How to improve urban mobility through general urban plan? The case study of the city of Šabac, Serbia

Post-socialist transition has profoundly changed the cities in former socialist societies in Central and Eastern Europe. Thus, some common “transitional” characteristics have reflected into urban space. One of them is certainly the commercialization of urban space, especially in city centres, but also around new retail zones in urban periphery. This phenomenon is considered among the main challenges for urban development. At the same time, new symbols of market economy and related individualization have arisen. The good example is newly-born “car culture”, i.e. the significant increase of the... Mehr ...