B2 Contemporary Urban Development

Luděk Sýkora

Wednesday, April 5 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm


• Contemporary urban challenges: residential segregation and suburban sprawl
• Risks of new path dependencies and lock-ins
• The second round of transition: legitimacy crisis and seeking alternatives in urban development

Readings:

Sýkora, L., 2020. Postsocialist Cities. In: Kobayashi, A., ed., International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, 2nd edition. vol. 10, Elsevier, pp.357–363.