Scientific Aspects of the Study of Transcontinental Relations and Global Settlement

Vladimir Spiridonov,Sergei Aliukov,Salavat Shabiev

doi:10.3390/land11030342

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Abstract

A critical review of urban planning scientific aspects of the study of the globalization of settlement systems, including the impact of cross-border and transcontinental links on global urban and interethnic integration and communication processes, is presented. A brief description of the evolution of antagonistic urban planning concepts of studying the trends in the organization and development of macro-regional and global forms of settlement, their interrelationships, and interdependencies, as well as an analysis of the impact of these concepts on the formation of global communication relations, is given. Urban planning is defined as an interdisciplinary science of complex forecasting and planning of world settlement systems and their elements. The interrelation of the seven “principles–compromises” as urban planning principles of ensuring a sustainable balance in the interests of present and future generations is presented. Two urban planning methods of conflict resolution within the framework of the problem under consideration are proposed, based on the modeling of territories of partnership relations and the formation of global settlement based on the development of the uniqueness of territories.

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Urban planning is defined as an interdisciplinary science of complex forecasting and planning of world settlement systems and their elements
Taking into account the above, the main purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of the concepts of urban development of the global settlement system on modern strategic programs and projects for the formation of a network of cross-border and trans-continental corridors
The sources of this research are the main author’s concepts of the development of world settlement systems, some alternative concepts of globalization, important from the perspective of urban planning issues, significant modern statistical analytical data on the issue under consideration, and existing strategic programs and projects for the development of a network of transcontinental transport links, including graphic materials presented in these data

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Development of Scientific Concepts and Approaches in the Field of Urban Planning to Study the Problems of Globalization of Settlement Systems. Methodological foundations of the study of trends in the globalization of settlement systems have been actively studied since the 1950s of the 20th century. The founders of this scientific movement are urban planner Konstantinos Apostolou Doxiadis [1,2] and economic geographer Jean Gottman [3–5] with their theories of ecumenopolis and megalopolis or megaregion. Along with the term megalopolis, synonymous concepts such as “super-agglomeration”, “megaregion”, “supra-agglomeration spatial systems”, “mega-agglomerations”, and “united metro-area” began to be actively used

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