1、5900 英文单词, 3 万英文字符 ,中文 9500 字 文献出处: Stefanovska, Jasna, and Janez Kozelj. Urban planning and transitional development issues: The case of Skopje, Macedonia. Urbani izziv 23.1 (2012): 91-100. Urban planning and transitional development issues: The case of Skopje, Macedonia Jasna STEFANOVSKA; Janez KO
2、ELJ Like many cities in neighbouring countries, the Macedonian capital Skopje has undergone radical changes that have affected urbanplanning processes for over twenty years. Over the past century, during which Skopjes population has grown more than tenfold, social changes have not only affected plan
3、ning processes but also impacted the built fabric of the city. As a result, the city has been transformed by a diverse set of dynamics. The last twenty years of Skopjes development have been marked by a long and painful transition, a process through which the city has had to adjust to new complexiti
4、es. The current crisis engulfing the city has led to deterioration in the quality of the built environment and has created fertile ground for speculative developments. It has become clear that urban planning is no longer able to operate as an instrument of control and development with the primary ai
5、m of protecting and promoting public interests. This article analyses the planning initiatives both before and after the 1990s, defining the main phases of transformation since the 1990s according to the key legislation, political factors and administrative decisions that have contributed to the urb
6、an transformations of the city. Key words: urban planning, postcommunism, Skopje, transition, urban transformations 1. Introduction Skopje, the capital of Macedonia, has a population of over 600,000. The city has undergone processes of radical social, political and economic transformations, processes that have had a major effect on the planning system and further influenced the citys built environment. Although Skopjes role as the capital of a sovereign nation is relatively recent, the