{"id":13731,"date":"2024-08-05T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/is-the-grass-greener-on-the-other-side-environment-and-cultural-property-in-the-shadow-of-the-marina-dorcol-project\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T16:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T15:58:07","slug":"is-the-grass-greener-on-the-other-side-environment-and-cultural-property-in-the-shadow-of-the-marina-dorcol-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/en\/is-the-grass-greener-on-the-other-side-environment-and-cultural-property-in-the-shadow-of-the-marina-dorcol-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the grass greener on the other side? Environment and cultural property in the shadow of the \u201cMarina Dor\u0107ol\u201d project"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13731\" class=\"elementor elementor-13731 elementor-13093\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3697c95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3697c95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a85409c sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"a85409c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82daa6c elementor-widget__width-initial sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82daa6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The environment and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cultural property<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the Danube coast are threatened in yet another of a series of cases of intensive urbanization of green areas. The adoption of the Detailed Regulation Plan for Line Park in Belgrade, which envisages the construction of the \u201cMarina Dor\u0107ol\u201d complex, was accompanied by numerous illegalities, and the problems regarding endangerment of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cultural property<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the environment are already visible in the earliest stages of project implementation. These problems are visible to the citizens, but not to the investor and the City Administration, which adopted the plan illegally.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The development and adoption of the Detailed Regulation Plan for Line Park in Belgrade <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Report-on-Cases-of-Corruption-and-Violations-of-Human-Rights-in-Urban-and-Spatial-Planning.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was accompanied by numerous illegalities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>non-compliance with hierarchically higher level plans, conditions for the nature protection and cultural assets, as well as omissions in the process of strategic environmental impact assessment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Despite of the negative opinion of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, which indicated that the plot of land where the monument of culture declared in 2013 \u201cPower and Light\u201d thermal power plant is located, should not be used for construction, the City Administration of the City of Belgrade illegally adopted the plan. Moreover, the strategic environmental assessment did not analyze and determine the impact on the environment and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cultural property.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this reason RERI requested from the Constitutional Court to annul the urban plan that allows the investor to build a residential-business complex with a total area of \u200b\u200b<\/span><b>195,853 <\/b><b>m<\/b><b>2<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with a total of<\/span><b> 564 apartments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>39 shops, 68 business apartments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as well as <\/span><b>1181 underground parking spaces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For the sake of comparison, Usce Shopping Center (the second largest in the region) has a total area of \u200b\u200bapproximately <\/span><b>130,000 <\/b><b>m<\/b><b>2<\/b> <b>with 1,300 parking spaces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f668c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f668c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ec8aaa sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"4ec8aaa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d89618 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"5d89618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13731 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-ekoterra-thumb-big'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5d89618\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"reri1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMwOTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yZXJpLm9yZy5yc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL3JlcmkxLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjVkODk2MTgifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/en\/reri1-2\/'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/reri1-790x518.png\" class=\"attachment-ekoterra-thumb-big size-ekoterra-thumb-big\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/reri1-790x518.png 790w, https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/reri1-390x255.png 390w, https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/reri1-195x128.png 195w, https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/reri1-706x464.png 706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-180e12d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"180e12d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1812374e sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"1812374e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d2857 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40d2857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the official illustrations of the \u201cMarina Dor\u0107ol\u201d project give a different impression, only <\/span><b>11.06%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the construction area is reserved for greenery in direct contact with the ground. <\/span><b>This figure is almost 3 times lower than the one determined by the rules and conditions of the competent Institute for Nature Protection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The illusion that this is a green project was contributed by \u201cgreen\u201d roofs and facade planters that <\/span><b>cannot provide the same level of much-needed ecosystem services provided by greenery in contact with the ground<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which are reflected in temperature regulation, rainwater absorption, air purification, as well as improvement of biodiversity, mobility and general quality of living space.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The issuance of a construction permit, after which it is possible to start construction work on the complex, is preceded by the ongoing process of issuing <\/span><b>the environmental impact assessment study approval<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b514cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b514cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a572e0 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"7a572e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ccb1ca sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ccb1ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dunavsko-priobalje-zelenilo-1024x495.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13734\" alt=\"Danube coast\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dunavsko-priobalje-zelenilo-1024x495.png 1024w, https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dunavsko-priobalje-zelenilo-400x193.png 400w, https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dunavsko-priobalje-zelenilo-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dunavsko-priobalje-zelenilo-370x179.png 370w, https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dunavsko-priobalje-zelenilo-760x368.png 760w, https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dunavsko-priobalje-zelenilo-387x187.png 387w, https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dunavsko-priobalje-zelenilo-500x242.png 500w, https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dunavsko-priobalje-zelenilo.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c61c234 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c61c234\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bb03f3 sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"9bb03f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0b4e5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d0b4e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the public debate on the environmental impact assessment study of the \u201cMarina Dor\u0107ol\u201d project, citizens expressed their concern over <\/span><b>the worsening of existing traffic functionality problems, view of the river being obscured and cutting off the direction of airflow through the surrounding neighborhoods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In the absence of representatives of the institutions that should provide answers to these questions, the representatives of the Secretariat for Environmental Protection announced a new public debate. Even two months after the end of the public debate, the information on the new date is still missing.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plan for Linijski Park in Belgrade represents the legitimization of planning solutions that give priority to the private interests of investors and individuals. It is especially devastating that such intentions of the decision-makers are increasingly followed by manipulation of facts, such as equating greenery in planters with ground cover plants. The consequences of such an approach are not only a \u201cmissed opportunity\u201d for better solutions, but often mean the permanent loss of precious and necessary natural and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cultural properties<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and public spaces.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The environment and cultural property on the Danube coast are threatened in yet another of a series of cases of\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":13096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1545,1550],"tags":[1890,1908,1907,1909],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13731"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13731"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13742,"href":"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13731\/revisions\/13742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reri.org.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}