A network of hierarchically structured centers within the administrative territory of the city, which implies de-concentration of urban functions from the main city center to secondary centers and local centers.
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Restructuring Centers of Former Rural Settlements and Weekend-Residence Zones: Shaping Post-Socialist Suburbia in Niš, Serbia
Milena Dinić-Branković (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Niš, Serbia), Jelena Đekić (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Niš, Serbia), Petar Mitković (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Niš, Serbia), and Milica Igić (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Niš, Serbia)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9932-6.ch018
Abstract
The zone of post-socialist suburbia was predefined even during socialism, when rural settlements surrounding large cities were joined with city territory. After the fall of socialism, new intensive transformations unfolded in suburban areas. This chapter analyzes the centers of suburban settlements by using a segment of the administrative area of the City of Niš, Serbia as a case study. Selected settlements have high values of demographic growth in the post-socialist period: four settlements of rural origin, one sprawling settlement, and one settlement of former weekend-residences. This chapter is set to investigate current development patterns in suburbia and to formulate guidelines for designing suburban centers. Urban matrix for mixed-use centers is created, which shapes the center spatially and functionally. Vital centers of suburban neighborhoods that are integrated into the city network represent the only sustainable form of development of suburban areas and city as a whole.