Confronting Suburbanization
Urban Decentralization in Postsocialist Central and Eastern Europe
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Planning
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781118295885 | |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | November 4, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781118295885 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | November 4, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
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
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
