Abstract
Economic transformations and reorganizations of production led to the crisis of many industrial cities in Russia in the first decade of the 21st century. This paper concerns the renovation of the former industrial zones located in coastal areas, which are very important for urban development of cities. In terms of socio-economic changes, this topic is relevant for many industrial cities of Volga region. The study is an attempt to find new roles in post-Soviet cities which face the problems of adapting to economic and social changes. The authors reveal the basic provisions of the project by the example of the renovation of the territory of the Metallurgical Plant “Red October” in Volgograd to alter the function to create a multifunctional cluster.
Highlights
At the beginning of the 21st century, post-industrial cities are faced with the necessity of reorientation to diversified specialization, creation of human and social capital, improvement urban fabrics, and improvement interurban transport connections [1, 4, 13]
The added value to cities and towns in Russian economy could be an initial impulse for launching drivers of the innovation economy [17]
The aim of this study is an attempt to reveal new practice, the new approach to regeneration of postindustrial areas in great Post-Soviet cities faced with the problems of adapting to economic and social changes
Summary
At the beginning of the 21st century, post-industrial cities are faced with the necessity of reorientation to diversified specialization, creation of human and social capital, improvement urban fabrics, and improvement interurban transport connections [1, 4, 13]. Today many large cities in Russia began redeveloping their abandoned industrial areas [7, 9, 18]. This process could be called regeneration or renovation. Different paths of development may only be explained from the distinctiveness of each territory, specific local decisions and successive strategies to tackle decay These processes of revitalization seem to reveal the importance of local action and the possibility of guiding and easing decline [20]. The aim of this study is an attempt to reveal new practice, the new approach to regeneration of postindustrial areas in great Post-Soviet cities faced with the problems of adapting to economic and social changes. Volgograd is part of this urban trend, as it using many of its abandoned industrial zones
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