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Rising the quality of life through improving existing living environments remains one of the critical tasks of contemporary urban design. The quality of life is, in part, a subjective matter and shall thus be approached not only through professional measures but must also include participatory inputs. The techniques for including the residents' points of view are various and greatly depend on the broader context of each case. However, using new ICT and other digitally supported tools is an ongoing trend and can be traced in various places and stages of the process. This article addresses the issue of the participatory reading of characteristics in existing living environments as they are assessed through residents' eyes. It reviews and analyses two case studies, a Slovenian and a Spanish one, that used the photovoice approach with photography and related supplementary materials to get to know residents' perceptions towards cultural and natural values that enhance their quality of life. The cases illustrate two different contexts, the urban and the rural one. In both cases, the processes were supported by a digital approach to achieve broader participation in the process, to offer residents an additional channel of expression, to analyse the input data, to disseminate the results, and to encourage a wider community and stakeholder dialogue. The case studies reflect the added value of using digital support in terms of the level of the integration of residents' voices into the placemaking process. It concludes that the photovoice supported by digital tools can importantly enhance community-oriented urban planning processes.

IN ENGLISH: Public participation in the urban transformation of capital cities is an important factor to consider when assessing the quality of democracy in post-communist countries. This study examines participatory processes in two capital cities, Zagreb (Croatia) and Ljubljana (Slovenia). The cases studied are summarized, and similarities and differences are pointed out using the comparative method (Tabor Park and the BS 7 neighbourhood in Ljubljana, and the Meštrović Pavilion and Savica Park in Zagreb). Findings from 2018 and 2019 showed a rather low level of public participation in Zagreb. In Ljubljana, the level of public participation was higher and the legal basis for it stronger, although there was a certain amount of dependence on political and economic factors. In both cities, public participation in its most direct form was present at the level of NGO and civil initiative activities. Residents' communication with the city administration was poor and did not facilitate the participation process. --- IN CROATIAN: Participacija javnosti u urbanoj transformaciji glavnih gradova važan je faktor koji treba uzeti u obzir pri procjenjivanju kvalitete demokracije u postsocijalističkim zemljama. Ovo istraživanje ispituje participativne procese u dva glavna grada, Zagrebu (Hrvatska) i Ljubljani (Slovenija). Proučavani slučajevi su sažeto prikazani, te su istaknute sličnosti i razlike korištenjem komparativne metode (park Tabor i naselje BS 7 u Ljubljani, te Meštrovićev paviljon i park Savica u Zagrebu). Nalazi iz 2018. i 2019. godine ukazali su na prilično nisku razinu participacije javnosti u Zagrebu. U Ljubljani je razina participacije javnosti bila viša te je njezina pravna osnova bila snažnija, iako je u određenoj mjeri bila prisutna ovisnost o političkim i ekonomskim faktorima. U oba grada participacija javnosti je u svojem najneposrednijem obliku bila prisutna na razini aktivnosti nevladinih udruga i građanskih inicijativa. Komunikacija stanovništva s gradskom upravom bila je slaba i nije olakšavala proces participacije.

IN SLOVENIAN: Sodelovanje javnosti pri urbanistični preobrazbi glavnega mesta je pomemben dejavnik, ki ga je treba upoštevati pri presoji kakovosti demokracije v postsocialističnih državah. V članku avtorji obravnavajo procese sodelovanja javnosti pri taki preobrazbi v dveh postsocialističnih glavnih mestih: v Zagrebu in Ljubljani. Predstavljeni so izsledki izbranih študij primerov v obeh mestih (park Tabor in soseska BS 7 v Ljubljani ter Meštrovićev paviljon in park Savica v Zagrebu), poleg tega so izpostavljene podobnosti in razlike, ugotovljene na podlagi njihove primerjave. Izsledki raziskave iz let 2018 in 2019 kažejo dokaj nizko stopnjo sodelovanja javnosti v Zagrebu. V Ljubljani je bila navedena stopnja višja in tudi pravna podlaga zanjo je bila močnejša, opazna pa je bila delna odvisnost od političnih in gospodarskih dejavnikov. V obeh mestih je bilo sodelovanje javnosti v najbolj neposredni obliki pri aktivnostih nevladnih organizacij in civilnih pobud. Komunikacija med prebivalci in mestno upravo je bila slaba, kar ni spodbudno vplivalo na sodelovanje. --- IN ENGLISH: Public participation in the urban transformation of capital cities is an important factor to consider when assessing the quality of democracy in post-communist countries. This study examines participatory processes in two capital cities, Zagreb (Croatia) and Ljubljana (Slovenia). The cases studied are summarized, and similarities and differences are pointed out using the comparative method (Tabor Park and the BS 7 neighbourhood in Ljubljana, and the Meštrović Pavilion and Savica Park in Zagreb). Findings from 2018 and 2019 showed a rather low level of public participation in Zagreb. In Ljubljana, the level of public participation was higher and the legal basis for it stronger, although there was a certain amount of dependence on political and economic factors. In both cities, public participation in its most direct form was present at the level of NGO and civil initiative activities. Residents' communication with the city administration was poor and did not facilitate the participation process. --- IN CROATIAN: Participacija javnosti u urbanoj transformaciji glavnih gradova važan je faktor koji treba uzeti u obzir pri procjenjivanju kvalitete demokracije u postsocijalističkim zemljama. Ovo istraživanje ispituje participativne procese u dva glavna grada, Zagrebu (Hrvatska) i Ljubljani (Slovenija). Proučavani slučajevi su sažeto prikazani, te su istaknute sličnosti i razlike korištenjem komparativne metode (park Tabor i naselje BS 7 u Ljubljani, te Meštrovićev paviljon i park Savica u Zagrebu). Nalazi iz 2018. i 2019. godine ukazali su na prilično nisku razinu participacije javnosti u Zagrebu. U Ljubljani je razina participacije javnosti bila viša te je njezina pravna osnova bila snažnija, iako je u određenoj mjeri bila prisutna ovisnost o političkim i ekonomskim faktorima. U oba grada participacija javnosti je u svojem najneposrednijem obliku bila prisutna na razini aktivnosti nevladinih udruga i građanskih inicijativa. Komunikacija stanovništva s gradskom upravom bila je slaba i nije olakšavala proces participacije.