Članak istražuje tematska područja Planova upravljanja spomeničkim cjelinama pod zaštitom UNESCO-a te ih postavlja u komparativni odnos sa suvremenim urbanističkim problemima mediteranskih gradova na primjeru Dubrovnika, Venecije i Krfa. Utvrđuju se zajedničke i razlikovne svojstvenosti urbanističkih obilježja gradova i tematskih cjelina njihovih Planova upravljanja kao indikatora urbanističkih problema u kontekstu suvremenoga mediteranskog grada. This article explores the thematic areas of Management Plans for the historic ensembles under UNESCO protection and relates them to contemporary issues in urban planning of the Mediterranean cities, as exemplified by the cities of Dubrovnik, Venice, and Corfu. It aims to give a comparative analysis of their common and distinctive features in the field of urban planning as well as the thematic areas of their Management Plans as indicators of the problems related to the urban planning of a Mediterranean city.