Yard by yard, life is (not) hard: tourism gentrification and the extension of the pedestrian zone in old town Belgrade1

Miloš Ničić

Chapter 19 in Handbook on Tourism Gentrification, 2025, pp 342-360 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Since the mid-2010s, sections of the historical core of Belgrade, capital city of Serbia, experienced a rapid expansion of the pedestrian zone, a grand urbanistic undertaking aimed at transforming its central streets into vehicle-free spaces for the benefit of inhabitants and visitors. This expansion is marked by commodification of newly formed pedestrianised space, while the rationale behind it is that the old urban core needs pedestrianisation in order to revive its historical character and charm, which then, in turn, unties “the historical” of the old town for the appreciation (and consumption) by the tourists visiting Belgrade. This chapter emphasises the framework of post-socialist city transformations and explores the nexus among pedestrianisation, touristification and gentrification in Belgrade, Serbia.

Keywords: Belgrade; Pedestrianisation; Touristification; Gentrification; Post-socialist city; Heritage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035327348
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