Features and Prospects of Reorganization of Depressed Territories in the Structure of Modern Cities

Abstract

The paper examines the features, main problems and prospects of reorganization of depressed areas in the structure of modern cities of Ukraine. The possibility of a comprehensive solution to the problems of a deficit of territorial resources in the structure of the city and reorganization of the architectural environment of urban depressed areas is analyzed. The definition of the depressed city territory is proposed. A classification of depressed territories is being developed and the main types of depressed territories in large and largest cities of Ukraine are identified: depressed industrial territories (inactive or ineffective) and territories with a complex and disturbed relief. The tasks of reorganizing the architectural environment of depressed territories are determined: socio-economic, ecological and aesthetic (architectural and artistic). The levels of reorganization of the architectural environment of depressed territories (city-wide and local) and the corresponding complex of architectural and urban planning measures are identified. A definition of the concept of the aggregate potential of a depressed territory is given and the main characteristics are identified, according to which it can be assessed. The features of the aggregate potential of various types of urban depressed areas are revealed. The possibilities of their adaptation to new socio-economic conditions and transformation into modern architectural or landscape complexes are analyzed. It is established that the level of the aggregate potential of the depressed territory and the feasibility of their reorganization directly depend on their location in the city structure and the initial functional purpose. A method for assessing the level of the aggregate potential of various types of depressed areas is proposed. This method is based on calculating points that determine the degree of influence of various factors from the general complex of the main characteristics of the architectural environment of a depressed territory. A general scheme for reorganizing the architectural environment of depressed territories in the structure of modern cities is being developed, based on the main theoretical provisions of this study.