Let it Sprawl: Post-Socialist Policies Enabling Suburbanization

Suburbanization processes in the hinterland of Bratislava represent one of the most significant socio-spatial transformations in the post-socialist history of Slovakia. The trend of settlement decentralisation within the dynamically growing metropolitan region contrasts in many ways with the settlement development of the period of state socialism, during which centrally controlled and planned settlement transformation and industrial urbanisation brought about the most intensive urban development and settlement transformation on the territory of the Slovak Republic to date. The aim of the present paper is to examine the main ideological underpinnings and implemented public policies that have influenced, and continue to influence the processes of settlement development, urban growth and decentralisation tendencies within urban regions. The post Let it Sprawl: Post-Socialist Policies Enabling Suburbanization appeared first on Architektúra & Urbanizmus - JOURNAL.

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Tracing the Housing Frontline: The Post-Socialist Legacy of Housing Policies in Bucharest during the 1970s–1980s

During the 1970s and 1980s, the construction of large housing complexes in Romania, particularly in the capital city of Bucharest, reached its peak as a result of urban systematization policies. The impact of built densification in those decades can be me

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Tirana: Its History and a Post-Socialist Perspective on Urban Growth and Transformation between 1991–2016

This paper examines Tirana’s urbanization process from a socio-morphological perspective. It presents a quick understanding on how Tirana came to be a town, and then how it became the capital of Albania in 1920. This material reflects on different urban i

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On the Path to Urban DeconcentrationHousing Construction in the Hinterland Zone of Wrocław at the End of the 20th Century

The socialist period in Poland and other states in Central and Eastern Europe was associated with the country’s planned industrialisation and urbanisation. The effect of such a policy was the progressive development of urban areas, especially large cities

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Celebrating Earth Day by Enabling Sustainable IT

On Earth Day, IGEL is underscoring its vision to transform the way the world works by creating better outcomes for people, organizations, and the planet. Our mission is to enable sustainable IT. We do this by helping organizations reduce their carbon foot

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Does Postmodern Mean Capitalist? On Postmodernism and the Planned Economy in Poland and the German Democratic Republic

Does postmodern mean capitalist? This article aims at providing an answer to this question by comparing postmodernism in two socialist contexts: the Peoples Republic of Poland, where in the 1980s the planned economy was progressively eroding and postmoder

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