37º IAHS World Congress on Housing: - Universidad de Cantabria

XXXVII <strong>IAHS</strong><strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> on HousingOctober 26 – 29, 2010, Santander, SpainCODE: 638TRANSPORT IN CITIESNarcisa HadzicDepartment of ArchitectureInternational University of Sarajevoe-mail: nhadzic@ius.edu.baKey words: economy, ecology, social, urban, moving in the city, sustainability, bicyclingAbstractThis paper talks about changes in the city, making everyday’s life easier in terms of movingand transporting inside of the city.Case study: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina;The society changed with the changes of economical system. The social and nationaldemographics changed with the war. The culture changed with ideology and values. The citychanged with destruction and urbanization. In my research I could clearly see that the centralcore of the city is vital for its urban and economical system. The biggest money income is inthis area also called “good will” of the city. Economy income is very important in this area soit must be well functioning in every aspect and especially in its connections to other parts ofthe city. There are several distinctive features of a change in the city itself. Huge inflow ofcapital and money into Sarajevo triggered the expansion of representation offices andfranchising operations of different brands and products not previously available. As theeconomy start to bloom, people purchasing power have increased and ability to own a carincreased. The last decade number of the cars increased steadily and will do so in comingyears. Sarajevo has a traffic problem. There are about 200 000 cars in the city daily. Trafficjams in the center and old city are common every day, however people must commute to thisarea daily due to their job locations.My aim is to research on transportation weakness. I would like to show current situationlooking into movement problems in the city through social, economical, ecological and urbanaspects of Sarajevo at the present time.37º <strong>IAHS</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> On Housing Science 256