Suburbanization and Sustainability in Metropolitan Moscow

Bibliographic Data

ID4993554
AuthorsR Mason (0000-0003-2218-4667, Temple University), Robert J Mason (0000-0002-1784-2891, Professor of geography at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122; [].), Liliya Nigmatullina (Graduate student in international media at American University, Washington, D.C. 20016; [].)
Year2011
Volume101
Issue3
Pages316-333
Publication date2011-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeographical Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1931-0846.2011.00099.x
PMID22164876
OpenAlexW2170111722
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited27

Although Soviet-era urban-growth controls produced relatively sustainable metropolitan development patterns, low-density suburban sprawl has accelerated markedly in modern Russia. Distinctive features of Moscow's development history are its greenbelt, which dates from 1935 and is becoming increasingly fragmented, proliferation of satellite cities at the urban fringe, conversion of seasonal dachas into full-time residences, the very exclusive Rublevo Uspenskoe Highway development, and today's crippling traffic congestion. The recent economic crisis has slowed development and actually increased the supply of “economy-class” single-family homes, for which there is much pent-up desire but insufficient credit availability to meet the demand. A renewed commitment to sustainability's triple bottom line—environmental quality, equity, and economic prosperity—will require greater government transparency and fairness, stronger planning controls, and an expanded public transportation system

Archaeology · Economic geography · Geography · Metropolitan area · Regional science · Suburbanization · Sustainability · Urban Development and Cultural Heritage · Urbanization and City Planning

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