An ex ante evaluation of the sustainable development in the copper mining and smelting area Bor

Abstract

In the paper a short evaluation of the consequences of restructuring and privatisation in copper minning and smelting area Bor (Eastern Serbia) is presented, from the standpoint of sustainable development. The practice of a more rigorous and systematic ex ante evaluation of possible future development scenarios is at its very beginning, implying that more research is needed, to apply of various evaluation methods, and to cover all relevant socioeconomic and environmental aspects. Here a preliminary analysis of the development potential and limits has been undertaken, combining a elements of a SWOT analysis, Territorial Impact Analysis and Strategic Spatial Impact Evaluation.