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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Public, private, privatism -- The post-socialist city -- Post-modern urbanism revisited -- Sofia : wither the socialist city -- The ninth ring: suburbanizing Sofia -- Iron curtains I: gated homes -- Iron curtains II: gated complexes -- Architecture of disunity -- Possibilities -- Figures and tables -- Appendix -- References -- Notes |
| Summary |
Utilizing research conducted primarily with residents of Sofia, Bulgaria, Iron Curtains: Gates, Suburbs, and Privatization of Space in the Post-socialist City explores the human dimension of new city-building that has emerged in East Europe.Features original data, illustrations, and theory on the process of privatization of resources in societies undergoing fundamental socio-economic transformations, such as those in Eastern EuropeRepresents the sole in-depth monograph on contemporary urbanism in Southeast EuropeMakes a broader statement on issues of urbanism in Europe and other parts of the w |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Subject |
City planning -- Europe, Eastern.
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City planning -- Former communist countries.
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Equality -- Europe, Eastern.
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Gated communities -- Europe, Eastern.
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Gated communities -- Former communist countries.
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Property -- Europe, Eastern.
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Property -- Former communist countries.
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| SUBJECT |
Europe, Eastern -- Social conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94005643 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1118295927 (electronic bk.) |
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1118295943 (electronic bk.) |
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1444338269 |
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1444338277 |
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9781118295922 (electronic bk.) |
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9781118295946 (electronic bk.) |
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9781444338263 |
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9781444338270 |
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