Ecosystem Services in Russian Urban Legislation

Abstract

The article analyzes four fundamental Russian urban planning documents: "SP 42.13330.2016. City building. Planning and development of urban and rural settlements", "Urban planning code of the Russian Federation", "Spatial development Strategy of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2025", "Methodology for the formation of the urban environment quality index" and one methodological document "Standard for integrated development of territories", created within the framework of the National project "Housing and urban environment", with a view to mentioning ecosystem services. Despite the fact that the concept of "ecosystem services" is absent in the studied documents, 35 types of ecosystem services are described. They were analyzed according to TEEB classification. Research Materials and MethodsIn this paper, the following Russian urban planning documents are considered: • SP 42.13330.2016. Set of rules. City building. Planning and development of urban and rural settlements. Updated version of SNiP 2.07.01-89 [4]