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Make No Little Plans: The Development of the Moscow International Business District

Make No Little Plans: The Development of the Moscow International Business District. Katherine Dydak UNC Chapel Hill. Pudong , Shanghai. Introduction. Research Question. Is the urban form of post-Soviet Moscow converging with the urban form of cities in the West and around the world?

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Make No Little Plans: The Development of the Moscow International Business District

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  1. Make No Little Plans: The Development of the Moscow International Business District Katherine Dydak UNC Chapel Hill

  2. Pudong, Shanghai

  3. Introduction

  4. Research Question • Is the urban form of post-Soviet Moscow converging with the urban form of cities in the West and around the world? • Are Russian planning process and institutions becoming more similar to the ones used in America?

  5. Main Points • Due to privatization and globalization, Moscow’s urban form is becoming more like the urban form of other world cities. • Processes used to plan projects like the Moscow International Business District are similar to ones used in America and around the world. • However, significant institutional differences remain.

  6. Presentation Outline • Globalization • Moscow’s Urban Development • Case Study: Moscow-City (Москва-Сити) • Moscow International Business Center (MIBC) • Conclusions

  7. Globalization and the Development of World Cities

  8. Globalization

  9. GLOBALIZATION

  10. GLOBALIZATION

  11. The History of Moscow’s Urban Development

  12. Moscow’s Urban Development

  13. Moscow’s Urban Development

  14. Moscow’s Urban Development

  15. Moscow’s urban development

  16. Moscow’s urban development

  17. Moscow’s urban Development

  18. Moscow’s urban Development

  19. Moscow’s urban Development • Characteristic City Forms • Outdated industry in the center city • “No-go” zones in the central city • Large apartment blocks in rings on the city outskirts • Low-quality housing • Parks and greenspace • Outdoor retail space • Characteristic City Planning Methods • Insufficient resources, lag in services • Secrecy and insufficient coordination • Dominance of certain “priority” sectors • Consistent underestimation of population size • Little efficacy

  20. Moscow-City(Москва-Сити)

  21. Moscow-City

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  23. Moscow-City

  24. Moscow-City

  25. Moscow-City

  26. Moscow-City

  27. Moscow-City

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  29. CONCLUSIONS

  30. Conclusions • Is the urban form of post-Soviet Moscow converging with the urban form of cities in the West and around the world? • Yes, due to privatization and globalization, Moscow’s urban form is becoming more like the urban form of established capitalist cities. • Are Russian planning process and institutions becoming more similar to the ones used in America? • In some cases, like the Moscow City Development, yes, but not uniformly and not for the average Russian city planner.

  31. I’m ready for Questions.

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