LANDSCAPE-ARCHITECTOURAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE RASKA RIVER BED IN THE OLD PART OF THE CITY OF NOVI PAZAR

Abstract

This paper presents a new concepts for the arrangement of the river bed of the river Raska, derived from the study of the historical development of Novi Pazar, and finding the cause and a consequence of the formation of “čaršija”. Through the old town several smaller streams flowed, which were regulated underground, so there is no trace of their flows above the ground. At the same time, there is an excessive application of concrete and asphalt in the final processing of the spare areas, which divides the town from the nature and the residents from the original values of the indigenous “čaršija”.

The primary objective of the study is to direct the development of the city towards sustainable development with the integrative connection of urban structure and natural resources with an emphasis on preserving the riverbed as a place of gathering in the central core of Novi Pazar. Revitalization capped flows and coast arrangement of Raska would revive traditional urban matrix and create new environmental values.