Urban Eurasia

Author : Isolde Brade,Carola S. Neugebauer
Publisher : Dom Publishers
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 3869225068

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Urban Eurasia by Isolde Brade,Carola S. Neugebauer Pdf

"The title Urban Eurasia discusses the topic of the city poised at the interface between languishing Soviet and new post- Soviet structures. Authors from the former USSR states give an account of urban experiences with particular reference to urban development. In addi tion to The Post- Soviet as a concept which stresses the signifi cance of years of shared experiences and common attributes that lend structure, the prerevolutionary historic heri tage of the former Soviet republics a lso fi nds prevalence. Phenomena governed by ethnic considerations in the urban surround ings as well as the urban daily routines of residents thereby gain markedly in visibility. This is especially so in the auto nomous national Russian repub lics within the central Asian region and the South Caucasus. The Soviet legacy is allayed to varying degrees by the accompaniment of European and Asian infl uences in these countries. It seems pertinent to no longer speak only of the post- Soviet city, but increas ingly of the type of the Eurasian city" -- Publicaciones Arquitectura y Arte.

Author : Tsypylma Darieva,Neugebauer Carola S.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3869227397

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Urban Activism in Eastern Europe and Eurasia by Tsypylma Darieva,Neugebauer Carola S. Pdf

With the rise of grassroots initiatives in urban spaces across Eastern Europe and Eurasia in recent decades, Urban Activism in Eurasia approaches central questions: what are distinctive features and the dynamic of urban activism in contemporary post-Soviet cities? What are the strategies and practices of an urban civic engagement that evolves on a micro level and in larger scale processes? A variety of group and individuals claims to the city space and its development, finding their own ways to initiate local urban change. The volume challenges the prevailing simplistic view of weak, passive and scared citizens in Eastern European and Eurasian cities, which are often seen to be predominantly shaped by neo-liberal and authoritarian structures. Instead, we argue for the vibrant diversity and dynamism in the contemporary urban civic activism in Eurasia. Employing diverse sources such as intriguing photographs, interviews with local activists and scholarly reports from the field of anthropology, planning, architecture, political sciences and sociology, the edited volume explores the creativity and novelty of Eurasian urban grass roots activism. Drawing on these multi-disciplinary perspectives, the volume hopes to overcome distances and trigger dialogues in several respects and realms: among the interested public, activists, 'urban decision makers' and scholars in East and West, North and South alike.

Author : Tsypylma Darieva,Wolfgang Kaschuba,Melanie Krebs
Publisher : Campus Verlag
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783593393841

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Urban Spaces After Socialism by Tsypylma Darieva,Wolfgang Kaschuba,Melanie Krebs Pdf

The two decades following the collapse of the Soviet Union brought great changes to the new nations on its periphery. This text offers a detailed ethnographic look at one area of change - the use and understanding of public space in the region's cities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9004465774

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PRACTISING COMMUNITY IN URBAN AND RURAL EURASIA 1000-1600 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Manuel Fernández-Götz,Dirk Krausse
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107147409

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Eurasia at the Dawn of History by Manuel Fernández-Götz,Dirk Krausse Pdf

This book is an interdisciplinary study of the development of the first cities and early state formations of ancient Eurasia.

Author : Norbert Muller,P. Werner,J. G. Kelcey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 649 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444332667

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Urban Biodiversity and Design by Norbert Muller,P. Werner,J. G. Kelcey Pdf

With the continual growth of the world's urban population, biodiversity in towns and cities will play a critical role in global biodiversity. This is the first book to provide an overview of international developments in urban biodiversity and sustainable design. It brings together the views, experiences and expertise of leading scientists and designers from the industrialised and pre-industrialised countries from around the world. The contributors explore the biological, cultural and social values of urban biodiversity, including methods for assessing and evaluating urban biodiversity, social and educational issues, and practical measures for restoring and maintaining biodiversity in urban areas. Contributions come from presenters at an international scientific conference held in Erfurt, Germany 2008 during the 9th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biodiversity. This is also Part of our Conservation Science and Practice book series (with Zoological Society of London).

Author : Fabian Kümmeler,Judit Majorossy,Eirik Hovden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Communities
ISBN : 9004472118

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Practising Community in Urban and Rural Eurasia (1000-1600) by Fabian Kümmeler,Judit Majorossy,Eirik Hovden Pdf

"This volume explores social practices of framing, building and enacting community in urban-rural relations across medieval Eurasia. Introducing fresh comparative perspectives on practices and visions of community, it offers a thorough source-based examination of medieval communal life in its sociocultural complexity and diversity in Central and Southeast Europe, South Arabia and Tibet. As multi-layered social phenomena, communities constantly formed, restructured and negotiated internal allegiances, while sharing a topographic living space and joint notions of belonging. The volume challenges disciplinary paradigms and proposes an interdisciplinary set of low-threshold categories and tools for cross-cultural comparison of urban and rural communities in the Global Middle Ages. Contributors are Maaike van Berkel, Hubert Feiglstorfer, Andre Gingrich, Kâaroly Goda, Elisabeth Gruber, Johann Heiss, Kateérina Hornâiéckovâa, Eirik Hovden, Christian Jahoda, Christiane Kalantari, Odile Kommer, Fabian Kèummeler, Christina Lutter, Judit Majorossy, Ermanno Orlando, and Noha Sadek"--

Author : Alexander C. Diener,Joshua Hagen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317585886

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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 : Lars Hojer,Morten Axel Pedersen
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300249552

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Urban Hunters by Lars Hojer,Morten Axel Pedersen Pdf

An ethnography of the Mongolian capital city of Ulaanbaatar during the nation’s transition from socialism to a market-based economic system Urban Hunters is an ethnography of the Mongolian capital city, Ulaanbaatar, during the nation’s transition from socialism to a market-based economic system. Following the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991, Mongolia entered a period of economic chaos characterized by wild inflation, disappearing banks, and closing farms, factories, and schools. During this time of widespread poverty, a generation of young adults came of age. In exploring the social, cultural, and existential ramifications of a transition that has become permanent and acquired a logic of its own, Lars Højer and Morten Axel Pedersen present a new theorization of social agency in postsocialist as well as postcolonial contexts.

Author : Manuel Fernández-Götz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Eurasia
ISBN : 131694509X

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Eurasia at the Dawn of History by Manuel Fernández-Götz Pdf

This book is an interdisciplinary study of the development of the first cities and early state formations of ancient Eurasia

Author : Souleymane Coulibaly,Uwe Deichmann,William R. Dillinger,Marcel Ionescu-Heroiu,Ioannis N. Kessides,Charles Kunaka,Daniel Saslavsky
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780821395820

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Eurasian Cities by Souleymane Coulibaly,Uwe Deichmann,William R. Dillinger,Marcel Ionescu-Heroiu,Ioannis N. Kessides,Charles Kunaka,Daniel Saslavsky Pdf

Eurasia has gone through tremendous changes over the past 20 years, which are impacting the function and the form of its cities. Looking ahead, policy makers need to promote the changes that will make Eurasian cities the main drivers of Eurasia s growth, via better planning, connectivity, greening, and new financing.

Author : Souleymane Coulibaly
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821395813

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Eurasian Cities by Souleymane Coulibaly Pdf

This report responds to pressing questions for policymakers in Eurasian cities and national governments. Faced with changing economic circumstances and a reorientation of trade toward Europe and Asia, will Eurasia's cities be able to adjust? Will some cities be granted the flexible regulations and supportive policies necessary for growth? And will some be permitted to shrink and their people assisted in finding prosperity elsewhere in the region? Even as Eurasian cities diverge, they face shared challenges. Policymakers have a key role in assisting spatial restructuring, particularly in addressing imperfect information and coordination failures. They can do so by rethinking cities, better planning them, better connecting them, greening them and finding new ways to finance these changes. Eurasian cities will also have to find the right balance between markets and institutions to become sustainable. As the World Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography illustrates, Eurasia (excluding Russia) is a 3D region- a region with low density, long distance, and many divisions. Securing accessibility to leading regional markets such as China, India, and Russia is thus critical. This will require key institutions to be developed to unite the countries, key connective infrastructures to be established between domestic and regional markets, and targeted interventions to be undertaken to compensate countries for short-term losses from this deepened economic integration. Policymakers at the highest levels in these countries should put accessibility at the top of their agendas.

Author : Erica Marat,Lauren A. McCarthy
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000637724

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Justice, Crime, and Citizenship in Eurasia by Erica Marat,Lauren A. McCarthy Pdf

What role does law play in post-communist societies? This book examines the law as a social institution in Eurasia, exploring how it is shaped in everyday interactions between state and society, organisations and individuals, and between law enforcement and other government entities. It bridges the gap between theoretically rich work on law-in-action and the empirical reality of Eurasia. The contributions in this volume include research on policing, the legal profession, public attitudes towards law, regime support and oppositional mobilisation, crime policy, and property rights, among others. The studies shift away from the common perception that, in Eurasia, the law exists only as a tool for the state to enforce order and suppress dissent. Instead, they show, through empirical analyses, that citizens evade, use, reinterpret and shape the law even in authoritarian contexts—sometimes containing state violence and challenging the regime, and other times reinforcing state capture from below. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Europe-Asia Studies.

Author : Naomi C. Hanakata,Filippo Bignami,Niccolò Cuppini
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000599572

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Mega Events, Urban Transformations and Social Citizenship by Naomi C. Hanakata,Filippo Bignami,Niccolò Cuppini Pdf

This book provides theoretical and empirical perspectives on the urban impact of mega-events globally. It takes mega-events as an instance to analyse urban transformations and their effects on citizenship. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, the book presents innovative and multidimensional analyses of mega-events with an international selection of case studies. The work provides a grounded theorisation of mega-events in the first part and scrutinizes its practices and processes in the second. Each chapter explores mega-events as crucial drivers and accelerators of urban and citizenship transformations. Rather than just focusing on a staged momentum, this book takes stock of the ‘before’ and ‘after’ that these events imply for the urban condition. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in urban studies, human geography, economics, architecture, planning, sociology, political science. It will also appeal to professionals and policy makers engaged in the planning, hosting and management of mega-events.

Author : Maaike van Berkel,Jeroen Duindam
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004315716

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Prince, Pen, and Sword: Eurasian Perspectives by Maaike van Berkel,Jeroen Duindam Pdf

Prince, Pen, and Sword offers a synoptic interpretation of rulers and elites in Eurasia from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. Four core chapters zoom in on the tensions and connections at court, on the nexus between rulers and religious authority, on the status, function, and self-perceptions of military and administrative elites respectively. Two additional concise chapters provide a focused analysis of the construction of specific dynasties (the Golden Horde and the Habsburgs) and narratives of kingship found in fiction throughout Eurasia. The contributors and editors, authorities in their fields, systematically bring together specialised literature on numerous Eurasian kingdoms and empires. This book is a careful and thought-provoking experiment in the global, comparative and connected history of rulers and elites.