Author(s):
1. Dijana Djuric, Građevinski fakultet Subotica, Univerzitet Novi Sad, Serbia
2. Neđo Đurić, Akademija nauka i umjetnosti Republike Srpske, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract:
Urbanization in the Republic of Srpska shows the greatest growth in the cities of Banja Luka and Bijeljina. Urban areas are constantly growing, while green areas have a decreasing percentage in the total distribution of land. Such a system leads to the creation of urban islands, which have a higher temperature compared to the environment and which represent unfavorable spaces for living. This paper presents the method of bioclimatic analysis for the City of Bijeljina for the period from 2019 to 2023. The method used, UTCI, i.e. Universal Thermal Climatic Index, is an index of the heat budget as a function of physiological and meteorological parameters, which describes the physiological heat stress experienced by the human body in an attempt to maintain thermal balance with the surrounding external environment. The obtained results represent important data for the understanding of the eco-space of the researched area and as such should have their importance during any type of construction and alteration of the space.

Key words:
UTCI,bioclimatic index,urban environments,Bijeljina

Thematic field:
SYMPOSIUM D - Environmental and sustainable materials

Date of abstract submission:
11.08.2025.

Conference:
Contemporary Materials 2025 - Savremeni Materijali

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