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Abstract

Andrey Bokov explores the dual nature of the man-made environment as a unity of built matter and infrastructure; he introduces the concept of “noncity” as an entity representing both sustainability and evolution of the social sphere. The author analyses hierarchical levels of substantive and infrastructural layers and their specific historical characteristics. He identifies the innate functions of a city and its social morphology relative to programmatic activity and analyses the typology of cities and their principal characteristics. Bokov addresses the dialectic of production and consumption, evaluates the significance of spatial communications and highlights the role of culture in shaping both a city and “noncity.”