Studying Kyiv Suburbs in the Borderland Paradigm (The Case Study of Irpin)
Journal Title: Українознавство - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 69
Abstract
The article is devoted to the study of promising use of the borderland paradigm in urban research. The focus on the inner and outer boundaries of the city contributes to a better understanding of many urban processes. The analysis of boundaries by five aspects (political, physical, socio-spatial, psychological, and functional), used in the text, is an analytical tool for the identification and comprehensive study of urban boundaries and social processes associated with their occurrence and functioning. The main functions of political boundaries are the structuring of urban territory and the organization of activities within its boundaries. The existence of these borders facilitates the regulation of relations between city dwellers and the administrative bodies of the city. Physical boundaries are always present in the space of any city as city objects. They help in the complex perception of space and also act as markers of the territory. Typical of cities is the existence of economic, cultural, ethnic, religious boundaries, and so on. Often, social problems, differences in views and worldviews find their physical embodiment in the design of social and spatial boundaries. Equally important is the study of invisible borders, i.e. constructed by city inhabitants mentally. The study of psychological boundaries allows us understanding the logic of spatial behavior of the population and promotes a deeper comprehension of the processes taking place in the city. The study of urban functional boundaries is related to their psychological perception. This question regards, first of all, investigating spaces of activity. The boundaries of Irpin are analyzed in this article by the above-mentioned aspects. The approbation of this approach in a concrete case study has shown the existence of physical boundaries in Irpin, as well as mental boundaries in the minds of its citizens, which, however, are not less important and are often reflected in the factual zoning of the territory or the application of restrictive measures. However, any boundaries have their own functions, and their role is far from being exclusively negative. Understanding the internal logic of their creation contributes to the more harmonious interaction of the community within these borders.
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Oksana Ovsiiuk
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- EP ID EP452175
- DOI 10.30840/2413-7065.4(69).2018.153836
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