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First Deputy Minister of Construction Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation Alexander Lomakin took part in the final meeting of the jury and determining the winner of the open international competition for the development of a master plan for the urban agglomeration of Astrakhan.The master plan is one of the most effective and modern tools for the development of territories it provides an integrated approach to planning urban development and improving public space for the convenience and comfort of residents. In this regard today master plans as strategic planning documents acquire a significant role in the implementation of the mechanism for the integrated development of territories CDT.The transition to master planning as the main tool for determining the strategic directions of urban development of the city is the task of the long-term development of cities defined by the President of Russia. At the end of 2018 the President instructed the Government of the Russian Federation to prepare proposals for the transition of large cities from a master plan to master plans.As part of the development of urban agglomerations master planning as a new form of improving the urban planning sphere is a necessary element in determining the key priorities for the development of territories. Astrakhan in turn became one of the first regional centers to develop a master plan for the agglomeration.World experience shows that the tool of agglomerations allowing the development of transport engineering social infrastructures contributes to increasing the competitiveness of cities in the world market of investments technologies and talents. In addition urban agglomerations are a necessary element in achieving the construction target of 1 billion square meters. m by 2030 determined by the national development goals of our country. The Astrakhan agglomeration in turn has a favorable geographical position on the border of Asia and Europe a unique natural and recreational framework and location at the intersection of international transport corridors which makes it a priority agglomeration of the first order. We hope that the developed master plan for the agglomeration will not only become a new incentive for increasing the efficiency of using the territories of the regionThe winner of the competition was the project of the consortium led by the State Agrarian University Institute of the General Plan of Moscow which involves the creation in the Astrakhan agglomeration of the Caspian cultural and educational cluster a tourist area the construction of new roads and embankments the creation of parks as well as the development of the historical city center using the mechanism of integrated development territories restoration of cultural heritage objects and improvement of the city island.Today the Astrakhan region has clearly defined the main vectors and development plan for its agglomeration and in the development of this mechanism the region can be considered an advanced one the example of which should be followed by other subjects of Russia said Alexander Lomakin.
