Emina Ajanović, Ranko Mirić, Amina Sivac

 

DOI: 10.35666/23038950.2024.50.91

UDC: 911.375.4:32(497.6 Sarajevo)

 

Abstract: The influence of the inter-entity boundary line on the functional transformation of space – the example of Sarajevo Canton and the City of East Sarajevo

The spatial structure of a city is the result of various connections and established relationships. In other words, it emerges from the formation of spatial patterns shaped by different urban functions within its spatial framework. This study investigates the transformations in the functional-spatial structure of a section of the Sarajevo metropolitan area, which has been significantly affected by the new administrative-territorial structure, shaping new patterns of urban development from 1991 to the present day. The conclusion of the Dayton Peace Agreement introduced an entirely new state-legal organization, while from a socio-economic perspective the inter-entity boundary line (IEBL) has disintegrated the settlement system formed under specific historical and socio-economic conditions. Coupled with the political exclusivity of pursuing separate development in what was once a unified urban area, the disintegration of highly urbanized municipalities has created conditions for functional division, particularly reflected through the separation of infrastructural elements. Accordingly, the study examines the implications of the established inter-entity boundary/demarcation line (IEBL) within the urban system, which includes changes in political-territorial organization, demographic concentration and the amount of population gravitational potential, functional and morphological transformations in settlements adjacent to the IEBL. In addition, it also explores other impacts on economic and social elements within the municipalities of Sarajevo Canton and the City of East Sarajevo. These changes are also analyzed in the context of current spatial planning measures and approaches aimed at enhancing the efficient functioning of urban areas in the immediate vicinity of the inter-entity boundary line.

Keywords

functional-spatial structure, Sarajevo metropolitan area, Dayton Peace Agreement, inter-entity boundary line, settlement system

GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FOR GEOGRAPHY  No 50, Year 2024. pg. 91-118

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