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Transformation of cities in central and Eastern Europe: Towards globalization This page intentionally left blank Transformation of cities in central and Eastern Europe: Towards globalization Edited by F.E. Ian Hamilton, Kaliopa Dimitrovska Andrews, and Nataa Pichler-Milanovi| © United Nations University, 2005 The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations University. United Nations University Press United Nations University, 53–70, Jingumae 5-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150–8925, Japan Tel: ϩ81-3-3499-2811 Fax: ϩ81-3-3406-7345 E-mail: [email protected] general enquiries: [email protected] http://www.unu.edu United Nations University Office at the United Nations, New York 2 United Nations Plaza, Room DC2–2062, New York, NY 10017, USA Tel: ϩ1-212-963-6387 Fax: ϩ1-212-371-9454 E-mail: [email protected] United Nations University Press is the publishing division of the United Nations University. Cover design by Andrew Corbett Printed in India ISBN 92-808-1105-3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Transformation of cities in Central and Eastern Europe : towards globalization / edited by F.E. Ian Hamilton, Kaliopa Dimitrovska Andrews, and Nataa Pichler-Milanovi|. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 9280811053 (pbk.) 1. Cities and towns—Europe, Central. 2. Cities and towns—Europe, Eastern. 3. Globalization. 4. Post-communism—Europe, Central. 5. Post-communism— Europe, Eastern. I. Hamilton, F.E. Ian. II. Andrews, Kaliopa Dimitrovska. III. Pichler-Milanovi|, Nataa. HT145.E8T7 2004 307.76'0943—dc22 2004017311 Contents Tables and figures. vii Preface . xii Acknowledgements . xv Part 1 Towards globalization 1 Introduction . 3 F.E. Ian Hamilton, Natama Pichler-Milanovi|, and Kaliopa Dimitrovska Andrews 2 City development in Central and Eastern Europe before 1990: Historical context and socialist legacies . 22 Jiˇrí Musil 3 City development in Central and Eastern Europe since 1990: The impacts of internal forces . 44 Iván Tosics 4 The external forces: Towards globalization and European integration. 79 F.E. Ian Hamilton 5 Foreign direct investment and city restructuring . 116 F.E. Ian Hamilton and Francis W. Carter v vi CONTENTS 6 Mastering the post-socialist city: Impacts on planning the built environment . 153 Kaliopa Dimitrovska Andrews Part 2 Inter- and intra-urban transformation of capital cities 7 Berlin: From divided to fragmented city . 189 Hartmut Häussermann and Andreas Kapphan 8 The Warsaw Metropolitan Area on the eve of Poland’s integration into the European Union. 223 Grzegorz Weclawowicz 9 Post-socialist Budapest: The invasion of market forces and the response of public leadership . 248 Iván Tosics 10 Prague returns to Europe . 281 Jiˇrí Musil 11 Ljubljana: From “beloved” city of the nation to Central European “capital” . 318 Nataa Pichler-Milanovi| 12 Mixed success: Economic stability and urban inequality in Sofia . 364 Elena Vesselinov and John R. Logan 13 Baltic orientations: Globalization, regionalization, or “EU-ization”? . 399 Martin Åberg 14 Moscow in transition . 428 Olga Medvedkov and Yuri Medvedkov 15 Conclusions . 465 Nataa Pichler-Milanovi| and Kaliopa Dimitrovska Andrews Contributors . 488 Tributes. 490 Photographers. 493 Index . 494 List of tables and figures Tables 1.1 Changes in population in key Central and Eastern European cities . 15 3.1 The level of economic performance in the post-socialist countries in the 1990s . 63 3.2 Forecasts of population increase in some Central European metropoles . 67 4.1 Urban population change in Eastern Europe before and after the Second World War . 81 4.2 Growth of urban population in Eastern Europe, 1950–1990 . 84 4.3 Economic performance of Central and Eastern European countries – EU candidates (2000) . 91 4.4 Average monthly manufacturing wages in Europe (1992–2000) . 93 4.5 Geographic changes in the directions of trade of Central and Eastern European countries (1988–1997) . 101 4.6 Ranking Central and Eastern European cities by airport traffic (1997) . 105 4.7 Some comparisons of air traffic at airports of key Central and Eastern European cities, 1989 and 1997 . 108 4.8 Changes in the number of foreign destinations served by direct scheduled flights from the airports of selected Central and Eastern European cities, 1989 and 1997 . 111 vii viii TABLES AND FIGURES 5.1 Sectoral composition of inward FDI stock in Central and Eastern Europe (1998) . 120 5.2 International distribution of FDI in Central and Eastern Europe, 1989–2000 . 122 5.3 GDP indicators . 123 5.4 Classifications of Central and Eastern European countries: comparative shares of FDI and GDP (2000) . 126 5.5 Geographical sources of FDI in Central and Eastern Europe (1998) . 127 5.6 The top five source countries of FDI stock in individual Central and Eastern European countries, 1998 . 129 5.7 FDI stock by sectors and countries, 1998 . 130 5.8 Modern commercial service space in Central and Eastern European metropolitan capitals: comparisons with selected West European capitals (2000/2001) . 134 5.9 Prime office rent levels in selected European cities, 2000 . 135 6.1 Physical planning and development control . 175 7.1 Population in the Berlin-Brandenburg region . 194 7.2 Migration to and from Berlin, 1991–1998 . 195 7.3 Employed persons and the labour force in Berlin . 196 7.4 Employed persons liable to social security according to economic sectors, Berlin . 197 7.5 Berlin’s share of employment in Germany, 1939–1989 . 200 7.6 Berlin’s share of employment in Germany, 1989–1997 . 203 8.1 Warsaw city: major demographic data . 228 8.2 Housing in Warsaw . 232 9.1 The impact of FDI in Budapest and its agglomeration: the number and equity capital of the foreign-owned companies . 257 9.2 The share of the different sectors in investment of the partly or fully foreign-owned companies in Budapest . 258 9.3 Share of different sectors in investment of partly or fully foreign-owned companies in Pest County . 259 9.4 Housing construction per 1,000 residents . 263 9.5 Population in Hungary, Budapest and its agglomeration, and other towns, 1993–2000 . 267 9.6 Balance of migration between Budapest and Pest County . 268 10.1 Growth of Central European capital cities . 282 10.2 Rank of Central European capital cities by population size . 282 10.3 Population and territory of selected Central European cities and urban regions, 1996 . 283 10.4 Growth of the six largest cities in Czechoslovakia, 1910–1991 . 284 TABLES AND FIGURES ix 10.5 Indices of Prague’s position in the settlement system of Czechoslovakia, 1910–1991 . 284 10.6 Structure of economically active population according to the main sectors in Prague, 1950–1998 . 289 10.7 Population changes in Prague, 1991–1998 . 290 10.8 Trends in the socio-economic structure of the active population in Prague, 1995–1998 . 291 10.9 Rank order of Czech districts with highest wages . 293 10.10 Polarization processes in the Czech Republic . 293 10.11 Regional differentiation of total economic development . 294 10.12 Development of concentration of the financial sector in six major Czech metropolitan areas . 294 10.13 Basic data on tourism in Prague, 1996–1998 . 305 10.14 Population growth in zones in Prague, 1995–1998 . 309 11.1 The position of the Republic of Slovenia in the former Yugoslavia (1991) . 322 11.2 Selected macro-economic indicators of Slovenia . 325 11.3 Population and employment structure in Ljubljana (2000) . 327 11.4 Top 10 companies in Slovenia (1995–2000) . 328 11.5 Foreign trade of Slovenia . 329 11.6 FDI in Slovenia’s largest towns . 331 11.7 Population of largest towns in Slovenia . 341 11.8 Administrative division of the “city” of Ljubljana . 343 11.9 Characterstics of the “city” of Ljubljana and Urban Region . 345 11.10 Real estate prices in Ljubljana and other larger towns (2000) . 353 12.1 Basic macro-economic indicators for Bulgaria . 367 12.2 Basic demographic indicators for the Sofia Municipality . 379 12.3 Basic housing indicators . 381 12.4 Percentage of students enrolled in Sofia’s educational institutions . 392 13.1 GDP per capita in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, 1990s . 409 13.2 FDI in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, 1992–2001 . 412 13.3 Share of FDI in Baltic capital cities, 1996–1998 . 412 13.4 FDI structure in the Baltic Republics by country of origin . 413 13.5 FDI structure in Vilnius.