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The Development of the Structural Heterogeneity of the Territory of a Large City as Conditions for the Formation of Urban Ecosystems on the Example of Kazan

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The article is devoted to the analysis of changes in the structure of the territory of Kazan in the period from the 18th century to the present. The spatial and temporal variability of the main functional zones of the city is considered. The main ways of expanding the territory of the city and its constituent functional zones related to the main historical processes are given. The total area of the city, according to cartographic analysis, increased 77.04 times in the period from 1739 to 2021. The article presents the dynamics of changes in the areas of the functional zones of the city during the period under review. The characteristic of ecosystems for the biodiversity of terrestrial vertebrates of the identified functional zones is given.

Source: Urban Science

DOI: 10.3390/urbansci9090354

Authors: Renat Zamaletdinov, Regina Khamidullina, Andrey Pichugin, Peter Kornilov, Alexander Fayzulin

Institutions: Kazan Federal University, Kazan State Technological University, Russian Academy of Sciences, Samara Federal Research Scientific Center

Language: English

Topic: Urban Development and Societal Issues

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Life on land

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,930