History of Territorial Development and Formation of Urban Landscape in the South of Russia

Aleksandra Vorobyeva

doi:10.1051/matecconf/201710601047

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of historical transformation of natural landscape as a result of urban development of territories. We identified historical processes of natural landscape transformation from the beginning of its urban development till the formation of modern cityscapes. Distinctive characteristics and peculiarities of natural landscape were defined. We distinguished main types of landscape (flat, piedmont and mountain landscapes). Time periods of the development of city territories of the region with various landscape conditions and main stages of historical development of these territories are considered, as well as historical features of their development, temporal processes of complication of interrelations of various factors and characteristics of urban environment, and other problems of human activity influence on city landscape components, including the impact on the ecological state of the region.

Highlights

In recent years more and more attention of experts is given to problems of studying of modern urban landscape condition, regularities and methods of their transformation while deciding the environmental problems arising in the course of creation of new urbanized territories and reconstruction of the existing ones
Urban areas development and building-up without regard to climatic and orographical conditions has led to the negative phenomena which influence the organization and condition of landscape of the existing southern cities
Development of urban areas on sites with a natural landscape most convenient for building resulted in overcrowding, reduction of territories with a valuable natural landscape, striped pattern of urban areas, violation of green areas balance

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Introduction

In recent years more and more attention of experts is given to problems of studying of modern urban landscape condition, regularities and methods of their transformation while deciding the environmental problems arising in the course of creation of new urbanized territories and reconstruction of the existing ones. A city landscape is one of the most important components characterizing the condition of a modern habitat. Researchers have shown that problems of landscape formation of the southern Russian cities are of particular importance, because many of those cities are resorts or have balneological potential. They have the higher standards of the habitat organization and comfort level, a larger scale of natural landscape transformation and higher level of recreational development that can provide restoration of physical and spiritual powers of people, and satisfaction of a wide range of their requirements [1-5]

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