INTEGRATED URBAN PLANNING OF BANJALUKA -POSSIBILITIES AND CHALENGES OF NEW URBAN PLAN

Integrated planning is a modern approach to urban planning aiming at their sustainable and resilient development. It is theoretically based on the need to adapt the planning system of complex processes in the built environment, with comprehensive and integrated analysis, using appropriate planning methodology. Prerequisites for the implementation of integrated planning are institutional, legislative and financial support, the policy for strategic urban development at the national and local level, participation and appropriate education of all stakeholders in the planning process, which often can not be achieved, especially in countries in transition. This paper will address the opportunities and challenges of applying integrated planning in preparation and development of a new urban plan for Banja Luka, which can serve as a model for improving the methodology of integrated planning and planning practices of other cities in The Republic of Srpska.