Grigoryan Y. Archaeology of the Periphery

Moscow: MEGANOM, Strelka Institute, 2013. — 494 p.
Research for the Moscow Urban Forum 2013.The rapid growth of megapolises in the 20th century has led to imbalances in the development of urban spaces. Only half a century ago, fueled by transport revolution and industrial production, the cities began to experience rapid growth and densification around the historic city cores. Today, dense urban development takes up to 95% of the total urbanized area. The growth of urban agglomerations fueled by the influx of people, was quickly followed by the emergence of the cult of centre; where the city center becomes the most attractive and activated. This has led to an even greater divide in the quality of life between central the outer districts. A big percentage of the urbanized territory, backed by the differentiated real estate prices, became and until present, remains a periphery. Despite the attempts to reduce the gap, the periphery can never keep up with the centre in its development, like Achilles and the Tortoise in Zeno's paradoxes.
Multiculturalism of megacities takes on different forms when applied to the formation of the urban peripheries.Acknowledgements.
Archaeology of the Periphery.
Beyond the centre.
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Challenging the Cult of the Centre — Brendan Cormier.
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Paris and it’s Peripheries — Sophie Body-Gendrot.
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Spaced.
Moscow — Another Endless City?
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Mood.
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Guests — Who are They?
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Cultural Outings.
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From Single Factors to Trend Analysis.
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Methods of Data Processing.
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