Affiliation:
1. University of Niš, Serbia
Abstract
The chapter provides an overview of the origin and development of the public utility system through different epochs in the development of human civilization. The old century is characterized by the emergence of significant architectural achievements related to the public utility system. The darkest period in the history of human civilization was the Middle Ages, in which there was stagnation in the development of the public utility system. In the new century, the process of planning in cities and equipping them with communal infrastructure all over the world begins. The modern public utility system is characterized by the application of the latest technologies, innovations, and knowledge to improve the quality of life of the population and the effects of environmental protection, which requires monitoring through the development of performance indicators. The methodological framework of this research is based on cluster analysis using Ward's method, where the selected countries will be grouped into clusters.
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