6th International Thematic Monograph – Modern Management Tools and Economy of Tourism Sector in Present Era

What We Can Learn from the Process of Urbanization of a Mountain Tourist Resort: The Zlatibor Case
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Milorad Filipović –   University of Belgrade, Faculty of Economics, Kamenička 6, Belgrade, Serbia
Miroljub Hadžić   –    University Singidunum Belgrade, Faculty of Business, Danijelova 29, Belgrade, Serbia
Miodrag Vujošević –   Institute of Urbanism and Spatial Planning RS, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI:   https://doi.org/10.31410/tmt.2021-2022.501
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Abstract:    Serbia started the transition in 2000 using a neoliberal devel­opment approach. Since 2012, a populist model of development has been underway. In such an environment the mountain tourist resort of Zlatibor became an example of an inadequate decision-making process, with inevi­table negative long-term outcomes. Speeding up in reforming construction permits, unfortunately, made room for too fast urbanization of Zlatibor.
Granting construction permits on the local level, without a comprehensive development plan of the destination as a broaden development frame, was a wrong reforming step. It is complicated by political fighting between the top (Republican) level and local level of governing, regarding interests. An additional problem is related to the wrong defined place for decision – mak­ing process. Namely, Zlatibor became too large and too rich for its local cap­ital, Čajetina.
The aim of the paper is firstly, to envisage development problems of Zlatibor, potentially “Mountain Kaludjerica”, like ecological, infrastructure and tour­istic disaster, if rapid, chaotic urbanization continues, and secondly, to point out some institutional, decision making and practical steps toward neutral­ization of these negative outcomes. 

Keywords:   Tourism; Sustainable development; Spatial development; Urbanism

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