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Chaotic Cities Of Kosovo And Their Urban And Spatial Planning, Venera Gonxha, Gresa Neziri

UBT International Conference

With rapidly increased urbanization rates, cities becoming overpopulated and urban inequalities being more and more visible, Kosovo has been facing an ongoing debate about Urban and Spatial Planning of its territory. Professionals of the field and many others are questioning the current state of cities in Kosovo, such as Prishtina, Prizren, Mitrovica, Peja, and more. There are common concerns in all municipalities regarding the urban chaos, traffic jams, continuous constructions of which most illegally build in agricultural land, endless appetites for constructing high buildings, unexpected appearance of newly invented neighborhoods, ongoing ignorance towards nature, cultural and natural heritage. All this …