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Housing differences in the late Soviet city: the case of Tartu, Estonia

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Research on the residential and housing differences of urban populations in post‐second world war Central and Eastern Europe has a tradition extending back to the 1960s. Most studies have focused on the Polish, Czech and Hungarian (large) cities using aggregatelevel data and testing simultaneously the impact of a few factors on residential and housing differences. This research clarifies the housing differences in the late Soviet era of Tartu (the second largest city in Estonia). Using the individual‐level data of the 1989 Soviet census and multivariate methods, the article demonstrates that several factors (age, education, occupation, employment sector, ethnic origin, place of origin) shape the individual's housing and living conditions in the late Soviet period in Tartu. On the one hand, the results support the importance of the policy of different institutions (state, enterprises) in shaping people's living conditions; on the other hand, they also point to people's resources and desires as the cause. Depuis les années 1960, on trouve régulièrement des recherches sur les différences de quartier et de logement des populations urbaines dans l'Europe centrale et orientale de l'après‐guerre. La plupart des études sont consacrées aux (grandes) villes polonaises, tchèques et hongroises, à partir de données globales, et testent simultanément l'impact de quelques facteurs sur les différences de quartier et de logement. Cet article éclaire les différences d'habitat à Tartu (deuxième ville d'Estonie) vers la fin de l'ère soviétique. Se basant sur les données individuelles du recensement soviétique de 1989 et sur des méthodes multivariables, il démontre que plusieurs facteurs (âge, instruction, emploi, secteur d'activité, origine ethnique, lieu de naissance) configurent les conditions de logement et de vie des habitants de Tartu à cette époque. D'un cõté, les résultats confirment l'importance de la politique de diverses institutions (état, entreprises) dans les conditions de vie de la population; de l'autre, ils révèlent aussi comme cause les ressources et aspirations des gens.

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  • Hill Kulu, 2003. "Housing differences in the late Soviet city: the case of Tartu, Estonia," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(4), pages 897-911, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijurrs:v:27:y:2003:i:4:p:897-911
    DOI: 10.1111/j.0309-1317.2003.00490.x
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