptions on the European level- influences on national planning systems) Chart 2.1. Existing Evaluation form of MDP-s Chart 2.2. Implementation percentage. Chart 5.1. Proposed evaluation form Chart 7.1. Basic workable structure of the Department Chart 7.2. Task oriented organization structure Chart 7.3. Basic workable structure of ISP List of tables Table 2.1 The current designation of the directories Table 2.2. Selection criteria’s of the treated municipalities Table 2.3. Current relations between central and local level. Table 2.4. Existing human capacity in the local level (municipal) Table 2.5. Evaluation level Table 2.6. Implementation percentage Table 3.1. Comparison of general information’s Table 3.2. Organizational structure of the central spatial planning sector Table 5.1. Results from the discussion on evaluation form Table. 6.1. Results form discussions on the ideas how to build up human capacities in the spatial planning field. Table 6.2. Results form the discussions with professionals on the ideas how to sustainable build human capacities. Table 7.1. Project financial implication 5 Capstone Project - Improvements for Kosovo’s Spatial Planning System Acknowledgment I would like to acknowledge the contribution of the funding institutions of this Master Program - USAID and Kosovo Government for offering us as civil servants of the Kosovo Government, the opportunity to study at a prestigious institution such as American University in Kosovo – AUK in partnership with Rochester Institute of Technology – RIT. It made it possible to increase the knowledge of the modern Public Administration functioning, new context and trends in the world, the meaning of an effective and efficient Public Administration which would help us in future work in the Public Administration. Particularly, my thanks goes to the AUK & RIT professors who with their experience helped us learning the important information needed for the building of the modern and democratic society and the role of civil servants in it. I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisor, Professor Brian Bowen, for his support, feedback provided and giving me suggestions and recommendations throughout the Capstone Project work. I am also grateful to my consultants: Mr. Ilir Gjinolli, lector in the Prishtina University and one of the most experienced expert in the field of urban and spatial planning; Mr. Mahir Yagcilar, minister in the Ministry for Environment and Spatial Planning, and Mr. Ishaku Maitumbi UN-Habitat, who with patience and good advices helped me a lot during the developing of Capstone Project. My deepest thanks go to my family, especially to my wife Drita, for her help as experienced spatial planner in advising me throughout the whole Master Program and especially during my work in preparing the Capstone Project. Finally, I want to thank the MESP for their understanding for my engagement in the Courses throughout the Master Program and particularly, my thanks goes to my colleges in the sector of spatial planning and particular colleges from urban directories at the local level for their strong support for finalizing of this Master Degree. 6 Capstone Project - Improvements for Kosovo’s Spatial Planning System EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Capstone project addresses the important problem of functional improvement of Spatial Planning System in Kosovo. Major questions which have been addressed include following: What are the causes and problems that the current system is facing? What is the structure of the organization and what is the actual communication between Central and Municipal levels? What are the technical and human capacities? At what level of priority is the existing spatial planning sector? What is the level of spatial plans execution, and which are obstacles that affect their implementation? What is the existing legal basis and what are the barriers? Therefore this project identifies important activities which are schematically presented in the Fig.1. which needs to be worked out for further strengthening of the spatial planning system in Kosovo. Fig.1 - Structure of activities In close cooperation with central and local authorities this project offers real insights in to the current situation in the field of spatial planning. The core issue is spatial planning sector at the central level and relevant departments of planning and urban management at the local level. Particular attention is paid to technical and human capacities at both levels and their ability to offer solutions and to monitor the situation in this field. Based on this research, this project provides a new basic organizational structure of the sector for both levels as a sustainable solution for maintaining existing and building up new capacities. An important part of the document provides information and differences of the planning system in EU countries and spatial planning system in the USA. Comparing the differences, the project offers appropriate recommendations which will directly affect on improvement of the spatial planning system in Kosovo. As a conclusion project provides three main recommendations
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