Urban Planning
The NALAS Task Force on Urban Planning consists of regional urban planning experts representing member associations. It tackles urban planning issues common in the region, such us integration of informal settlements, inclusion of more stakeholders in the urban planning process and collection and analysis of the right parameters in what is known as "urban economics".
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Energy Efficiency
The NALAS Task Force on Energy Efficiency addresses the increasing issues with energy in South East Europe. As energy efficiency is an interdisciplinary field, this task brings together energy experts, municipal energy managers, mayors and other professionals who contribute together in mitigating the energy problems by proposing changes in the legislation, collecting best practices, encouraging better use of the available energy and employing renewable sources of energy.
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Urban Planning
The NALAS Task Force on Urban Planning consists of regional urban planning experts representing member associations. It tackles urban planning issues common in the region, such us integration of informal settlements, inclusion of more stakeholders in the urban planning process and collection and analysis of the right parameters in what is known as "urban economics".
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Sustainable Tourism
The NALAS Task Force on Sustainable Tourism is an emerging task force aimed to encourage tourism development in South East Europe based on sustainability principles. The role of the Task Force is to promote tourism policy, governance and operations that respect and protect the environment and biodiversity and foster social inclusion, while creating employment and income earning opportunities and contributing to socio-economic growth. This Task Force is hosted by the Association of Municipalities and Cities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Fiscal Decentralization
The NALAS Task Force on Fiscal Decentralization consists of regional experts in local and intergovernmental finances representing member associations. The host association for this Task Force is the National Association of Local Governments of Bulgaria (NAMRB).
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Mayor’s Symposium on Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Development in South-East Europe – Cities for the People 01.03.2018
NALAS addressed in two important sessions: “Decentralization: Data for informed policy making” and “Strengthening Urban Resilience in South-East-Europe”.
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NALAS contributes to the City to City Dialogue 15.11.2017
A City to City Dialogue on Municipal Finance, Urban Planning and Land Management takes place in Skopje these two days, within the World Bank-Austria Urban Partnership Program.
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German and South-East European municipalities will work together to support implementation of SDGs 16.09.2016
NALAS, LGAs and local governments are part of the new initiative of the German government - "Municipal Partnerships for Sustainability".
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Land management and taxation practices 31.03.2016
This publication presents the result of a survey of NALAS member LGAs on the practice of property taxation in SEE and its connection to land use planning.
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NALAS Urban Planning Task Force discusses citizens' participation in the Urban Planning Process 10.03.2016
Some fifteen urban planners and urban development experts from SEE gathered in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 10-11 March 2016 to discuss contemporary urban development challenges in SEE and explore citizens' participation in the urban planning process.
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Municipal Urban Planners and Finance Managers meet to discuss land management and taxation 05.10.2015
A quite exciting workshop, held on 5 and 6 October 2015, in Belgrade, Serbia, brought together experts from two important NALAS Task Forces: the Urban Planning Task Force and the Fiscal Decentralization Task Force.
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Assessing territorial attractiveness in South-East Europe 10.09.2014
This publication summarises the results of the Assessing territorial attractiveness in South-East Europe-Attract SEE project.
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Interview with Ms. Claudia Pamfil, a member of the Urban Planning Task Force 26.02.2014
The five NALAS Task Forces in: Urban Planning, Energy Efficiency, Fiscal Decentralization, Water and Solid Waste and Sustainable Tourism are at the heart of NALAS, bringing together the best experts from the region, competent associations' staff and professionals employed in the local government administration, who are directly facing the consequences and challenges coming from policies and laws which define the system of local government. NALAS Task Forces have a key role in knowledge production and dissemination. Through an interview with Ms. Claudia Pamfil, we present to you NALAS Task Force on Urban Planning, a very active and productive group, that works to boost urban development of SEE.
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NALAS Task Force on Urban Planning: boosting urban development of SEE 25.11.2013
From 25-26 November 2013, NALAS Task Force on Urban Planning met in Skopje, Macedonia to discuss the current urban planning challenges in South-East Europe. Task Force members informed each other about the recent developments in their countries in regards with urban planning, ongoing national and municipal projects most relevant to urban planning, as well as the role their Local Government Associations have in these processes.
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Forum on Urban Planning in South East Europe: Join, Share, Exchange, Learn! 15.10.2013
Want to know what is new in South East Europe (SEE) in the area of urban planning? Share with fellow experts, colleagues, peers? Learn from others and exchange experiences? All of this and much more is offered by the online Forum on Urban Planning in South East Europe, available at: http://www.seecities.eu/seecities.eu/forum/yaf_topics6_Urban-planning.aspx. Log in and become a member of the Forum, to start the exchange!