Opis: Confronting 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 suburbanizationNotes on Contributors vii List of Illustrations x Glossary xvi Series Editors Preface xx Preface xxi 1 The Challenge of Postsocialist Suburbanization 1 Ludik Sykora and Kiril Stanilov 2 Urban Sprawl on the Danube: The Impacts of Suburbanization in Budapest 33 Zoltan Kovacs and Ivan Tosics 3 Confronting Suburbanization in Ljubljana: From Urbanization of the Countryside to Urban Sprawl 65 Nata a Pichler-Milanoviae 4 Suburbanization of Moscow s Urban Region 97 Isolde Brade, Alla Makhrova, and Tatyana Nefedova 5 Prague: Urban Growth and Regional Sprawl 133 Ludik Sykora and Ondre j Mulice k 6 Sprawling Sofia: Postsocialist Suburban Growth in the Bulgarian Capital 163 Kiril Stanilov and Sonia Hirt 7 Suburbanization in the Tallinn Metropolitan Area 192 Kadri Leetmaa, Anneli Kahrik, Mari Nuga, and Tiit Tammaru 8 Lessons from Warsaw: The Lack of Coordinated Planning and Its Impacts on Urban Sprawl 225 Andrzej Lisowski, Dorota Mantey, and Waldemar Wilk 9 Postsocialist Suburbanization Patterns and Dynamics: A Comparative Perspective 256 Kiril Stanilov and Ludik Sykora 10 Managing Suburbanization in Postsocialist Europe 296 Kiril Stanilov and Ludik Sykora Index 321

Szczegóły: Confronting Suburbanization

Tytuł: Confronting Suburbanization
Wydawnictwo: Blackwell Science
ISBN: 9781405185486
Rok wydania: 2014
Ilość stron: 360
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.6 kg

Recenzje: Confronting Suburbanization