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Record Nr.

UNINA9910765856003321

Autore

Axenov Konstantin

Titolo

The transformation of urban space in post-Soviet Russia / / Isolde Brade, Konstantin Axenov and Evgenij Bondarchuk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2017

©2006

ISBN

1-134-15284-1

1-134-15285-X

1-280-55332-4

9786610553327

0-203-96969-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Collana

BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European Studies ; ; 30

Disciplina

307.760947

Soggetti

Cities and towns - Russia (Federation)

Urban renewal - Russia (Federation)

City planning - Russia (Federation)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Series-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; 1. Post-industrial vs. post-socialist: Post-industrial trends and points for investigation in the post-socialist metropolis; 2. Changes in the functions of St Petersburg as a prerequisite for structural change in the city; 3. Transformation, tertiary sector and city space: Time-space approach; 4. Transformation and specific forms of spatial saturation; 5. The spatial transformation of vertical business structures; 6. Territorial complex building

7. Post-transformation urban space: The results of spatial saturation and the spatial organization of new business forms8. Post-transformation vs. modernization: Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the years since 1989, the societies of Russia and Eastern Europe have undergone a remarkable transformation from socialism to democracy and free market capitalism. Making an important contribution to the theoretical literature of urbanism and post-communist transition, this



significant book considers the change in the spatial structure of post-Soviet urban spaces since the period of transition began. It argues that the era of transformation can be considered as largely complete, and that this has given way to a new stage of development as part of the global urban and economic system: pos