Confronting Suburbanization : Urban Decentralization in Postsocialist Central and Eastern Europe.

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Stanilov, Kiril
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Sýkora, Ludĕk
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken : Wiley, 2014.
• Σειρά: Studies in urban and social change.
• Θέματα: Suburbs > Europe, Central.; Suburbs > Europe, Eastern.; City planning > Europe, Central.; City planning > Europe, Eastern.; City planning.; Suburbs.; Europe, Central.; Europe, Eastern.; Electronic books.
• Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: Metropolis and Localities: Urban and Regional Planning in the Prague City Region.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource (357 pages).
• Βιβλιογραφία: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118295892; 1118295897; 9781118295861; 1118295862; 9781405185479; 1405185473
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118295861

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 contextTracks the boom of the post-socialist suburbs in seven CEE capital city regions - Budapest, Ljubljana, Moscow, Prague, Sofia, Tallinn, and WarsawSituates.