Vrednotenje družbene trajnostnosti malega industrijskega mesta: primer Velenja

Namen prispevka je poskus vrednotenja družbenega vidika trajnostnega razvoja Velenja, ki v evropskem merilu sodi med mala industrijska mesta. Pri vrednotenju smo uporabili v tujini uveljavljeno orodje Social Sustainability Framework in ga prilagodili lokalnemu kontekstu. Ugotovili smo, da je Velenje mesto z visoko stopnjo družbene trajnostnosti v treh od stirih ocenjenih sklopov: dobrin in družbene infrastrukture, družbenega in kulturnega življenja ter vpliva, ki ga ima lokalno prebivalstvo na razvoj. Najvecja slabost mesta je slabsa prilagodljivost in prožnost kot posledica na dveh vecjih podjetjih temeljecega gospodarstva. Ocenjujemo, da ima uporabljeno orodje veliko uporabno vrednost za urbano nacrtovanje in urbani razvoj. //   The purpose of the article was to evaluate the social sustainability of Velenje, which falls into the category of small industrial towns on the European scale. The evaluation was done by using Social Sustainability Framework, an established tool that was adjusted to the local context. It was determined that Velenje is a town with a high level of social sustainability both in the areas of goods and social infrastructure, social and cultural life, as well as the influence that the local inhabitants have on development. The town’s greatest disadvantage is its reduced adaptability level and flexibility, which is the consequence of an economy based on only two major companies. We believe that the tool has the potential to be useful for urban planning and development.