Urbani izziv Journal

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Urbani izziv

Trnovski pristan 2, SI-1127 Ljubljana

http://urbani-izziv.uirs.si/

urbani.izziv@uirs.si

Phone386 (0) 1 420 1310

Published byUrban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia

Frequencybiannually

Published since 1989 by the Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Urbani izziv [Urban Challenge] is the central scientific–professional magazine for spatial planning in Slovenia with an international editorial board intended for presentation of current problems of spatial planning and management in Slovenia and abroad. Writers are domestic and foreign experts from different scientific disciplines, including architecture, economics, surveying, geography, and sociology. Articles on selected topics are bilingual, published in Slovene and English.

Abstracts and key words are available from the COBISS - Slovene Virtual Library database. Lists of published editions and articles available in English plus details of new issues are available at the website. The journal is subsidised by the Slovenian Book Agency.

Themes

Up to 2008, each issue was following a leading theme. An issue of the magazine published jointly in 1995 with the Faculty of the Built of the Environment University of Central England, Birmingham dealt with the theme of Housing. Other themes included Physical Planning, the City and Water, the Innovative City, Regional Planning, Rehabilitation, Values and Evaluation, Urban Design, New Framework of Spatial Research, Planning and Management of the Countryside, City Living and Housing, Small Towns, Views on Space, Instruments of Image, Infrastructure, Urbanisation and Environmental Protection, Security and Dwelling, the City Plan, Urban Networks, Different Living, Rehabilitation – the Built Environment, Urban Rehabilitation – Open Spaces, Large Projects, Building the City, and Physical Planning within the Bounds of Law.

Since 2009 each volume contains contributions on various spatial themes addressed from various fields and disciplines, including spatial planning, urban and landscape planning and design, regional development, urban renewal, and management of urban areas. Special attention is given to natural and cultural heritage protection, environmental protection, traffic and demographic studies, and accessibility for the disabled.

See also

• Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia

External links

• Urbani izziv website (in English and Slovenian)