The starting premise of this paper is that a careful interpretation of changes in the meaning of urban places, provided their autochthonous qualities and the quality of the urban environment and architecture are respected, can help to better understand and treat the built environment. The case study presented investigates Banja Luka’s urban l...

By Dijana Simonović

Proceeding from the problem of non-recognition of industrial heritage as an important part of the cultural heritage and cultural identity of the community, the paper points to these significant development potentials of the Republic of Srpska, which are not represented in its legislative and institutional framework. It is highlighting the values of...

By Dijana Simonović, Tijana Vujičić

This research addresses the issue of transformation of urban landscape, especially its green structure, in the context of urbanisation understood as a complex socio‐spatial process possessing both global and local characteristics. This new urban landscape extends beyond the traditional relations between the city center and periphery as two distinct...

By Nevena Novaković, Dijana Simonović, Tijana Vujičić

This paper raises the issue and examines the causes and effects of the neglect of abandoned and underused spaces in the Republic of Srpska (brownfield spaces, greenfield spaces), emphasising the necessity for their regeneration. Urban regeneration is manifoldly understood as a process, strategy and comprehensive method of urban renewal  ‐ &nbs...

By Dijana Simonović, Dalibor Ilić