Contributing Towards More
Sustainable Cities—Learning Through
Collaboration
Violeta Orlovic Lovren, Marija Maruna and Tijana Crncevic
Abstract
Purpose: In the year 2012 the Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade,
initiated a new study program “Integrated Urbanism” at the master’s degree level.
The program was established in order to develop a new educational profile of
urban professionals, integrating economic, social and environmental issues and
creating a network of relevant stakeholders as a platform for collaborative
learning. The aim of this paper is to present the methodological approach
developed for the collaborative learning process that will occur while students
participating in this program prepare their master’s theses. Methodology/
Approach: The collaborative learning process is developed through the cooper-
ation of students and mentors, the committee members, as well as with an external
team of consultants from the most relevant institutions in spatial and urban
planning and development in Serbia. The process was based on the platform of the
“Integrated Urban Development Strategy for the Inner City of Kragujevac”, a new
instrument of sustainable urban development. Results: Based on that experience,
students formulated thirteen master ’s theses, containing solutions for the
implementation of selected individual measures that were defined in the Strategy,
V.O. Lovren (&)
University of Belgrade, Cika Ljubina 18-20, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
e-mail: violeta.orlovic@f.bg.ac.rs
M. Maruna
University of Belgrade, Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 73, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
e-mail: m.ma@sezampro.rs
T. Crncevic
Institute of Architecture and Urban and Spatial Planning of Serbia,
Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 73, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
e-mail: tijana@iaus.ac.rs
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
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