Iron curtains : gates, suburbs, and privatization of space in the post-socialist city /

• Main Author: Hirt, Sonia
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Subjects: 2000-2099; City planning > Former communist countries.; City planning > Europe, Eastern.; Property > Former communist countries.; Property > Europe, Eastern.; Gated communities > Former communist countries.; Gated communities > Europe, Eastern.; Equality > Europe, Eastern.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Regional Planning.; City planning.; Equality.; Gated communities.; Property.; Social conditions; Europe, Eastern > Social conditions > 21st century.; Europe, Eastern.; Former communist countries.; Electronic books.

Utilizing research conducted primarily with residents of Sofia, Bulgaria, Iron Curtains: Gates, Suburbs, and Privatization of Space in the Post-socialist City explores the human dimension of new city-building that has emerged in East Europe. Features original data, illustrations, and theory on the p...