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Transformation of cities in Central and Eastern Europe [electronic resource] : towards globalization / edited by F.E. Ian Hamilton, Kaliopa Dimitrovska Andrews, and Nataša Pichler-Milanović.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cities and towns--Europe, Central.
- Cities and towns.
- Cities and towns--Europe, Eastern.
- Globalization.
- Post-communism--Europe, Central.
- Post-communism.
- Post-communism--Europe, Eastern.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (538 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume is one in a series initiated by the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies on the inter-relationship between globalisation and urban transformation. It identifies and describes the inter- and intra-urban transformations of Central and Eastern European cities and considers their pre-1945 historic legacies, the socialist period, and their contemporary transition towards market oriented and democratic systems. The dramatic changes since 1989 including the collapse of Communist ideology, the break-up of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, the end of the Co
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; Tables and figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1: Towards globalization; 1 Introduction; 2 City development in Central and Eastern Europe before 1990:Historical context and socialist legacies; 3 City development in Central and Eastern Europe since 1990:The impacts of internal forces; 4 The external forces: Towards globalization and European integration; 5 Foreign direct investment and city restructuring; 6 Mastering the post-socialist city: Impacts on planning the built environment; Part 2: Inter- and intra-urban transformation of capital cities
- 7 Berlin: From divided to fragmented city 8 The Warsaw Metropolitan Area on the eve of Poland's integration into the European Union; 9 Post-socialist Budapest: The invasion of market forces and the response of public leadership; 10 Prague returns to Europe; 11 Ljubljana: From "beloved" city of the nation to Central European "capital"; 12 Mixed success: Economic stability and urban inequality in Sofia; 13 Baltic orientations: Globalization, regionalization, or"EU-ization"?; 14 Moscow in transition; 15 Conclusions; Contributors; Tributes; Photographers; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-91570-6
- 9786610915705
- 92-808-7071-8
- 1-4237-6608-3
- OCLC:
- 651963336
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