Bibliograph

The Mediterranean city in transition, social change and urban development, Lila Leontidou

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Label

The Mediterranean city in transition, social change and urban development, Lila Leontidou

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Mediterranean city in transition

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

726824139

Responsibility statement

Lila Leontidou

Series statement

Cambridge human geographyCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

social change and urban development

Summary

Postwar capitalist development has involved a transition from polarization toward diffuse urbanization and flexibility. The timing and form of this transition and its effects on spatial structures have varied, as is especially evident in the case of Mediterranean Europe. Focusing upon Greater Athens between 1948 and 1981 - the crucial period of the transition - Lila Leontidou explores the role of social classes in urban development. The emergence of new processes in cities such as Athens, Salonica, Rome, Naples, Milan, Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon is different in both timing and manner from that of northern European cities, but, as Dr Leontidou argues, this should not be attributed to poverty or inexplicable cultural peculiarities. Instead interaction between popular spontaneity, economic forces and State control has played a major role.--, Provided by publisher

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