An ancient city for people or profit? Urban greening discourse and practice: a mixed-method case study of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(2024) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20241LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
- Abstract
- Following the collapse of socialism in 1989, Eastern European countries experienced rapid socio-spatial reorganization causing a significant loss of urban greenspace (UGS). Greenspaces provide socio-environmental benefits, making them a crucial component of urban sustainability. This study explores the development of greenspace in Plovdiv (Bulgaria), which serves as a case study to understand discourses related to greenspace and the spatial developments of UGS between 2006 and 2023. Using Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis approach coupled with GIS analysis, I identify and build a typology of three leading discourses on greenspace related to ideas of the Ancient City, the Livable City, and the Attractive City. Among other findings,... (More)
- Following the collapse of socialism in 1989, Eastern European countries experienced rapid socio-spatial reorganization causing a significant loss of urban greenspace (UGS). Greenspaces provide socio-environmental benefits, making them a crucial component of urban sustainability. This study explores the development of greenspace in Plovdiv (Bulgaria), which serves as a case study to understand discourses related to greenspace and the spatial developments of UGS between 2006 and 2023. Using Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis approach coupled with GIS analysis, I identify and build a typology of three leading discourses on greenspace related to ideas of the Ancient City, the Livable City, and the Attractive City. Among other findings, the GIS analysis revealed that greenspace increased before rapidly declining after 2018, mostly due to commercial pressures. An instance of urban inequity towards a minority community was identified. These results provide insight into how UGS planning relates to critical urban theory and sustainable urban development. (Less)
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- author
- Dimitrova, Nadezhda LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MESM02 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Sustainability science, Urban greenspace, Post-socialist cities, GIS analysis, Critical discourse analysis
- publication/series
- Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
- report number
- 2024:028
- language
- English
- id
- 9154973
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- 2024-05-29 07:48:56
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- 2024-05-29 07:48:56
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