PhD in Human Geography, University of Tartu, Estonia
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Qualitative Research, Urban studies, Human geography, Socioeconomic inequality, Gentrification, Place-making, Identity, Belonging, Spatial Patterns of Creative Industries and Smart City Innovations
160
Scholar Citations
6
Scholar h-index
5
Scholar i10-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Towards Age-Friendly Employment in Times of Digitalisation: Policies and Practices Addressing Rural Areas in Estonia, Ireland, Poland, and Slovenia I Matysiak, M Nedeljko, I Pastak, D Wijeratne Older Workers in a Digital Era, 115-134 , 2026 2026.0
Digital transformation through the lens of peripheralisation: Double exclusion of ageing rural localities in an advanced e-country K Leetmaa, M Bochkova, K Kangro, T Kübar, KL Lepik, I Pastak, ... European Urban and Regional Studies, 09697764251388979 , 2025 2025.0 Citations: 1
Access to homeownership in decline—rising housing inequalities for young people in the neoliberal housing market of Tallinn A Kährik, I Pastak Frontiers in Sustainable Cities 5, 1149087 , 2023 2023.0 Citations: 12
Placemaking and intellectual property M Iljadica, P Oruc, G Dore, L di Nicola, I Pastak, H Eenmaa, M Arisi ReCreating Europe , 2023 2023.0
Policy Report-Placemaking and Intellectual Property M Iljadica, P Oruc, G Dore, L di Nicola, I Pastak, H Eenma, M Arisi 2023.0
Academic journal article on IPRs and place M Iljadica, P Oruc, I Pastak, G Dore Zenodo , 2023 2023.0
Gentrification as a micro-segregation phenomenon: social and spatial layers of Tallinn inner city K Leetmaa, EM Suitso, K Kalm, I Pastak, T Tammaru Vertical Cities, 219-236 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 4
Gentrification as Discourse and Practice When Building Territorial Identities and Place Attachment I Pastak Preserving and Constructing Place Attachment in Europe, 85-98 , 2022 2022.0
Residents’ perceptions of a smart technology retrofit towards nearly zero-energy performance V Mooses, I Pastak, P Kamenjuk, A Poom Urban Planning 7 (2), 20-32 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 9
Symbolic displacement revisited: place‐making narratives in gentrifying neighbourhoods of Tallinn I Pastak, A Kährik International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 45 (5), 814-834 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 36
Gentrification and displacement in postindustrial neighbourhoods of Tallinn I Pastak Tartu: University of Tartu Press , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 10
Territorial patterns and relations in Estonia I Pastak, MJ Maidla, G Raagmaa, T Goosse ESPON , 2020 2020.0
Commercial gentrification in post‐industrial neighbourhoods: a dynamic view from an entrepreneur’s perspective I Pastak, E Kindsiko, T Tammaru, R Kleinhans, M Van Ham Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie 110 (5), 588-604 , 2019 2019.0 Citations: 41
DIVERCITIES: Dealing with Urban Diversity-the Case of Tallinn T Tammaru, E Kindsiko, J Holvandus, K Leetmaa, I Pastak, A Väiko University of Tartu, Faculty of Science and Technology , 2017 2017.0 Citations: 6
Dealing with urban diversity T Tammaru, E Kindsiko, J Holvandus, K Leetmaa, I Pastak, A Väiko The case of Tallinn , 2017 2017.0 Citations: 2
The Impacts of Culture-led Flagship Projects on Local Communities in the Context of Post-socialist Tallinn. I Pastak, A Kährik Czech Sociological Review 52 (6) , 2016 2016.0 Citations: 35
Socio-Spatial Dimension of Urban Renewal in Market-Led City: The Case of Three Influential Projects in Tallinn, Estonia I Pastak, A Kährik RC21 International Conference, Urbino, Italy , 2015 2015.0 Citations: 1
Governance arrangements and initiatives in Tallinn, Estonia K Leetmaa, T Tammaru, J Holvandus, I Pastak, K Kamenik, A Kährik Tartu: University of Tartu , 2014 2014.0 Citations: 3
ENTREPRENEURSHIP PATTERNS OF CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN GENTRIFYING URBAN NEIGHBOURHOODS I PASTAK, HE KLEMM, E KINDSIKO
Rethinking digital copyright law for a culturally diverse, accessible, creative Europe I Pastak, R Kõuts-Klemm, H Eenmaa
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Commercial gentrification in post‐industrial neighbourhoods: a dynamic view from an entrepreneur’s perspective I Pastak, E Kindsiko, T Tammaru, R Kleinhans, M Van Ham Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie 110 (5), 588-604 , 2019 2019.0 Citations: 41
Symbolic displacement revisited: place‐making narratives in gentrifying neighbourhoods of Tallinn I Pastak, A Kährik International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 45 (5), 814-834 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 36
The Impacts of Culture-led Flagship Projects on Local Communities in the Context of Post-socialist Tallinn. I Pastak, A Kährik Czech Sociological Review 52 (6) , 2016 2016.0 Citations: 35
Access to homeownership in decline—rising housing inequalities for young people in the neoliberal housing market of Tallinn A Kährik, I Pastak Frontiers in Sustainable Cities 5, 1149087 , 2023 2023.0 Citations: 12
Gentrification and displacement in postindustrial neighbourhoods of Tallinn I Pastak Tartu: University of Tartu Press , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 10
Residents’ perceptions of a smart technology retrofit towards nearly zero-energy performance V Mooses, I Pastak, P Kamenjuk, A Poom Urban Planning 7 (2), 20-32 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 9
DIVERCITIES: Dealing with Urban Diversity-the Case of Tallinn T Tammaru, E Kindsiko, J Holvandus, K Leetmaa, I Pastak, A Väiko University of Tartu, Faculty of Science and Technology , 2017 2017.0 Citations: 6
Gentrification as a micro-segregation phenomenon: social and spatial layers of Tallinn inner city K Leetmaa, EM Suitso, K Kalm, I Pastak, T Tammaru Vertical Cities, 219-236 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 4
Governance arrangements and initiatives in Tallinn, Estonia K Leetmaa, T Tammaru, J Holvandus, I Pastak, K Kamenik, A Kährik Tartu: University of Tartu , 2014 2014.0 Citations: 3
Dealing with urban diversity T Tammaru, E Kindsiko, J Holvandus, K Leetmaa, I Pastak, A Väiko The case of Tallinn , 2017 2017.0 Citations: 2
Digital transformation through the lens of peripheralisation: Double exclusion of ageing rural localities in an advanced e-country K Leetmaa, M Bochkova, K Kangro, T Kübar, KL Lepik, I Pastak, ... European Urban and Regional Studies, 09697764251388979 , 2025 2025.0 Citations: 1
Socio-Spatial Dimension of Urban Renewal in Market-Led City: The Case of Three Influential Projects in Tallinn, Estonia I Pastak, A Kährik RC21 International Conference, Urbino, Italy , 2015 2015.0 Citations: 1
Towards Age-Friendly Employment in Times of Digitalisation: Policies and Practices Addressing Rural Areas in Estonia, Ireland, Poland, and Slovenia I Matysiak, M Nedeljko, I Pastak, D Wijeratne Older Workers in a Digital Era, 115-134 , 2026 2026.0
Placemaking and intellectual property M Iljadica, P Oruc, G Dore, L di Nicola, I Pastak, H Eenmaa, M Arisi ReCreating Europe , 2023 2023.0
Policy Report-Placemaking and Intellectual Property M Iljadica, P Oruc, G Dore, L di Nicola, I Pastak, H Eenma, M Arisi 2023.0
Academic journal article on IPRs and place M Iljadica, P Oruc, I Pastak, G Dore Zenodo , 2023 2023.0
Gentrification as Discourse and Practice When Building Territorial Identities and Place Attachment I Pastak Preserving and Constructing Place Attachment in Europe, 85-98 , 2022 2022.0
Territorial patterns and relations in Estonia I Pastak, MJ Maidla, G Raagmaa, T Goosse ESPON , 2020 2020.0
ENTREPRENEURSHIP PATTERNS OF CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN GENTRIFYING URBAN NEIGHBOURHOODS I PASTAK, HE KLEMM, E KINDSIKO
Rethinking digital copyright law for a culturally diverse, accessible, creative Europe I Pastak, R Kõuts-Klemm, H Eenmaa
