Print Email Facebook Twitter Socio-spatial change in Lithuania Title Socio-spatial change in Lithuania: Depopulation and increasing spatial inequalities Author Ubareviciene, Ruta (TU Delft OLD Urban Renewal and Housing) Contributor van Ham, M. (promotor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Date 2017-09-29 Abstract Since the 1990s Lithuania’s geopolitical and economic position has radically shifted from being a relatively affluent and prosperous region in the Soviet Union to a relatively poor country on the periphery of the European Union. The transition period was accompanied by a sharp population decline, which makes Lithuania one of the fastest shrinking countries in the world today. Furthermore, in the socialist period, planning policy focused on decentralisation and sought to limit the growth of the major Lithuanian cities. Now most of the economic growth and demographic potential is concentrated in a few metropolitan regions, particularly in Vilnius. Extreme population decline and uneven spatial development can be seen as a threat to the economic and social stability of Lithuania.The aim of this thesis is to gain more insight into the recent socio-spatial transformation processes and their consequences in Lithuania. This thesis investigates the main features and drivers of socio-spatial change. It shows why we should be concerned, despite the growing economy and improvements in the standard of living, as Lithuania is facing major challenges related to extreme population decline and increasing socio-spatial inequality. The results of this study provide a better understanding of the development processes and reveal how the Soviet-designed socio-spatial structures adapted to a market economy environment. Subject Socio-spatial changeLithuaniaDepopulationSegregation To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:b6017c93-bc47-4ea8-95e9-4b346648567a DOI https://doi.org/10.7480/abe.2017.9 Publisher A+BE | Architecture and the Built Environment ISBN 978-94-92516-75-6 Bibliographical note A+BE | Architecture and the Built Environment No. 9 (2017) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights © 2017 Ruta Ubareviciene Files PDF Ruta_Ubareviciene_PhD_the ... s_2017.pdf 15 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:b6017c93-bc47-4ea8-95e9-4b346648567a/datastream/OBJ/view