Planning urban systems in Soviet times and in the era of transition

Abstract

The article deals with the principles of planning the urban system during the Soviet era in three Baltic respublics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The main items of Soviet regional and urban planning doctrine are first described and an outline given of urban network development in the programmes and projects elaborated during the post-war decades. Some light is then shed on the peculiarities of the urbanization processes and evolution of urban networks during the period of transition. [...].