Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.5673/sip.50.1.6
Impact of historical and political changes on the development of settlements in two Posavina landscapes from 18th century till today
Stojanka Radulović
orcid.org/0000-0002-1097-1447
; University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry, Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture
Aleksandar Bobić
orcid.org/0000-0001-5500-8358
; University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry and Faculty of Architecture
Mirjana Sekulić
; University of Novi Sad-Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning
Martin Bobinac
orcid.org/0000-0002-7690-7325
; University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forestry
Abstract
This paper studies the impact of historical and political changes on the development of settlements in some Posavina landscapes on the territory of Serbia in the time range from 18th century till today. It analyzes the transformation of the two, by their natural characteristics and ethnic composition, very similar landscapes - the Lower Srem and Obrenovac Posavina, but at the same time very different landscapes by the historically established cultural and social
values of the Ottoman and the Austrian (Austro-Hungarian) political influence. The focus is on a comparative and contrastive analysis of plans, regulations, planning practices and key historical and political events related to the observed area from 18th century till today. The research also indicates that during the settlement reurbanisation on the observed territory, two mutually different and recognizable spatial patterns of settlements have been established, with special features and differences in topography and organization, which
have largely remained as such until today, despite the same social and political order they belonged to during the 20th century. It is concluded that a higher degree of organization of settlements in one area over another has been achieved, thanks to, among other things, the formation of the wider spatial infrastructure and settlement regulation - the network of streets and undeveloped blocks, which made it possible to manage the development through time and prevent spontaneous settlement construction. However, during the period of political and economic transition of Serbia there’s been illegal construction developed in the form of road
settlements, regardless of the established values and traditions. It can therefore be concluded that a rapid and mechanical population growth in the second half of 20th century, together with lack of flats and/or flat market, lack of plans and/or disrespect of planning regulations and a low level of social sustainability, had an impact on the landscape. The system of weak state control of legislation regarding human activities and relevant actors in the studied area,
failed to resist the uncontrolled spread of settlements.
Keywords
landscape; spontaneity; settlement; spatial pattern; social value
Hrčak ID:
84218
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Publication date:
28.6.2012.
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