Confronting suburbanization : urban decentralization in postsocialist Central and Eastern Europe / / edited by Kiril Stanilov and Luděk Sýkora

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, [England] : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (357 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.7409437
• Soggetto topico: Suburbs - Europe, Central; Suburbs - Europe, Eastern; City planning - Europe, Central; City planning - Europe, Eastern
• Classificazione: ARC010000
• Persona (resp. second.): StanilovKiril; SýkoraLuděk
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Confronting Suburbanization; Copyright; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Illustrations; Glossary; Series Editors' Preface; Preface; Chapter 1 The Challenge of Postsocialist Suburbanization; Introduction; Urbanization, Suburbanization, and Socioeconomic Order; Urban growth under socialism; The postsocialist suburban revolution; Placing Postsocialist Suburbanization in the Context of Global Urbanization and Sustainable Development; Postsocialist suburbanization and global urbanism; The postsocialist sprawl and sustainability; Book structure and organization ; Chapter 2 Urban Sprawl on the Danube: The Impacts of Suburbanization in Budapest Introduction; Suburbanization in Budapest before 1990; Dynamics of Suburbanization in the Postsocialist Period; Residential suburbanization patterns; Nonresidential suburbanization patterns; Complex assessment; Conditions, Driving Forces, and Impacts of Suburbanization; Conditions for suburbanization; The driving forces of suburbanization; Environmental, spatial, and social impacts of urban deconcentration; Management of Suburban Growth; Conclusions; Notes; References ; Chapter 3 Confronting Suburbanization in Ljubljana: From "Urbanization of the Countryside" to Urban SprawlIntroduction; Suburbanization Patterns prior to the Postsocialist Period; Patterns and Processes of Suburbanization during the Postsocialist Period; Residential suburbanization; Nonresidential suburbanization; Complex assessment of patterns and processes; Conditions and Driving Forces of Suburbanization; Economic forces; Demographic and lifestyle changes; Property rights and land development policies; The Consequences of Suburbanization and Urban Sprawl in Ljubljana's Urban Region ; Environmental impacts Economic impacts; Social impacts; Management of Suburban/Metropolitan Growth; Spatial development policy in Slovenia; Management of growth in Ljubljana's urban region; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Suburbanization of Moscow's Urban Region; Introduction: Main Characteristics of Moscow's Region Development; Moscow Oblast; Metropolitan spatial structure; Development of Moscow's Periphery during the Soviet Period; Patterns and Processes of Suburbanization during the Postsocialist Period; Migration patterns ; Residential suburbanization: Patterns, processes, and factors Nonresidential suburbanization; Suburbanization and suburban agriculture; A Complex Assessment of Patterns and Processes; Regional Governance: General Framework and Protagonists; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Prague: Urban Growth and Regional Sprawl; Introduction; A Historical Account of Urbanization and Suburbanization in Prague; The Housing Boom: Compact City and Suburban Sprawl; Population Redistribution: Changing the Balance between Core and Suburbs; Nonresidential Growth and Suburban Jobs ; Metropolis and Localities: Urban and Regional Planning in the Prague City Region
• Sommario/riassunto: "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 "--; "Breaks new ground, offering a systematic approach to the analysis of the global phenomenon of suburbanization in a post-socialist context"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Confronting suburbanization
• ISBN: 1-4051-8548-1; 1-118-29588-9; 1-118-29586-2; 1-118-29589-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807845803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in urban and social change.