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Toward Regeneration of Public Open Spaces within Large Housing Estates–A Case Study of Niš, Serbia

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  • Ivana Bogdanović Protić

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Niš, Aleksandra Medvedeva 14, 18106 Niš, Serbia)

  • Petar Mitković

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Niš, Aleksandra Medvedeva 14, 18106 Niš, Serbia)

  • Ljiljana Vasilevska

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Niš, Aleksandra Medvedeva 14, 18106 Niš, Serbia)

Abstract

Despite the multiple contributions of public open spaces (POSs) to the quality of life in large housing estates (LHEs), the comprehensive treatment of their improvement has so far been a rare occasion in post-socialist countries. This paper aimed to explore the transformations of POSs in inherited LHEs in the socialist and post-socialist period and the potential for their regeneration. The investigation was based on a comparative analysis of two case studies in Niš, Serbia, which represent typical modes of POS devastation. The performed research study has shown that POSs have succumbed to dilapidation, displaying a wide array of problems and that their regeneration is neglected. The paper proposes a comprehensive set of measures to regenerate POSs based on contemporary concepts of urban planning and design with a special focus on long-term actions and residents’ needs. Particular importance is given to establishing the development guidelines as future prerequisites for overcoming current institutional, economic, legislative, and social obstacles for sustainable implementation of regeneration measures. These findings might encourage future studies of creating a model option for improving POSs at the city of Nis scale, as well in other Serbian cities towards sustainable urban development.

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  • Ivana Bogdanović Protić & Petar Mitković & Ljiljana Vasilevska, 2020. "Toward Regeneration of Public Open Spaces within Large Housing Estates–A Case Study of Niš, Serbia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-30, December.
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