Gradostroitel'nye aspekty razmeshcheniya universitetskikh kampusov v g. Tomske [City-planning aspects of university campus locations in Tomsk

Abstract

The paper deals with the university environment in Tomsk and presents the analysis of the current classification of university campuses based on their spatial organization and location in the city. A detailed description is given to the spatial organization of Tomsk universities. The availability of laboratories and the need for universities in dormitories are determined.The criteria are proposed to determine the degree of autonomy of universities with a view to assess the location of university campuses. Depending on the campus remoteness from university buildings, it is proposed to single out the campuses with a low, medium, and high degree of dispersion. Depending on the location with respect to the city center, it is proposed to divide the campuses into universities locating in the city centre, at its boundaries, and on the periphery.Based on the proposed classification and the analysis of the university building and campus locations, the types of territorial and spatial structures are determined for university campuses in Tomsk.It is shown that the campus infrastructure in Tomsk is uneven, some of universities require additional laboratories, buildings, and hostels. According to the city-planning analysis, Tomsk universities have a different degree of dispersion. At the same time, the campus location in Tomsk is characterized by a unique city-planning situation, when 73% of university territories (excluding the Botanical Garden) locate at the boundaries of the historical settlement "City of Tomsk", and buildings is the basis for the historical and cultural heritage of the city centre.