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An Environmental Critique: Impact of Socialist Ideology on the Ecological and Cultural Sensitivity of Belgrade's Large-Scale Residential Settlements
(MDPI AG, 2016)
This paper advocates the stance that sustainable approaches in architecture, although usually associated to contemporary practice, have a very complex relationship with the history of architecture and urbanism. By adopting ...
Rehabilitation of Mass Housing as a Contribution to Social Equality: Insights from the East-West European Academic Dialogue
(MDPI, 2022)
Mass housing neighbourhoods (MHN) represent the leading pattern of urban transformation and expansion in the second half of the 20th century, and accordingly evaluation, regeneration and redesign of the MHN represent a ...
Green Cities: Utopia or Reality? Evidence from Zurich, Switzerland
(MDPI, 2023)
There is an overall scientific consensus that green spaces positively affect urban dwellers’ health and well-being. However, there is a gap between knowledge and policy objectives, and their translation into effective ...
Developing Methodological Framework for Addressing Sustainability and Heritage in Architectural Higher Education—Insights from HERSUS Project
(MDPI, 2022)
This paper addresses the challenges of architectural higher education to cope with a state of continuous change within the relationship between heritage and sustainability. The initial assumption is that research activities ...
The Effects of Open Space on Reducing Workplace Stress: Case Study of Business Park in the Post-Socialist Urban Setting
(MDPI, 2021)
Working people spend around 54% of their waking hours at a workplace, according to recent statistics. Work-related stress is unavoidable, and it can damage the health of employees and affect business performance. In this ...
The Possibilities of Preservation, Regeneration and Presentation of Industrial Heritage: The Case of Old Mint “A.D.” on Belgrade Riverfront
(Basel : MDPI AG, 2020)
This paper aims to explore industrial heritage of Belgrade that is located in the city center
and therefore, has considerable potential for future architectural and urban development of the
Serbian capital. The whole ...
The Transformation of Dorćol Power Plant: Triggering a Sustainable Urban Regeneration or Selling the Heritage?
(Basel : MDPI, 2022)
The power plant “Power and Light” (1932, Belgrade) was the first one to generate alternating current in Serbia. Situated along the Danube river, it represented a part of an industrial area positioned in the Dorćol neighborhood, ...
Urban Planning Impact on Mobility and Residential Satisfaction of Older People in Novi Sad
(MDPI, 2022)
Social, political and economic changes have generated processes of revitalization of the
built environment in post-socialist countries since the beginning of the 1990s; these changes are
related to the physical structure ...
Examined in Theory – Applicable in Practice: Potentials of Sustainable Industrial Heritage Conservation in a Contemporary Context – The Case of Belgrade
(MDPI, 2024)
The industrial heritage of the city of Belgrade is the focus of this research, which highlights
the possibilities of preserving industrial heritage from the perspective of a contemporary context
and sustainable development. ...
Is Agent-Based Simulation a Valid Tool for Studying the Impact of Nature-Based Solutions on Local Economy? A Case Study of Four European Cities
(MDPI, 2021)
Implementing nature-based solutions (NBSs) in cities, such as urban forests, can have
multiple effects on the quality of life of inhabitants, acting on the mitigation of climate change, and
in some cases also enhancing ...