Housing Estates in the Baltic Countries: The Legacy of Central Planning in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Hess, Daniel Baldwin; Tammaru, Tiit

Housing Estates in the Baltic Countries: The Legacy of Central Planning in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

dc.contributor.author	Hess, Daniel Baldwin
dc.contributor.author	Tammaru, Tiit
dc.date.accessioned	2025-08-05T02:59:51Z
dc.date.available	2025-08-05T02:59:51Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.description	383 p.
dc.description.abstract	This open access book focuses on the formation and later socio-spatial trajectories of large housing estates in the Baltic countries—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. It also explores claims that a distinctly “westward-looking orientation” in their design produced housing estates that were superior in design to those produced elsewhere in the Soviet Union (between 1944 and 1991, Estonia was a member republic of the USSR). The first two parts of the book provide contextual material to help readers understand the vision behind housing estates in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. These sections present the background of housing estates in the Baltic Republics as well as challenges and debates concerning their formation, evolution, and present condition and importance. Subsequent parts of the book consist of: - Demographic analyses of the socioeconomic characteristics and ethnicity of housing estate residents (pastand present) in the three Baltic capital cities, - Case studies of people and places related to housing estates in the Baltic countries, and - Chapters exploring relevant special topics and themes. This book will be of interest to students, scholars, and advocates interested in understanding the past, present, and future importance of housing estates in the Baltic countries.
dc.identifier.isbn	9783030233921
dc.identifier.issn	2365-7588
dc.identifier.uri	https://oerrepository.ntt.edu.vn/handle/298300331/867
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Springer
dc.subject	Housing Estates
dc.subject	Urban
dc.subject	Baltic Countries
dc.title	Housing Estates in the Baltic Countries: The Legacy of Central Planning in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
dc.type	Book
dcterms.license	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International