Local Communities in St. Petersburg: Politicisation of Claims to Contested Urban Spaces

Local Communities in St. Petersburg: Politicisation of Claims to Contested Urban Spaces

This paper considers the opportunities of local communities in St. Petersburg, Russia, to claim their right to the city under the conditions of aggressive urban (re)development initiated by strong advocacy groups from 2008 to 2012. It questions whether and to what extent local communities conceptual...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elena Tykanova, Anisya Khokhlova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Urban Research 2013-12-01
Series:Articulo: Journal of Urban Research
Subjects:
contested spaces
advocacy groups
local urban communities
politicisation of claims
paternalism
post-Soviet city
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/articulo/2320

Internet

http://journals.openedition.org/articulo/2320

Similar Items