Spatial planning structure in Republic of Armenia

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Spatial planning structure in Republic of Armenia
Mr. Karlen Gevorgyan Deputy Minister of Urban
Development Republic of Armenia 2007
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THE HIERARCHICAL LEVELS OF SPATIAL PLANNING

• THE GENERAL SETTLING PLAN

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THE SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE TERRITORIES OF
REGIONS
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MASTER PLANS
ZONNING PLANS
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The general settling plan of the whole territory
includes

• The complex analyses of the territory (all the
  factors, influencing
• on formatting of a sustainable settling system)

• natural components,
• anthropogenic components

1st Level
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URBAN-ECONOMIC UTILIZATION
A N A L Y S I S
INTENCIVELY UTILIZED ZONES-88.6 OF THE
POPULATION EXTENCIVELY UTILYZED ZONES-11.4 OF
THE POPULATION
89.6 OF THE CITIES IN THE INTENCIVELY UTILIZED
ZONES- 10.4 OF THE CITIES IN THE EXTENCIVELY
UTILYZED ZONES
YEREVAN
The dislocation of the population of the
territory RA by zones
EXTENSIVE
INTENSIVE
NOT FAVOURABLE FOR SETELING (up 2200m)
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max. acceleration of soil 0.2-0.4, 0.5 g

• SEYSMIC CONDITIONS -

A N A L Y S I S
1/3 part of settlements is covered by landslip,
pres. of mudflow

• GEODINAMIC PROCESSES -

sacrificial water -6828.6mln. m³/y,
groundwater- 4260mln m³/y

• WATER RESOURCES -

take place in the intensively utilized zones

• DEZERTIFICATION PROSESSES -

• RAW SOURCE MATERIAL RESOURCES -

over 1070 mines

• ACCESSABILITY FROM THE ROADS -

Up to 0.5 hour, Up to 1 hour, up to 1.5 hours
unfavorable accessibility from the centers in
Syuniq and Gegharquniq regions

• ACCESSABILITY FROM THE CENTERS -

architectural-historical and natural monuments,
mineral sources, forest, therapeutic muds,
valuable natural landscape

• RECREATION RESOURCES AND -
  ORGANIZATION
  

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IN THE RESULT OF COMPLEX MULTIFACTORAL ANALYSIS
OF THE FAVORABLE TERRITORIES FOR EACH KIND OF
LAND USAGE HAS BEEN OUTLINED
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GENERAL SETTLING PLAN
Main directions of national highways
Areas good for new settlements
Protected areas (National Parks, Reservations)
Centers of Republic importance (Capital, Marz
centers)
Yerevan
Centers of local importance
Ecological spaces (forests)
Areas with primary development rezime
Areas with development limitation rezime
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THE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OF GEGHARQUNIK
REGION 2-nd level
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REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
THE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OF GEGHARQUNIK REGION

• GEGHARQUNIQ MARZ
• Territory - 5348 thousand square km
• (18 of the territory RA)
• including Lake Sevan -1260 sq. m.,
• the biggest water surface in
  Armenia
• Population - 237.6 thousand
• Number of settlements (communities) 92
• including - 5 cities
• - 87 rural areas
• Citizens - 78.9 thousand (33 )

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THE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OF GEGHARQUNIK REGION
According to the Legislation of RA About Lake
Sevan, the basin of Sevan has been divided into
3 Ecological zones

• CENTRAL ZONE (Sevan National Park)
• Territory - 150.1 thousand ha (continental -24.8
  thousand ha)
• ZONE OF DIRECT INFLUENCE ON THE LAKE- (383.2
  thousand ha)
• ZONE OF INDIRRECT INFLUENCE

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MULTIFACTORAL ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION
SEYSMIC CONDITIONS
LANDSCAPES
HISTORICAL MONUMENTS
FAUNA
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PERSPECTIVE SOLUTIONS
PROPOSALS FOR URBOECOLOGICAL ZONES
THE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OF GEGHARQUNIK REGION
CENTRAL
ZONE PRESERVATION, RECREATIONAl USAGE FORBIDDEN
CONSTRUCTING UP TO 1908 M ALTITUDE (zone of the
wave influence) ZONE OF
DIRECT INFLUENCE INTENSIVELY UTILIZED SUB ZONE
LIMITATION OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (as an over
ecological event) EXTENSIVELY UTILIZED SUBZONE
PRIMARY URBAN DEVELOPMENT (mainly recreational)
AREAS NOT FAVORABLE FOR SETTLING
AGRICULTURE, WINTER RECREATION
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MASTER PLANOF GORIS CITY
GORIS

• 3-RD LEVEL

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MASTER PLAN OF GORIS CITY

• COMPLEX ESTIMATION OF THE TERRITORY
• PERSPECTIVE CONNECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY
• PERSPECTIVE ORGANISATION OF THE RECREATIONAL ZONE
• PERSPECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING
  INFRASTRUCTURE
• PERSPECTIVE ORGANIZATION OF ROADS NET
• PERSPECTIVE URBAN ORGANIZATION

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ARCHITECTURAL-HYSTORICAL MONUMENTS OF THE REGION
MASTER PLAN OF GORIS CITY

• TRADITIONAL MASONRY CONSTRUCTIONS

• Proposals for Perspective organization
• of the recreational zone

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ZONNING PLAN

• Volumetric-spatial zoning
• Functional zoning

• 4-RD LEVEL

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ZONNING PLAN
Detailed zonning plan of Goris

• The basic zones
• zone of apartment building
• zone of individual house building
• zone of mixed building
• green zone of public use
• zone of parks and gardens
• zone of trade
• special zone
• markets zone
• zone of external transport
• industrial zone

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