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The paper will present the results of research that dealt with the perception of inter-sectorial cooperation at the local level in relation to providing support for children with developmental difficulties and/or disabilities (CDD) and their families. The research considers two groups of participants: (1) the parents of CDD in the quantitative part, and (2) representatives from the relevant organizations in the qualitative part. The key findings of the research indicate differences in the perception of the success and importance of inter-sectoral cooperation for the subject meter. While the representatives of the institutions perceive inter-sectoral cooperation as successful, the parents recognize it as unfavourable. Some relevant institutions were perceived by parents as insignificant, or they rated the cooperation with some of them as very low. Even the institutions do not clearly recognize the mutual importance of this cooperation. This may indicate either a lack of cooperation, an overlap of responsibilities, or the insufficient visibility of certain institutions in the community. Normative forms of cooperation, except in one example (cooperation between preschool facilities, the Centre for social work and Center for Developmental Counseling), are almost absent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper analyzes the types of housing in the area of the General Urban Plan of Niš. There are 5 types of housing singled out: city-type family housing, suburban-type family housing, mixed housing zones, multi-family housing from the pre-war and post-war period, and newly built multi-family housing. These types of housing were analyzed based on 18 previously defined criteria. The criteria took into account the characteristics of the macro-location (location, traffic matrix, availability of contents, quality of the environment, etc.), as well as urban parameters at the block level (size and geometry of the plot, number of floors, parking, architecture, construction quality, etc.). Mutual similarities and differences of these housing types were determined, as well as essential changes that occurred in the post-socialist transition period, in order to define possible directions for the improvement of planning regulations and housing construction.

The paper deals with characteristics of multifamily housing development (MHD) in specific conditions of post-socialist transition. Multi-layered political, institutional and socio-economic changes have influenced the change in the urban structure of cities, including housing areas. Time distance of thirty years from the beginning of transition in Serbia, gives us a good position to monitor and fully understand the effects of changes, including the last and longest-term phase of transitional process – urban changes. The development of multifamily housing is examined on the example of the city of Nis, a typical socialist industrial city that underwent dramatic changes in the post-socialist period and represent a good testing ground for transitional changes and their effects. The goal of the paper is to recognize different types of multifamily housing and the transitional changes that led to certain type of development and their spatial distribution in the city. The research suggests that multifamily housing development is especially influenced by privatization in the initial phase of transition, restitution in the later phase of transition, changing role of public and private sector in housing development, as well as changes in urban planning.

Public space is very valuable for a variety of community activities. Open public space comfort is one of the main indicators that provide its enjoyability, attractiveness and liveability. Having in mind that the climate conditions and the implemented urban design are influential in providing pedestrian thermal comfort, this study will focus on physical attributes of used pavement materials and their impact when they are exposed to high summer temperatures as well as on thermal comfort of the users of open public spaces. The methods that were used in the analysis include the method of direct surveying of inhabitants, the method of observation and the method of measuring the characteristics of different materials used for pavement in the pedestrian zone. The measuring of the current surface temperature of different paving materials used for pedestrian zone was performed during the summer season (July, August, and September) of 2015 in the central city zone of the city of Niš, with the goal of determining the maximum heating up of horizontal surfaces, i.e. pavements. The survey was done in July 2015 in the main square in Niš. The measuring determined that in the same conditions, various materials yield various maximum temperatures. It was also concluded that the type of material, colour, roughness and shading of an area affect the heating up of pedestrian surfaces. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the complexity of the relationship between microclimate thermal comfort in public open spaces and the measured temperature of the pavement surface, and to emphasize the importance of this relationship in the context of contemporary urban design. The paper presents the case study of pedestrian spaces in the central area of the City of Niš in Serbia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An intensive process of demographic change in the City of Nis started in the second half of the 20th century. Socio-economic development of the territory caused the increase in population. While the city center demographically get stronger, peripheral urban areas of the municipality were stagnating or very slightly number grew its demographic score. Along with population growth, took place in the process of increasing the number of households that had a smaller number of members. The aging population is a particular problem which greatly affects economic growth. During the last decade of the 20th century, this area has gone through a transition phase where large number of industrial giants were closed. As a consequence it appeared the changes in the economic structure of the population.

In order to give reasons for further advanced multi-faceted research of geothermal utilization, geothermal energy utilization and its integration in urban planning in the long run in the City of Nis were analysed. Regional aspect of this utilization is considered, which is novelty in the planning of the city. The arguments are supported by expert opinions on geothermal utilization acquired abroad and in Serbia that suggest geothermal use within proposals for an eco-city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Nišava river has a great importance for the sustainable development of the city of Niš. From the Mediana spring, which is on the bank of the Nišava, the city of Niš satisfies around 30% of its water demand. The aim of this paper is to, on the basis of the analysis of several tens of parameters of water quality; determine whether the Nišava river is a limiting factor to the sustainable development of the city of Niš. For this purpose the data of Public Utility Company Naissus have been used, as it collects daily samples of the Nišava river water. The number of conducted analyses, depending on the water quality parameters, varies from 1 to 1,240. The obtained results, which have been presented in detail in the paper, indicate that a great majority of analyses, of almost all the water quality parameters, is within predicted range. At the end of the paper, certain measures have been proposed, which should contribute to the sustainable development of Niš in this field. .

The aim of this paper is to analyse labour force quality and wage issues in the third largest city in Serbia in the post-socialist period. The paper examines the differences in wages and labour force quality, looking at the gap created as a result of differences in the amount of earnings and employers’ perception of labour force quality. The findings show that there are no significant differences in the level of wages, but that there is a significant difference in the labour force quality according to the employers’ test results. The research reveals a positive correlation between the share of female employees and employers’ perception of the labour force quality, whereby an increase of 1% in the female share has resulted in an increase in the employment quality rate by 0.439. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]