Urban environment: A network approach to studying

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  • Alexei Buinov National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering
  • Konstantin Lidin National Institute for Higher Education

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https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/89.2837

Published

2026-09-14

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No. 89 (2026): networks et cetera

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refereed articles

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Buinov, A., & Lidin, K. (2026). Urban environment: A network approach to studying. Project Baikal, 23(89), 104-111. https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/89.2837

Keywords:

architecture, urban planning, urban studies, urban environment, history, Siberia

Abstract

The article considers the essence and properties of the urban environment from the point of view of the theory of a network society, taking as the basis the principles of metamodernism. It highlights the properties inherent in the urban environment, such as dynamism, historicity and regenerativeness. Using the example of the history of Siberian cities, it is shown that the urban environment is constantly evolving, reflecting changes in the citizens’ social way of life. At the same time, the structure of the urban environment is able to preserve some elements over the centuries and restore its structure after natural and historical disasters. However, the elasticity of the urban environment has a limit beyond which the structure can collapse irreversibly.

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