A City’s Decline: Towards the Prevention of Deterioration of Public Spaces in Sarajevo Neighborhoods
A City’s Decline: Towards the Prevention of Deterioration of Public Spaces in Sarajevo Neighborhoods

Author(s): Mirna Jusić
Subject(s): Politics, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Rural and urban sociology, Economic development
Published by: Analitika – Centar za društvena istraživanja, sva prava pridržana
Keywords: BiH; Sarajevo; public spaces; communal services;
Summary/Abstract: The visible decline of public spaces in urban neighborhoods in Sarajevo is a result of a number of factors, including an imprecise normative framework and a lack of standards for certain communal services, as well as insufficient mechanisms of control of the delivery and quality of services in the areas of communal cleanliness and the maintenance of public areas. In addition, there are a number of obvious obstacles to the sanctioning of offences of littering, damaging or destroying urban spaces. Moreover, mechanisms of communication between responsible institutions and the residents of Sarajevo are wanting. This policy brief provides recommendations that aim to improve the current regulation and practice in order to prevent further physical deterioration of public spaces. It is primarily intended for the representatives of cantonal and local authorities in Sarajevo.

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