ZAGREB - URBAN PROJECTS IN THE PROCESS OF URBAN PLANNING

Urban projects in Zagreb raise a delicate issue primarily due to an imprecise definition of the term "urban project" as well as to a relatationship beteen politics and profession. This publication is a significant scientific contribution to the first stages of research of this complex topic in Croatia. The authors have provided a critical analysis of Zagreb's political and architectural circumastances and scientifically elaborated the need to redefine urban project with an emphasis on precise definition of criteria for project selection. The authors showed seven positively assessed models of west european cities in order to illustrate their arguments. The authors created for this scientific monograph graphic representations of the main topics and problems which make possible for the readers to explore the data individually and come to their own conclusions.