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Potentials and planning strategies for a positive development

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Contents<br />

The outlines ........................................................................................................ 5<br />

Problem overview.......................................................................................... 5<br />

Aim ................................................................................................................. 6<br />

Selection of cases........................................................................................... 7<br />

Methods.......................................................................................................... 8<br />

Disposition ..................................................................................................... 9<br />

Marciena in Latvia ........................................................................................... 10<br />

Case description........................................................................................... 10<br />

Location................................................................................................... 10<br />

Government <strong>and</strong> administration............................................................. 13<br />

The housing area..................................................................................... 14<br />

Population ............................................................................................... 17<br />

Problems <strong>and</strong> <strong>planning</strong> situation................................................................. 20<br />

Ruptures in history, economy <strong>and</strong> social networks .............................. 20<br />

Resources <strong>and</strong> exploitations................................................................... 20<br />

Finance, investors <strong>and</strong> subsidies............................................................ 21<br />

Ownerships <strong>and</strong> housing market............................................................ 21<br />

Planning <strong>and</strong> control............................................................................... 23<br />

Housing st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> households........................................................ 24<br />

Should I stay or should I go? ................................................................. 26<br />

L<strong>and</strong>marks <strong>and</strong> status ............................................................................. 27<br />

Concluding remarks .................................................................................... 27<br />

Liepa in Latvia.................................................................................................. 30<br />

Case description........................................................................................... 30<br />

Location................................................................................................... 30<br />

Government <strong>and</strong> administration............................................................. 35<br />

The housing area..................................................................................... 36<br />

Population ............................................................................................... 38<br />

Ethnicity .................................................................................................. 38<br />

Demography............................................................................................ 39<br />

Households.............................................................................................. 40<br />

Employment ............................................................................................ 40<br />

Workplaces.............................................................................................. 41<br />

Income, education <strong>and</strong> rent .................................................................... 42<br />

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