The National report on urban development - Habitat III, outlines the current status and future challenges of urban space in Slovenia. Defines what can be considered as urban space in Slovenia and presents key urban development challenges and opportunities for maintaining and rimprovement of the living quality and and economic efficiency of urban areas. The main focus is on the challenges and good practices at the local and municipal level of urban centres. It contents the general description of the situation related to the main toics defined as »Demographic situation and challenges«, Planning of urban development«, »Environment and urban development«, »Urban management and legal framework«, »Urban economics«, and »Housing and services in urban areas«, followed by a description of the key challenges and guidelines for future development. It also presents examples from practice and relevant approaches that can contribute to the success of the addressed challenges.
F.30 Professional assessment of the situation
COBISS.SI-ID: 286496768Environment, health and transport is a publication prepared with indicators which are cruicial for understanding relations between environment, health and transport. It is based on the EU transport and environment reporting mechanism (TERM). The annual TERM reports help to track the environmental performance of transport in the EEA member countries. The reports use a set of indicators that are regularly updated.
F.30 Professional assessment of the situation
COBISS.SI-ID: 286424576The presentation entitled Energy and territory: what impact of spatially relevant decisions on energy consumption? entails findings on the characteristics of land use in Slovenia, of settlement patterns, as well as processes in the settlement system. Connections between land use characteristics and energy consumption are explained. It is emphasized that land use related decisions are taken at various levels, such as personal, municipality, state. The relations with consumption of energy are shown by means of a model consisting of settlement types, land prices, cost of living, mobility needs and use of energy. This content was presented at a public event entitled Let's lighten up the energy future of Slovenia. The event took place on 20.12.2016. It was organized as part of the project EN-LITE – which is oriented into improvement of energy literacy in Slovenia – and in co-operation with the Faculty of Social Sciences with the University of Ljubljana.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 2797507Presented were the process of the elaboration and methodology of the proposed guidelines for energy renovation of cultural heritage buildings, as well as the contents of the proposed document, which comprises the contextual framework, recommended procedure of the renovation, main protected elements of the buildings and measures for renovation. Proposed guidelines are taking into account the legislative framework for the protection of cultural heritage, construction and energy; best practices of guidelines from foreign countries and case studies of renovated buildings. Presentation aimed at various potential users of guidelines as professionals involved in renovation and restauration of buildings, constructors and also the owners and residents of buildings.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 2756035The paper demonstrates that for “providing ecological, economic and social benefits through natural solutions”, as the aim of green infrastructure is defined by EC (COM, 2013, 249 final), it is important to understand it from spatial, planning and implementation aspects and to discuss it within the wider urban and landscape planning context. The starting point for the discussion is the recognition that the state of the environment and the provision with ecosystem services are directly related to green spaces and their characteristics deriving from their natural features and processes. We point out that all of them, regardless the great variety of shapes, structures, types, functions, land use, origins and manifestations of urban green spaces are the basic component and integral aspect of “green infrastructure”. Furthermore, their roles and benefits are extensive and multi-functional, they affect the environmental qualities, climate and living conditions of urban and suburban areas, and also enable all aspects of ecosystem services. Through some practical experiences from green system and urban green space projects in Slovenia and through outcomes of international projects, we explain why a strategic, comprehensive and long-term planning approach for urban green space is needed to put the green infrastructure concept into practice. We present some issues of possible obstacles, problems and challenges that could be faced when implementing the green infrastructure concept in the future urban development.
B.04 Guest lecture
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