%0 Journal Article %T The development of urban legislation in Serbia and England %A Obradovi£¿ Tanja %A Mitkovi£¿ Petar %J Facta Universitatis Series : Architecture and Civil Engineering %D 2012 %I University of Ni? %R 10.2298/fuace1203315o %X This paper discusses the development of legislation in the fields of urbanism and construction in Serbia and worldwide (England is used as an example). This development is viewed through characteristic periods and the enacted laws and regulations are systematized. The introduction of urban legislation is recorded in Serbia when the Construction Act of 1931 was enacted whereas in England it was the Town Planning Act of 1909. %K legislation %K the Construction Act %K the Town Planning Act %U http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-4605/2012/0354-46051203315O.pdf