CONSEQUENCES OF THE TRANSFORMATION OF REGIONAL SPATIAL PLANS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA ON INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE, VIEWED THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE LAW OF THE FIFTH DISCIPLINE

The development of a particular area is conditioned by spatial planning regulations. Spatial planning is based on an integrated assessment of space in order to enable the improvement of technical and social infrastructure through the management of spatial resources. Spatial planning is a visionary task, as it relies on anticipating future development needs. Managing space according to the principle of an integrated approach creates conditions for social and economic development, environmental protection, and the rational use of natural and historical assets. On the other hand, investment represents the process of allocating tangible and intangible assets into specific business activities with the aim of creating new value. This process is conditioned not only by market circumstances, but also by legal constraints. For this reason, it is necessary to examine all limitations that impose a burden on potential investors intending to invest their resources in the construction of agricultural-purpose buildings. Using a methodological approach based on comparative analysis, spatial-planning indicators will be examined, while methods of multi-criteria decision-making, correlation, and regression will be used to relate variables such as the volume of investment, the number of building permits for agricultural buildings and facilities, and the number of business zones, in order to determine the significance of their interrelationships. Through inductive analysis, general conclusions will be drawn regarding the effects of investments on the social community, and the importance of applying systems thinking in spatial planning decision-making processes will be highlighted. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the economic significance of transformations in spatial planning at the regional level, viewed through the laws of the Fifth Discipline, and to analyze the long-term consequences of specific decisions on investments in agricultural buildings and facilities.