Abstract
Urban space involves a heterogeneous, complexly organized structure within which space clots pulsate (shopping malls, plazas, markets and so on). In one companys town industrial enterprise is a centre of such a cluster, its currents are currents of the town. Space of the town, the landscapes are still determined by the "factory". It can be understood as a network of enclaves (fixed sites) and armatures (infrastructure), following D. Shane and O. Jensen. In the post-Soviet era factories have been privatized and came out from the state control. ?Make a profit? ? became main target of enterprises. Globalization of ?industriality?, inclusion of plants into large holdings rips them from the urban network structures and places into the global market network. Space of the city is losing coherence and organization. Ural town Asbest, appeared in the field of natural deposits of asbestos material, this material is used in a variety of sectors of the economy - from construction to domestic needs. Current transformation of Asbest urban space, due to decline in production of enterprises, is to display alternate player on the scene ? a company that will be mined and processed magnesium. Plant-enclave is complemented by another one. Over-centralized town space has no chances to turn into city space, which collects a variety of sources of attraction and repulsion, organized by distance, etc. Residents of these towns, however, insist on the necessity of developing both larger stores and entertainment centres, which could become new centres of organization of space, along with an industrial enterprise. One company towns analysis involves empirical data from the ongoing research project ?Dynamics of life support practices among one company towns population?
Author(s): Veselkova Natalia, Vandishev Michael, Elena Pryamikova