GROWTH OF THE SUBURBAN AREAS DUE TO THE UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS IN THE CITY - CASE STUDY THE CITY OF BIJELJINA

Abstract

This research includes several aspects of relocation of people from urban to suburban and rural areas. Those include the growth of population in the city which leads to massive construction, increased number of vehicles, converting of green areas to residential, one floor houses to multi floor buildings, etc. All mentioned led to the increase of temperature in city itself and made Bijeljina a heat island. The analyzed parameters in this research were number of inhabitants, land use of the area and thermal comfort for the period of 19 years (2005–2023) for the summer period when the temperatures are the highest. Obtained results show the three directions of suburban growth, and allocation of the population to the neighboring settlements. All three directions record intense growth of the population in its areas, with also the increase of business facilities, while still the agriculture being the dominant as the population income in most of the settlements.