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

"Breaks new ground, offering a systematic approach to the analysis of the global phenomenon of suburbanization in a post-socialist context"--

"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 context Tracks the boom of the post-socialist suburbs in seven CEE capital city regions - Budapest, Ljubljana, Moscow, Prague, Sofia, Tallinn, and Warsaw Situates the experience of the CEE countries in the broader context of global urban change Case studies examine the phenomenon of suburbanization along four main vectors of analysis related to development patterns, driving forces, consequences and impacts, and management of suburbanization Highlights the critical importance of public policies and planning on the spread of suburbanization "--

Since the collapse of the communist regime in Central and Eastern Europe, cities in the former socialist countries have entered a period of dramatic transformation. One of the most important processes in the ensuing frenetic rearrangement of urban space has been the dispersal of urban functions beyond the edges of the compact city into territories that had experienced very little development during the socialist years

Postsocialist metropolitan growth has been characterized by fragmented spatial patterns broadly associated with urban sprawl and its controversial environmental, economic, and social consequences. This fascinating book explores and explains the processes of suburbanization in the specific context of postsocialist societies transitioning from one system of sociospatial order to another. The process is tracked through case studies of seven postsocialist capital city regions where the forces of urban decentralization have been very strong during the past twenty years: Budapest, Ljubljana, Moscow, Prague, Sofia. Tallinn, and Warsaw. By highlighting the swift trajectory of suburbanization in a large part of Central and Eastern Europe, the contributors illuminate key conditions for the emergence and proliferation of this phenomenon and highlight its typical forms and features in a dynamically evolving urban context