Regularities and tendencies of forming of multifunctional structure of urban landscapes in Belarus.

  • Galina I. Martsinkevich Belarusian State University, Nezavisimosti avenue, 4, 220030, Minsk, Republic of Belarus
  • Iryna I. Shchasnaya Belarusian State University, Nezavisimosti avenue, 4, 220030, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

Abstract

Prerequisites and tendencies of development of urban landscapes are considered, regularities of forming of their multifunctional structure under the influence of economic and geopolitical factors throughout all history of development are revealed. A methodological basis of the research – system, historical and landscape scientific approaches. The main methods – cartographical, geoinformation, remote-sensing, zoning, regionalization, classification. The used materials – master plans, topographic maps of different scales and Landsat satellite images of cities of our republic (Grodno, Pinsk, Zhodino). Created maps of urban landscapes represent structure, hierarchy and specifics of distribution of various classification units (group of types, types) of city complexes. It is proved that every city has specific features of urban landscapes structure, that depends on lifetime, social and economic functions and planning. It is established that continuous process of development of urban settlements leads to expansion of set of their functions and complication of structure of city complexes. It is revealed that there is a natural increase in quantity of functional zones in cities from three during their origin (stronghold, roundabout town, faubourg) to six and more in the next centuries that involves complication of a specific variety and forming of multifunctional structure of urban landscapes. It is determined that a set of classification units of urban landscapes can be applied in practice of accomplishment of project and planning works, especially in case of development of detailed plans of cities as a basis for the analysis and assessment of an ecological condition of urban environment.

Author Biographies

Galina I. Martsinkevich, Belarusian State University, Nezavisimosti avenue, 4, 220030, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

doctor of science (geography), full professor; professor at the department of geographical ecology, faculty of geography

Iryna I. Shchasnaya, Belarusian State University, Nezavisimosti avenue, 4, 220030, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

PhD (geography), docent; associate professor at the department of geographical ecology, faculty of geography

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Published
2017-10-15
Keywords: urban landscape, functional zone, map of urban landscapes, multifunctional structure of urban landscapes
Supporting Agencies Work performed under the SPSR «Nature and Ecology» subprogram «Natural resources and environmental safety» (2016–2018)
How to Cite
Martsinkevich, G. I., & Shchasnaya, I. I. (2017). Regularities and tendencies of forming of multifunctional structure of urban landscapes in Belarus. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Geography and Geology, 1, 99-108. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/geography/article/view/809
Issue
No 1 (2017): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Geography and Geology
Section
Geography

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