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Tag Archives: population
Time for challenge: 30 maps in 30 days
#30DayMapChallenge takes place for the third time already in November. It was initiated by Topi Tjukanov in 2019 in Twitter and the idea is to create (and publish) maps based on different themes on each day of the month using … Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research, Tartu
Tagged map, nature, population, twitter
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30 exquisite maps to teach a great deal about Estonia
Last November, a bunch of University of Tartu geographers participated in the #30DayMapChallenge on Twitter: Evelyn Uuemaa, Anto Aasa, Tõnu Oja, Janika Raun, Alexander Kmoch, and UT Mobility Lab. Three geographers – Tõnu Oja, Professor of Geoinformatics and Cartography; Evelyn … Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research, Tartu
Tagged agriculture, Estonia, infrastructure, maps, nature, population, Tartu
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Moving to the country in the midst of the coronavirus crisis: Have cities reached their growth limit?
Professor of Urban and Population Geography Tiit Tammaru writes about the urban-to-rural migration in Estonia in the light of coronavirus. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged coronavirus, countryside, geography, migration, population, rural, urban, urbanisation
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Estonia – Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Emigration and population decline is an emotional topic for Estonians — researchers at the UT Centre for Ethics have delved into the personal stories of those who have left and share their findings. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Research, Social sciences
Tagged book, demographics, emigration, Estonia, Estonians, population
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Study Proves The Genetic Continuity of Jews
The study, published recently in Nature, analyzes the relationship between different Jewish communities, their possible common origins, and genetic relationship with differing peoples in whose midst one or another Jewish community has lived, often more than a thousand years. Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged genetics, history, jewish, jews, population
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