Confronting Suburbanization: Urban Decentralization in Postsocialist Central and Eastern Europe (repost)
Confronting Suburbanization: Urban Decentralization in Postsocialist Central and Eastern Europe (Studies in Urban and Social Change) by Kiril Stanilov and Ludĕk Sýkora
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1405185481 , 1405185473 | 360 pages | PDF | 4,6 MB
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1405185481 , 1405185473 | 360 pages | PDF | 4,6 MB
This fascinating book explains the processes of suburbanization in the context of post-socialist societies transitioning from one system of socio-spatial order to another. Case studies of seven Central and Eastern Europe city regions illuminate growth patterns and key conditions for the emergence of sprawl.
• Breaks new ground, offering a systematic approach to the analysis of the global phenomenon of suburbanization in a post-socialist context
• Tracks the boom of the post-socialist suburbs in seven CEE capital city regions – Budapest, Ljubljana, Moscow, Prague, Sofia, Tallinn, and Warsaw
• Situates the experience of the CEE countries in the broader context of global urban change
• Case studies examine the phenomenon of suburbanization along four main vectors of analysis related to development patterns, driving forces, consequences and impacts, and management of suburbanization
• Highlights the critical importance of public policies and planning on the spread of suburbanization