Urban planning during socialism /
edited by Jasna Mariotti and Kadri Leetmaa.
- 1 online resource.
- Routledge research in historical geography series .
"Urban Planning During Socialism examines the transformations of cities during the period of state socialism of the 20th century, summarizing the urban and architectural studies that trace their transformations. The book focuses primarily on the periphery of the socialist world, both spatially and in terms of scholarly thinking. It does so through a case study of Budapest's post-war urbanisation and Valga, Estonia drawing on cultural and material studies to demonstrate diverse and novel concepts of 'periphery' through transformations of socialist cityscapes rather than homogenous views on cities during the period of state socialism of the 20th century. In doing so the book explores the transversalities of political, economic, and social phenomena; the places for everyday life in socialist cities; the role of professional communities on production and reproduction of space and ecological thinking. This book is aimed at scholarly readership, in particular scholars in architecture, urban planning, and geography, as well as undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students in these disciplines studying the urban transformation of cities after World War II in socialist countries. It will also be of interest for planning officials, architects, policymakers and activists in former socialist countries"--
9781003327592 1003327591 9781003805434 1003805434 9781003805403 100380540X
10.4324/9781003327592 doi
Cities and towns--Communist countries.
City planning--Environmental aspects--Communist countries.
Economic development--History--Communist countries--20th century.
Socialism--History--20th century.
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography
HT119
909/.09717
"Urban Planning During Socialism examines the transformations of cities during the period of state socialism of the 20th century, summarizing the urban and architectural studies that trace their transformations. The book focuses primarily on the periphery of the socialist world, both spatially and in terms of scholarly thinking. It does so through a case study of Budapest's post-war urbanisation and Valga, Estonia drawing on cultural and material studies to demonstrate diverse and novel concepts of 'periphery' through transformations of socialist cityscapes rather than homogenous views on cities during the period of state socialism of the 20th century. In doing so the book explores the transversalities of political, economic, and social phenomena; the places for everyday life in socialist cities; the role of professional communities on production and reproduction of space and ecological thinking. This book is aimed at scholarly readership, in particular scholars in architecture, urban planning, and geography, as well as undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students in these disciplines studying the urban transformation of cities after World War II in socialist countries. It will also be of interest for planning officials, architects, policymakers and activists in former socialist countries"--
9781003327592 1003327591 9781003805434 1003805434 9781003805403 100380540X
10.4324/9781003327592 doi
Cities and towns--Communist countries.
City planning--Environmental aspects--Communist countries.
Economic development--History--Communist countries--20th century.
Socialism--History--20th century.
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography
HT119
909/.09717
