Large-Scale Brownfields in the Republic of Srpska – Development Dynamics

Branislav Bijelić, Dejan Đorđević

Abstract


Large-scale brownfields represent the most visible category of brownfields in the territory of the Republic of Srpska. The existence of these locations with an area of over 4 hectares and a previous period of inactivity of at least 6 months indicates negative socio-economic processes that lead to underutilization and/or dereliction of certain parts of the territory of the Republic of Srpska, often accompanied by environmental pollution from the past. These are predominantly industrial complexes, and there are also military and infrastructure sites. This research is based on the main author's doctoral dissertation on large-scale brownfields in the Republic of Srpska from 2016, where the time frame for identifying this spatial phenomenon was set at 31 Decembar 2013. By comparing the results of the new identification of large-scale brownfields in the Republic of Srpska after 10 years, trends in the dynamics of the development of this phenomenon will be clearly observed. Based on this research, the basic hypothesis will be proven that there is a process of decline in the number of large-scale brownfields in the territory of the Republic of Srpska, caused by the reduced influence of the transition process as the main factor in the creation of large-scale brownfields in the territory of the Republic of Srpska.

Keywords: large-scale brownfield, identification, brownfield bath, Republic of Srpska

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