Urban mobility and housing shortages: the case of Slovenia
Urban mobility and housing shortages: the case of Slovenia

Summary/Abstract: Slovenia has experienced significant immigration flows within the last few decades. The high rate of urban growth, which we experienced in the 60s, has nevertheless decreased, which led to the development of a polycentric urban network during the 70s. Smaller urban centres have grown, together with a strong trend towards suburbanization. Absolute housing shortages were overcome in the late 80s, but structural shortages persist. The controversial effects of private (as opposed to social) housing policies enabled the application of a specific housing practice, mostly oriented to the construction of one-family houses in the countryside and in suburbs. The consequences of social development and urban planning on both traditional and modern mobility and housing policy are discussed in the retrospective analyses of the specific urbanization patterns in Slovenia.

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