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Suburbanization and sprawl in post-socialist Belgrade and Sofia

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  • Aleksandar D. Slaev
  • Zorica Nedović-Budić
  • Nikola Krunić
  • Jasna Petrić
  • Diliana Daskalova

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The goal of this research is to examine the processes of suburbanization and sprawl in two post-socialist capital cities in Southeast Europe – Belgrade, Serbia and Sofia, Bulgaria. Our analysis begins with a survey of relevant historical developments in the two cities, which illustrates the impact of major political, economic and social drivers on urban development processes and form. We follow this with an empirical study aimed at identifying contemporary features of peri-urban processes occurring in the two cities. Specifically, we explore spatial patterns, general population trends and changes in urban densities. Our study confirms earlier observations by other researchers that processes of suburbanization are occurring in Belgrade and Sofia. Yet this research goes further and emphasizes the specific combination of conditions inherited from the era of state socialism and the features of South-east European urban culture. Thus regarding the form of urban expansion, we observe relatively weak trends of sprawl with strong local specifics. On this basis, we discuss our empirical results with the objective of identifying the specifics of studied processes in Belgrade and Sofia as a grounds for the articulation of an appropriate policy framework.

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  • Aleksandar D. Slaev & Zorica Nedović-Budić & Nikola Krunić & Jasna Petrić & Diliana Daskalova, 2018. "Suburbanization and sprawl in post-socialist Belgrade and Sofia," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(7), pages 1389-1412, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:26:y:2018:i:7:p:1389-1412
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2018.1465530
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    1. Petr Hlaváček & Miroslav Kopáček & Lucie Horáčková, 2019. "Impact of Suburbanisation on Sustainable Development of Settlements in Suburban Spaces: Smart and New Solutions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(24), pages 1-18, December.
    2. Antczak-Stępniak Agata, 2022. "The role of real estate development activity in the re-urbanization of cities – a case study of Łódź, Poland," Environmental & Socio-economic Studies, Sciendo, vol. 10(4), pages 59-70, December.
    3. L. Samková, 2023. "Management of integrated passenger transport system and its role in tourism development," Economics Working Papers 2023-03, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Economics.
    4. József Lennert & Jenő Zsolt Farkas & András Donát Kovács & András Molnár & Rita Módos & Dorián Baka & Zoltán Kovács, 2020. "Measuring and Predicting Long-Term Land Cover Changes in the Functional Urban Area of Budapest," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-20, April.
    5. Slaev, Aleksandar D. & Alexander, Ernest R. & Zdravkov, Zdravko & Ivanov, Valeri & Georgieva, Snezhina, 2022. "Market tools for the provision of urban green spaces in post-socialist Sofia," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 122(C).

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