Spatial Structure of Modern Moscow

The article is focused on the spatial structure of modern Moscow and features distinguishing it from the cities of Western Europe and the US. The city has hybrid spatial structure combining elements which emerged on different stages of the city development. In the 14th century two tendencies appeare...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal:	D. V. Goloukhova
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN RU
Publicado:	MGIMO University Press 2015
Materias:	urban sociology spatial structure social zoning model of spatial organization humanistic approach to urban space International relations JZ2-6530
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/fff624619359479b9516b7b7434d8ebd
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:fff624619359479b9516b7b7434d8ebd
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fff624619359479b9516b7b7434d8ebd2021-11-23T14:50:59ZSpatial Structure of Modern Moscow2071-81602541-909910.24833/2071-8160-2015-3-42-141-149https://doaj.org/article/fff624619359479b9516b7b7434d8ebd2015-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.vestnik.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/362https://doaj.org/toc/2071-8160https://doaj.org/toc/2541-9099The article is focused on the spatial structure of modern Moscow and features distinguishing it from the cities of Western Europe and the US. The city has hybrid spatial structure combining elements which emerged on different stages of the city development. In the 14th century two tendencies appeared: the prestige of the city centre and opposition of Western districts as more prestigious to Eastern districts as less prestigious. Crucial spatial characteristics emerged in the Soviet era and up to now they define the image of Moscow. Firstly, it's a peculiar density profile. Population density in post-socialist cities tends to increase as we move further from the city centre while in Western European cities population density is the highest in central districts. Secondly, elementary units of Moscow spatial structure are so called micro-districts (neighbourhoods). The concept of a microdistrict was very popular with Soviet urban planners and widely applied in the residential construction. Another peculiarity of Moscow spatial structure is social heterogeneity of districts and absence of ethnic quarters or ghettos. Furthermore, significant part of the city area is occupied by former industrials zones which are not used anymore and need to be reconstructed. With transition to market economy a number of spatial changes emerged. They were partly related to the large-scale privatization, infill construction and lack of effective urban planning policy. In conclusion the article states the need for the new model of spatial organization which would take into account the specifics of Russian reality.D. V. GoloukhovaMGIMO University Pressarticleurban sociologyspatial structuresocial zoningmodel of spatial organizationhumanistic approach to urban spaceInternational relationsJZ2-6530ENRUVestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, Vol 0, Iss 3(42), Pp 141-149 (2015)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN RU
topic	urban sociology spatial structure social zoning model of spatial organization humanistic approach to urban space International relations JZ2-6530
spellingShingle	urban sociology spatial structure social zoning model of spatial organization humanistic approach to urban space International relations JZ2-6530 D. V. Goloukhova Spatial Structure of Modern Moscow
description	The article is focused on the spatial structure of modern Moscow and features distinguishing it from the cities of Western Europe and the US. The city has hybrid spatial structure combining elements which emerged on different stages of the city development. In the 14th century two tendencies appeared: the prestige of the city centre and opposition of Western districts as more prestigious to Eastern districts as less prestigious. Crucial spatial characteristics emerged in the Soviet era and up to now they define the image of Moscow. Firstly, it's a peculiar density profile. Population density in post-socialist cities tends to increase as we move further from the city centre while in Western European cities population density is the highest in central districts. Secondly, elementary units of Moscow spatial structure are so called micro-districts (neighbourhoods). The concept of a microdistrict was very popular with Soviet urban planners and widely applied in the residential construction. Another peculiarity of Moscow spatial structure is social heterogeneity of districts and absence of ethnic quarters or ghettos. Furthermore, significant part of the city area is occupied by former industrials zones which are not used anymore and need to be reconstructed. With transition to market economy a number of spatial changes emerged. They were partly related to the large-scale privatization, infill construction and lack of effective urban planning policy. In conclusion the article states the need for the new model of spatial organization which would take into account the specifics of Russian reality.
format	article
author	D. V. Goloukhova
author_facet	D. V. Goloukhova
author_sort	D. V. Goloukhova
title	Spatial Structure of Modern Moscow
title_short	Spatial Structure of Modern Moscow
title_full	Spatial Structure of Modern Moscow
title_fullStr	Spatial Structure of Modern Moscow
title_full_unstemmed	Spatial Structure of Modern Moscow
title_sort	spatial structure of modern moscow
publisher	MGIMO University Press
publishDate	2015
url	https://doaj.org/article/fff624619359479b9516b7b7434d8ebd
work_keys_str_mv	AT dvgoloukhova spatialstructureofmodernmoscow
_version_	1718416315208695808

Spatial Structure of Modern Moscow

Ejemplares similares