Public engagement under authoritarian entrepreneurialism: the Belgrade Waterfront project

Ana Perić

Urban Research & Practice, 2020, vol. 13, issue 2, 213-227

Abstract: Urban megaprojects as a spatial manifestation of neoliberalism are in transitional societies considered a tool for extra-profit for private developers and a source of great corruption among the high-level public authorities. Consequently, such a relationship has negative effects on socio-spatial reality. The paper illustrates how a large-scale unitary project – the Belgrade Waterfront project – jeopardizes the public participation through: the misuse of legal procedures and spatial planning instruments, neglect of private property rights, and simulation of public debate. The conditions enabling democratic social, political and professional environment as a backbone for citizen involvement in public issues are briefly indicated in conclusion.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2019.1670469

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