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- Borén, Thomas, et al.
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Metropolitan Processes in Post-Communist States : An Introduction
- 2007
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Ingår i: Geografiska Annaler Series B: Human Geography. - 0435-3684. ; 89B:2, s. 95-110
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This introductory article identifies and discuss five key legacy aspects of post-Communism for the urban geography of Eastern and Central Europe. These are concerned with (1) central planning, (2) land allocation, (3) the second economy, (4) defence considerations, and (5) the implications of the ideological leadership of the communist parties. The discussion is based on the existing literature and on the five articles in this theme issue. The introduction ends with proposing a general evolutionary model for suburbanisation, and with some suggestions for further research within the field of post-Communist urban geography.
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- Borén, Thomas, et al.
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Metropolitan processes in post-communist states : An introduction
- 2007
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Ingår i: Geografiska Annaler. Series B, Human Geography. - 0435-3684 .- 1468-0467. ; 89B:2, s. 95-110
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study introduces a collection of theme issue papers on metropolitan processes in post-communist states. We first identify and discuss five key significant socialist-era legacy aspects that continue to mould the course of events in the post-communist urban scene. These are central planning, land allocation, the second economy, defence considerations, and the implications of the ideological leadership of the communist parties. We then procede to investigate the literature on the unfolding urban geography of post-communism and the factors underpinning its development, and we place the papers collected in this theme issue into their context.
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- Gentile, Michael
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Fertility, age structure and demographic transition in the former Soviet republics : The Central Asian republics in focus
- 2007
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Ingår i: Population, Space and Place. - : Wiley. - 1544-8444 .- 1544-8452. ; 13:6, s. 433-454
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Synthesising data from Soviet and post-Soviet statistical sources, this paper provides a general overview of some of the major population trends of the Former Soviet Union with a special focus on the Central Asian Republics. The paper investigates the characteristics of the countries' vital statistics, paths of demographic transition and age structure as they have developed during the past 50-60 years. Particular emphasis is placed upon data and methodological problems encountered when doing population research on the region.
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- Gentile, Michael
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From Migration to Segregation in the Former Closed City
- 2006
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Ingår i: Geographia Polonica. - : Polish Acad Sciences. - 2300-7362 .- 0016-7282. ; 79:2, s. 23-46
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Based on the case of the military-industrial city of Ust'-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, this paper explores (a) Soviet and post-Soviet era migration into former closed cities, and (b) the present housing situation of migrant groups living in them, paying particular attention to their ethnic background. The study is based on a survey carried out by the author and the regional statistical authority in January 2001. The principal findings suggest that there has been a clear increase in migrants from the oblast's rural areas to the regional capital, which is attributable to the regional urbanisation pressure which had been created during the city's period of 'closure', and that the origin of these migrants has shifted in favour of areas with larger Kazakh populations. Also, contradicting the Soviet goals, and resulting from structural factors re-enforced by the closed city regime, the ethnic housing gap is greatest among those who arrived during the Soviet period.
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- Gentile, Michael, et al.
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Housing and ethnicity in the post-Soviet City : Ust'-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
- 2006
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Ingår i: Urban Studies. - : SAGE Publications. - 0042-0980 .- 1360-063X. ; 43:10, s. 1757-1778
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Despite egalitarian aims, considerable social and ethnic segregation existed in countries with central planning. To date, however, research on residential segregation in the former state socialist countries of east central Europe and the former Soviet Union has been limited and has focused mainly on major metropolitan or capital-city areas and on social segregation. The aim of this study is to analyse ethnic post-Soviet segregation in housing in the medium-sized industrial city of Ust'-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan. The paper uses data from the sample survey Cities of the Rudnyi Altay, and linear and logistic regression to analyse segregation by dwelling type, housing size and facilities between Kazakhs, Russians and other ethnic groups. The study reveals that the housing conditions of Kazakhs are considerably worse than those of both Russians and other ethnic groups.
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- Gentile, Michael, et al.
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Intra-urban landscapes of priority : the Soviet legacy
- 2006
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Ingår i: Europe-Asia Studies. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0966-8136 .- 1465-3427. ; 58:5, s. 701-729
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Based on the urban experience of the Soviet Union, this article explores the value of the so-called priority approach for understanding the mechanisms that contributed to the creation of the spatial structure of the Soviet/socialist city. The changes in priority status that the various urban functions were subject to are highlighted. It is then proposed that these variations were instrumental in the formation of the internal functioning and social differentiation of the Soviet/socialist city and, to the extent that the pre-1991 urban fabric persists, of its post-Soviet successor. Finally, the authors propose a new model of the development of the Soviet/socialist city, fusing the priority approach with an extensive survey of previous scholarly work within the field.
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