Open AccessSpatial and functional transformation of the city center structure in the process of transition
Author(s) -
Jelena Velev,
Petar Mitković,
Ljiljana Vasilevska
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
facta universitatis - series architecture and civil engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0860
pISSN - 0354-4605
DOI - 10.2298/fuace1103455v
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , process (computing) , economic geography , transition (genetics) , center (category theory) , space (punctuation) , set (abstract data type) , order (exchange) , adaptation (eye) , phenomenon , transformation (genetics) , geography , regional science , computer science , economic system , business , psychology , epistemology , economics , archaeology , biochemistry , chemistry , philosophy , finance , neuroscience , programming language , gene , crystallography , operating system
Goal of this paper is to point to the ambivalent influence of transition process on the urban environments. The phenomenon of "transition" is defined as complex, multilayered process followed by new market and social principles. By observing the chronological order of changes which occurred in the city morphology, it gives recommendations for overcoming the city center identity crisis as the most significant pubic city space. Through definition and reconsideration of spatial and functional structure of the city center in the context of modern influences of the transition process, this paper emphasizes the elements which could be input in a direct or indirect way into the future strategies and plans. Accordingly, it proposes a set of measures for possible redefinition of the existing concept of the city centers and its adaptation to the demands of the time ahead
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