Main streets, business streets

There was no, no, there will be no village, no district, no city without a main street. Spontaneously or in a planned way, a longer or shorter route is considered to be the main street, shops and institutions are found, and its existence becomes one with the city. However, its physical condition, use and atmosphere are not only a reflection of the place, but also of the age. The book describes some of the renewables, the physical and social environment and results of the transformation process. We visit Budapest, Madrid, Łódź, New York, Berlin, Edinburgh, Vienna, among others. they show, they revive, they can revive always and everywhere. Melinda Benkő Architect-Urbanist, Head of Department BUTE Department of Urbanism Immersed in our thoughts, we don’t always see what’s around us. But there are moments when, for some reason, one is amazed at the street view, the houses, we feel the spaciousness or the scarcity of space, we notice the buzz or that life is stuck on the street. Once the street starts talking, we notice how our environment communicates with us. We notice the new, the transformation, or just the forgotten suddenly shows up. In this case, one understands one's environment and oneself in it. The studies in this volume are guides to help the reader in such moments of wonder and understanding. Gábor Hamp communication researcher, head of department BUTE Department of Sociology and Communication About the author: János Balázs Kocsis, urban sociologist, associate professor at the BUTE Department of Sociology and Communication, founding member of the Center for Social and Spatial Research He completed his sociological studies in Budapest and his historical studies in Leicester (England). He teaches subjects related to cities in economics, architecture and communication courses at the University of Technology; From 2004 to 2010, he was the Acting Head of the Department of Regional Economics and Settlement Development at the BME School of Economics and Economics, and in 2014-15 he was a visiting professor at Indiana University (Bloomington, USA). His main research interests are: urban development, urban renewal, gentrification, urban sprawl, suburbanization, urban governance, housing policy, local societies, modern Central European urban history.