Structural and functional analysis as a tool for assessing zones with potential for transit-oriented development: a case study of Volgograd.

It is known that the basis of the urban framework are large transport highways that ensure the functioning of the city as a single system. In the development of linear cities, the transport factor is the determining factor. In this regard, it is of interest to use the method of structural and functional analysis proposed by A. E. Gutnov as a tool for identifying the urban framework, to analyze the territory of Volgograd — one of the most typical examples of linear city. The results of the structural and functional analysis of Volgograd confirm the need to develop urban areas in pedestrian areas of rapid transport stations, which is one of the key provisions of the concept of transit-oriented development, which has become an important direction in urban planning thought in recent decades. The article provides a structural and functional analysis of the territory of Volgograd in the QGIS based on open data to determine patterns of change in structural and functional indicators of zones with potential for transit-oriented development. The absence of a direct correlation between connectivity and the functional value of peripheral territories with potential for transit-oriented development, confirmed during the analysis, satisfies the criterion described by A. E. Gutnov for classifying territories as potential reserves for the development of an urban development system