Evolutionary Urban Development - Lessons From Central and Eastern Europe

Drawing on a range of disciplinary approaches, this monograph explores the drivers of urban development. Through an evolutionary lens, cities are shown to find a development path amidst an ever-changing landscape, sometimes facing extreme externalities such as wars and economic crises.

List of contents

1. What is a City? 2. Strength in Numbers: How to Measure Urban growth, Development and Success 3. Drivers of Urban Change and Adaptation 4. Players on the Urban Stage: Power, Influence and Decision-making 5. Cities More Lasting than Bronze: A New Chapter in the Urban History of Survival

About the author

Katarzyna Sadowy is assistant professor in the Warsaw School of Economics, an active member of the Polish Architects Association (Warsaw Branch) and an advisor for the City of Warsaw.

Summary

Drawing on a range of disciplinary approaches, this monograph explores the drivers of urban development. Through an evolutionary lens, cities are shown to find a development path amidst an ever-changing landscape, sometimes facing extreme externalities such as wars and economic crises.

Product details

• Authors: Katarzyna Sadowy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.02.2023
• EAN: 9780367486716
• ISBN: 978-0-367-48671-6
• No. of pages: 187
• Series: Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Eastern Europe, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Urban & Regional, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Urban & municipal planning, Political Economy, Central Europe, urban economics, Human Geography, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Regional / urban economics