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The history of the development of cities teaches us that changes to the structure and the model of a city and its constituent parts occur in a process of evolution. This ceaseless process is stimulated by the development of industry and the growth of the economy, inducing social changes that generate new needs and expectations. The process of the evolution of an urban organism is irreversible and its only stable trait is the increasing pace at which the changes take place. The introduction of new spatial structure...

The rapid development of metropolises is pushing the prices of real estate higher and higher, as areas closer to their centers become more attractive to real-estate developers for the purposes of constructing high quality office and residential complexes. The inhabitants of these areas who are not wealthy enough to purchase a larger dwelling and for whatever reason choose to remain in them, are forced to inhabit smaller and smaller residences and apartments. The article attempts to examine the phenomenon of micro-...