Mapping the Elements of the Compact City in a Post-Socialist Neighbourhood: The Case of New Belgrade
Апстракт
New Belgrade was planned as an automobile-dependent city with a block structure. After the drastic changes it had been exposed to, the block structure remained untouched but with new usages, pedestrian activities, and routes as a final product. These changes are sporadic and scattered, but together there is a system of elements of a compact city making pedestrian-friendly environments. In this paper, based on a conceptual approach, these elements will be mapped in New Belgrade super-block 30, one of the mainly unchanged super-blocks. There are examples of small urban design interventions, such as new park areas, paths, and ramps. It is making the inclusion of different groups of users – from the youngest to oldest ones or recreationists and wheelchair users. Historically, some parts of super-block 30 have been left unfinished in its construction and had formed empty spaces. From undefined large areas to equipped zones dedicated to specific users, these changes created a new perception ...of communal public spaces by residents in super-block. An aim is to define how inclusive territory is formed. In which way do these changes contribute to making a new identity for this part of the city? They have new gathering places for activities and a new way of belonging to that super-block, at the same time creating new reasons to stay and influence the community in the super-block. In that sense, there was conducted unobstructed observation and semi-structured interviews with residents to examine if new interventions helped the community, their perception, and usage. Connections between these new pockets contribute to making new pedestrian routes as a part of the walking system through the New Belgrade block structure. Planning further development of these activities and routes can help in the transformation of post-socialist block structure neighbourhoods to compact cities and more inclusive and pedestrian-friendly environments.
Кључне речи:
New Belgrade / post socialist neighbourhood / compact cityИзвор:
International Conference EURA 2023 -The European City: A practice of resilience in the face of an uncertain future, 2023, 18-18Издавач:
- Rejkjavik : University of Iceland
Институција/група
Arhitektonski fakultetTY - CONF AU - Mitrović, Nikola AU - Djukić, Aleksandra AU - Stupar, Aleksandra PY - 2023 UR - https://raf.arh.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1827 AB - New Belgrade was planned as an automobile-dependent city with a block structure. After the drastic changes it had been exposed to, the block structure remained untouched but with new usages, pedestrian activities, and routes as a final product. These changes are sporadic and scattered, but together there is a system of elements of a compact city making pedestrian-friendly environments. In this paper, based on a conceptual approach, these elements will be mapped in New Belgrade super-block 30, one of the mainly unchanged super-blocks. There are examples of small urban design interventions, such as new park areas, paths, and ramps. It is making the inclusion of different groups of users – from the youngest to oldest ones or recreationists and wheelchair users. Historically, some parts of super-block 30 have been left unfinished in its construction and had formed empty spaces. From undefined large areas to equipped zones dedicated to specific users, these changes created a new perception of communal public spaces by residents in super-block. An aim is to define how inclusive territory is formed. In which way do these changes contribute to making a new identity for this part of the city? They have new gathering places for activities and a new way of belonging to that super-block, at the same time creating new reasons to stay and influence the community in the super-block. In that sense, there was conducted unobstructed observation and semi-structured interviews with residents to examine if new interventions helped the community, their perception, and usage. Connections between these new pockets contribute to making new pedestrian routes as a part of the walking system through the New Belgrade block structure. Planning further development of these activities and routes can help in the transformation of post-socialist block structure neighbourhoods to compact cities and more inclusive and pedestrian-friendly environments. PB - Rejkjavik : University of Iceland C3 - International Conference EURA 2023 -The European City: A practice of resilience in the face of an uncertain future T1 - Mapping the Elements of the Compact City in a Post-Socialist Neighbourhood: The Case of New Belgrade SP - 18 EP - 18 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1827 ER -
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Mitrović, N., Djukić, A.,& Stupar, A.. (2023). Mapping the Elements of the Compact City in a Post-Socialist Neighbourhood: The Case of New Belgrade. in International Conference EURA 2023 -The European City: A practice of resilience in the face of an uncertain future Rejkjavik : University of Iceland., 18-18. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1827
Mitrović N, Djukić A, Stupar A. Mapping the Elements of the Compact City in a Post-Socialist Neighbourhood: The Case of New Belgrade. in International Conference EURA 2023 -The European City: A practice of resilience in the face of an uncertain future. 2023;:18-18. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1827 .
Mitrović, Nikola, Djukić, Aleksandra, Stupar, Aleksandra, "Mapping the Elements of the Compact City in a Post-Socialist Neighbourhood: The Case of New Belgrade" in International Conference EURA 2023 -The European City: A practice of resilience in the face of an uncertain future (2023):18-18, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1827 .