The urban mosaic of post-socialist Europe : space, institutions and policy
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The urban mosaic of post-socialist Europe : space, institutions and policy
(Contributions to economics)
Physica-Verlag, c2006
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book explores urban dynamics in Europe fifteen years after the fall of communism. The 'urban mosaic' of the title expresses the complexity and diversity of the processes and spatial outcomes in post-socialist cities. Emerging urban phenomena are illustrated with case studies, focusing on historical themes, cultural issues and the socialist legacy. Among the cities analyzed are Kazan, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw, Prague, Komarno, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest, Sofia and Tirana.
Table of Contents
The Driving Forces of Post-Socialist Change.- The urban mosaic of post-socialist Europe.- Beyond transitions: Understanding urban change in post-socialist cities.- Institutional and spatial change.- Wall and mall: A metaphor for metamorphosis.- The spatial structures of Central and Eastern European cities.- Urban Processes and Spatial Change.- The changing spatial structure of post-socialist Sofia.- Spatial restructuring in post-socialist Budapest.- Poverty and inequality in Greater Tirana: The reality of peri-urban areas.- Urban Functions: Housing and Retail.- Urban housing markets in transition: New instruments to assist the poor.- Conquering the inner-city: Urban redevelopment and gentrification in Moscow.- The role of property rights reforms in Warsaw's housing market.- The retail revolution in post-socialist Central Europe and its lessons.- Spatial imprints of urban consumption: large-scale retail development in Warsaw.- Urban Planning and Policy Responses.- Planning and societal context - The case of Belgrade, Serbia.- Entrepreneurial governance and the urban restructuring of a Slovakian town.- Urban redevelopment programmes in Kazan, Russia.- Urban policies and the politics of public space in Bucharest.- The post-socialist urban world.
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