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The Transformation of Urban Space in Post-Soviet Russia book cover

1st Edition

The Transformation of Urban Space in Post-Soviet Russia

By Isolde Brade, Konstantin Axenov, Evgenij Bondarchuk Copyright 2007
212 Pages 44 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 44 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In the years since 1989, the societies of Russia and Eastern Europe have undergone a remarkable transformation from socialism to democracy and free market capitalism. Making an important contribution to the theoretical literature of urbanism and post-communist transition, this significant book considers the change in the spatial structure of post-Soviet urban spaces since the period of transition... Read more
1. Post-Industrial vs. Post-Socialist: Post-Industrial Trends and Points for Investigation in the Post-Socialist Metropolis  2. Changes in the Functions of St. Petersburg as a Prerequisite for Structural Change in the City  3. Transformation, Tertiary Sector and City Space: Time-Space Approach  4. Transformation and Specific Forms of Spatial Saturation  5. The Spatial Transformation of Vertical Business Structures  6. Territorial Complex Building  7. Post-Transformation Urban Space: The Results of Spatial Saturation and the Spatial Organization of New Business Forms  8. Post-Transformation vs. Modernisation: Conclusions

Biography

Konstantin Axenov is Associate Professor in the Department of Regional Diagnostics and Political Geography at St. Petersburg State University. His main research interests are urban and political geography.

Isolde Brade is Senior Researcher in the Department of European Regional Geography at the Leibniz Institute of Regional Geography, Leipzig. Her research interests are focused on geographical city and city system research with a regional emphasis on Eastern Europe and Russia.

Evgenij Bondarchuk is Director of the Scientific Institute for Applied Geography & Territorial Management, St. Petersburg. His main fields of interest are urban geography and the spatial research of retail.

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