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The paper presents the results ofa study to define the current size and location of workplaces and business entities in the area. The research was conducted in three stages. In the first step, the analysis of the size and distribution of workplaces according to the municipalities in the Republic of Slovenia for the 2007-2019 period was carried out. In the second step, the size and distribution ofbusiness entities in the space were examined. In the third step, a more detailed analysis was carried out in the test area of the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region, based on: the location in Ljubljana Urban Municipality (hereinafter referred to as MOL), in the municipalities directly bordering MOL and in the other municipalities of the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region. At this stage we also focused on the sector ofactivity of business entities. A strong upward trend in workplaces was found in only a ftw major urban centres along the motorway junction, especially in MOL The same applies to the concentration of business entities. All this suggests that the existing practice of planning activities in physical space does not follow the strategic orientations of spatial acts, which could better control the spatial processes and their consequences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The permeation of water into groundwater in an urban environment is considerably different than that in an untransformed landscape. Built-up and open surfaces have very different proportions of impermeable surfaces. Due to urban land use on Ljubljansko polje, the loss of permeating precipitation water is more than 0.5m³/sec or 190 mm of precipitation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Water research and water management is not only the subject of natural and technical sciences, more and more is important that social sciences are involved. Domestic demands compete with ecology, agriculture, industry and other users for the same water resource. These competitions play out via economic and political mechanisms on scales from the local to global. Water science should be interdisciplinary and it is apparent that water knowledge produced widely within society, across experts, stakeholders and citizens.The main objective of Interreg Central Europe project PROLINE-CE is the improved protection of drinking water resources as well as protection against floods or droughts in an integrated land use management. This encompasses minimizing conflicts between drinking water resources protection and land use activities, integrated land use management and a developing implementation strategy for effectively harmonized environmental standards in drinking water recharge areas to improve water and soil quality and reduce flood or drought risks and improved effectiveness and sustainable use of capacities as well as efficient organisational structures of land use management and drinking water protection.Water resources are under increasing pressure, mainly due to land use and climate change that both have significant impacts on water resources in general and drinking water resources in particular. The vulnerability of water resources is therefore constantly increasing.Drinking water protection is already an integrated part of land –use management and spatial planning processes, but lagging behind with implementation and realisation. In PROLINE-CE project, from the very beginning the stakeholders and decision makers are involved and participate the project workshop and other events.Our pilot action area in PROLINE-CE project is Dravlje valey – the location of reserve drinking water source. The pilot action area is settled area, crossing by highway with large open spaces adjacent to a Natural Park of hilly area. Because of its location in the suburbs of Ljubljana, there is also a high pressure on land use. The area is also a flood area with no properly regulated surface waters drainage coming from hinterland. Despite favourable hydrogeological conditions, there is influence of existing land use on groundwater vulnerability. As we can see the pilot action area is the junction of diverse interests. To harmonise the interests of different stakeholders, that is a prerequisite to establish the drinking water source in the existing land use, we organise workshops, meetings and interviews with stakeholders and decision makers.On EGU 2019 we want to present the results and our experiences that we have gained in communication and work with stakeholders and decision makers.AcknowledgementResearch work within PROLINE-CE project is supported by means of the European Regional Development Fund (Interreg programme Central Europe). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]