Arhitektura i Urbanizam (Jan 2006)
Peripheral zones of towns in Serbian spatial and urban planning: The case of Valjevo
Abstract
With unplanned and uncontrolled development there have emerged the whole development rings encircling the towns of Serbia. One of the key questions in producing a Spatial plan for municipality or a Master plan for an urban settlement is the issue of control, arrangement and territorial development especially in the peripheral zones of towns. In this paper it is analyzed the approach, problems and decision-making in preparing such strategic plans in terms of rehabilitation, organization and improvement of the quality of life in the peripheral town zones. Decisions which are presented here have been tested on examples of the Spatial plan for Municipality, Master plan of the urban center, and on General regulation plan for a part of the peripheral zone of Valjevo. Starting from the analyzed General regulation plan, it is pointed to the necessary level in details of planning decisions, in order to make timely reservation of space for the purposes of infrastructure servicing and arrangement of the peripheral zone. Since there are almost two decades without an adequate implementation of the already made planning decisions this paper brings out a proposal for substantiation of a special program for the peripheral town zone's rehabilitation, which should be the outcome of the local population initiative and self-organization within neighborhood communities, with provision of the local government support.
