Urbanističko Projektovanje Po Meri Dece I Porodice – Od Teorije Do Priručnika Za Primenu

The 2022 census revealed that almost 90% of urban settlements in Serbia were losing population. In such conditions, the remaining residents are mostly elderly, while children and families with children are increasingly few in number. They are therefore a valuable resource for the future of these cities, so the public policy friendly to them is important. This includes the part related to adapting the design of open public space in cities to their needs. Awareness of this is present in Serbia, but there is still no regulated way to implement it. The author team on behalf of the UNDP in Serbia and the Ministry of Family Care and Demography has taken the first step in the form of a national Handbook for Children- and Family-Friendly Design of Open Urban Spaces. The aim of this paper is to present the path in creating the handbook from theoretical fundamentals to determining specific spatial measures and the methods of their implementation through urban participation.