Essays about: "monofunctional towns"

Found 1 essay containing the words monofunctional towns.

  1. 1. Russian Monotowns

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Delgir Maksimova; [2015]
    Keywords : monotowns; monofunctional towns; agglomeration; specialization; lock-ins; functional classification; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Monofunctional towns of Russia represent the extreme case of specialized settlements where the socio-economic development mostly or fully depends on the performance of one or a few town-forming enterprises. This phenomenon obtained attention after the Soviet Union collapse, which has resulted in worsening of the socio-economic situation in monotowns. READ MORE