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
Table of Content
Notes on Contributors vii
List of Illustrations x
Glossary xvi
Series Editors’ Preface xx
Preface xxi
1 The Challenge of Postsocialist Suburbanization 1
Ludek Sykora and Kiril Stanilov
2 Urban Sprawl on the Danube: The Impacts of Suburbanization in Budapest 33
Zoltán Kovács and Iván Tosics
3 Confronting Suburbanization in Ljubljana: From ‘Urbanization of the Countryside’ to Urban Sprawl 65
Natasa Pichler-Milanovic
4 Suburbanization of Moscow’s Urban Region 97
Isolde Brade, Alla Makhrova, and Tatyana Nefedova
5 Prague: Urban Growth and Regional Sprawl 133
Ludek k Sykora and Ondre^ j Mulíce^ k
6 Sprawling Sofia: Postsocialist Suburban Growth in the Bulgarian Capital 163
Kiril Stanilov and Sonia Hirt
7 Suburbanization in the Tallinn Metropolitan Area 192
Kadri Leetmaa, Anneli Kährik, Mari Nuga, and Tiit Tammaru
8 Lessons from Warsaw: The Lack of Coordinated Planning and Its Impacts on Urban Sprawl 225
Andrzej Lisowski, Dorota Mantey, and Waldemar Wilk
9 Postsocialist Suburbanization Patterns and Dynamics: A Comparative Perspective 256
Kiril Stanilov and Ludek Sykora
10 Managing Suburbanization in Postsocialist Europe 296
Kiril Stanilov and Ludek Sykora
Index 321
About the author
Kiril Stanilov is a Senior Research Associate at the
Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies, University of
Cambridge. His research interests are centred on explorations of
contemporary patterns of urban growth and change, and the role
played by public policies in shaping urban form transformations.
His book publications include Twenty Years of Transition
(2009), The Post-Socialist City (2007), and Suburban
Form (2003).
Ludek Sykora is a Professor in the Faculty
of Science, Charles University in Prague. His research is focused
on conceptualization and empirical studies of urban transformations
in post-communist cities. He is the joint author of Regional
Policy and Planning in Europe (with Paul Balchin and Gregory
Bull, 1999) and author of a number of journal articles and book
chapters dealing with urban change in Central and East European
cities.
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