One of the key problems in urban planning is the present-day development of small cities experiencing negative consequences of new socio-economic reality. The need for searching the ways to raise the investment attractiveness of small cities becomes obvious as also the need to revise the goals of their planning structure development. On the example of Chistopol city possible ways of structural transformation, aimed at both preservation of small city natural attractiveness and opening up new opportunities for its urban development, are considered. One of the crucial goals of the research is to reveal the effective methods of small cities’ central part spatial transformation directed on satisfying new social needs of residents while maintaining the valuable historical heritage. As a result of comprehensive assessment of the current state of city’s central part spatial organization, its characteristic features are revealed and new city center formation model is proposed, which structural and functional organization is more complex and emphasizing the idea of creating high quality urban environment.

Nowadays regeneration of warehouse zones and former industrial areas of the city is becoming one of the most relevant strategies for cities’ sustainable development. The main purpose of the research is to identify the methods and principles of structural and spatial transformations of existing urban areas. The research formulates the need to rethink the attitude to urban planning in general, as well as reveals the warehouse zones’ («Brownfields») potential for sustainable development while their integrated use. On the example of the industrial territory in Kazan, there were developed the principles and methods of structural-density and morphological transformations, which can be used in projects for sustainable development and transformation of existing urbanized settlements. A formalized model of study area’s structural reorganization is constructed, on the basis of which the identified principles of regeneration are tested.The obtained results make it possible to formulate the basic principles underlying structural and planning transformations of warehouse zones and to create its urban planning renovation model. The developed practical methods of implementing such strategies can be applied in the further development of urbanized territories, both new and existing ones.

The paper studies the socio-economic and urban development of inhabited territories of the Far North in Russia. The urban development in Yakutia (Russia) and creation of tourist centres in extreme climatic conditions is currently very popular. The areas suitable for external and internal tourism require the infrastructure and comprehensive urban planning. The aim of this work is to identify the characteristics of the urban development of the recreational and tourist centres in the coastal area of the Lena in Yakutia, give recommendations for functional and spatial organization of such centres and implement the design solutions for the identified center types.Research findings include the key principles of the urban development in the coastal area of the Lena, the development of its structural and spatial model, and design solutions for the architectural and planning organization of these centres.The novelty of this work is the first-time development of the urban planning principles for the recreational and tourist centres in the coastal area of the Lena in Yakutia and architectural and planning solutions for the recreation and tourist centers based on the previously studied typology regarding the climatic conditions of this region.