RISKS OF PRESERVING THE EXISTING LAND-USE MODEL IN RUSSIA AND CONTOURS OF THE FUTURE URBAN POLICY
The present paper analyzes prime causes and the range of problems of the prevailing situation, formulates the agenda for the domestic town planning activities in the nearest decade. The author points out the necessity to introduce strategic definition of objectives into the urban development sphere as a mandatory condition to rule out a mass-scale economic crisis for most cities of Russia. A conclusion is made that in terms of implementing the basic principle of the RF Town Planning Code, that is, sustainable development of territories, no essential success has been achieved. Russian cities remain spaces with low-quality urban environment, thus preserving system restraints for socioeconomic competitiveness of these cities in the international scene. It is states that only attraction of “golden migration” (high-skilled professionals) is the most efficient tool to control monoprofileness of economy, orientation to outdated industrial technological modes, shortage of investments and the low level of small business development.