Ewolucja statusu społecznego i pozycji wielkich osiedli mieszkaniowych w strukturze rezydencjalnej miasta postsocjalistycznego. Wybrane przykłady
The Evolution of Social Status of Large Housing Estates in Residential Space of Post-Socialist Cities. Selected Examples

Summary/Abstract: Large block housing estates built after the Second World War are present in the urban landscapes of many Central East European countries. Moreover, they constitute the dominant form of urban residential environment and a significant part of the socio-spatial structure of post-socialist cities. The main purpose of this paper was to identify ongoing changes in post-socialist large housing estates and to clarify their main factors. These analyses were encompassed the changes in socio-demographic and socio-economic structure of inhabitants of large housing estates and the changes in their residential prestige. The main question was how large housing estates built during the socialist period have changed in new socio-demographic, political and economic conditions, which emerged after the collapse of socialism. The second question was, whether the transformations within large housing estates of post-socialist cities distinguishes from the processes taking place in West European cities. The study was based on a review of the available literature and the author’s own previously published work.

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