Download or read book Confronting Suburbanization written by Kiril Stanilov and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book explains the processes of suburbanizationin the context of post-socialist societies transitioning from onesystem of socio-spatial order to another. Case studies of sevenCentral and Eastern Europe city regions illuminate growth patternsand key conditions for the emergence of sprawl. Breaks new ground, offering a systematic approach to theanalysis of the global phenomenon of suburbanization in apost-socialist context Tracks the boom of the post-socialist suburbs in seven CEEcapital city regions – Budapest, Ljubljana, Moscow, Prague,Sofia, Tallinn, and Warsaw Situates the experience of the CEE countries in the broadercontext of global urban change Case studies examine the phenomenon of suburbanization alongfour main vectors of analysis related to development patterns,driving forces, consequences and impacts, and management ofsuburbanization Highlights the critical importance of public policies andplanning on the spread of suburbanization