Essays about: "post-Soviet countries"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 30 essays containing the words post-Soviet countries.

  1. 21. How to break the soviet NIS model? Lessons from Estonia and Moldova.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Svetlana Plotean; [2016]
    Keywords : NIS; innovation; national innovation system; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Estonia has taken an upward trend in terms of innovation and economic growth since 1991 and is currently the most prosperous ex-USSR country. Moldova on the other hand, another ex-USSR country, is one of the poorest countries in Europe and it has more or less stagnated for the past 2 decades in terms of innovation and R&D. READ MORE

  3. 22. Industrialization Vs. Urbanization Environmental Impact: The Case of Former Soviet Union Republics, 1990-2013

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Delgir Maksimova; [2016]
    Keywords : CO2 emissions; industrialization; urbanization; STIRPAT; former Soviet Union republics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : While global carbon dioxide emissions increase considerably over the past decades, the former Soviet Union republics experience a substantial decrease of the environmental indicator since the dissolution of the USSR. Nonetheless, considering the prominent Soviet heritage in a form of energy intensive heavy manufacturing, industrialization remains one of the strong determinants for the environmental change. READ MORE

  4. 23. Teaching About Religion in a Post-Soviet State : An Examination of Textbooks in Kazakhstan's Upper Secondary School System

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Religionshistoria

    Author : Henrik Ohlsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Religion in Central Asia; official ideology; secular; post-secular; passive secularity; assertive secularity; separationism; accomodationism;

    Abstract : The search for new identity factors and shared values in the post-Soviet region has given rise to a process of reevaluation of the role of religion in society. Not least the Central Asian countries are struggling with these issues in their nation building processes. READ MORE

  5. 24. Revitalization of brownfields by participatory process in Vilnius, Lithuania. Stakeholder analysis and case study in Markučiai and Paplauja territory.

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

    Author : Egle Vainoriute; [2014]
    Keywords : Brownfield; conversion; revitalization; participation; stakeholder analysis; case study; industrial; Vilnius; urban design.;

    Abstract : The urban sprawl process takes more places in the world by leaving gaps in the core of cities these days when some industrial areas have been abandoned or moved into greenfields of city periphery. A recent research has shown that most of the conversion of brownfields has done by participation process in Europe. READ MORE

  6. 25. Urban transformation of Riga's microrayons. From Sustainable Urban Design Perspective. Case Study : Mezciems

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för planering och mediedesign

    Author : Jomante Valiulyte; [2013]
    Keywords : mass housing estates; sustainable revitalisation; microrayon; blocks of flats; urban transformation; sustainable urban design;

    Abstract : Today, almost every town in Europe has a district of mass housing estates. Especially European countries, which were in the former Soviet Union, are facing ample issues on dealing with mass housing districts, which cover a great part of cities. Most of them are in a critical condition and in necessary need of renovation. READ MORE