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YEKATERINBURG

CITY INITIATIVES « Moscow - is Europe. we’re Eurasia. Our region is tied much to China, India, Kazakhstan. ... In my opinion, the absence of a financial centre in this vast region, which includes Siberia, Far East, Central Asia & India, seriously weakens the economy of these areas »

Andrey Korotich, Doctor of Architecture of Yekaterinburg

Strategic plan 2020

«Big Yekaterinburg»

The main goal of the project was a social capital development and urban communities creation. The declaration of the city strategy and general plan was to creatte a city for people. This fact marks problem of people and city detachment. The plan expires in 5 years which means a good potential for strategic planning changes.

The project «Big Yekaterinburg» supposes the creation of a united agglomeration area of Yekaterinburg with the satellite cities (it is Verkhnaya Pyshma, Berezovsky Sredneuralsk, Aramil) for a united economic space through the integration of municipalities, development of transport infrastructure, construction and land development.

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