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HAPPINESS AS INDICATOR
AND PLANNING OBJECTIVE
FOR THE SPATIAL
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Siniša Trkulja, Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Third International Conference on Gross National Happiness
Bangkok, Chulalongkorn University 2007
ANALYSIS
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DATA GATHERING AND
THEIR INTERPRETATION
PLANNING
SINTHESYS
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VISION – OBJECTIVES
STRATEGY – ACTION PLAN
PROCESS
IMPLEMENTATION
MONITORING
Comparative analysis of
spatial development policies
why? coordination, cooperation, learning
how? process, institutions, documents, legislation
indicators? HDI, HPI, GDP, GPI, GNH …
objectives? defined in participatory way …
Four pillars of GNH:
• cultural promotion
• environmental conservation
• good governance
• socio-economic development
Development objectives for European
space
• polycentric development and new urban –
rural relationships
• accessibility to infrastructure and
knowledge
• wise management of cultural and natural
resources
EU regional policy objectives
For period 2007-13
• Convergence
• Competitiveness
• Cooperation
Transnational
cooperation areas
(2007-2013)
South East
Europe
transnational
cooperation area
(2007-2013)
Danube and Mekong rivers
• Mekong region – 6 countries; Friendship bridge
• Danube – corridor 7 – 11 countries
Infrastructure corridors
• Pan-European corridors
• Asian road corridors
Urban and regional planning
• Examples of city planning witness the
success of the urban planning policies
• Structural plan of Thimphu is using GNH in
its planning practice – plan 2002-27
• Every city interacts with its region and
rural settlements in the region
• Appearance and development of regional
planning in the XX century
• Ecological footprint
GNH as national spatial planning
objective
• vision for peace, prosperity and happiness
• planning is about future
• happiness upgrades sustainable development
• we tend to forget but it is always possible to find
reason to be happy
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