Berlin

From divided into fragmented city

Abstract

The following discussion of transformation and globalization processes in Berlin outlines the starting point of both halves of the city and then provides an analysis of the city's position within the global and regional system. A third section deals with the economic transformation and changes in the built environment, especially in terms of property distribution, restitution of private property, and the ways in which new players became active in urban development. Finally, the last section focuses on the spatial structure and transformation, and presents research results on aspects of social and ethnic segregation, new mobility structures and the social transformation of the districts.