BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA'S CHANGING POST WAR HOUSING POLICY - MOSTAR CASE: NEW SETTLEMENT AREAS

Abstract

The study composes of three main topics. Yugoslavia's separation process, socialist city theories and housing areas in socialist cities have been described and the scope of the study has been explained in the introduction section. In the second section; Bosnia - Herzegovina's changing housing policy has been examined not only by including the period after Yugoslavia's separation and establishment of Bosnia - Herzegovina but also the period starting from 1950s in terms of housing policy taken from Yugoslavia. In the third and final section; the reflection of housing policies conducted in Bosnia - Herzergovina to the city Mostar, the impact of the housing areas of the city on the city settlement since 1950s and the reflection of the political system changing with the war on the city have been studied and inferences have been made regarding the city's new settlement areas in the context of the current housing policy.