Classification and Zoning of Riverine Territories of Small Cities on the Example of the Belgorod Region

Abstract

Riverine territories of the city are a special functional and typological subsystem with constantly emerging environmental problems, experiencing a stable anthropogenic load and requiring the development of its own zoning system. The article presents the systematization of riverine territories with different typological characteristics, and examines the accumulated experience of landscape classification. Riverine territories are also considered as part of the general typology of urban anthropogenic landscapes. Based on a field study of riverine spaces within the boundaries of small towns of the Belgorod region, existing land categories and the most common functional zones are identified. The scientific research is based on a contextual, theoretical, empirical and practical analysis of urban municipal landscapes and riverine territories of the cities of Valuek, Korocha, Alekseyevka, Grayvoron, Shebekino, Biryuch, Novy Oskol. A generalized system of typological zoning for riverine territories of small cities is proposed. As a result of the study, three most common types of territory are identified: natural green areas, natural and anthropogenic landscapes and built-up areas.

Analysis of the Functional and Planning Development of the Modern Cities’ Riverine Territories

“…Наличие в населенных пунктах различных водных объектов, которыми для подавляющего большинства являются реки с прилегающими к ним территориями, в планировочной структуре города формирует уникальное функционально-типологическое образование -приречные территории, которые несут в себе определенные экономические, социальные и экологические ресурсы [1].…”