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THE REFORM OF THE URBAN LAND USE SYSTEM IN EASTERN EUROPE: A SUGGESTION FOR BELGRADE
Author(s) -
Begovic Boris
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
papers in regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.937
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1435-5957
pISSN - 1056-8190
DOI - 10.1111/j.1435-5597.1993.tb01869.x
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , economic interventionism , intervention (counseling) , environmental planning , land use , local government , urban planning , business , economic growth , geography , natural resource economics , political science , economics , civil engineering , politics , engineering , psychiatry , law , archaeology , psychology , philosophy , linguistics
This paper provides suggestions to reform the urban land use system in Eastern European cities, using the city of Belgrade as an example. The main features of the current system are examined, as well as their effects on urban development. The suggested reform is based on; (a) privatizing urban land; (b) introducing markets for urban land; and (c) redefining the role of local government. Methods to privatize the land are selected, and general policy issues related to this and to the introduction of a market for urban land are discussed. A framework for government intervention is suggested.