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_id: '9193'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'The paper studies local community centres (Serbian: centar mesne zajednice
    – CMZ) of post–war mass housing neighbourhoods in New Belgrade. Those were designed
    and built in 1970s as multifunctional centres with facilities and programmes complementary
    to the housing blocks: socio–cultural, commercial (grocery stores), daily services
    (post office, bank, crafts, etc.) spaces for socio–political activities and office
    spaces for the local community. The local community centres significantly increased
    quality of life of the residents, liveability and socialisation in the neighbourhoods.
    Furthermore, one of the main aims of these spaces was to enable actual realisation
    of the self–management in local communities. This paper reflects on the ideological
    and theoretical basis for their conceptualisation, referring to Edvard Kardelj,
    one of the main ideologues of self–management and originator of the local community
    concept in Yugoslavia. Moreover, the paper investigates: how the local community
    centres were planned, designed and programmed, and how they were spatially integrated
    in the existing residential blocks; how their organisational and governing role
    has been neglected over time, and their main purpose altered; and what are potentials
    and socio–spatial capacities for their future reuse. Reaffirmation of local community
    centres as utilitarian, governing and social space is recognized as key for promoting
    participation and collaborative governance in New Belgrade blocks, as well as
    for improving social connections, solidarity and sense of belonging in these neighbourhoods.
    As such, the local community centres could be one of the main factors of revitalisation
    of the blocks, increasing vitality and improving quality of life of the residents.
    Furthermore, the local community centres could have a major role in unlocking
    the potential of institutions and individuals towards new effective urban governance
    structures, as well as institutionalising citizens{\textquoteright} participation
    and bottom-up governance as direct democracy in the city today.'
author:
- first_name: Anica
  full_name: Dragutinovic, Anica
  id: '68875'
  last_name: Dragutinovic
  orcid: 0000-0002-6962-5223
- first_name: Uta
  full_name: Pottgiesser, Uta
  id: '27166'
  last_name: Pottgiesser
  orcid: 0000-0002-8594-3168
- first_name: Wido
  full_name: Quist, Wido
  last_name: Quist
citation:
  ama: 'Dragutinovic A, Pottgiesser U, Quist W. Local Community Centre as Utilitarian,
    Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ. In: Jordá Such C, Palomares
    Figueres M, Tostões A, Pottgiesser U, eds. <i>Modern Design. Social Commitment
    and Quality of Life</i>. Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch; 2022:329-337.'
  apa: 'Dragutinovic, A., Pottgiesser, U., &#38; Quist, W. (2022). Local Community
    Centre as Utilitarian, Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ.
    In C. Jordá Such, M. Palomares Figueres, A. Tostões, &#38; U. Pottgiesser (Eds.),
    <i>Modern Design. Social Commitment and Quality of Life</i> (pp. 329–337). Docomomo
    International, tirant lo blanch.'
  bjps: '<b>Dragutinovic A, Pottgiesser U and Quist W</b> (2022) Local Community Centre
    as Utilitarian, Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ. In Jordá
    Such C et al. (eds), <i>Modern Design. Social Commitment and Quality of Life</i>.
    Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch, pp. 329–337.'
  chicago: 'Dragutinovic, Anica, Uta Pottgiesser, and Wido Quist. “Local Community
    Centre as Utilitarian, Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ.”
    In <i>Modern Design. Social Commitment and Quality of Life</i>, edited by Carmen
    Jordá Such, Maite Palomares Figueres, Ana Tostões, and Uta Pottgiesser, 329–37.
    Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch, 2022.'
  chicago-de: 'Dragutinovic, Anica, Uta Pottgiesser und Wido Quist. 2022. Local Community
    Centre as Utilitarian, Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ.
    In: <i>Modern Design. Social Commitment and Quality of Life</i>, hg. von Carmen
    Jordá Such, Maite Palomares Figueres, Ana Tostões, und Uta Pottgiesser, 329–337.
    Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch.'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Dragutinovic, Anica</span>
    ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Pottgiesser, Uta</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Quist,
    Wido</span>: Local Community Centre as Utilitarian, Governing and Social Space:
    The Case of New Belgrade CMZ. In: <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Jordá
    Such, C.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Palomares Figueres, M.</span>
    ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Tostões, A.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Pottgiesser,
    U.</span> (Hrsg.): <i>Modern Design. Social Commitment and Quality of Life</i> :
    Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch, 2022, S. 329–337'
  havard: 'A. Dragutinovic, U. Pottgiesser, W. Quist, Local Community Centre as Utilitarian,
    Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ, in: C. Jordá Such, M.
    Palomares Figueres, A. Tostões, U. Pottgiesser (Eds.), Modern Design. Social Commitment
    and Quality of Life, Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch, 2022: pp. 329–337.'
  ieee: 'A. Dragutinovic, U. Pottgiesser, and W. Quist, “Local Community Centre as
    Utilitarian, Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ,” in <i>Modern
    Design. Social Commitment and Quality of Life</i>, Valencia, Spain, 2022, pp.
    329–337.'
  mla: 'Dragutinovic, Anica, et al. “Local Community Centre as Utilitarian, Governing
    and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ.” <i>Modern Design. Social Commitment
    and Quality of Life</i>, edited by Carmen Jordá Such et al., Docomomo International,
    tirant lo blanch, 2022, pp. 329–37.'
  short: 'A. Dragutinovic, U. Pottgiesser, W. Quist, in: C. Jordá Such, M. Palomares
    Figueres, A. Tostões, U. Pottgiesser (Eds.), Modern Design. Social Commitment
    and Quality of Life, Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch, 2022, pp. 329–337.'
  ufg: '<b>Dragutinovic, Anica/Pottgiesser, Uta/Quist, Wido</b>: Local Community Centre
    as Utilitarian, Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ, in:
    <i>Jordá Such, Carmen u. a. (Hgg.)</i>: Modern Design. Social Commitment and Quality
    of Life, o. O. 2022,  S. 329–337.'
  van: 'Dragutinovic A, Pottgiesser U, Quist W. Local Community Centre as Utilitarian,
    Governing and Social Space: The Case of New Belgrade CMZ. In: Jordá Such C, Palomares
    Figueres M, Tostões A, Pottgiesser U, editors. Modern Design Social Commitment
    and Quality of Life. Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch; 2022. p. 329–37.'
conference:
  end_date: 2022-09-09
  location: Valencia, Spain
  name: 17th International Docomomo Conference
  start_date: 2022-09-06
date_created: 2022-12-04T10:15:51Z
date_updated: 2025-01-21T14:09:30Z
department:
- _id: DEP1000
- _id: DEP1055
editor:
- first_name: Carmen
  full_name: Jordá Such, Carmen
  last_name: Jordá Such
- first_name: Maite
  full_name: Palomares Figueres, Maite
  last_name: Palomares Figueres
- first_name: Ana
  full_name: Tostões, Ana
  last_name: Tostões
- first_name: Uta
  full_name: Pottgiesser, Uta
  id: '27166'
  last_name: Pottgiesser
  orcid: 0000-0002-8594-3168
keyword:
- local community centre
- neighbourhood
- post-war housing
- neighbourhood histories
- local communities
- New Belgrade
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://docomomo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/014850_ebook.pdf
oa: '1'
page: 329-337
publication: Modern Design. Social Commitment and Quality of Life
publication_identifier:
  isbn:
  - 978-84-19286-59-8
publication_status: published
publisher: Docomomo International, tirant lo blanch
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: 'Local Community Centre as Utilitarian, Governing and Social Space: The Case
  of New Belgrade CMZ'
type: conference
user_id: '83781'
year: '2022'
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