Читаем Позитивные изменения. Города будущего. Тематический выпуск, 2022 / Positive changes. The cities of the future. Special issue, 2022 полностью

Позитивные изменения. Города будущего. Тематический выпуск, 2022 / Positive changes. The cities of the future. Special issue, 2022

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Designing the City of the Future: the Basic Principles of Impact Investment

Vladimir Vainer, Ivan Smekalin

DOI 10.55140/2782-5817-2022-2-S2-42-47

The construction and modernization of cities is one of the most important and complex areas of impact investment. The urban environment is changing. The entire scenarios of the people’s lives are changing, and it seems important to make sure these changes are positive. This article presents an extended interpretation of the results of a study devoted to the analysis and identification of key trends and approaches to the design of the City of the Future, conducted by the Positive Changes Factory. The main trends identified are described in the previous article in this issue.

Vladimir Vainer

Director, Positive Changes Factory

Ivan Smekalin

Analyst, Positive Changes Factory, MA in Sociology student (EHESS, Paris)

Based on a review of existing concepts of the cities of the future worldwide, the principles of sustainable and inclusive urban design, taking into account the Russian context and understanding of the city as a community, we can formulate the following set of principles of the City of the Future, which can also be designated as the principles of impact investment in urban development projects.

1. ADAPTABILITY OF THE TERRITORY TO INNOVATION

Innovation is changing the faces of the cities, filling them with new scenarios for living and using familiar infrastructure. The City of the Future is open to change, and in the words of Bjarke Ingels, the City of the Future is not finished content; it is a form, which can be adapted for the public good to conditions that are unknown in advance.

The engagement of residents through various forms of participation and the responsible use of nature form is the basis for the sustainable development of a city that cannot remain static over time.

2. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CO-CREATIVE DESIGN

The City of the Future cannot be a universal project; it can only fit into the existing territory and be aligned with the needs of its future residents. Hence the maximum demand for the invented solutions and responsibility for the future territory.

Reliance on the community of residents is noted as a feature of the Brighter World format projects being implemented in Russia, where the community is formed around the neighborhood infrastructure (neighborhood centers and cafes, community restaurants, co-working spaces and clubs, various forms of local public spaces, preventive medicine centers, etc.).

Moreover, by 2022 a project has been shaped up in Russia that envisages the creation of infrastructure for social activities in literally every city. The Dobro.Centers franchise is designed to develop social and civic initiatives in the city through the creation of infrastructure for engaging residents in the positive change projects and developing a community — the very community that makes a city.

3. LOCAL IDENTITY AND ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE TERRITORY

Identity research and development are becoming part of territorial development. Placing local sights in the area under design forms a point of attraction and helps implement regional tourism routes: a museum of contemporary art, open-air museum, sports facilities, iconic architectural objects, social and cultural projects.

One example is the residential complex in Novo-Peredelkino, which pays tribute to the cultural heritage of Peredelkino, the dacha village where famous writers, including Boris Pasternak and Korney Chukovsky, used to work. This identity can be cultivated and created from scratch.