The Concept of Urban Quarter Improvement on the Territory of the Historical Settlement of Elabuga in the Russian Federation

The historic settlement of Elabuga has a centuries-old history of development and has a pronounced historical identity and historical and cultural potential for development. This article aims at revealing the historical aspects of the development of the historical settlement of Elabuga by urban planning principles, the structure and character of neighborhood development, landscape features, functional and spatial aspects and urban infrastructure. The research methodology was based on complex scientific historical and cultural research based on theoretical and on-site analysis. Analyzed and correlated with each other the historical and contemporary data of the historic settlement and urban neighborhoods. On the basis of the study identified the positive and negative characteristics of the historic settlement. Based on the identified characteristics, the authors proposed a new concept of urban development of the city quarter. The developed concept of the urban quarter improvement is one of the elements of the green framework of the city. The concept proposed a functional and planning solutions taking into account the historical identity of the place, the development of the city and the needs of modern man. The significance of this concept is to ennoble, adapt the abandoned, ruined city quarter and adjust it to the necessary public function. Including the development of tourist infrastructure of the city, comfortable and informative time of the tourists and locals.