Landscapes of postmodernity: Changes in the built fabric of Belgrade and Sofia since the end of socialism

Urban Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 785-810

  Hirt, Sonia ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belgrade; Postmodern urbanism; Postsocialist cities; Sofia

Indexed keywords

LANDSCAPE; MODERNIZATION; POST-MODERNISM; SOCIALISM; URBAN MORPHOLOGY; URBANIZATION;

BELGRADE; BULGARIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SERBIA; SOFIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 65549130975     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.29.8.785     Document Type: Article

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