Green Tartu
Spatial Planning Project
The city of Tartu (Tartu linn) is divided into 18 districts with the river Emajõgi running along the most important district of the city – Kesklinn (The City Centre) which dates back to the Swedish occupation of Estonia during the late 15th century. Located to the south of Kesklinn is Karlova which dates back to the post war Estonia and still embodies the aura of its time. Annelinn which is another important district especially in terms of mass housing, was designed and constructed as a mikrorayon during the post war Soviet occupation of Estonia roughly following Le Corbusier’s modern city planning principles. Before and after Estonia’s independence from the Soviet, the city of Tartu has exhibited a centrifugal growth like most cities during which all its peripheral districts like Maarjamõisa emerged. As a result of the diverse historical occupation of Estonia, the many districts of Tartu exhibit a varied land use pattern and therefore the distribution of green spaces in all the districts is not homogenous both in terms of quality and quantity.
Green Tartu
Spatial Planning Project
The city of Tartu (Tartu linn) is divided into 18 districts with the river Emajõgi running along the most important district of the city – Kesklinn (The City Centre) which dates back to the Swedish occupation of Estonia during the late 15th century. Located to the south of Kesklinn is Karlova which dates back to the post war Estonia and still embodies the aura of its time. Annelinn which is another important district especially in terms of mass housing, was designed and constructed as a mikrorayon during the post war Soviet occupation of Estonia roughly following Le Corbusier’s modern city planning principles. Before and after Estonia’s independence from the Soviet, the city of Tartu has exhibited a centrifugal growth like most cities during which all its peripheral districts like Maarjamõisa emerged. As a result of the diverse historical occupation of Estonia, the many districts of Tartu exhibit a varied land use pattern and therefore the distribution of green spaces in all the districts is not homogenous both in terms of quality and quantity.
SMIT RAJSHEKHAR
architect
spatial analyst
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I recently graduated from Geoinformatics for Urbanised Society at the University of Tartu, Estonia. I graduated as an architect in 2015 from Indubhai Parekh School of Architecture, India. I am broadly interested in spatial research and practices ranging from the artistic hues of cinematic space to a purely scientific science of remote sensing and earth observation.
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My current research focuses on understanding how geography triggers spatial politics and human conflicts at varying spatial scales and how geoinformatics can be employed in investigating the pre and post-conflict spatial scenario and in aiding humanitarian actions in a post-conflict scenario, disaster management and in the mitigation of human crisis. My portfolio encompasses some of my key research and academic works that I have pursued in geoinformatics.