Urban and Building Rules and Climate Change Planning: Case Study of Zlatibor Nature Park

Abstract

The issue of climate change is an integral part of urban and spatial development. Due to increasing urbanization and development within rural and natural landscapes, we are faced with various spatial demands and conflicts. However, sustainable urban and spatial regulations can improve the mitigation of climate change effects and promote adaptation. In order to obtain needed analytical framework to identify urban and building rules that promote mitigation and adaptation for the selected case study “the educational and sports-recreational complex” within the Spatial plan of the Nature Park Zlatibor , document analyses and literature research within the planning framework for the Spatial plan in Serbia have been performed to distinguish the mitigation and adaptation background. By addressing the urban and building rules in the context of climate change, this case study presents the planned adaptation and mitigation measures that were promoted through the spatial organization of multiple parcels, different urban land parameters, green and open spaces, the position on the parcel, maximum number of floors, energy efficiency standards, etc. Outlined urban and building rules focus on specific measures, such as energy efficiency, preserving water resources, heating and green areas, and use of natural materials in the visual appearance of buildings. Thus, it should be assumed that spatial planning represents an important tool for building development, nature preservation, and implementing the adaptation to climate change. As a signatory of all relevant international frameworks that promote the issue of climate change, it can be expected that in the forthcoming planning practice in Serbia the adaptation measures will be binding in a way that addresses specific problems and building development.