Rudiments of the Periphery in the Structure of a Modern City: The Case of Krasnoyarsk

Abstract

The concept of urban fringe belts was formulated in studies of the cities structure development in the first third of the 20th century. According to this concept, the peripheral territories of the past periods of the city's development preserve their former spatial and functional characteristics in modern city structure. The fringe belt features determine their preservation in the city structure for a long time during the historical city growth. In the study the process and conditions of the continuity of fragments of the Krasnoyarsk fringe belt of the late 19th mid-20th centuries are considered as well as its trace in the modern city plan using morphological analysis. This approach enables to establish the physical composition of the existing urban fabric, to suggest the prospects and potential of its development.