Understanding Post Socialist European Cities

Author : Melinda BENKŐ & Kornélia KISSFAZEKAS
Publisher : Editions L'Harmattan
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9782140132902

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Understanding Post-socialist European Cities by Melinda BENKŐ & Kornélia KISSFAZEKAS Pdf

"Progress? Lost path? Mistake? Rebuilding? Or destiny, that we need to accept? Should we or are we able at all to catch up with the West? Or should we walk our own path? The post-socialist urban development is struggling with its own identity. In this fascinating book today's young researchers - architects, architectural historians, and urban planners - raise questions, and try to process answers from the past of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in an effort to get a clearer vision of their future." Professor Emeritus Tamás Meggyesi, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Architecture

Author : Editors: Melinda|Kissfazekas Benko (Kornelia)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 2336883651

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Understanding Post-socialist European Cities by Editors: Melinda|Kissfazekas Benko (Kornelia) Pdf

Author : Kiril Stanilov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781402060533

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The Post-Socialist City by Kiril Stanilov Pdf

This book focuses on the spatial transformations in the most dynamically evolving urban areas of post-socialist Central and Eastern Europe. It links the restructuring of the built environment with the underlying processes and the forces of socio-economic reforms. The detailed accounts of the spatial transformations in a key moment of urban history in the region enhance our understanding of the linkages between society and space.

Author : Sasha Tsenkova,Zorica Nedovic-Budic
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006-12-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783790817270

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The Urban Mosaic of Post-Socialist Europe by Sasha Tsenkova,Zorica Nedovic-Budic Pdf

This book explores urban dynamics in Europe fifteen years after the fall of communism. The ‘urban mosaic’ of the title expresses the complexity and diversity of the processes and spatial outcomes in post-socialist cities. Emerging urban phenomena are illustrated with case studies, focusing on historical themes, cultural issues and the socialist legacy. Among the cities analyzed are Kazan, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw, Prague, Komarno, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest, Sofia and Tirana.

Author : Sasha Tsenkova,Zorica Nedovic-Budic
Publisher : Physica
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3790822477

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The Urban Mosaic of Post-Socialist Europe by Sasha Tsenkova,Zorica Nedovic-Budic Pdf

This book explores urban dynamics in Europe fifteen years after the fall of communism. The ‘urban mosaic’ of the title expresses the complexity and diversity of the processes and spatial outcomes in post-socialist cities. Emerging urban phenomena are illustrated with case studies, focusing on historical themes, cultural issues and the socialist legacy. Among the cities analyzed are Kazan, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw, Prague, Komarno, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest, Sofia and Tirana.

Author : Waldemar Cudny,Josef Kunc
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000514667

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Growth and Change in Post-socialist Cities of Central Europe by Waldemar Cudny,Josef Kunc Pdf

This book presents multidimensional socio-economic transformations taking place in the post-socialist cities located in selected countries of the Central European region. The analysis includes case studies from the Eastern part of Germany (Chemnitz, Leipzig), Poland (Łódź, Kielce, Katowice conurbation, and peripheral urban centres from Eastern Poland), Slovakia (Bratislava, Nitra), the Czech Republic (Olomouc, Brno), and from Hungary (Pécs). The analysed urban areas have undergone far-reaching political and socio-economic changes in the last 30 years. These changes began with the collapse of communism and the centrally planned economy system in the region of Central Europe. The beginning of this period, often referred to as post-socialist transformation, dates back to 1989. The consequence of the aforementioned political processes was the multifaceted socio-economic and demographic changes that significantly affected urban areas in Central Europe. This book presents an attempt to summarize the main long-term processes of changes taking place in these urban areas and to identify contemporary and future trends in their socio-economic development. The book will be valuable to undergraduate and postgraduate students in human geography, urban studies, economy, and city marketing, especially with an interest in Central Europe.

Author : Alexander C. Diener,Joshua Hagen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317585879

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From Socialist to Post-Socialist Cities by Alexander C. Diener,Joshua Hagen Pdf

The development of post-socialist cities has become a major field of study among critical theorists from across the social sciences and humanities. Originally constructed under the dictates of central planners and designed to serve the demands of command economies, post-socialist urban centers currently develop at the nexus of varied and often competing economic, cultural, and political forces. Among these, nationalist aspirations, previously simmering beneath the official rhetoric of communist fraternity and veneer of architectural conformity, have emerged as dominant factors shaping the urban landscape. This book explores this burgeoning field of research through detailed cases studies relating to the cultural politics of architecture, urban planning, and identity in the post-socialist cities of Eurasia. This book was published as a special issue of Nationalities Papers.

Author : Mariusz Czepczynski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317156406

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Cultural Landscapes of Post-Socialist Cities by Mariusz Czepczynski Pdf

The cultural landscapes of Central European cities reflect over half a century of socialism and are marked by the Marxists' vision of a utopian landscape. Architecture, urban planning and the visual arts were considered to be powerful means of expressing the 'people's power'. However, since the velvet revolutions of 1989, this urban scenery has been radically transformed by new forces and trends, infused by the free market, democracy and liberalization. This has led to 'landscape cleansing' and 'recycling', as these former communist nations used new architectural, functional and social forms to transform their urbanscapes, their meanings and uses. Comparing case studies from different post-socialist cities, this book examines the culturally conditional variations between local powers and structures despite the similarities in the general processes and systems. It considers the contemporary cultural landscapes of these post-socialist cities as a dynamic fusion of the old communist forms and new free-market meanings, features and democratic practices, of global influences and local icons. The book assesses whether these urbanscapes clearly reflect the social, cultural and political conditions and aspirations of these transitional countries and so a critical analysis of them provides important insights.

Author : Melinda Benkö,Kornélia Kissfazekas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782343161822

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Understanding Post-socialist European Cities by Melinda Benkö,Kornélia Kissfazekas Pdf

Author : Mariusz Czepczynski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317156390

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Cultural Landscapes of Post-Socialist Cities by Mariusz Czepczynski Pdf

The cultural landscapes of Central European cities reflect over half a century of socialism and are marked by the Marxists' vision of a utopian landscape. Architecture, urban planning and the visual arts were considered to be powerful means of expressing the 'people's power'. However, since the velvet revolutions of 1989, this urban scenery has been radically transformed by new forces and trends, infused by the free market, democracy and liberalization. This has led to 'landscape cleansing' and 'recycling', as these former communist nations used new architectural, functional and social forms to transform their urbanscapes, their meanings and uses. Comparing case studies from different post-socialist cities, this book examines the culturally conditional variations between local powers and structures despite the similarities in the general processes and systems. It considers the contemporary cultural landscapes of these post-socialist cities as a dynamic fusion of the old communist forms and new free-market meanings, features and democratic practices, of global influences and local icons. The book assesses whether these urbanscapes clearly reflect the social, cultural and political conditions and aspirations of these transitional countries and so a critical analysis of them provides important insights.

Author : Marina Dmitrieva,Alfrun Kliems
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 3868590188

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The Post Socialist City by Marina Dmitrieva,Alfrun Kliems Pdf

Urban planning under socialism cannot be envisaged without its ideological purport. Socialist ideas were realised in buildings, street ensembles and squares, in films, literature and the visual arts. This title examines how Eastern European cities are dominated by large industrial complexes and panel buildings.

Author : Bohdan Cherkes,Józef Hernik
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000485035

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Identity in Post-Socialist Public Space by Bohdan Cherkes,Józef Hernik Pdf

This book is a comparative analysis of the architecture of central public spaces of capital cities in Central and Eastern Europe during the period of their authoritarian and post-authoritarian development. It demonstrates that national identity transformations cause structural changes in urban public spaces, and theorises identity and national identity within urban planning in order to explain the influence of historical, cultural, mental, social as well as ideological and political conditions on the processes of shaping and perceiving the architecture of public space. The book addresses the process of shaping and restructuring historic centres of European capital cities of Kiev, Moscow, Berlin, and Warsaw, which developed under authoritarian regime conditions throughout the 20th century and were characterised by ideological determinism and the influence of state ideology and politics on the architecture of public spaces. The book will be useful for urban planners, architects, land management specialists, art historians, political scientists, and readers interested in the theory and history of cities, the fundamentals of urban planning and architecture, and the planning of cities and public spaces.

Author : Kiril Stanilov
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1402060521

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The Post-Socialist City by Kiril Stanilov Pdf

This book focuses on the spatial transformations in the most dynamically evolving urban areas of post-socialist Central and Eastern Europe. It links the restructuring of the built environment with the underlying processes and the forces of socio-economic reforms. The detailed accounts of the spatial transformations in a key moment of urban history in the region enhance our understanding of the linkages between society and space.

Author : Gregory Andrusz,Michael Harloe,Ivan Szelenyi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781444399158

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Cities After Socialism by Gregory Andrusz,Michael Harloe,Ivan Szelenyi Pdf

Cities After Socialism is the first substantial and authoritative analysis of the role of cities in the transition to capitalism that is occurring in the former communist states of Easter Europe and the Soviet Union. It will be of equal value to urban specialists and to those who have a more general interest in the most dramatic socio-political event of the contemporary era - the collapse of state socialism. Written by an international group of leading experts in the field, Cities after socialism asks and answers some crucial questions about the nature of the emergent post-socialist urban system and the conflicts and inequalities which are being generated by the processes of change now occurring.

Author : Tauri Tuvikene,Wladimir Sgibnev,Carola S. Neugebauer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781351190336

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Post-Socialist Urban Infrastructures (OPEN ACCESS) by Tauri Tuvikene,Wladimir Sgibnev,Carola S. Neugebauer Pdf

Post-Socialist Urban Infrastructures critically elaborates on often forgotten, but some of the most essential, aspects of contemporary urban life, namely infrastructures, and links them to a discussion of post-socialist transformation. As the skeletons of cities, infrastructures capture the ways in which urban environments are assembled and urban lives unfold. Focusing on post-socialist cities, marked by neoliberalisation, polarisation and hybridity, this book offers new and enriching perspectives on urban infrastructures by centering on the often marginalised aspects of urban research—transport, green spaces, and water and heating provision. Featuring cases from West and East alike, the book covers examples from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Germany, Russia, Georgia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Tajikistan, and India. It provides original insights into the infrastructural back end of post-socialist cities for scholars, planners and activists interested in urban geography, cultural and social anthropology, and urban studies.