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Restructuring Centers of Former Rural Settlements and Weekend-Residence Zones: Shaping Post-Socialist Suburbia in Niš, Serbia

Restructuring Centers of Former Rural Settlements and Weekend-Residence Zones: Shaping Post-Socialist Suburbia in Niš, Serbia

Milena Dinić-Branković, Jelena Đekić, Petar Mitković, Milica Igić
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781522599326|ISBN10: 1522599320|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522599333|EISBN13: 9781522599340
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9932-6.ch018
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Dinić-Branković, Milena, et al. "Restructuring Centers of Former Rural Settlements and Weekend-Residence Zones: Shaping Post-Socialist Suburbia in Niš, Serbia." Handbook of Research on Urban-Rural Synergy Development Through Housing, Landscape, and Tourism, edited by Aleksandra Krstić-Furundžić and Aleksandra Djukić, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 361-379. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9932-6.ch018

APA

Dinić-Branković, M., Đekić, J., Mitković, P., & Igić, M. (2020). Restructuring Centers of Former Rural Settlements and Weekend-Residence Zones: Shaping Post-Socialist Suburbia in Niš, Serbia. In A. Krstić-Furundžić & A. Djukić (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Urban-Rural Synergy Development Through Housing, Landscape, and Tourism (pp. 361-379). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9932-6.ch018

Chicago

Dinić-Branković, Milena, et al. "Restructuring Centers of Former Rural Settlements and Weekend-Residence Zones: Shaping Post-Socialist Suburbia in Niš, Serbia." In Handbook of Research on Urban-Rural Synergy Development Through Housing, Landscape, and Tourism, edited by Aleksandra Krstić-Furundžić and Aleksandra Djukić, 361-379. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9932-6.ch018

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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.

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