Urban Change in Central Europe - The Case of Krakow

Focusing on the changes taking place in Central Europe since 1989, this book presents a multidimensional and cross-disciplinary case study of Kraków and offers deep insight into the specific nature of the transformation taking place in the region.

List of contents

List of figures. List of tables. List of contributors. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Kraków 1989 and since. Civil society: From "Solidarity" to urban activism. Municipal self- government: 1990-2019. Kraków in the face of the transformation: The economic life of the city. Kraków: An eventful city. Kraków spatial development after 1989. Kraków and its region: Mutual relations after 1989. Kraków architecture and globalisation. Kraków culture heritage: On the way to globalizing the national potential. Kraków: A creative city. Kraków's metropolitan functions. Afterword - Kraków: Dialectics of history and change. Names Index. Subject Index.

About the author

Jacek Purchla is Professor of Humanities and Head of the Department of Economic and Social History/UNESCO Chair for Heritage and Urban Studies at the Cracow University of Economics.

Summary

Focusing on the changes taking place in Central Europe since 1989, this book presents a multidimensional and cross-disciplinary case study of Kraków and offers deep insight into the specific nature of the transformation taking place in the region.

Product details

• Authors: Jacek Purchla
• Assisted by: Jacek Purchla (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032180809
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3218080-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Urban communities, Urban communities / city life