Ideology, Political Transitions and the City

Aleksandra Djurasovic is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Urban Planning and Regional Development, HafenCity University Hamburg, Germany. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of California, Davis, USA, and her master’s degree in urban planning from the City College of New York, USA. Djurasovic’s academic interests lie in Southeast European urban geographies, urban planning and sustainability. Djurasovic is currently enrolled in the postdoctoral programme at the Center for Advanced Studies of Southeast Europe, Rijeka, Croatia.

1. Introduction, 2. The Theoretical Background of the Concepts: Planning Doctrine, Transition, and Flexible Development Strategy Approach, 3. Did Socialist Planning Doctrine Ever Exist? Evolution of Political, Economic, and Planning Systems in Socialist Yugoslavia, 4. Disappearance of Yugoslav Planning Doctrine and Shift to a Flexible Devlopment Strategy Approach, 5. Flexible Development Stategy Approaches in Three Urban Zones in the City of Mostar, 6. General Conclusions, Contributions, and Ideas for Future Research