Maria Gunko
- Associate Professor:Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technology / Joint Department with the RAS Institute of Geography
- Maria Gunko has been at HSE University since 2019.
Education and Degrees
- 2015
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences - 2012
Master's
Lomonosov Moscow State University
* Candidate of Sciences
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Courses (2023/2024)
- Theories of Urban Development (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Theories of Urban Development (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
- Theories of settlement systems’ development (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Theories of Urban Development (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Theories of Urban Development (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Theories of Urban Development (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Introduction to Profession (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technology; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Regularities of Settlement Systems Development (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Spatial Planning (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Courses (2019/2020)
Spatial Planning (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Publications19
- Article Gunko M., Zupan D., Ryabova L., Zaika Y., Medvedev A. From policy mobility to top-down policy transfer: ‘Comfortization’ of Russian cities beyond neoliberal rationality // Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space. 2022. Vol. 40. No. 6. P. 1382-1400. doi
- Article Gunko M., Conti B., Sheludkov A., Baudet-Michel S., Novkunskaya A. Lost in transformation: comparative analysis of healthcare provision dynamics within urban systems of European Russia and France // Eurasian Geography and Economics. 2022 doi
- Article Gunko M., Kinossian N., Pivovar G., Averkieva K., Batunova E. Exploring agency of change in small industrial towns through urban renewal initiatives // Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography. 2021. Vol. 103. No. 3. P. 218-234. doi
- Article Gunko M., Batunova E., Medvedev A. Rethinking urban form in a shrinking Arctic city // Espace-Populations-Societes. 2021. No. 2020/3-2021/1. P. 1-16. doi
- Article Батунова Е., Гунько М. С., Медведев А. А. Неуправляемое пространство: планирование и политика в условиях депопуляции в Ивановской области // Вестник Санкт-Петербургского университета. Науки о Земле. 2021. Т. 66. № 3. С. 440-459. doi
- Article Ciesiółka P., Gunko M., Pivovar G. Who defines urban regeneration? Comparative analyses of medium-sized cities in Poland and Russia // Geographia Polonica. 2020. Vol. 93. No. 2. P. 245-259. doi
- Article Гунько М. С., Еременко Ю. А., Батунова Е. Ю. Стратегии планирования в условиях городского сжатия в России: исследование малых и средних городов // Мир России: Социология, этнология. 2020. Т. 29. № 3. С. 121-141. doi
- Article Gunko M. Back to the Postindustrial Future: An Ethnography of Germany’s Fastest-Shrinking City // Eurasian Geography and Economics. 2019. Vol. 60. No. 2. P. 248-251. doi
- Article Zupan D., Gunko M. The comfortable city model: Researching Russian urban planning and design through policy mobilities // Urban Studies and Practices. 2019. Vol. 4. No. 3. P. 7-22. doi
- Article Гунько М. С., Пивовар Г. А., Аверкиева К. В. Ревитализация в малых городах Европейской России (на примере Боровичей, Выксы, Ростова) // Известия РАН. Серия географическая. 2019. № 5. С. 18-31. doi
- Article Gunko M., Medvedev A. Dull place or green idyll: local identity and migration intentions of small city youth // Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie. 2018. Vol. 109. No. 5. P. 661-676. doi
- Chapter Gunko M., Bogacheva P., Medvedev A., Kashnitsky I. S. Path-Dependent Development of Mass Housing in Moscow, Russia, in: Housing Estates in Europe. Poverty, Ethnic Segregation and Policy Challenges. Springer, 2018. Ch. 13. P. 289-311. doi
- Article Batunova E., Gunko M. Urban shrinkage: an unspoken challenge of spatial planning in Russian small and medium-sized cities // European Planning Studies. 2018. Vol. 26. No. 8. P. 1580-1597. doi
- Article Гунько М. С., Пивовар Г. А. Участие/не участие населения в городском планировании // Регион: Экономика и Социология. 2018. № 2. С. 241-263. doi
- Article Пилясов А. Н., Гунько М. С., Котов А. В., Сидорова Д. А. Забайкальский край: как перекрыть невыгоды "большого" ЭГП выгодами "малого"? О разработке Комплексного плана социально-экономического развития Забайкальского края до 2030 года // Экономика востока России. 2017. № 2. С. 28-40.
- Article Котов А. В., Гунько М. С., Пилясов А. Н., Сидорова Д. А. Забайкальский край: как переоткрыть невыгоды "большого" ЭГП выгодами "малого"? О разработке комплексного плана социально-экономического развития Забайкальского края до 2030 года // Экономика востока России. 2017. № 2. С. 28-40.
- Article Kashnitsky I. S., Gunko M. Spatial variation of in-migration to Moscow: Testing the effect of housing market // Cities. 2016. Vol. 59. P. 30-39. doi
- Article Гунько М. С., Глезер О. Б. Малые районные центры и окружающие территории в Центральной России в 1970−2010 гг.: динамика и распределение населения // Известия Российской академии наук. Серия географическая (Российская Федерация). 2015. № 1. С. 64-76. doi
- Article Гунько М. С. Малые города центральной полосы Европейской России: социально-экономическое состояние и роль в организации пространства // Известия Российской академии наук. Серия географическая (Российская Федерация). 2014. № 2. С. 42-52. doi
Academic mobility grants
2020 Atlas, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (France)
2019 Bourses Metchnikov, Ambassade de France en Fédération de Russie (France)
‘The “Butterfly Effect” Is no Longer an Abstract Idea, but a Reality that You Constantly Observe’
The bachelor’s programme ‘Geography of Global Changes and Geoinformation Technology’ is offered by the Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technology, one of the newest at HSE University. One year ago, Yulia Kuznetsova came on as the programme’s academic supervisor. In this interview for the HSE News Service, Yulia Kuznetsova explains her job duties, where HSE geography students do their field work, and why geography itself can make you happy.