Socio-Urban developments in Kosovo: Study case Pristina

Abstract

At the beginning of the XXI century, the life started to be very dynamic in Kosovo with emphasis on large urban centers. Ruined houses started to be reconstructed, new houses were built, and small and medium enterprises were established, as well as new institutions. Thus, the emigration of rural population simultaneously occurred from small urban centers and other urban centers, focused in Pristina. The growth of urban population in Pristina has happened for many reasons, which are mention the most important ones such as: Establishment of the entire central administration, public/private universities and health institutions, as well as international headquarters, the concentration of economic business, which created the best opportunities for education, employment, health, better infrastructure in general and better condition for life in Pristina then in other places. Given such a whole urban population in Pristina, many institutions were unprepared - without urban conditions to cope with the influx of population. As a result of the immigration of people in Pristina, and the lack of development and implementation of new policies and strategies for urban areas, happened a really urban chaos, where in some neighborhoods of Pristina has lack of adequate infrastructure and thus cannot have the development of a comfortable life for society. Having such a situation, through using adequate methods and theory, this study aims to research demographic and urban growth in Pristina and causes that have pushed to immigrate in Pristina.

Keywords

• population
• migration
• unplanned development