Review: This article examines the questions associates with determination of public interest with regards to development of tramway and trolleybus network in urban space in the context of worsening of technical, technological and organizational-economic characteristics of this type of passenger transportation. The author verifies the hypothesis on the demand for city electric transport within the system of municipal transport and the impact of factors justifying the choice of alternative transport options. An attempt is made to reveal the expectations of Tomsk residents as it pertains to increasing demand and competitiveness of the tramway and trolleybus network. Methodological framework contains the documentary analysis, formalized interview, statistical data processing and logical inductive-deductive conclusion. The new empirical data are obtained on assessment of the demand for electric transport. The main research result lies in determining the stance of Tomsk residents towards preservation and systemic development of the tramway and trolleybus communication; emphasis is made on expansion of the rout network. Among other factors that considerably affect the quality of transportation is the need for practical implementation of the adequate schedule of the city transport. The study is relevant for practical workers engaged in the problems of electric transport, as well as individuals conducting polls on the topic.

Keywords: public transport, motion schedule, population, public interest, transport network, public opinion, sociological research, city electric transport, town, interview

Review: In modern conditions, human capital manifests as one of the leading factors of socioeconomic development. The efficient management over its formation and usage requires taking into accounts the specificity of these processes, as well as the impacting factors. One of them is the differentiation of the regions in human capital stock affected by the migration processes that reallocate it between the regions, as well as between a city and rural areas. The subject of this research is the internal migration within Russia viewed in the context of interregional migration and urbanization processes. The empirical foundation is the descriptive analysis of statistical data, complemented by examination of factors substantiating the dynamics of population migration rates. The analysis of statistical data demonstrates the vector of intraregional and interregional migration flows, which simultaneously boost or reduce the potential of different regions with regards to human capital. Most attractive for the migrants are the large cities and adjacent areas. The factors affecting the intensity and vector of migration remain the presence or absence of educational facilities, job opportunities and decent salaries, developed social infrastructure and a desire to achieve certain standard of living.

Keywords: urbanization, employment, education, reproduction of human capital, unemployment, migration, human capital, city, countryside, labour market

Review: The transition to professional approach towards urban planning at the current stage of innovative and social transformations from the historical dual model of space and socioeconomic planning to a transdisciplinary approach creates prerequisites for formation of a new image of the urban planner profession in the United States. Having a faster reaction to changes, an employer forms their perception of professional requirements, and thus activates mechanisms impacting the entire organizational system of professional community, including curriculums. The research methodology leans on the conducted analysis of job offerings databases in the area of urban planning in the United States, including web analytics, analysis of the official statistical data “U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics”, data of educational establishments and public authorities of the Unites States in the area of urban development. The research describes the trends towards growth of professional requirements, including academic education. The article examines the qualification by level of professional competences, highlighting the requirements for each one. The author also examines the system of professional regulation of this industry without direct involvement of the government and its ties with the job market; as well makes recommendations on application of experience of training and certification of U. S. urban for the Russian Federation.  

Keywords: certification, urban planning education, professional competencies, vacancies, USA, planning, urban planner, professional communities, transdisciplinarity, licensing

Review: Tourism is one of the most dynamic sectors and the rapid growth in the world. Algeria, with its landscapes and coastal areas on the Mediterranean Sea, has ample opportunities for the construction of tourist facilities, especially within the coastline. These places are becoming more and more popular and visited by tourists like Europe. In addition, two-thirds of the Algerian population lives here, which gives rise to uncontrolled urbanization.
One such coastal area is the Bejaia area. The Bejaya region covers an area of ​​785 km2 and has a high tourist potential provided by the coastal strip, with a length of more than 100 km. In this area there is a shortage of tourist facilities, tourist infrastructure and problems of preserving the environment. The article considers the issue of sustainable development of tourism on the coast of Bejaia, as well as various options for the placement of these facilities in mountainous areas and on the coastline. The architectural organization of tourism can help in solving many problems of the development of Algeria

Keywords: Tourism, coastal areas, sustainable tourism, architecture, Algeria, Bejaia, touristic complex, natural resources, urbanism, environment

Keywords: memorial places, social memory, virtual modeling, historically significant areas, megaproject, history, culturology, cultural anthropology, urbanistics, solidarity

Keywords: re-sovietization, social memory, nostalgia, symbolic capital, retrospective identity, image of the USSR, construction of the past, patterns, political values, ideology

Keywords: traditional housing construction, vernacular architecture, urbanization, squatter settlement, informal settlement, housing, sustainable, developing country, land use, city

Review: The research is devoted to the problem of assessing the mutual influence economic and demographic factors in the development of large cities (on example of cities in the Siberian Federal District (SFD)). The aim of the study is to analyze the trends and factors of the mutual influence of the demographic potential and economic development of large cities. The results showed that the total number of cities in the SFD has not changed much over the past decade. However, the socio-economic development of cities is characterized by unevenness. Also there have been noticeable changes in the structure and population of cities. A set of indicators assessing the dynamics of urban development based on the analysis of economic and socio-demographic trends is proposed. The development dynamics of the large cities in the SFD and their rating have been evaluated. That made it possible to determine the points of growth. The uniform “saturation” is revealed for the SFD cities based on the analysis of the Zipf’s curves. At the same time we identified a reverse trend characterized by improving the parameters of settlement against the rapid growth of the largest cities. It is predicted that the share of the urban population will be gradually increase.

Keywords: socio-demographic processes, urban resettlement, economic development, ranking, Zipf’s law, Siberian federal district, spatial development, large cities, social-economic factors, classification

Review: The article discusses the practice of contemporary vernacular architectural design, also the use of the different passive techniques in the contemporary architectural design of buildings. A brief description of the creativity of modern architects using vernacular architecture as sustainable solutions design for the construction of dwellings. The article notes that contemporary vernacular architecture is a solution for environmental design and the use of natural materials in the design and construction of dwellings, which gives sustainability to architectural designs and increasing in parallel with developments in technology for the new architectural and constructive solutions. The article is based on the analysis of traditional and modern architecture of dwellings, their characteristics and advantages of various methods of passive construction in hot-dry areas. The new contemporary vernacular architecture design is considered as sustainable architecture, which characterises par the adaptation, efficiency, and durability in these hot-arid conditions and can be a great source of architectural inspiration for new projects. The vernacular architecture is bioclimatic, ecological and sustainable and could be the key to the success of contemporary vernacular building envelope.

Keywords: Contemporary dwellings, design, vernacular architecture, hot-arid areas, Sahara, natural materials, sustainability, passive techniques, energy consumption, durability

Keywords: municipality, tourist attractiveness, social capital, social construction, social interaction, social resource, local community, municipal governments, city, social networks