Research Article

DECENTRALIZATION AND THE NEW SETTLEMENTS IN SUBURBAN AREAS OF SKOPJE

ABSTRACT

By using intelligent methods of urban transformation and decentralization of the Macedonian capital, we will try to improve the life of its citizens as one of the major goals of this paper. This study will examine and analyze the northern part of the city, encircling the region of village of Bardovci. This village is consisting with old and new parts which are not communicating to each other. Therefore, our mission through this paper is to propose a new urban project, previously prepared by serious urban analyzes, defining historical and heritage values of the existing structures. In the other hand, the project will attempt to join the both (old and new) current settlements and it will try to eliminate all the negative issues of the existing situation. The new project will also introduce the radical increasing of the quality of overall structure not only by creating new public facilities, new parks and green zones, new houses with independent courtyards, but also by creating new public transport connections with the rest of Skopje. Finally, our mission of transformation and decentralization could be implemented only if we are ready to change our existing mental settings in order to improve our lives in general.

Keywords

decentralization transformation urban settlements public citizens