This book presents multidimensional socio-economic transformations taking place in the post-socialist cities located in selected countries of the Central European region. It will be valuable to undergraduate and postgraduate students in human geography, urban studies, economy, and city marketing, especially with an interesting in Central Europe.

1. Introduction 2. Post-socialist urban change and its spatial patterns - the case of Nitra 3. The University as the creative hub - the city of Olomouc after 1989 4. In the shadow of Karl Marx: The case of Chemnitz and its multiple transitions 5. Young people's life plans and their impact on the demographic future of a shrinking city - Kielce case study 6. Manufacturing in the Post-Industrial City: The Role of a "Hidden Sector" in the Development of Pécs, Hungary 7. Socioeconomic development in Bratislava during post-socialism 8. Brno in transition: From industrial legacy towards modern urban environment 9. Challenges and Problems of Re-growth: The Case of Leipzig (Eastern Germany) 10. Lódz - a multidimensional transition from an industrial center to a post-socialist city 11. The socio-economic transformation of the Katowice conurbation in Poland 12. Population ageing processes in towns and cities situated in peripheral areas. An example of urban centres in Eastern Poland 13. Conlcusions