Separate Principles of Spatial Planning in the Border  Regions on the Example of Meghri Community

Sargis Tovmasyan; Hayk Zirakyan

doi:10.54338/27382656-2022.3-014

Authors

Sargis Tovmasyan National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8590-779X
Hayk Zirakyan National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5416-1908

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54338/27382656-2022.3-014

Keywords:

border region, settlement, security, road network, infrastructures, access to services

Abstract

The paper aims to apply such principles of territorial planning in border areas and regions under the threat of war, which will allow to meet the primary needs of the population under relatively peaceful conditions and, in emergency situations, will reduce the vulnerability of territories and populations. To solve this problem, the issues specific to the border regions and principles of their classification were studied, which were found both in international documents and in scientific publications. In the example of the Meghri community of Syunik Marz, RA, such factors directly related to spatial planning, such as geographical location; natural, economic, and cultural resources; territorial placement of settlements; population; and infrastructure, were investigated. To solve the problem of access to public services, the infrastructures for providing the primary needs of the population were selected and categorized according to access levels. The study's findings led to recommendations for using these spatial planning concepts, which will guarantee that all the residents in the community's settlements have access to services.

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Author Biographies

Sargis Tovmasyan, National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia

Doctor of Science (Architecture), Associate Professor (RA, Yerevan) - National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia, Head of the Science Department

Hayk Zirakyan, National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia

(RA, Yerevan) - National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia, 1st-year Master Student at the Faculty of Architecture

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