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Differential urbanisation and primate city growth in soviet and post‐soviet Estonia

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  • Tiit Tammaru

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Although big city growth was not officially favoured in the former socialist countries, big cities did grow fast. The existence and continuing growth of primate and large cities is typically attributed to urbanisation economies, diverging sectoral and spatial interests, and difficulties in managing such a complex process as migration. However, whether such developments are systemic to socialism or reflect universal urbanisation processes is an issue of continuing debate. This paper aims to add to this discussion, and it does so by subjecting it to an empirical test, namely that of Estonia. For this purpose the concept of differential urbanisation is employed, as this model explicitly attempts to bridge the gap between various types of economies and urban settlement networks in both developed and developing countries.

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  • Tiit Tammaru, 2000. "Differential urbanisation and primate city growth in soviet and post‐soviet Estonia," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 91(1), pages 20-30, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:tvecsg:v:91:y:2000:i:1:p:20-30
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-9663.00090
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    1. Rein Ahas & Neve Albre & Liina Link & Ãœlar Mark, 2001. "Dispercity - new development approach for Estonian rural peripheries," ERSA conference papers ersa01p63, European Regional Science Association.
    2. Hill Kulu, 2004. "Determinants of Residence and Migration in the Soviet Union after World War 2: The Immigrant Population in Estonia," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 36(2), pages 305-325, February.
    3. Hermanus S Geyer Jr & Hermanus S Geyer & Danie J du Plessis & Amanda van Eeden, 2012. "Differential Urbanisation Trends in South Africa—Regional and Local Equivalents," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 44(12), pages 2940-2956, December.
    4. Rein Ahas & Evelyn Koduvere & Ãœlar Mark, 2001. "Can we improve a Soviet city: Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Master Plan for Narva in Estonia," ERSA conference papers ersa01p42, European Regional Science Association.
    5. Tiit Tammaru, 2001. "Suburban Growth and Suburbanisation under Central Planning: The Case of Soviet Estonia," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 38(8), pages 1341-1357, July.

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