Housing and Urban Development in the USSR
Title | Housing and Urban Development in the USSR PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory D. Andrusz |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 1985-06-30 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0791494977 |
This study of housing and the urban environment in a socialist society sheds light on the discrepancy between plan and reality. It investigates the sources and consequences of the problem and shows how the U.S.S.R. has attempted to find solutions. Following a general background and overview section, the book deals with the construction, control, and use of buildings in Soviet cities. It then investigates the types of housing considered to be most appropriate for today's Russian urbanite. Focusing on housing sites, it shows the reality of the housing situation in the U.S.S.R. and uncovers spatial patterns of social segregation in Soviet urban development. The question of high- and low-rise housing for workers is also discussed. Andrusz shows how today's Soviet society has evolved away from certain patterns created by the architects of the Revolution. New norms, values, and demands—particularly in the visible form of a more privatized lifestyle: the consumer-oriented, car-ownership-seeking, nuclear family with segregated role playing—have resulted in new dwelling needs. The book is enriched with tables, notes and references, and a useful bibliography.
Housing and Urban Development in the U.S.S.R
Title | Housing and Urban Development in the U.S.S.R PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory D.. Andrusz |
Publisher | |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Soviet New Towns
Title | Soviet New Towns PDF eBook |
Author | Jack A. Underhill |
Publisher | |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Cities and towns |
ISBN |
Planning New Towns
Title | Planning New Towns PDF eBook |
Author | U.S./U.S.S.R. New Towns Working Group |
Publisher | Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of International Affairs |
Pages | 178 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Government publications |
ISBN |
Some Aspects of Housing and Urban Development in the U.S.S.R.
Title | Some Aspects of Housing and Urban Development in the U.S.S.R. PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory D. Andrusz |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Report on the US-USSR Working Group on the Enhancement of the Urban Environment
Title | Report on the US-USSR Working Group on the Enhancement of the Urban Environment PDF eBook |
Author | Richard H. Broun |
Publisher | |
Pages | 76 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | Cities and towns |
ISBN |
Soviet Housing and Urban Design
Title | Soviet Housing and Urban Design PDF eBook |
Author | Steven A. Grant |
Publisher | |
Pages | 78 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Construction industry |
ISBN |
Recent reforms in the Soviet housing construction process--Soviet building design and construction--Urban forms and infrastructure in the Soviet Union--U.S.S.R. practices in heat and power supply--Micro aspects of housing demand in Soviet cities--Building materials and components--Housing in Central Asia: the Uzbeck example--Construction in seismic areas--Soviet construction under difficult climatic conditions--The political economy of Soviet new towns--Reflections on the planning of old and new cities in the U.S.S.R.