Urban Shrinkage in Serbia: The Domination of Economic over Environmental Causes
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2021
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Zivanovic, ZoraTosic, Branka
Nikolic, Teodora
Samardzic, Ivan
Dabovic, Tijana
Jeftic, Marija
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Although present in Serbia, the phenomenon of urban shrinkage has not been identified as a problem by local decision-makers. The purpose of this study is to present this phenomenon and to
show the causes and consequences of urban shrinkage in Serbia. The analysis covers a recent
period, 2002-2011, when this process was the most intensive. This study employs the method of
grouping towns affected by the shrinkage process. The multi-criteria evaluation method was used to determine the types of towns according to the cause of shrinking, the intensity of the shrinkage factors and the character of the process. In the study of urban shrinkage in the territory of Serbia,
environmental factors were considered as one of the causes. Environmental problems are an important factor of urban shrinkage in the developed world. Nevertheless, in Serbia, the economic causes are so dominant that they overpower major environmental issues as potential factors of the shrinking process. Apart from the ...key factors in this process in most East European and South-East European countries, urban shrinkage in Serbia has its roots in other factors – namely, the political instability caused by inter-ethnic conflicts in the Western Balkans during the 1990s.
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Deindustrialization / Population decline / Policy changes / Environmental factors / Typology / SerbiaSource:
Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 2021, 30, 12, 13437-13452Publisher:
- Parlar Scientific Publications
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- Development problems and trends of geospatial systems of Republic of Serbia (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-176017)
- Researching demographic phenomena for the purpose of public policies in Serbia (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-47006)
- The role and implementation of the national spatial plan and regional development documents in renewal of strategic research, thinking and governance in Serbia (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-47014)
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Geografski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Zivanovic, Zora AU - Tosic, Branka AU - Nikolic, Teodora AU - Samardzic, Ivan AU - Dabovic, Tijana AU - Jeftic, Marija PY - 2021 UR - http://gery.gef.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1469 AB - Although present in Serbia, the phenomenon of urban shrinkage has not been identified as a problem by local decision-makers. The purpose of this study is to present this phenomenon and to show the causes and consequences of urban shrinkage in Serbia. The analysis covers a recent period, 2002-2011, when this process was the most intensive. This study employs the method of grouping towns affected by the shrinkage process. The multi-criteria evaluation method was used to determine the types of towns according to the cause of shrinking, the intensity of the shrinkage factors and the character of the process. In the study of urban shrinkage in the territory of Serbia, environmental factors were considered as one of the causes. Environmental problems are an important factor of urban shrinkage in the developed world. Nevertheless, in Serbia, the economic causes are so dominant that they overpower major environmental issues as potential factors of the shrinking process. Apart from the key factors in this process in most East European and South-East European countries, urban shrinkage in Serbia has its roots in other factors – namely, the political instability caused by inter-ethnic conflicts in the Western Balkans during the 1990s. PB - Parlar Scientific Publications T2 - Fresenius Environmental Bulletin T1 - Urban Shrinkage in Serbia: The Domination of Economic over Environmental Causes VL - 30 IS - 12 SP - 13437 EP - 13452 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1469 ER -
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Zivanovic, Z., Tosic, B., Nikolic, T., Samardzic, I., Dabovic, T.,& Jeftic, M.. (2021). Urban Shrinkage in Serbia: The Domination of Economic over Environmental Causes. in Fresenius Environmental Bulletin Parlar Scientific Publications., 30(12), 13437-13452. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1469
Zivanovic Z, Tosic B, Nikolic T, Samardzic I, Dabovic T, Jeftic M. Urban Shrinkage in Serbia: The Domination of Economic over Environmental Causes. in Fresenius Environmental Bulletin. 2021;30(12):13437-13452. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1469 .
Zivanovic, Zora, Tosic, Branka, Nikolic, Teodora, Samardzic, Ivan, Dabovic, Tijana, Jeftic, Marija, "Urban Shrinkage in Serbia: The Domination of Economic over Environmental Causes" in Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 30, no. 12 (2021):13437-13452, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1469 .