Siberian Federal University

Issue

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2012 5 (5)

Authors

Petrov, Dmitry G.

Contact information

Petrov, Dmitry G. : Siberian Federal University , 82 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041 Russia , e-mail:

Keywords

urban planning regulations; project documentation; project plan; Siberian city; circular; guide

Abstract

The article summarizes the results of the study of urban planning in the regions of Siberia in the 19th - early 20th centuries. We considered the circular directions of various institutions of the state government, starting with one of the first orders that given in Siberia during the establishment of the Yenisei province. They regulated the procedure for the project process and apparatus of the Siberian cities in the pre-revolutionary period. For example, one of the priority provisions of the methodology for the design of urban plans defined the requirements for designation of space for the city and its layout. When assigning space for the city it was necessary to determine the amount of land required for the settlement, the quality of the land or its convenience for the settlement and means of the city to bring the project plan into execution. When lying out the city they should have paid attention to the location of streets, establishment of squares and placement of public buildings, which in turn should have taken into account the consideration of benefits in respect of public health, police and economics. When approving designed urban plans it was required to provide: a plan of the present location of the city, a plan of the area sections of the projected city; lists: of the number of yard areas of private homes and the number of people of both sexes of each city; a detailed statistical description of the area for the projected city. In the examined circulars the requirements for the design of urban development plans were regulated. The conducted study revealed the evolutionary transition from personal principles in the project business to the tightening of regulations and requirements resulting in increasingly complex urban and architectural activities. Results of the study reveal the importance of the examined period as a bright and distinctive stage in the history of urban development in Russia associated with the development of principles and methods of urban design.

Pages

674-684

Paper at repository of SibFU

https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/2863

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