TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vukovic, Tamara
AU  - Salama, Ashraf M.
AU  - Mitrovic, Biserka
AU  - Devetakovic, Mirjana
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://raf.arh.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1997
AB  - Purpose
This paper interrogates the impact of spatial transformations on urban life. It explores the level of individual and group satisfaction and sense of well-being within the urban public realm; this is undertaken by reporting on the outcomes of an assessment study of three key public open spaces in Belgrade, developed from a quality of urban life (QoUL) perspective.

Design/methodology/approach
A systematic multilevel assessment method is utilised, with the aim of determining the material and immaterial elements that can contribute to an individual's sense of comfort within a public space. The study places emphasis on the functional, social and perceptual attributes as they relate to the physical characteristics of three assessed spaces.

Findings
The assessment study resulted in a systematic overview of the different attributes of the three assessed spaces. With various performance levels within each set of attributes, the study identifies key challenges and problems that could lead towards determining possible opportunities for future local urban interventions and developmental actions.

Originality/value
With the shifts in policies and the associated governance process that redefined the outlook of previously enforced development and urban growth in the last two decades, the capital of Serbia, Belgrade, has undergone significant spatial changes. This has resulted in a certain level of fragmentation in the urban fabric, leading to a number of challenges concerning public health, well-being, safety, accessibility, comfort and urban mobility, to name a few, that need to be better addressed and understood within the local context.
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
T2  - Archnet-IJAR : International Journal of Architectural Research
T1  - Assessing public open spaces in Belgrade – A quality of urban life perspective
VL  - 15
IS  - 3
SP  - 505
EP  - 523
DO  - 10.1108/ARCH-04-2020-0064
ER  - 

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Design/methodology/approach
A systematic multilevel assessment method is utilised, with the aim of determining the material and immaterial elements that can contribute to an individual's sense of comfort within a public space. The study places emphasis on the functional, social and perceptual attributes as they relate to the physical characteristics of three assessed spaces.

Findings
The assessment study resulted in a systematic overview of the different attributes of the three assessed spaces. With various performance levels within each set of attributes, the study identifies key challenges and problems that could lead towards determining possible opportunities for future local urban interventions and developmental actions.

Originality/value
With the shifts in policies and the associated governance process that redefined the outlook of previously enforced development and urban growth in the last two decades, the capital of Serbia, Belgrade, has undergone significant spatial changes. This has resulted in a certain level of fragmentation in the urban fabric, leading to a number of challenges concerning public health, well-being, safety, accessibility, comfort and urban mobility, to name a few, that need to be better addressed and understood within the local context.",
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Vukovic, T., Salama, A. M., Mitrovic, B.,& Devetakovic, M.. (2021). Assessing public open spaces in Belgrade – A quality of urban life perspective. in Archnet-IJAR : International Journal of Architectural Research
Emerald Publishing Limited., 15(3), 505-523.
https://doi.org/10.1108/ARCH-04-2020-0064

Vukovic T, Salama AM, Mitrovic B, Devetakovic M. Assessing public open spaces in Belgrade – A quality of urban life perspective. in Archnet-IJAR : International Journal of Architectural Research. 2021;15(3):505-523.
doi:10.1108/ARCH-04-2020-0064 .

Vukovic, Tamara, Salama, Ashraf M., Mitrovic, Biserka, Devetakovic, Mirjana, "Assessing public open spaces in Belgrade – A quality of urban life perspective" in Archnet-IJAR : International Journal of Architectural Research, 15, no. 3 (2021):505-523,
https://doi.org/10.1108/ARCH-04-2020-0064 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Mitrovic, Biserka
AU  - Maric, Jelena
AU  - Vukovic, Tamara
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://raf.arh.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/858
AB  - The concept of sustainability comprises different aspects of human activities, including the environment, economy and social sphere, thus creating the frame for urban and spatial planning in theory and practice (Mitrovic, 2017). Haughton (1996) draws attention to its most important features that are the foundation for the long term development, such as natural conservation, efficient economy, civil society and social progress. As the main pillar of the sustainability, the ecological aspect remains one of the dominant concerns of the territory development and planning over decades. The equal attention is being drawn to the urban areas as well as the protected natural areas. Many conflict zones and interests overlapping in such areas are also an exhaustless source of inspiration and ideas.
This was the starting point for the creation of a case study of Vlasina Lake in Serbia as a task for the students of Master course at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade. Vlasina Lake district has significant natural values, quality landscape and water resources as well as settlements and tourism capacities, which together create many developmental problems. As a territory with numerous conflicted situations, it has been treated through several spatial and local urban plans. The paper presents the educational process during three subjects focused on the sustainable planning and design in natural environment.
The pedagogical methodology was implemented in the three main teaching units: planning studio, which involves learning-by-doing process and is project-based; workshop, which includes site investigation, and seminar, which provides theoretical foundation related to the sustainable development and planning. The educational corpus is designed so that all parts should be complementary in terms of the methodology and form of teaching and learning. In this paper, the outcomes of studio, seminar and workshop are presented as an example of well-designed assignment for the master course level in domain of urban planning that gives realistic planning solutions and encourage teamwork, as well as the cooperation with the local community.
PB  - University of Nis – Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture
C3  - Proceedings / [2nd] International Conference on Urban Planning - ICUP2018, Nis, November 14-17, 2018
T1  - Sustainable planning in protected natural areas - case study of Vlasina Lake
SP  - 307
EP  - 314
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This was the starting point for the creation of a case study of Vlasina Lake in Serbia as a task for the students of Master course at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade. Vlasina Lake district has significant natural values, quality landscape and water resources as well as settlements and tourism capacities, which together create many developmental problems. As a territory with numerous conflicted situations, it has been treated through several spatial and local urban plans. The paper presents the educational process during three subjects focused on the sustainable planning and design in natural environment.
The pedagogical methodology was implemented in the three main teaching units: planning studio, which involves learning-by-doing process and is project-based; workshop, which includes site investigation, and seminar, which provides theoretical foundation related to the sustainable development and planning. The educational corpus is designed so that all parts should be complementary in terms of the methodology and form of teaching and learning. In this paper, the outcomes of studio, seminar and workshop are presented as an example of well-designed assignment for the master course level in domain of urban planning that gives realistic planning solutions and encourage teamwork, as well as the cooperation with the local community.",
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Mitrovic, B., Maric, J.,& Vukovic, T.. (2018). Sustainable planning in protected natural areas - case study of Vlasina Lake. in Proceedings / [2nd] International Conference on Urban Planning - ICUP2018, Nis, November 14-17, 2018
University of Nis – Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture., 307-314.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_858

Mitrovic B, Maric J, Vukovic T. Sustainable planning in protected natural areas - case study of Vlasina Lake. in Proceedings / [2nd] International Conference on Urban Planning - ICUP2018, Nis, November 14-17, 2018. 2018;:307-314.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_858 .

Mitrovic, Biserka, Maric, Jelena, Vukovic, Tamara, "Sustainable planning in protected natural areas - case study of Vlasina Lake" in Proceedings / [2nd] International Conference on Urban Planning - ICUP2018, Nis, November 14-17, 2018 (2018):307-314,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_858 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Mitrovic, Biserka
AU  - Vukovic, Tamara
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://raf.arh.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/860
AB  - Sustainability as a broad concept has developed into a numerous new approaches both in theory and practice. One of the concepts that emerged from the ecological aspects of sustainability is the healthy city concept. Indubitably, its importance is emphasized in a new universal set of global goals – the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs (UN, 2015), which represent a platform of the sustainable development by 2030. Namely, the Goal no. 3: Good health and wellbeing refers to the health-for-all concept, universal health safety and the access to quality health facilities (UN, 2015; Mitrovic, 2017). Nowadays, the healthy city concept refers to a wider frame – healthy environment and good quality of life in urban areas.

Meeting the contemporary trends in sustainable planning, as well as in high education for sustainability, the Master class in 2018 at the Master course Integral urbanism, Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade embraced the diversity of topics within an umbrella-topic ‘Strengthening the cultural identity in Danube basin: case study of Smederevo’, under the DANUrB international project and through INTERREG Danube EU program. It was released with the support of the city of Smederevo. Master class program was conducted in two parts: master thesis and master project.

One of the approaches to the assignment was to examine the possibilities of implementing of the health city concept to the city of Smederevo and its tributary areas. While the master thesis examined the theoretical background of the healthy city concept and in situ conditions of Smederevo, the master project offered a future network for diverse healthy places and activities, from the city centre to the surrounding green areas. The focus of this paper is to present the educational process and pedagogical methodology which resulted in the quality, realistic and implementable solutions.
PB  - University of Nis – Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture
C3  - Proceedings / [2nd] International Conference on Urban Planning - ICUP2018, Nis, November 14-17, 2018
T1  - Teaching sustainability: concept of Smederevo as a healthy city
SP  - 315
EP  - 322
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Meeting the contemporary trends in sustainable planning, as well as in high education for sustainability, the Master class in 2018 at the Master course Integral urbanism, Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade embraced the diversity of topics within an umbrella-topic ‘Strengthening the cultural identity in Danube basin: case study of Smederevo’, under the DANUrB international project and through INTERREG Danube EU program. It was released with the support of the city of Smederevo. Master class program was conducted in two parts: master thesis and master project.

One of the approaches to the assignment was to examine the possibilities of implementing of the health city concept to the city of Smederevo and its tributary areas. While the master thesis examined the theoretical background of the healthy city concept and in situ conditions of Smederevo, the master project offered a future network for diverse healthy places and activities, from the city centre to the surrounding green areas. The focus of this paper is to present the educational process and pedagogical methodology which resulted in the quality, realistic and implementable solutions.",
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Mitrovic, B.,& Vukovic, T.. (2018). Teaching sustainability: concept of Smederevo as a healthy city. in Proceedings / [2nd] International Conference on Urban Planning - ICUP2018, Nis, November 14-17, 2018
University of Nis – Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture., 315-322.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_860

Mitrovic B, Vukovic T. Teaching sustainability: concept of Smederevo as a healthy city. in Proceedings / [2nd] International Conference on Urban Planning - ICUP2018, Nis, November 14-17, 2018. 2018;:315-322.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_860 .

Mitrovic, Biserka, Vukovic, Tamara, "Teaching sustainability: concept of Smederevo as a healthy city" in Proceedings / [2nd] International Conference on Urban Planning - ICUP2018, Nis, November 14-17, 2018 (2018):315-322,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_860 .