A Survey of Bulgarian(National)Planning and Regulation Acts and Documents Concerning Urban Sprawl  

作　　者：Peter Nikolov 

机构地区：[1]Department of Architecture and Urban Studies,Faculty of Architecture,Varna Free University,Varna 9007,Bulgaria

出　　处：《Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture》2024年第7期318-325,共8页土木工程与建筑（英文版）

摘　　要：In the last 20 years,the built-up areas of Europe have increased by 20%,while the population increased by 6% only.Given the fact that urban sprawl occurs when the rate of land-use conversion exceeds the rate of population growth,we can now talk about the existence of urban sprawl in Europe.In Bulgaria,during the period 2004-2012,the developers’interest in agricultural and forest lands located outside the development zones of different settlements increased in parallel with the construction development of urban areas,mainly around larger towns,resort and holiday areas.The low price of agricultural lands can be seen as one of the main reasons in this regard.The issues of the utilization of agricultural lands,their conversion into urban(construction)lands,and zoning have been defined by a number of national and local legal acts,which were passed and subsequently renewed/modified in a more recent period.The main act regulating the spatial planning and construction on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria is the SPA(Spatial Planning Act).The ALPA(Agricultural Land Protection Act)and its corresponding regulations provide an appropriate legal basis for the protection of agricultural lands and their yield.Overall,as different acts and regulations concerning issues related to the conversion of agricultural,forest,and protected areas are not in conflict,they may be said to have been harmonized.There are,however,some points which leave possibilities for uncontrolled urban growth.

关 键 词：Urban sprawl urban planning BULGARIAN spatial planning 

分 类 号：TU984[建筑科学—城市规划与设计]