Integral development of the historical city centres of Ukraine

Abstract

The subject of this study is the signs of integrated development and the reasons for the intermittent success of the historical cities of Ukraine. City centres from settlements different in size and function were included in this study: Chernihiv, Lyubech, Baturyn, Romny, Chyhyryn, Motovylivka, Nizhyn, which testify that the tradition of integral development of the centres of historical cities of Ukraine is ancient. City governments and magnates in different ways supervised safety, production, and trade infrastructure, and improved the public space of market squares. The inner parts of the historical cities of Ukraine developed individually, had different goals and opportunities, used separate resources, and tried to achieve similar results - a harmonious socio-economic environment. Unfortunately, a thorough destruction of the historical cities of Ukraine as a result of the aggression of Moscow-Russian troops occurred during the 17th and early 21st centuries. In conclusion, it was noted that the logical area of long-term development of Ukrainian historical cities is the analysis and reproduction of historical and urban traditions, active implementation of revitalisation projects, and restoration of tangible cultural legacy. The study uses methods of structural analysis of spatial characteristics of planning and functional-territorial features of the city centres, processing and sampling the information in literary and archival sources. The purpose of the study is to determine the signs of integrated development of the centres of historical cities of Ukraine. The results of the study can be used in monument protection activities and practical work on the regeneration of the central part of the historical cities of Ukraine

Keywords

• consistent growth
• the city centre
• defensive factor
• social and economic environment
• urban complex