N.Zagora, D. Šamić
Summary
Public spaces are inseparable from their context: the fluctuating cultural, economic, political, social and technological factors that constitute their spatial and temporal reality. Discussions about the historical and spatial attributes of public spaces in Sarajevo in previous chapters denoted their transitory condition, or their state of in-betweenness. This state is manifested in a series of dichotomies, such as pre- vs. post-, here vs. there, public vs. private, and us vs. them. The zeitgeist of the contemporary epoch is generally characterised by instability and rapidly accelerating global change. These changes can be regarded as obstacles, challenges or opportunities, and depending on the approach, can be either resisted, embraced without reservation, or accepted with a critical setback. Frequent changes and divergences are not new to Sarajevo. In the previous chapter, public spaces were regarded as products of transition processes, temporal changes from one state to another, such as socialism to capitalism, or low-tech to smart technology. Public spaces are often situated between opposed concepts or polarities, such as formal and informal, global and local, and East and West. An analysis of each aspect affecting the identity of public spaces in Sarajevo was followed by case studies that proved transition or in-betweenness are not necessarily obstacles, and can be transformed into opportunities for future development.
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