The Marginalization of the Living Spaces (based on the example of several cities in Eastern Russia)

Abstract

This article presents an analysis of the living space marginalization processes in the cities of the Far East of Russia, which represents a specific form of socio-spatial exclusion. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the development of a comprehensive approach towards analyzing living space marginalization, considering the specific features of the Far Eastern region, and in creating the typology of marginalized living spaces. The aim of the study is to identify the mechanisms and features of the living space marginalization in Far Eastern cities and to develop a typology of marginalized living spaces in order to formulate scientifically based approaches to their reintegration into the urban structure. The study draws on data from a comprehensive analysis of transformation processes affecting the barracks housing, Khrushchev-eramicrodistrictsandabandonedresidentialbuildingslocatedin Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Irkutsk, and Yakutsk. The paper identifies the mechanisms of marginalization, particularly economic deprivation, infrastructure degradation, and the social stigmatization of spaces. Empirical studies have been conducted in the region's largest cities: Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Irkutsk and Yakutsk, each having their own unique features in historical, cultural and socioeconomic contexts. The article describes the mechanisms of marginalization, based on structural, spatial, social, and institutional factors. It has been found out that structural factors are linked with macroeconomic processes and the nature of regional policy. Key spatial factors include geographic location, transport accessibility and the quality of the urban environment, which in uence the appeal of the territories for investment and residence. Social factors, conditioned by migration, social mobility and identity formation, in uence the social structure of these territories and perpetuate the model of social exclusion.