Green spaces are an important element of the spatial structure in large prefabricated
housing estates. They have their strengths and weaknesses and generate a number of …

This article examines patterns of within-building vertical segregation in Bucharest, Romania
under late socialism using micro-data (individual/household level information) from the 1992 …

The assessment of the suitability of existing buildings for implementation of green roofs is an
important research issue, especially in the context of Urban Heat Island (UHI), the negative …

Similar to Czepczyński (2008), it can be said that Ukrainian “socialist cities” were socialist
not only because they were developed (constructed) during the socialist period and under …

The post-socialist urban restructuring of Skopje, North Macedonia has been characterized
by significant changes in the built fabric of the city, resulting from the political, economic and …

Coping with global climate challenges requires changes in both individual practices and the
technical infrastructure in which people operate. Retrofitting existing buildings with smart …

The article aims to analyse the renovation of housing estates in postsocialist cities. Two
cities with different share of housing estates and public support system, Vilnius and …

There is an extensive body of literature exploring the changes that large housing estates
(LHE) in Central and East European (CEE) cities have undergone since the beginning of the …

Residential segregation between social groups has grown in European cities, while the
housing sector has boomed in major cities since 2009. These two forces raise questions …

Throughout Europe, large housing estates dating from the socialist era are an important part
of the housing stock and cultural life, and in some cities the apartment buildings within them …