The conference is intended for professionals in the fields of landscape architecture, architecture, horticulture, and tourism who are involved in the planning, management, and maintenance of parks as an important part of the tourism offer.
Parks are not merely green spaces, but carriers of local identity and cultural heritage. Through examples from Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, and Germany, the conference will present best practices in the sustainable management of parks.
Speakers:
Rosin Manuel (IT)
mag. Darja Pergovnik (SI)
Petar Banda (HR)
Heiko Hübscher (DE)
Kaja Šprljan Bušić and Ines Hrdalo (HR)
Languages: Slovenian, English, Croatian (no simultaneous translation)
Program:
- 9:00 am – 9:30 am Registration
- 9:30 am – 1:45 pm Lectures
- 1:45 pm – 2:35 pm Lunch
- 2:35 pm – 3:35 pm Discussion on Forma viva Portorož
Topics include:
- natural planting and the resilience of urban spaces
- Plečnik’s approach to the design of open spaces
- 180 years of park management in Opatija
- revitalization of the Zweibrücken Rose Garden
- sustainable design based on the principles of “natural intelligence”
Organizer: Slovenian Rose Society, Municipality of Piran – Pirano and Arboretum Volčji Potok
