Funkcionalna urbana područja kao instrument politike prostornog razvoja na regionalnoj razini na primjeru Slovenije

Over the recent decades, the concept of functional urban areas [FUAs] has been relatively independently established in many countries around the world. The paper first addresses the FUA concepts and their application. T hereafter, a FUA analysis is conducted using an adapted version of the m ethodology used by OECD and Eurostat on the case of Slovenia. Results showed that the existing network of urban centres is solid enough so that FUAs are formed around them, which will in time grow into more solidly delineated functional regions [FRs].Koncept funkcionalnih urbanih područja zaživio je tijekom posljednjih desetljeća, relativno nezavisno u mnogim zemljama širom svijeta. U ovome se članku razmatra koncept funkcionalnih urbanih područja i njihova primjena. Zatim se taj koncept analizira putem adaptirane verzije metodologije koju koristi OECD i Eurostat na primjeru Slovenije. Rezultati pokazuju da je postojeća mreža urbanih centara dovoljno čvrsta kako bi se oko njih formirala funkcionalna urbana područja koja će vremenom prerasti u funkcionalne regije s prepoznatljivim obrisima

Monitoring land-use change using selected indices

This article presents various indices for describing the characteristics of land use and monitoring land-use change in various periods. These indices were either developed by the authors or were derived from landscape metrics. They were calculated for five selected sites of agricultural land (sites) for the time when the Franciscean Cadaster was introduced and for 2015. A comparison of the values of the indices revealed the changes in the selected sites, and the conclusions present an opinion on their suitability. It was found that the numerical values of the indices reflect visually detected changes in the graphic representation of land use, and they could therefore be introduced into the system for monitoring land-use changes

Regional spatial planning in the developed information societies

The doctoral dissertation first provides an outline of the problem domain of regional planning in developed information societies, a review of the relevant literature and of recent studies examining the implications of developed information societies to regional (spatial) development and a methodological approach to its study. This is followed by a research performed at macro and micro levels and an analytical representation by providing a comparison with the state in the EU and Slovenia. A special emphasis is given to a detailed study of the Slovenian case.\ud The results of the research indicate that the regional differences are, in fact, connected with the development of the information society. The extent of the differences identified depends on the size and scale of the area under investigation. At the level of the EU space as a whole, these differences appear small, since due to the rough representation of data the regional distinctive features get lost at NUTS level 2 or, indeed, at NUTS level 0. However, the differences observed within countries and their regions are significantly larger. Besides, against our expectations, the differences between urban regions and flanking areas within the relevant regions increase. This confirms the working hypothesis, i.e. that the development of an information society and its corresponding changes in spatial structures has negative rather than positive implications on a balanced regional spatial development.\ud Besides the essential findings of the research, the conclusion also discusses the role of the state in encouraging the development of information communication technologies in flanking and less developed areas, aiming at equalizing the differences in the development of regions, the need for a further, more detailed study into the impacts of information societies to regional development with a systematic data collection, and a view on further regional development under unlimited possibilities of technological development

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The Impact of Public Open Space on the Image of Small Towns Centres in Slovenia

Despite all the principles of sustainable urban design, more and more spaces in small town centres are getting dedicated to traffic. Public open spaces (POS) in these towns are mainly reserved for car traffic, and social activities have been in decline. All at the expense of transportation space and built-up areas. As a result, there are fewer and fewer POS, which provide well-being and comfort to people, are accessible to all and are also attractively designed, allowing the development of a wide range of activities, and contributing to a town’s good image. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to determine the state of provision of POS in the centres of selected small towns in Slovenia and to assess the image of these town centres. Using various methods and instruments, we tested the hypothesis of whether there is a relationship between POS and the image of town centres. We used a cartographic method and a questionnaire survey, as well as statistical methods, in order to confirm the hypothesis. The study has revealed that groups of morphologically similar small towns are statistically different from each other in terms of observed relationships between POS and the image of the town centre. Therefore, a morphological analysis approach is very important in terms of evaluating the relationship between POS and the image of town centres. In conclusion, recommendations are given for the design of POS in small town centres

Analiza prostorne distribucije poslovnih subjekata u Sloveniji

The article presents the spatial distribution of business entities in Slovenia from locations in business zones and the areas of community, commerce and business services to work at home. The study uses the comparative method to determine their size, location and building typology. It was concluded that the structure is quite diversified and that most of the entities are located in residential areas. This field of study requires a further comprehensive treatment and regulation.U članku je prikazana prostorna raspodjela poslovnih subjekata u Sloveniji od lokacije u poslovnim zonama, u područjima centralnih djelatnosti, do rada kod kuće. U istraživanju smo koristili komparativnu metodu da utvrdimo njihovo stanje s obzirom na broj, lokaciju i tipologiju zgrada u kojima se nalaze. Ustanovili smo da je struktura vrlo razgranata i da se većina entiteta nalazi u stambenim područjima. To područje u budućnosti zahtijeva cjelovitija istraživanja i reguliranje

Continuous built-up areas as a measure for delineation of urban settlements

In this paper, we first discuss importance and need for\ud studying the methodology of capturing actual land use. The\ud term ‘urban land use’ is defined; the new term is introduced\ud to replace the currently used terms of ‘construction land’\ud and/or ‘built-up land’. When studying urban land use\ud and defining detailed categories, several factors and\ud measures need to be considered, such as formal, functional\ud and physiognomic, i.e. morphological, ones. In view of\ud the large scale of such research, we focused here solely on\ud the morphological measures for delimitation of urban\ud settlements. The chosen morphological measures are discussed\ud in greater detail in the Methodology section. Using the\ud indicators of distance between structures, population density\ud and density of house numbers, the measure of continuity of\ud built-up areas is described, serving as a basis for the study on\ud the test examples of three Slovenian cities (Maribor, Upper\ud Gorenjska conurbation and Postojna).The results showed\ud and confirmed the correctness of the working hypothesis,\ud i.e. that the morphological measure is a necessary, but\ud not a sufficient, requirement for the determination and\ud delimitation of urban settlements from other basic land\ud use types

Povezovanje prostorskega in razvojnega načrtovanja na regionalni ravni v Sloveniji

Knjiga predstavlja model povezovanja prostorskega in razvojnega načrtovanja na regionalni ravni. Model smo izdelali na podlagi analize gradiv, ankete po občinah ter delavnic z naročnikoma in ključnimi deležniki. Predstavljena so izhodišča za oblikovanje modela, sam model pa predstavimo z vidika vsebin, potrebnih strokovnih podlag, strukture strateških izhodišč, procesnih vidikov načrtovanja in povezovanja, ključnih deležnikov, ter potrebnih financ in tveganj. Izdelali smo tudi priporočila za uveljavitev predlaganega modela v praksi. Ob tako zastavljenemu modelu in njegovem doslednem izvajanju v praksi se bo izboljšalo načrtovanje na regionalni ravni, pri čemer bo to upoštevalo gospodarski, socialni in prostorski vidik. S tem bosta zagotovljena trajnosten razvoj in ohranjanje prostorskih potencialov