Original title: Ghost Cities of Estonia
Translated title: Ghost Cities of Estonia
Authors: Akindinov, Nikita ; Čunát, Matěj (referee) ; Dokoupilová Pazderková, Kateřina (advisor)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2023
Language: eng
Publisher: Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta architektury
Abstract: The study on the topic of the ghost cities of Estonia draws a sad picture of certain mining and industrial settlements. The first chapter of the project includes historical and theoretical research about the ghost effect in places which were filled with mono functions. Before the USSR collapse economical and social chains of these communes were integrated in the system of the very close relationships with its center. At the same time there were no proposed long-term strategies on how cities can work and survive after the resource depletion. It brought towns and villages like Viivikonna to the point where the skeleton of the settlement still exists but its population is close to zero. Additionally this problem continued with the wave of the outflow of young people to large cities. The second and main chapter was to choose one of the ghost villages which still has some inhabitants. It was important to understand how we can make these places more livable for them and how it can work with the new points of attraction. In some aspects it could bring fresh public and financial interest to the area and open new work places for locals. Analyzing some examples of the different spots around Europe, there were determined certain healing tools which helped to warm up the interest among visitors at these areas. As a major thing for the reboot process there was chosen a cultural function. With the five steps program there was proposed a way how we can rebuild this area and involve it in the new processes with neighboring cities.
Keywords: abandoned settlements; abandoned villages; Estonia; ghost cities; Ghost towns; mono-towns; monocities; Viivikonna; abandoned settlements; abandoned villages; Estonia; ghost cities; Ghost towns; mono-towns; monocities; Viivikonna

Institution: Brno University of Technology (web)
Document availability information: Fulltext is available in the Brno University of Technology Digital Library.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/11012/209665

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