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The Post-Socialist City Urban Form and Space Transformations in Central and Eastern Europe after Socialism

:	Kiril Stanilov
:	Kiril Stanilov
:	The Post-Socialist City Urban Form and Space Transformations in Central and Eastern Europe after Socialism
:	Springer-Verlag
:	9781402060533
:	1
:	CHF 164.90
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:	Stadt-, Raum- und Landschaftsplanung
:	English

:	496
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This book focuses on the spatial transformations in the most dynamically evolving urban areas of post-socialist Central and Eastern Europe. It links the restructuring of the built environment with the underlying processes and the forces of socio-economic reforms. The detailed accounts of the spatial transformations in a key moment of urban history in the region enhance our understanding of the linkages between society and space.

	Table of contents	7
	INTRODUCTION	10
	1 Taking stock of post-socialist urban development: A recapitulation	11
	1.1 The significance of the post-socialist urban form transformations	12
	1.2 The rate and direction of spatial restructuring	14
	1.3 The impacts of urban spatial restructuring after 1989	16
	1.4 Urban development trends beyond the transition period	19
	1.5 Book organization and structure	23
	Notes	24
	References	24
	PART 1 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRENDS	26
	2 Political reform, economic development, and regional growth in post- socialist Europe	27
	2.1 Cross-national variations	30
	2.2 Regional disparities	35
	References	39
	3 Regional growth dynamics in Central and Eastern Europe in the socio- economic and geographic context of a post- socialist reality	41
	3.1 Regional dynamics in the Visegrad1 countries	41
	3.2 Regional transformation in the Slovak Republic	47
	Notes	56
	References	57
	4 Urbanization patterns in Russia in the post- Soviet era	59
	4.1 Urbanization in Soviet Russia	59
	4.2 Urban population dynamics in the post-Soviet era	60
	4.3 Conclusion	73
	Notes	74
	References	74
	PART 2 NON- RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT	77
	5 The restructuring of non-residential uses in the post- socialist metropolis	78
	5.1 The rise of the commercial property markets after 1989	78
	5.2 The new patterns of office development	88
	5.3 The retail explosion	92
	5.4 Industrial development in the post-socialist age	98
	Notes	102
	References	102
	6 Land market, commercial real estate, and the remolding of Moscow s urban fabric	105
	6.1 Introduction	105
	6.2 Specific features of Moscow s land market	106
	6.3 Moscow s office real estate market and the development of new business centers	108
	6.4 Moscow s retail market and changes in the location of retail activities	112
	6.5 Industrial market development	116
	6.6 Conclusions	117
	Notes	118
	References	118
	7 Office development and post-communist city formation: The case of Prague	120
	7.1 Introduction	120
	7.2 Office development in Prague since 19933	121
	7.3 From centrality to decentralization: trends in the territorial distribution of office space	135
	7.4 Office development and urban change	139
	7.5 Conclusions	143
	Acknowledgement	144
	Notes	145
	References	145
	8 The evolution of industrial areas in Budapest after 1989	149
	8.1 Introduction	149
	8.2 Historical background	150
	8.3 Changes in the industrial sector after 1989	154
	8.4 Changes in industrial areas after 1989	156
	8.5 Conclusions	169
	Notes	170
	References	170
	PART 3 RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT	173
	9 Housing trends in Central and Eastern European cities during and after the period of transition	174
	9.1 The housing market	174
	9.2 Post-socialist housing policies	177
	9.3 The evolution of residential patterns during the transition period	180
	Notes	189
	References	189
	10 Social and spatial consequences of the restitution of real estate1	192
	10.1 Introduction	192
	10.2 Restitution regulation in Eastern Europe	194
	10.3 The public conflict about restitution	198
	10.4 Social consequences in East Germany7	199
	10.5 Social effects of restitution in Poland	206
	10.6 Excursus: Housing privatization in Russia the case of St. Petersburg	207
	10.7 Restitution between efficiency and justice	209
	Notes	211
	References	212
	Documents	214
	11 The perils of post-socialist transformation: Residential development in Sofia	216
	11.1 Introduction	216
	11.2 Characteristics of the residential market in post- socialist Sofia	219
	11.3 Residential development patterns	223
	11.4 Conclusions	240
	Acknowledgements	242
	Notes	242
	References	243
	12 Upscale housing in post-Soviet Moscow and its environs	246
	12.1 Introduction	246
	12.2 Underlying factors	247
	12.3 Location and diffusion of upscale housing	253
	12.4 Conclusion	261
	Notes	263
	References	264
	PART 4 THE EVOLUTION OF PUBLIC SPACE	267
	13 Democracy, markets, and public space in the transitional societies of Central and Eastern Europe	268
	13.1 Introduction	268
	13.2 Characteristics of public space in the socialist city	269
	13.3 Post-socialist transformations of public space	270
	13.4 Conclusions	279
	Notes	281
	References	282
	14 Public space in the blue cities of Russia	283
	14.1 Introduction	283
	14.2 Public space in Soviet cities	285
	14.3 Public spaces in post-Soviet cities	288
	14.4 Conclusion	296
	Notes	297
	References	297
	15 The peculiar history of (post) communist public places and spaces: Bucharest as a case study	299
	15.1 Of place and space	299
	15.2 Civic plazas: The communist rapture of urban public places	300
	15.3 Bucharest s own new civic center	303
	15.4 Privatization of the most public space of Bucharest	305
	15.5 Squaring Bucharest?	306
	Notes	308
	References	309
	16 Urban transport in the Baltic republics	311
	16.1 Introduction	311
	16.2 Settlement patterns	314
	16.3 Street network	322
	16.4 Public transportation	325
	16.5 Automobilization	331
	16.6 Non-motorized transportation	335
	16.7 Conclusion	337
	Notes	338
	References	340
	PART 5 PUBLIC POLICY AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	342
	17 Urban development policies in Central and Eastern Europe during the transition period and their impact on urban form	343
	17.1 Introduction	343
	17.2 National u