Tendencies in newly-built multi-family housing in Serbia : outlook of urban experts

Abstract

Post-socialist period have brought the myriad of new socio-economic changes for states in Central and Eastern Europe. Knowing that all such changes mirror in space and settlements, they have also made an unavoidable impact on housing as the most prominent urban function. In the case of Serbia, these post-socialist changes in housing have been more severe due to postponed and more complex transition. On the other side, the uncommon model of qualitative socialist housing in the former socialist Yugoslavia has left a positive legacy to present-day situation. Hence, Serbian post-socialist housing has some unique features comparing to other post-socialist countries. This uniqueness is reflected in Serbian reality. A good illustration is a newly-built, “transitional” multi-storey collective housing as dominant type in local typology. However, the data relating to these unique characteristics are rare and insufficiently accurate. The aim of this paper is to improve the research of the urban dimension in newly-built collective housing in Serbia from the point of the planning of housing in new urban plans for Serbian cities. This will be researched by analyzing the professional knowledge and experience of local urban experts. Therefore, the method......... expected that the results of the survey will enlighten some mutual issues in Serbian housing and related urban policy which can be better customised and adequately addressed to enable synergy in the future development.