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Most of the stone and brick buildings in the old city are plastered, while stone was
used primarily for portals, window frames and in some cases, pet mats. Mitigation
is diffi cult due to the fact that the Ljubljana centre was declared a cultural and historical monument, which requires full protection of the cultural, aesthetic, historical
and natural values (Decree … 1986 ). Common roofi ng material in Ljubljana is tiles.
Tiles cover the majority of older buildings in the centre of the city. Some atriums of
the buildings have been covered by glass and only few buildings and winter gardens
have been equipped by green roofs until now, built mostly by incentives of individuals (Črnuče, Lek pharmaceutical company, Maros company) or by public funds
(Stožice sport park a green roof with size 8000 m
2 ).
12.6 Pilot Actions
The notion of spatial organisation as a method of urban management has been
adopted in three typical areas of the City of Ljubljana: the city centre, suburban area
and hilly hinterland. This division is merely schematic as it would be diffi cult to
demark these areas where the contents are intertwined (Decree ... 1986 ).
In Ljubljana 21 streets in the centre of the city have been closed to traffi c since
2006. The public cycling system Bicikelj has been established in 2011. In some
areas in the city centre the allowed speed of traffi c was reduced to 30 km/h, allowing
safer cycling and pedestrian transport.
The 2010 Municipal spatial plan defi nes land use activities from urban land use,
green areas, cycling routes and green areas points of view.
A number of drinking fountains were established in the city centre next to several
fountains. In 2010 two new parks measuring 15 ha have been established: the
Northern park and the park at the Šmartinska street. The city of Ljubljana is taking
care of more than 72,000 trees in the city and its surroundings. More than one hundred trees were planted in the streets of the city centre in 2009 and more than 250
trees were planted in 2010 as a part of a project the Labyrnth of Art. About 1409 ha
of forests on the nearby hills (Rožnik, Šišenski hrib, Grajski grič, Šmarna gora and
Grmada) were given a status of forest of special importance, although almost 90 %
of the forests are a property of private subjects. Next to a new stadium and sport hall
about 90.000 m
2 of green areas (parks and sport areas including cycling and running
tracks) next to 5000 m
2 of play grounds are going to be built. Also, the Ljubljanica
river banks were reconstructed in order to allow public access to water in the city.
Large areas of the city dump in the Ljubljansko barje area were transformed to golf
links ( http://www.ljubljanapametnomesto.si/ ). A list of buildings which are accessible for disabled people has been made public ( http://www.disabledgo.com/sl/org/
ljubljana ).
The determination of pilot Urban Heat Island installations locations was a subject of numerous consultations and debates within the City administration and public. Some of them were realized in 2013, the others were prepared and installed this
year.
B. Komac et al.
Most of the stone and brick buildings in the old city are plastered, while stone was
used primarily for portals, window frames and in some cases, pet mats. Mitigation
is diffi cult due to the fact that the Ljubljana centre was declared a cultural and historical monument, which requires full protection of the cultural, aesthetic, historical
and natural values (Decree … 1986 ). Common roofi ng material in Ljubljana is tiles.
Tiles cover the majority of older buildings in the centre of the city. Some atriums of
the buildings have been covered by glass and only few buildings and winter gardens
have been equipped by green roofs until now, built mostly by incentives of individuals (Črnuče, Lek pharmaceutical company, Maros company) or by public funds
(Stožice sport park a green roof with size 8000 m
2 ).
12.6 Pilot Actions
The notion of spatial organisation as a method of urban management has been
adopted in three typical areas of the City of Ljubljana: the city centre, suburban area
and hilly hinterland. This division is merely schematic as it would be diffi cult to
demark these areas where the contents are intertwined (Decree ... 1986 ).
In Ljubljana 21 streets in the centre of the city have been closed to traffi c since
2006. The public cycling system Bicikelj has been established in 2011. In some
areas in the city centre the allowed speed of traffi c was reduced to 30 km/h, allowing
safer cycling and pedestrian transport.
The 2010 Municipal spatial plan defi nes land use activities from urban land use,
green areas, cycling routes and green areas points of view.
A number of drinking fountains were established in the city centre next to several
fountains. In 2010 two new parks measuring 15 ha have been established: the
Northern park and the park at the Šmartinska street. The city of Ljubljana is taking
care of more than 72,000 trees in the city and its surroundings. More than one hundred trees were planted in the streets of the city centre in 2009 and more than 250
trees were planted in 2010 as a part of a project the Labyrnth of Art. About 1409 ha
of forests on the nearby hills (Rožnik, Šišenski hrib, Grajski grič, Šmarna gora and
Grmada) were given a status of forest of special importance, although almost 90 %
of the forests are a property of private subjects. Next to a new stadium and sport hall
about 90.000 m
2 of green areas (parks and sport areas including cycling and running
tracks) next to 5000 m
2 of play grounds are going to be built. Also, the Ljubljanica
river banks were reconstructed in order to allow public access to water in the city.
Large areas of the city dump in the Ljubljansko barje area were transformed to golf
links ( http://www.ljubljanapametnomesto.si/ ). A list of buildings which are accessible for disabled people has been made public ( http://www.disabledgo.com/sl/org/
ljubljana ).
The determination of pilot Urban Heat Island installations locations was a subject of numerous consultations and debates within the City administration and public. Some of them were realized in 2013, the others were prepared and installed this
year.
B. Komac et al.