Growth and Change in Post-Socialist Cities of Central Europe (Hardcover)

1. Conceptualising urban transition in Central Europe Waldemar Cudny, Josef Kunc andIrena Dybska-Jakobkiewicz 2. Post-socialist urban change and its spatial patterns: the case of Nitra Ira Vladimir andBolti?iar Martin 3. The University as the creative hub: the city of Olomouc after 1989 Zden?k Szczyrba, Irena Smolova, Martin Jurek and David Fiedor 4. In the shadow of Karl Marx: the case of Chemnitz and its multiple transitions Birgit Glorius 5. Young people's life plans and their impact on the demographic future of a shrinking city: Kielce case study Mirosław Mularczyk andWioletta Kami?ska 6. Manufacturing in the post-industrial city: the role of a “Hidden Sector” in the development of Pecs, Hungary Gabor Lux 7. Socio-economic development in Bratislava during post-socialism Pavol Korec, Slavomir Ondo? 8. Brno in transition: from industrial legacy towards modern urban environment Josef Kunc, Petr Tonev 9. Challenges and Problems of re-growth: the case of Leipzig (Eastern Germany) Dieter Rink, Marco Bontje, Annegret Haase, Sigrun Kabisch andManuel Wolff 10. Łod?: a multidimensional transition from an industrial center to a post-socialist city Jolanta Jakobczyk-Gryszkiewicz 11. The socio-economic transformation of the Katowice conurbation in Poland Robert Krzysztofik 12. Population ageing processes in towns and cities situated in peripheral areas: an example of urban centres in Eastern Poland Wioletta Kami?ska, Mirosław Mularczyk 13. Hallmark features of post-socialist urban development in Central Europe Josef Kunc andWaldemar Cudny