@inbook{
author = "Milovanović-Rodić, Danijela and Stojić, Božena and Maruna, Marija",
year = "2019",
abstract = "One of the basic characteristics of Serbian territorial development is the concentrated
development of several major urban centres driven by a rapid decline of the quality of life in
villages, their depopulation and impoverishment. The basic thesis of this paper is, in accordance
with the current global, European and national development agendas, that the sustainable
territorial development can be achieved exclusively through balanced rural-urban development.
This paper introduces integrated rural development projects (IRDP) as instruments for reaching
sustainable territorial development for the city of Smederevo. They are developed within the
Master Program in Integrated Urbanism at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of
Belgrade supported by the DANURB project and the city government. The main aim of the
paper is to present the pedagogical model and IRDP development methodology, as well as
results produced within the teaching process – five master theses. These projects differ in main
themes, the size of the territory, types and formats of the solutions, but have the same objectives
- to improve the quality of life of individuals, families and rural communities, and, thus, increase
their visibility and attractiveness. Their aim is not only to prevent out-migration of young people
from the villages, but also to encourage in-migration of new population.
When viewed from that perspective, besides straightening rural areas, these IRDPs can contribute
to the reduction of pressure on urban areas, whose spatial, infrastructural, institutional and
ecological capacities are increasingly burdened and hold back sustainable development.",
publisher = "Belgrade: University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture",
journal = "Integrative strategic planning and design for the strengthening of identity and cultural tourism in the Danube cities – Smederevo",
booktitle = "Integrated rural development projects for sustainable territory development of the city of Smederevo",
pages = "22-35",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_514"
}