Urban agglomerations in the function of regional integration of Serbia in South-Eastern Europe

In this article is analyzed the importance of urban agglomerations in the regional organization of Serbian space at one side, and on the other side they are taken as carriers of the future integration of the Serbian urban system into the urban of the South-Eastern Europe (SEE). In the regional confi...

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Main Authors: Tošić Dragutin, Krunić Nikola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serbian Geographical Society 2005-01-01
Series:Glasnik Srpskog Geografskog Društva
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-3593/2005/0350-35930501137T.pdf
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spelling doaj-15fbdf30bd164c9482bc4b6a02cf9e4e2020-11-25T00:10:56ZengSerbian Geographical SocietyGlasnik Srpskog Geografskog Društva0350-35932005-01-0185113714810.2298/GSGD0501137TUrban agglomerations in the function of regional integration of Serbia in South-Eastern EuropeTošić DragutinKrunić NikolaIn this article is analyzed the importance of urban agglomerations in the regional organization of Serbian space at one side, and on the other side they are taken as carriers of the future integration of the Serbian urban system into the urban of the South-Eastern Europe (SEE). In the regional configuration of Serbia, more different forms of territorial impacts of urbanization, urban areas and urban regions. High level of urban centralization is formed under the influence of the population density and functions of the metropolitan area of Belgrade. The problems of unbalanced disposition of population growth and qualitative transformation of urban centers are stressed and analyzed. Based on the role in integration process in the SEE, the metropolitan region of Belgrade is pointed out as its principal carrier and the metropolitan region of Niš as its secondary carrier, as well as the urban centers of importance for the cross-border regional cooperation. As the most suitable instrument of internal regional integration the model of Functional Urban Regions (FURs) or Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) is proposed, and for external regional integration is proposed the model of Metropolitan European Growth Areas (MEGAs). The coherent short-term and long-term development strategies for Serbian towns and their regions seem absent. http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-3593/2005/0350-35930501137T.pdfSerbiaregional integrationtransregional cooperationfunctional urban areasmetropolitan European growth areas
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Krunić Nikola
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Krunić Nikola
Urban agglomerations in the function of regional integration of Serbia in South-Eastern Europe
Glasnik Srpskog Geografskog Društva
Serbia
regional integration
transregional cooperation
functional urban areas
metropolitan European growth areas
author_facet Tošić Dragutin
Krunić Nikola
author_sort Tošić Dragutin
title Urban agglomerations in the function of regional integration of Serbia in South-Eastern Europe
title_short Urban agglomerations in the function of regional integration of Serbia in South-Eastern Europe
title_full Urban agglomerations in the function of regional integration of Serbia in South-Eastern Europe
title_fullStr Urban agglomerations in the function of regional integration of Serbia in South-Eastern Europe
title_full_unstemmed Urban agglomerations in the function of regional integration of Serbia in South-Eastern Europe
title_sort urban agglomerations in the function of regional integration of serbia in south-eastern europe
publisher Serbian Geographical Society
series Glasnik Srpskog Geografskog Društva
issn 0350-3593
publishDate 2005-01-01
description In this article is analyzed the importance of urban agglomerations in the regional organization of Serbian space at one side, and on the other side they are taken as carriers of the future integration of the Serbian urban system into the urban of the South-Eastern Europe (SEE). In the regional configuration of Serbia, more different forms of territorial impacts of urbanization, urban areas and urban regions. High level of urban centralization is formed under the influence of the population density and functions of the metropolitan area of Belgrade. The problems of unbalanced disposition of population growth and qualitative transformation of urban centers are stressed and analyzed. Based on the role in integration process in the SEE, the metropolitan region of Belgrade is pointed out as its principal carrier and the metropolitan region of Niš as its secondary carrier, as well as the urban centers of importance for the cross-border regional cooperation. As the most suitable instrument of internal regional integration the model of Functional Urban Regions (FURs) or Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) is proposed, and for external regional integration is proposed the model of Metropolitan European Growth Areas (MEGAs). The coherent short-term and long-term development strategies for Serbian towns and their regions seem absent.
topic Serbia
regional integration
transregional cooperation
functional urban areas
metropolitan European growth areas
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-3593/2005/0350-35930501137T.pdf
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