IPoP - Institute for Spatial Policies

Contact

Inštitut za politike prostora (IPoP)

Tržaška 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana

http://www.ipop.si/

ipop@ipop.si

Phone386 (0) 5 906 3683

The Institute for Spatial Policies (IPoP), established in 2006, is an independent research institute. Its mission is to achieve synergies across a range of disciplines and practices that deal with space and place, to raise awareness of the spatial dimension, and to consider the possibilities to guide policies of space.

IPoP predstavitev by IPoP Ljubljana on YouTube

Background

The Institute for Spatial Policies was founded as a private institution in 2006 by Blaž Križnik, Marko Peterlin, Peter Šenk, and Tadej Žaucer. Today the institute is a non-profit organisation registered by the Slovene Research Agency (ARRS).

Activities

The activities of the IPoP include planning, consulting, expert networking, and the implementation of educational activities. In addition to organising lectures, the institute has established an online library of papers and publications focusing on themes from the IPoP areas of expertise, naming only strategic spatial planning, public space research, and a cross-cultural research of urbanisation.

Maribor event, New Ideas For Old Buildings by IPoP Ljubljana on YouTube

International cooperation

Since 2009 the Institute for Spatial Policies has been the national URBACT point for Slovenia. URBACT is a European exchange and learning programme for the promotion of sustainable urban development.

Up to 2010 the IPoP worked on the project PoLok with partners Trajekt and the Community-Based Natural Resource Management Network (CBNRM Net). The aim of the project is to join people who participate actively in the creation of inhabitant-friendly neighbourhoods.

External links

• Institute for Spatial Policies website
• URBACT website
• Posts on the URBACT blog on Slovenia