Socialist Industrialization as a Factor of Urban Development and Difficult Legacy in Košice, Slovakia
Socialist Industrialization as a Factor of Urban Development and Difficult Legacy in Košice, Slovakia
Author(s): Dana Kušnírová, Adam GórkaSubject(s): Architecture, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Economic development, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Historický ústav SAV, v. v. i.
Keywords: Košice; Industrial Zones; Socialist Industrialization; Post-socialistist transformtion; Path-dependency;
Summary/Abstract: The postwar decades were significant for urban development in Central and Eastern Europe since many cities grew rapidly and were industrialized. The Slovak city of Košice illustrates how industrial entities' localization catalyzes urban development. The development in the years after 1945 changed the city character from middle size provincial town into a large industrial city. Later, the post-socialist transformation redirected this trend and left postindustrial areas within the city structure. From a path dependency perspective, the first phases of socialist and post-socialist periods show similar dynamics as a time of significant changes that set the guidelines for city development.
Journal: Architektúra & Urbanizmus
- Issue Year: 55/2021
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 32-45
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English