Application of protective distances in vicinity of dangerous facilities in urban and spatial plans

Environmental risk management in production, use and transportation of dangerous materials having been actual theme in the world and in Serbia. Although environmental risk is mostly connected with technical issues, since chemical catastrophe in Bophal-lndia (1986) in the world was recognized that this is complex issue that besides of technical-technological, includes also social-economic, organizational and spatial factors. Spatial component of risk management which is regulated by Seveso II Directive in EU is important for planners. This paper considers basic elements of environmental risk assessment, procedures and methods used in Europe, particularly in the process of land use planning, and characteristics of method for application of separation distances used in General plan of Belgrade.