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Spatial Planning and Aggregates Resource Management in Croatia

Planning at the regional level on the territory of the Republic of Croatia is performed through 21 units of regional self-government (20 counties and the City of Zagreb that functions as a county). The spatial (physical) plan contains the spatial and economic structure of the county and the City of Zagreb respectively, the system of central settlements of regional importance, the regional infrastructure development system, starting points for the development and protection of the space, criteria and guidelines for economic development, for preservation and improvement of natural, cultural, historical and landscape values, environmental improvement and protection measures, including other elements of relevance to the county and the City of Zagreb respectively. Mineral resources exploration and exploitation are in these documents considered as facilities that can be developed outside the building area. Physical planning, that is, construction outside the building area is carried out according to the guidelines and criteria of the physical plans for municipalities and towns, or the physical plan of the City of Zagreb. In order to develop criteria for the location of extraction sites in the counties according to the Mining Law (2009) must prepare mineral resource management plans which are incorporated into the spatial planning documents. The areas denoted as potential exploration and exploitation sites are identified as suitable areas for stone aggregate (or mineral resource in general) production, based on criteria that take in account both geological, environmental and marketplace restrictions. Nine counties which have almost 70% of the Croatian aggregate production have to various degrees implemented the mineral resource management plans in their spatial planning documents.

Spatial Planning ; Aggregates ; Croatia

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