is an Architect, Urban Planner and Semiotician specialising in eco-semiotics and regenerative design. She holds a PhD in Semiotics (1996) from Aarhus University (Denmark) and a PhD in Communication Sciences (2000) from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal). She is Professor of Eco-Semiotics and Regenerative Urbanism in the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at Universidade Lusófona, Portuguese representative and member of the Executive Committee of the International Association for Semiotics Studies (IASS), and President of the association Significant Design, which connects art, science and regenerative design. She is guest editor for international academic journals and publishers such as Springer, La part de l'oeil, Estudos Semióticos, Degrés, L’Harmattan (Spatial Semiotics) and Aracne (Visual Semiotics). Her research explores regenerative urbanism, spatial semiotics, morphodynamic processes, the relationship between built form and meaning, and the ecological dynamics of contemporary cities. More information and publications are available at: https://www.isabelmarcos.net/
(PhD) is a Landscape Architect and Environmental Planner, graduated at the University of Hanover, Germany. He is Professor of Urban Landscape and Urban Ecology in the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at Universidade Lusófona and associate researcher at the Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design (CIAUD - University of Lisbon). Smaniotto coordinates national and international funded research and practice-oriented projects. He has a vast experience in the fields of design of urban environment, open space planning and urban development projects in Germany and Brazil. His research activities deal with issues of sustainable urban development, landscape design, strategies for the integration of open spaces and nature conservation in urban contexts, participatory processes, and on the relationships between built and social life in cities. Smaniotto edited several international books and published widely in professional journals in Portuguese, English, German and Italian.
Urban planning anticipates and shapes the future by translating long-term goals into present actions through plans, strategies, and policies. Yet unsustainable urbanisation has increased ecosystem vulnerability to climate change impacts, prompting the growing prominence of resilience-oriented planning narratives that emphasise holistic foresight, long-term visioning, cross-sector integration, and collaborative governance. This contribution connects these narratives to the care and restoration of urban rivers. Historically crucial to settlement, food production, and transportation, many urban rivers have been straightened, channelised, culverted, or buried to manage risk and free land for development. However, competing demands and inadequate stewardship have degraded water quality and ecological function. We argue that reframing urban rivers as socio-ecological infrastructure can advance transformative, people-centred and environmentally sustainable development by delivering co-benefits for biodiversity, environmental stability, public health, and urban liveability.
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Kostas Lalenis | (University of Thessaly), Greece
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Full Professor at Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade, Department of Urbanism, Belgrade, Serbia, adjukic@afrodita.rcub.bg.ac.rs
Full Professor with more than three decades of experience in academy and practice. Her field of professional activities and research is directed at urban design and planning, urban morphology, urban renewal, and heritage. She has published more than 300 articles and chapters in international and national scientific journals, books, and proceedings. She has participated in numerous national and international research projects and workshops as a manager and researcher. She has received numerous awards for competitions, awards in urban practice and research projects, and 3 awards for the best paper at International Congresses and published monographs. She was vice president of the Town Planning Association of Serbia and representative in ECTP-CEU and AESOP for Serbia.
Link to your institutional webpage and/or ORCID iD https://www.arh.bg.ac.rs/en/?team=dr-aleksandra-djukic&pismo=lat https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7815-6588
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Riverfronts have become central to contemporary urban development, increasingly valued as spaces for social interaction, public life, and sustainability. At the same time, their strategic and economic attractiveness has encouraged the rise of large-scale urban megaprojects, often driven by private investment. The megaproject development along riverfronts in Belgrade, with a particular focus on the Belgrade Waterfront (BW) project on the Sava River and Danube Port on the Danube River will be presented. As one of the most prominent urban interventions in the city’s recent history, BW has attracted extensive media attention and generated sharply divided public and professional responses. On the other side Danube Port is still in the planning phase. The perceptions of riverfront development among users, professionals, and the wider public will be discussed, highlighting tensions between public interest, transparency, and private-led decision-making. The BW project exemplifies broader trends in transitional societies, where top-down planning approaches frequently marginalize public participation. Strong civic opposition, grassroots activism, and critical media discourse reveal growing concerns about inclusivity, governance, and the long-term social implications of riverfront megaprojects. The projects for Danube Port have different approach, but are phasing many difficulties in realization.
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Project Manager at the Building Directorate of Serbia (BDS), Belgrade, Serbia, branislav.d.popovic@gmail.com
Is an architect with over three decades of experience in urban planning, infrastructure development and regulatory processes. He currently works with multidisciplinary team on urban analysis projects within the National Building Directorate. His previous positions were Assistant Minister for unified procedures and legislation, Senior Manager in City Construction Authorities and large infrastructure projects. He has contributed to major urban infrastructure developments such as Porto Montenegro in Tivat, Belgrade Waterfront, West 65, Airport City and the BIG shopping center in Belgrade, including managing complex resettlement processes.
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.Riverfronts have become central to contemporary urban development, increasingly valued as spaces for social interaction, public life, and sustainability. At the same time, their strategic and economic attractiveness has encouraged the rise of large-scale urban megaprojects, often driven by private investment. The megaproject development along riverfronts in Belgrade, with a particular focus on the Belgrade Waterfront (BW) project on the Sava River and Danube Port on the Danube River will be presented. As one of the most prominent urban interventions in the city’s recent history, BW has attracted extensive media attention and generated sharply divided public and professional responses. On the other side Danube Port is still in the planning phase. The perceptions of riverfront development among users, professionals, and the wider public will be discussed, highlighting tensions between public interest, transparency, and private-led decision-making. The BW project exemplifies broader trends in transitional societies, where top-down planning approaches frequently marginalize public participation. Strong civic opposition, grassroots activism, and critical media discourse reveal growing concerns about inclusivity, governance, and the long-term social implications of riverfront megaprojects. The projects for Danube Port have different approach, but are phasing many difficulties in realization.
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