Decline or Growth? (Re) considering the Development Patterns of the Border Towns in the Republic of North Macedonia
Apstrakt
The paper focuses on the border towns of the Republic of North Macedonia (RNM), geographically
located in the eastern and western part of the country, highlighting the specificities of their
morphology in the context of their recent development and/or decline. The selected examples belong
to two different planning regions of the RNM: the East region – Delchevo, and the Southwest region -
Struga. Providing an overview of the identified directions and patterns of their urban expansion, it will
be possible to determine the morphological features which have both affected and reflected their
general urban transformations. Currently, the condition of the border towns from the East region
indicates the increasing marginalisation and, consequently - decline, while those from the Southwest
region register progress and growth on the socio-economic and spatial level. Due to these drastic
differences, the paper will provide a comparative analysis of their urban form, simultaneously
targe...ting both the micro and the macro level. Considering the latest studies on urban morphology and
its relationship with overall urban development, the paper will also address the identified problems
and trends, proposing the planning recommendations for the future transformations and their
sustainability in the long run.
Ključne reči:
Border town / urban form / urban morphology / development / sustainabilityIzvor:
Praxis of urban morphology [Elektronski izvor] : conference proceedings. Part 2 / XXX conference of the International seminar on urban form (ISUF2023), 4th-10th September, 2024, 75-86Izdavač:
- University of Belgrade - Faculty of Architecture
Institucija/grupa
Arhitektonski fakultetTY - CONF AU - Balkoski, Damjan AU - Stupar, Aleksandra PY - 2024 UR - https://raf.arh.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1982 AB - The paper focuses on the border towns of the Republic of North Macedonia (RNM), geographically located in the eastern and western part of the country, highlighting the specificities of their morphology in the context of their recent development and/or decline. The selected examples belong to two different planning regions of the RNM: the East region – Delchevo, and the Southwest region - Struga. Providing an overview of the identified directions and patterns of their urban expansion, it will be possible to determine the morphological features which have both affected and reflected their general urban transformations. Currently, the condition of the border towns from the East region indicates the increasing marginalisation and, consequently - decline, while those from the Southwest region register progress and growth on the socio-economic and spatial level. Due to these drastic differences, the paper will provide a comparative analysis of their urban form, simultaneously targeting both the micro and the macro level. Considering the latest studies on urban morphology and its relationship with overall urban development, the paper will also address the identified problems and trends, proposing the planning recommendations for the future transformations and their sustainability in the long run. PB - University of Belgrade - Faculty of Architecture C3 - Praxis of urban morphology [Elektronski izvor] : conference proceedings. Part 2 / XXX conference of the International seminar on urban form (ISUF2023), 4th-10th September T1 - Decline or Growth? (Re) considering the Development Patterns of the Border Towns in the Republic of North Macedonia SP - 75 EP - 86 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1982 ER -
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Balkoski, D.,& Stupar, A.. (2024). Decline or Growth? (Re) considering the Development Patterns of the Border Towns in the Republic of North Macedonia. in Praxis of urban morphology [Elektronski izvor] : conference proceedings. Part 2 / XXX conference of the International seminar on urban form (ISUF2023), 4th-10th September University of Belgrade - Faculty of Architecture., 75-86. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1982
Balkoski D, Stupar A. Decline or Growth? (Re) considering the Development Patterns of the Border Towns in the Republic of North Macedonia. in Praxis of urban morphology [Elektronski izvor] : conference proceedings. Part 2 / XXX conference of the International seminar on urban form (ISUF2023), 4th-10th September. 2024;:75-86. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1982 .
Balkoski, Damjan, Stupar, Aleksandra, "Decline or Growth? (Re) considering the Development Patterns of the Border Towns in the Republic of North Macedonia" in Praxis of urban morphology [Elektronski izvor] : conference proceedings. Part 2 / XXX conference of the International seminar on urban form (ISUF2023), 4th-10th September (2024):75-86, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1982 .