The study is aimed at assessing the spatial development and systemic analysis of the current socio-economic situation of the City of Argun urban district. The analysis will help to come up with scenarios for territorial development, taking into account infrastructure, economic, demographic and historical and cultural factors. Detailed analysis is a way to identify the problems of the territory, as well as growth points that will be reflected in the master plan.
Territory
Argun is a city of republican subordination and a satellite of the city of Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic. In 2009, Argun was granted the status of an urban district. In 2019, the rural settlements of Chechen-Aulskoye, Primykanie and Berdykelskoye became part of the territory of the urban district. The population is 63,507 people, and a large number of teips belonging to various Chechen societies live in the settlements of the urban district. The district has an advantageous position in terms of proximity to key transport arteries of the Caucasus, and industrial centers of the food and construction industries have historically formed on the territory.
Comprehensive assessment of development potential of Argun urban district includes several stages. Each stage is based on the features and characteristics of the territory, and also takes into account the materials received during the kick-off visit to the city of Argun.
Research stages
Stage 1. Comprehensive evaluation of development potential
Analysis of the current state, and determination of prerequisites for the development of the urban district:
Analysis of strategic priorities and main directions of socio-economic and urban development of the city.
Analysis of socio-economic development of the urban district:
Environmental analysis.
Spatial analysis of city development:
Identification of the territory’s development potential.
Stage 2. Creation of a vision for long-term development of the urban district, including:
Stage 3. Preparation of a preliminary scenario for integrated development
The final stage is aimed at forming the key idea, preparing a preliminary scenario for the integrated development of the urban district and defining the objectives of the master plan.
A systemic approach helps to define the conditions for implementing a preliminary scenario for the integrated development of the City of Argun urban district until 2035, as a potential satellite city of Grozny.
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