IGPT expert represented at the Development of Small Cities and Historical Settlements Forum in Kazan
The forum was held on 20 and 21 August at Kazan Expo.
The event was headlined by the Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin and featured Vice Premier of Russia Dmitry Grigorenko, Vice Premier of Russia Marat Khusnullin, Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Minister of Construction and Utilities of Russia Irek Faizullin, and others.
Associate Professor of the Department of the Theory and Methodology of Geographical and Environmental Education Svetlana Khusnutdinova contributed to a panel session on the development of the geography of small cities, “Presenting my vision of small cities, I spoke, of course, of our local cities in Tatarstan. I chose Agryz and Kukmor, two locations in the north of the province outside of our three major agglomerations. The session was very packed and interesting, presenting both managerial and geographic outlooks on small cities. We discussed emotional perception, nostalgia, love, and many other emotions elicited by such cities.”
A companion event of the forum, 2nd All-Russian Youth Forum on Youth and Urban Environment, was visited by student Kirill Dolganov, who contributed to a case project session for territorial renovation.
