| Title: | Urban-suburban relations and quality of life along the Maribor-Graz corridor : a study of four settlements in Northeast Slovenia |
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| Authors: | ID Kumer, Peter (Author)
ID Davidović, Danijel (Author) |
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| Files: |  RAZ_Kumer_Peter_2026.pdf (3,41 MB)
MD5: 16C41763D87EDB6AF81D6FA16FECCD4B
 https://doi.org/10.18690/um.ff.2.2026.12
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.16 - Independent Scientific Component Part or a Chapter in a Monograph |
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| Organization: | FF - Faculty of Arts
UZUM - University of Maribor Press
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| Abstract: | This paper examines spatial, demographic, and functional transformations in the Maribor city region through case studies of four cities - Šentilj, Miklavž, Maribor Studenci, and Kidričevo - located along the southern part of the Maribor-Graz corridor. Based on field surveys, interviews, municipal consultations, and direct observation conducted between 2024 and 2025, the study identifies suburbanisation, cross-border mobility, and postindustrial restructuring as the key processes shaping contemporary settlement development. Although each settlement exhibits distinct historical and economic trajectories, they share common challenges related to housing pressures, mobility patterns, demographic change, and administrative fragmentation. The findings show that the region is becoming increasingly integrated into an urban agglomeration influenced by labour migration to Austria and the central role of Maribor as the main employment centre. The paper concludes that coordinated spatial planning, sustainable mobility improvements, and strengthened crossmunicipal cooperation are essential for managing future development within this evolving urban-suburban landscape. |
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| Keywords: | city region, suburbanisation, cross-border mobility, settlement development, demographic change, post-industrial transformation, spatial planning |
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| Geographic coverage: | Štajerska; |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 29.01.2026 |
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| Publisher: | University of Maribor, University Press |
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| Year of publishing: | 2026 |
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| Number of pages: | Str. 153-181 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-97132  |
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| UDC: | 911.3:711.4 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 268995587 |
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| DOI: | 10.18690/um.ff.2.2026.12 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 19.02.2026 |
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| Views: | 149 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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