Modern Urban Planning: Correlation of Rationally Regulated and Elemental
The assessment of the following urban development trends as de-urbanization, de-industrialization, comprehensive planning, legal regulation of economic problems, and conversion of urban industrial enterprises is offered. Present-day social phenomena are assessed using the A. Schaff’s automatic society concept. Examples illustrating the history of urban civilization are presented; in particular, it is told about the combination of centralized urban management and spontaneity typical for the public life of ancient urban settlements of the Middle East. From the position of the automatic society concept the author assesses such phenomena as migration to suburbs, accumulation of ecological problems, social segregation and some others taking place in urban life. Considering the eco-villages aspects in urban planning, the author proceeds from the fact that changes in the urban environment are the least predictable side of the urban life dynamics.