PROJECT LUŠTICA – TOWARDS A HEALTHY FUTURE

Saša CVETKOVIĆ[1]

S y n o p s i s

This paper is composed of some text extracts from the Master Thesis in architecture, titled “Towards a healthy architecture – Luštica peninsula” as presented for the author’s completion of the Masters degree at the University of Waterloo. These pages only include the first portion of the mentioned academic work wherein the following themes are comprehensively portrayed: the thesis’ context in respect to the contemporary environmental protection and its polemics, the ecosystem approach, genius loci and the spearheading sustainable philosophy behind the entire thesis work. Specifically, this publication answers why Luštica was chosen for the thesis work as well as why and how this particular ecology-based methodology, if adequately thought and implemented, represents the only possible way in which to design, plan and develop our environments. In other words, the paper reveals the reasoning why and how Luštica project could be a new model for sustainable development i.e. the only way left to assure, and move us towards, our healthy future.

Key words: environment protection, ecosystems approach, genius loci, sustainable design, healthy environmental planning

S i n o p s i s

PROJEKAT LUŠTICA – KA ZDRAVOJ BUDUĆNOSTI

Ovaj rad se sastoji od nekih tekstualnih fragmenata magistarskog rada iz arhitekture pod nazivom “Ka zdravoj arhitekturi – poluostrvo Luštica” koji je kao takav odbranjen na univerzitetu Vaterlu. Ove stranice uključuju samo prvi deo pomenutog akademskog rada u kome su detaljno opisane sledeće teme: kontekst teze u odnosu na savremenu polemiku oko zaštite životne sredine, ekosistemski pristup, genius loci kao i pokretačka održiva filozifija iza čitavog elaborata. Ova publikacija konkretno odgovara na pitanje zašto je Luštica izabrana za magistarski rad, i zašto i kako baš ova metodologija bazirana na ekologiji, ako se adekvatno uči i primeni, u stvari predstavlja jedini mogući način daljeg prostornog koncipiranja, planiranja i razvijanja naše sredine. Drugim rečima, ovaj papir otkriva rezonovanje zašto i kako je u stvari projekat Luštica jedan pilot projekat održivog razvitka, tj. jedini preostali način koji osigurava i pokreće nas ka našoj zdravoj budućnosti.

Ključne reči: zaštite životne sredine, ekosistemski pristup, genius loci, održivi razvoj, zdravo prostorno planiranje.

[1] dipl. ing. arh, E-mail: sasa@cvetkovic.org