Abstract
Turbulent periods of transition from socialism to neoliberal capitalism, which have affected the relationships between holders of power and governing structures in Serbia, have left a lasting impact on the urban spaces of Belgrade’s cityscape. The typical assumption is that the transformation of the urban form in the post-socialist transition is induced by planning interventions which serve to legitimize these neoliberal aspirations. The methodological approach of this paper is broadly structured as a chronological case analysis at three levels: the identification of three basic periods of institutional change, historical analysis of the urban policies that permitted transformation of the subject area, and morphogenesis of the selected site alongside the Sava River in New Belgrade. Neoliberal aspirations are traced through the moments of destruction and moments of creation as locally specific manifestations of neoliberal mechanisms observable through the urban form. Comparison of all three levels of the study traces how planning and political decisions have affected strategic directions of development and, consequently, the dynamics and spatial logic of how new structures have invaded the street frontage. The paper demonstrates that planning interventions in the post-socialist transition period, guided by the neoliberal mechanisms, has had a profound impact on the super-block morphology.
Highlights
We focused our research on the morphology of the street, in relation to the open block, as it is believed that urban planning can regulate the urban form of the cityscape by prescribing rules about the setback, floor, and built-up area ratio, building heights, front continuity, ground floor usage, and public space
Established circles of power can exert a decisive influence on setting land-use priorities [32,33,34]; as such, the objective of this study is to explore the urban landscape, reflecting the
The case study was structured as a chronological analysis at three levels: Identification of the three basic periods of institutional change, followed through the contextual framework and historical analysis of the urban policies that permitted the transformation of the selected narrow street area and morphogenesis of the selected site alongside the Sava River in New Belgrade
Summary
A study of the path-dependent, contextually specific interactions between inherited restructuring projects over a broad range of geographical scales is needed [1]. The main street in the modernistic setting can be observed as a specific urban landscape and, as such, can serve as a case study which builds on the previous knowledge that identified and elaborated the changes of the urban landscape in relation to significant political changes [2,3,4,5,6]. Conzen’s broad explanatory work took into account the morphogenesis and a morphogenetic method as a means to follow the urban landscape, regarding the historical and geographical development of the specific area, but has rarely been interlinked with planning practices, despite the importance of the physical structure of the urban areas being planned [7]
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