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The Urban Mosaic of Post-Socialist Europe

Space, Institutions and Policy

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  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. Sasha Tsenkova

    1. Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

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  2. Zorica Nedović-Budić

    1. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, USA

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Part of the book series: Contributions to Economics (CE)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. The Driving Forces of Post-Socialist Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The urban mosaic of post-socialist Europe

      • Zorica Nedović-Budić, Sasha Tsenkova, Peter Marcuse
      Pages 3-20

    3. Beyond transitions: Understanding urban change in post-socialist cities

      • Sasha Tsenkova
      Pages 21-50

    4. Institutional and spatial change

      • Tuna Taşan-Kok
      Pages 51-70

    5. Wall and mall: A metaphor for metamorphosis

      • Gregory Andrusz
      Pages 71-90

    6. The spatial structures of Central and Eastern European cities

      • Alain Bertaud
      Pages 91-110

  3. Urban Processes and Spatial Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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    2. The changing spatial structure of post-socialist Sofia

      • Sonia Hirt, Atanass Kovachev
      Pages 113-130

    3. Spatial restructuring in post-socialist Budapest

      • Iván Tosics
      Pages 131-150

    4. Poverty and inequality in Greater Tirana: The reality of peri-urban areas

      • Luan Deda, Sasha Tsenkova
      Pages 151-170

  4. Urban Functions: Housing and Retail

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171
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    2. Urban housing markets in transition: New instruments to assist the poor

      • Robert M. Buckley, Sasha Tsenkova
      Pages 173-194

    3. Conquering the inner-city: Urban redevelopment and gentrification in Moscow

      • Oleg Golubchikov, Anna Badyina
      Pages 195-212

    4. The role of property rights reforms in Warsaw’s housing market

      • Annette M. Kim
      Pages 213-230

    5. The retail revolution in post-socialist Central Europe and its lessons

      • Yaakov Garb, Tomasz Dybicz
      Pages 231-252

    6. Spatial imprints of urban consumption: large-scale retail development in Warsaw

      • Karina Kreja
      Pages 253-272

  5. Urban Planning and Policy Responses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 273-273
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    2. Planning and societal context — The case of Belgrade, Serbia

      • Miodrag Vujošević, Zorica Nedović-Budić
      Pages 275-294

    3. Entrepreneurial governance and the urban restructuring of a Slovakian town

      • Brian Schwegler
      Pages 295-318
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The book explores urban dynamics in post-socialist Europe 15 years after the fall of communism. The ‘urban mosaic’ metaphor expresses the complexity, diversity and uniqueness of the processes and spatial outcomes in post-socialist cities. The book examines the urban development and the policy and planning processes that have resulted from the socio-economic, political, and institutional transformations characterizing the move to markets and democracy. The emerging urban phenomena are illustrated with in-depth case studies, sensitive to historical themes, cultural issues and the socialist legacy. Cities featured in the book include: Kazan, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw, Prague, Komarno, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest, Sofia and Tirana. The edited volume is organized around the following four themes: the driving forces of post-socialist change; urban processes and spatial change; housing and retail sector transformation; and urban planning and policy responses.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

    Sasha Tsenkova

  • Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, USA

    Zorica Nedović-Budić

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