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Реновация городских территорий: российская практика и возможные альтернативы
Renovation of Urban Areas: Russian Practice and Possible Alternatives

Author(s): Sergei Maksimov
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Икономически университет - Варна
Keywords: Government; Private business; Residential development; Renovation
Summary/Abstract: The subject of this article is a comparative analysis of residential renovation programs in two major Russian cities: Moscow and St. Petersburg. Their common features and differences, tasks and scales are revealed, the role of the state and private business in implementation of programs, the problems arising in the course of their implementation are analyzed. Proposals are formulated to improve the practice of renovation in Russian cities, in particular, to combine state and municipal participation with the involvement of private developers and the population living in the houses to be renovated.