Sokolenko K. Engineering and planning organisation of the territory of the Luhansk region in modern conditions

2.англ. Ph.D. thesis: 362 p., 33 tables, 73 figures, 5 appendixes, 199 references. ENGINEERING AND PLANNING ORGANISATION OF THE TERRITORY OF THE LUHANSK REGION IN MODERN CONDITIONS. The hostilities affected the general condition of the territory of Luhansk region. The war dramatically changed the socio-economic situation in the region. The task of reconstructing the urbanized areas of Luhansk region requires determining the extent and nature of the changes caused by the war. The scale of destruction can cause dramatic changes in the state of urban planning systems. Restoring the region is a complex urban planning task. Among the identified trends and factors are the following: a decrease in the population of the oblast (region) caused by migration processes of evacuation; a significant deterioration in the economic situation of the industrial region - up to a complete suspension of industrial production in certain industries; the unnatural nature of the destruction and environmental problems in the territory and in the cities of the region caused by the war; destruction of production facilities, assets, and infrastructure. In order to analyse the situation in detail, to develop rational urban planning solutions and strategic development proposals, it is necessary to solve a number of scientific problems. The purpose of the study is to develop methods for a comprehensive assessment of the territories of cities in the Luhansk region in the context of the collapse of the urban planning base, taking into account the impact of external factors. Object of research - The system of settlements of Luhansk region in modern conditions. Subject of research - Methods, methodology of urban planning decision-making in the system of settlements of the Luhansk region in the conditions of depression. Urban planning methods of transformation of the living environment of the cities of Luhansk region. In the first chapter “Current status, problems and factors of changes in the engineering and planning organisation of the Luhansk region”, the peculiarities of urban development of the Luhansk region in modern conditions are analysed. The factors and consequences of changes in the planning structure are identified. The factors and prerequisites for changing the form and functions of the territories of the Luhansk region in the conditions of artificial dismemberment are identified. It is proposed to expand the list of certain special functions of the regional typology. The concept of ‘border region’ is defined, which determines a complete change in the function of cross-border cooperation to the formation of the border in the conditions of war and post-war reconstruction, construction of a security strip, and existential confrontation. The second section “Prerequisites and tasks of sustainable development of the functional and planning structure of the territory of Luhansk region in modern conditions” studies the scale and nature of changes in the urban planning parameters of Luhansk region under the influence of socio-demographic and external factors. The current trends in the development of the Lysychansk-Sievierodonetsk-Rubizhne agglomeration, the state and problems of urban development of the region are identified. Methodical principles are being developed that define the tasks of sustainable development of Luhansk region, directions of transformation of the engineering and planning organisation of the territory, techniques and methods of reconstructive transformation of urban development of the Lysychansk-Sievierodonetsk-Rubizhne agglomeration. In the third chapter “Urban planning substantiation of principles and methods of transformation of the functional and planning organisation of the Luhansk Region”, an urban planning analysis of the planning structure and functional relations of the Luhansk region is carried out, and proposals are developed for the directions of transformation of the functional and planning organisation of the Luhansk region. The principles, methods and recommendations for the reconstruction of urban development of the Lysychansk-Sievierodonetsk-Rubizhne agglomeration are formulated. The fourth section, “Theoretical and practical principles, methods and recommendations for the post-war urban recovery of Ukrainian cities”, proposes a classification of the de-occupied territories according to the criterion of the duration of their stay under occupation, for which a hypothesis is put forward about the dependence between the conditions and factors of revival. The model of formation of subjects of urban development is developed. The basic factors that influence the conceptual solutions for the restoration of the de-occupied cities of eastern Ukraine are identified. Conceptual proposals for the restoration of the de-occupied cities of eastern Ukraine, destroyed as a result of hostilities, are developed.