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Urbani izziv Volume 29, No. 2, December 2018 : 96-110

(Articles)
UDK: 721:625.739:005.332.3(477.41)
doi: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2018-29-02-003

 

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Author

Olena DRONOVA

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Geography, Department of Economic and Social Geography, Kyiv, Ukraine
olena.dronova@gmail.com

Stanley D. BRUNN

University of Kentucky, Department of Geography, Lexington, KY, USA
brunn@uky.edu

 

Title

How neoliberal globalization processes are transforming Kyiv’s nodal areas

 

Abstract

The abandonment of Soviet urban planning approaches, the liberalization of appertaining legislation, confusion under the pressure of business priorities, and the lack of a national urban strategy make Ukrainian cities vulnerable to ongoing change. This article analyses the current urban functional and spatial transformations that result from the influences of neoliberal globalization. It considers Kyiv’s nodal areas as the focus of major structural changes. The methodology addresses these processes, including their characteristics and salient features. Because of their social and historical significance, some nodal areas are acquiring more cultural and symbolic value, but at the same time the impact of certain ill-conceived replacements of the original functions can be observed in practice. The study identified forty-four nodal areas and classified six types of transformations according to their social and cultural value. In most nodal areas, the cultural, aesthetic, representative, and communication functions are being replaced by commercial, service, and transport land uses. Selected case studies demonstrate the importance of continued public involvement in reorganizing Kyiv’s urban space.

 

Key Words

urban structure, city nodal areas, neoliberal globalization, functional and spatial transformations, Kyiv

 

 

 

PUBLISHER

Urbanistični inštitut RS
Urbani izziv - Editorial Board
Trnovski pristan 2, 1000 Ljubljana, SLO

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  urbani.izziv@uirs.si

ISSN

Print edition: 0353-6483
Web edition: 1855-8399
Professional edition: 2232-481X

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