Culture-Led Regeneration of Industrial Brownfield Hosting Temporary Uses: A Post-Socialist Context–Case Study from Novi Sad, Serbia

Utilizing culture as a tool for the regeneration of industrial brownfields represents fairly new trend in post-socialist Europe. This topic has garnered some academic attention; however, studies primarily originate from EU member states, whereas examples non-EU cities remains largely unexplored. In addition, literature dealing with temporary creative use derelict sites is scarce. The case study-based paper contributes to filling these voids by investigating creativity-driven informal activation Kineska Quarter Novi Sad, second largest city Serbia and European Capital Culture 2022, its planned transformation into district. research aims are examine capacity uses act hard infrastructure culture-led regeneration, identify policy framework that shaped project highlight shortcomings, detect potential sustainability issues, how soft factors affect infrastructure. findings suggest redevelopment brownfield based on simulation bottom-up decision-making hastily developed blurry policies lead uncertainty about sustainability. They also lacking experience this field necessitate context-perceptive, socially responsible, locale-conscious approach (then sustainable) spontaneously activated sites, which requires meaningful not just pro forma involvement non-institutional actors policy- process.