Sustainable forms of transport and public green spaces as an element of urban sustainability on the example of the city of Zagreb

U mnogim svjetskim gradovima, pa tako i u Zagrebu, nužno je implementiranje principa urbane održivosti u gradski razvoj kako bi se smanjio štetni utjecaj na okoliš i kako bi se osigurala kvaliteta života urbanog stanovništva. Obzirom da nema mnogo istraživanja na ovu temu, pogotovo ne konkretno za Zagreb, fokus ovog rada bio je pomoću nekoliko metoda istražiti trenutnu situaciju vezanu za 2 elementa urbane održivosti – održivi promet i javne zelene površine. Prostornom analizom utvrdilo se trenutno stanje, a rezultatima ankete i intervjua saznalo se što o tome misle mladi budući stručnjaci te aktualni stručnjaci relevantnih područja te kako navedena situacija utječe na njihovu kvalitetu života i općenito na kvalitetu života stanovnika. Rezultati prostorne analize pokazuju kako velike zelene površine poput Maksimira ili Sljemena više nisu dovoljne za potrebe grada, a prostornim planiranjem samo se smanjuje udio zelenih površina u gradskom prostoru. Također, iako se čini da se sve više ulaže u održive oblike prijevoza, biciklistička infrastruktura te kvaliteta javnog gradskog prijevoza nisu dostatne kvalitete koja bi potakla intenzivnije korištenje ovih oblika prijevoza. Ove nalaze potvrđuju rezultati ankete i intervjua. Mladi i stručnjaci slažu se kako Grad Zagreb ne obraća dovoljno pozornosti na održivost općenito prilikom planiranja te ističu kako se u konačnici sve navedeno negativno odražava na kvalitetu života stanovnika grada Zagreba. Potrebno je bolje iskoristiti sve prostorne potencijale Zagreba te prilikom planiranja više pažnje obraćati na zahtjeve stanovništva i principe održivosti.In many cities around the world, including Zagreb, it is necessary to implement the principles of urban sustainability in urban development in order to reduce the harmful impact on the environment and to ensure the quality of life of the urban population. Given that there is not much research on this topic, especially not specifically for Zagreb, the focus of this paper was to use several methods to explore the current situation related to 2 elements of urban sustainability - sustainable transport and public green spaces. The spatial analysis determined the current situation, and the results of the survey and interviews revealed what young people as a future experts and actual experts in relevant fields think about it and how this situation affects their quality of life and the quality of life of residents in general. The results of spatial analysis show that large green areas such as Maksimir or Sljeme are no longer sufficient for the needs of the city, and spatial planning only reduces the share of green areas in urban space. Also, although more and more seems to be invested in sustainable forms of transport, cycling infrastructure and the quality of public urban transport are not of sufficient quality to encourage more intensive use of these forms of transport. These findings are confirmed by the results of the survey and interviews. Young people and experts agree that the City of Zagreb does not pay enough attention to sustainability in general when planning and point out that ultimately all of the above has a negative impact on the quality of life of the inhabitants of the city of Zagreb. It is necessary to make better use of all the spatial potentials of Zagreb and when planning pay more attention to the requirements of the population and the principles of sustainability