Baltic urban planning identity: formation origins, approaches to the study
The article outlines the prerequisites and the aim of studying the regional features of the Baltic urbanization. Different interpretations of “regional urban identity” and “regional identity of town planning activities” concepts are presented. Definitions of the scientific and practical categories of “urban development regional identity” and “regional identity of urban development” developed by the author are given. The hierarchy of these categories is determined, the genesis of the formation is revealed, and the nature of the interaction of the studied phenomena is shown. The approach to studying these phenomena is proposed.