Previously developed or built-up spaces in a state of visible abandonment and inefficient use, with the capacity for renewal and sustainable development.
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Urban-Rural Synergy in Shrinking Regions Through Application of e-co Model
Tijana M. Vujičić (Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Geodesy, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Dijana Simonović (Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Geodesy, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 26
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9932-6.ch017
Abstract
Many regions worldwide are faced with the problem of shrinkage, manifested through demographic decline, economic loss, and perforation of the urban tissue. Starting from the assumption that the shrinking phenomenon is present in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the research deals with the diagnosis of the shrinking condition in urban and rural areas of the northwest region of the country. In the light of the shrinkage problems, the chapter defines a new alternative model—e-co—which should enable the recovery from the crisis and restore the vitality of the region. The chance for recovery is recognized in the processes of rural urbanization and urban ruralization, the integration of rural values and urban advantages, the modern globality, and traditional locality.