Global and local forces in cities undergoing political change

Schneider-Sliwa, Rita

doi:10.1007/1-4020-3867-4_1

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“…During the post‐war period, the development of suburbanisation in Europe was highly dependent on the political system and the level of socio‐economic development of particular countries and a characteristic barrier to expansion of the said phenomenon was the Iron Curtain (Pacione ; Schneider‐Sliwa ). For the socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe the planned economy system, which focused on industrialisation and urbanisation hindered the analysed process.…”

Section: Suburbanisation Of Post‐socialist Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The political transformation of 1990s and the socio‐economic changes related to it (market‐oriented growth) influenced, among others: the development of the house building sector and the realisation of individual needs of citizens, which had previously been repressed (Schneider‐Sliwa ; Leetmaa et al ; Kubeš ). The second phase of urban sprawl which started in the CEE resulted in the dynamic and uncontrolled spatial growth of cities and suburban zones, which was accompanied by a decrease in the population in the city centres, as well as migration to the suburban areas (Węcławowicz ; Sýkora ; Lowe & Tsenkova ; Hamilton et al ; Schneider‐Sliwa ; Hirt & Stanilov ). Since 1997, the suburbanisation in the near hinterland of cities started to develop, especially in the hinterland of Central European and Baltic capitals, and after 2000, in the neighbourhoods of other cities.…”

Section: Suburbanisation Of Post‐socialist Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Current Changes in the Location of Industry in the Suburban Zone of A Post‐Socialist City. Case Study of Wrocław (Poland)

Brezdeń

Szmytkie

2018

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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In the time of post-industrialism, the increasing costs of life, scientific and technical development, an increase in the level of education and ecological barriers resulted in the decentralization of economic activity. One of the consequences of this is an increase in the locational attractiveness of the suburban zone. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the contemporary processes concerning location and concentration of industry in a post-socialist city illustrated with an example of the city of Wrocław. The conducted research enabled us to determine the functional specialisation of gminas (municipalities), which served as the basis for the construction of a simplified model of the suburban zone in the post-industrial period. In order to diagnose the extent of development and the level of spatial differentiation of the process of industrial activity concentration, the authors applied a location quotient (LQ) as well as a taxonomic method of linear ordering of distances from so-called development pattern.

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Section: Suburbanisation Of Post‐socialist Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Suburbanisation Of Post‐socialist Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Current Changes in the Location of Industry in the Suburban Zone of A Post‐Socialist City. Case Study of Wrocław (Poland)

Brezdeń

Szmytkie

2018

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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“…political system and level of socio-economic development of individual countries, and the Iron Curtain turned out to be a barrier to the expansion of this phenomenon (Pacione, 2001;Schneider-Sliwa, 2006).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Inter alia, the political transformation of the 1990s and the connected socio-economic changes (market-oriented growth) permitted the development of residential construction and the fulfilment of citizens' individual needs, which had been stifled in the preceding period (Schneider-Sliwa, 2006;Leetmaa et al, 2009;Kubeš, 2013). The central planning system during the socialist period, with its focus on industrialisation and urbanisation, was an impediment to the development of such processes.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Suburbanisation processes within and outside the city: The development of intra-urban suburbs in Wrocław, Poland

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2021

Moravian Geographical Reports

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The scale and the specificity of intra-urban suburbanisation is subject to evaluation in this article, based on a case study of Wrocław city (SW Poland), using data on population changes at an intra-urban scale and on the level of construction activity in the city. Intra-urban suburbanisation is characterised by intensive construction activity and population growth in the peripheral districts of the city, while depopulation takes place in the central part of the city and in large panel block estates from the socialist period. The main factors for the development of intra-urban suburbanisation are a reaction to the unfavourable (from the perspective of the city) suburbanisation processes (outflow of residents and tax revenue, road traffic congestion and the necessity to service populations residing de facto outside the city). The existence of extensive non-urbanised areas within the larger cities of Central and Eastern Europe (identified as potential areas for investment) results from the specific nature of their territorial development in the 20th century, including incorporation processes connected with planned urbanisation.

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“…Previous research has demonstrated that countries and cultures in transition tend to display increased rates of disturbed eating as well as fully-fledged EDs (Nasser, Katzman, & Gordon, 2001;Schneider-Sliwa, 2006). In much the same way, the literature has shown that rates of obesity tend to spike during such times of uncertainty and rapid change, as dietary patterns are affected and the myriad of influences that shape eating behaviors are also subject to change (Nasser et al, 2001).…”

Section: A Country In Transition: Now and Thenmentioning

confidence: 98%