Tivat’s urban regeneration-from arsenal to Porto Montenegro
This paper examines how and to what extent urban regeneration works in practice through the lens of Tivat’s regeneration. The paper enlightens Tivat’s economic and physical transformations from the town know as a base of the Naval-shipyard “Arsenal” to the nautical-touristic complex “Porto...
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| Language: | English |
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Serbian Geographical Society
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Glasnik Srpskog Geografskog Društva |
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| Online Access: | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-3593/2024/0350-35932402405M.pdf |
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| Summary: | This paper examines how and to what extent urban regeneration works in
practice through the lens of Tivat’s regeneration. The paper enlightens
Tivat’s economic and physical transformations from the town know as a base
of the Naval-shipyard “Arsenal” to the nautical-touristic complex “Porto
Montenegro”. Since its development in 1889, Arsenal became the main employer
in town and shaped the town’s identity. Arsenal employed experienced
skilled workers, mostly engineers and craftsmen, and enjoyed an
international reputation for a quality ship repair (Radovic, 2015). In
1990’s, the turbulent political and economic situation in ex-Yugoslavia
countries and UN sanctions resulted with a decrease of demand and the
downfall of Arsenal resulted with decline of Tivat’s economy. Additionally,
Montenegro was making strategic turnover from a socialist centrally planned
to an open market economy. Montenegro wanted to attract inward investments
and create an image of an attractive tourist destination that would result
with economic revitalization. These circumstances led to the Montenegrin
government decision to sell Arsenal to a private investor who showed the
initiative to transform it and create the nautical resort “Porto
Montenegro”. Regeneration of Tivat, in terms of its vision, seems to be a
successful story - the town’s image was changed, Arsenal’s site became a
part of wider urban tissue, and new economic opportunities were made.
However, this regeneration did not go without negative consequences,
including the displacement of skilled workers, social exclusion and missed
opportunity to reintegrate the urban fabric and reconnect the town with the
sea. |
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| ISSN: | 0350-3593 2406-078X |