Residential Change and Demographic Challenge

Introduction

Going beyond the assumption that East Central European cities are still in transition, this book draws on the postsocialism paradigm to ask new questions about the impact of demographic change on residential developments in this region.

Case Studies

Focusing on four second-order cities in this region, it examines Gdansk and Łódź in Poland and Brno and Ostrava in the Czech Republic as examples and deals with the nexus between urban development and demographic change for the context of East Central European cities.

Research Framework

It provides a framework for linking urban and demographic research. It discusses how residential areas and urban developments cope with changes in population development, household types, and different forms of in- and out-migration, and goes on to explore parallels and differences in comparison with broader European patterns.

Target Audience

This book will be useful to academics of urban planning and development, especially in transition areas, Central and Eastern European studies, demographics and population studies, and sociology/social exclusion.