Abstract

This Study examines the phenomenon of the relationship between the river as a naturalelement and the urban environment as a human creation.Their mutual relationship isobserved through the topics which are related to the spatial - programmatic, perceptual,aesthetic and cultural potentials that largely determine the identity of the place. Theexample of the city of Banja Luka has been analyzed and presented from the point of viewof several criteria: positioning of the urban structure with relation to the river,morphological and topographic characteristics, development level of the physical structureof the waterfront, accessibility, distribution of contents and heritage. The Study gives anoverview of the results of the survey conducted among the users of the space with regardto the identity, importance and the way of using the waterfront area. The values whichthose specific urban areas may contain have been identified in order to formulate certainrecommendations intended to improve the waterfront.

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