Green areas and environmental justice in Tallinn
(2020) SGEM08 20201Department of Human Geography
- Abstract
- This thesis analysis the situation of green areas in Tallinn. It aims to find out, how are the green areas geographically distributed in Tallinn and whether there exist inequalities between different socio-economic and ethnical groups in terms of the differences in access to the green areas, connecting it to the theory of environmental justice. Additionally, the perception and use of green areas is studied. The study is inspired by the interest expressed by Tallinn City Government for a more comprehensive study about the accessibility and visitation of green areas in Tallinn. With this study, a better overview of the distribution of green areas connected to the demographic and economic characteristics of the residents of Tallinn is given... (More)
- This thesis analysis the situation of green areas in Tallinn. It aims to find out, how are the green areas geographically distributed in Tallinn and whether there exist inequalities between different socio-economic and ethnical groups in terms of the differences in access to the green areas, connecting it to the theory of environmental justice. Additionally, the perception and use of green areas is studied. The study is inspired by the interest expressed by Tallinn City Government for a more comprehensive study about the accessibility and visitation of green areas in Tallinn. With this study, a better overview of the distribution of green areas connected to the demographic and economic characteristics of the residents of Tallinn is given as well as an additional basis for future development and management of the green areas in the city. The analysis is based on spatial and statistical data about the green areas and the demographics and socio-economic situation of the residents of Tallinn on neighborhood level. The data originates from Statistics Estonia and Tallinn Urban Planning Department. Additionally, data from semi-structured interviews with the residents of Tallinn is used in the analysis. The findings show that the green areas in Tallinn are very unequally distributed and there exist inequalities in the access to green areas between different social groups, suggesting that to some extent, there exists environmental injustice in Tallinn. Findings also indicate that the residents of Tallinn value and use the green areas greatly, confirming the significance of greenery in an urban environment. (Less)
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- author
- Jaama, Kelli Marie LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SGEM08 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Environmental justice, green gentrification, residential segregation, green areas, Tallinn
- language
- English
- id
- 9013195
- date added to LUP
- 2020-06-05 09:44:53
- date last changed
- 2020-06-05 09:44:53
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abstract = {{This thesis analysis the situation of green areas in Tallinn. It aims to find out, how are the green areas geographically distributed in Tallinn and whether there exist inequalities between different socio-economic and ethnical groups in terms of the differences in access to the green areas, connecting it to the theory of environmental justice. Additionally, the perception and use of green areas is studied. The study is inspired by the interest expressed by Tallinn City Government for a more comprehensive study about the accessibility and visitation of green areas in Tallinn. With this study, a better overview of the distribution of green areas connected to the demographic and economic characteristics of the residents of Tallinn is given as well as an additional basis for future development and management of the green areas in the city. The analysis is based on spatial and statistical data about the green areas and the demographics and socio-economic situation of the residents of Tallinn on neighborhood level. The data originates from Statistics Estonia and Tallinn Urban Planning Department. Additionally, data from semi-structured interviews with the residents of Tallinn is used in the analysis. The findings show that the green areas in Tallinn are very unequally distributed and there exist inequalities in the access to green areas between different social groups, suggesting that to some extent, there exists environmental injustice in Tallinn. Findings also indicate that the residents of Tallinn value and use the green areas greatly, confirming the significance of greenery in an urban environment.}},
author = {{Jaama, Kelli Marie}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Green areas and environmental justice in Tallinn}},
year = {{2020}},
}