The ability of Baghdad's higher education facilities to accept new students is examined by conducting a predictive demographic study of the population of Baghdad. The number of first-year undergraduate students who will enter Baghdad's higher education institutions has been determined each year from the base year (2020) to the target year (2040). Official government statistics on university education and population were inventoried and analyzed, and it was found that the gap between existing and required higher education facilities in the target year is widening. This study is the basis for the development of methodologies and plans for the development of higher education facilities in Baghdad. Having carried out a demographic analysis of the population of Baghdad using the program (Spectrum) and according to indicators obtained from official population statistics. Students for each year to the target year was predicted by deriving a simple mathematical formula. Using official education statistics, the number of students who should be provided with additional higher education facilities was also calculated. Thus, by the target year, the need for additional higher education institutions in Baghdad was demonstrated. Since the number of students is rapidly increasing towards the target year, it is therefore necessary to develop a time-based methodology to solve the problem of providing higher education in Baghdad in accordance with the findings of this study.

Keywords: Facilities of higher education, demographic indicators, population forecasts, urban development, Baghdad, program (spectrum)

The article considers the social aspect of the sustainable development of urban areas, as well as the social nature of the emergence of the city as a complex urban ecosystem. Foreign and domestic examples are given, allowing to establish a direct relationship between urban users and their places of residence. Practical recommendations for improving the quality of the urban environment are given.

Keywords: urbanization, landscaping, sustainable development, integrated assessment

Cities are born, grow, develop and, of course, age. The older the city, the more often it faces the problem of dilapidated housing stock. The desire to improve the urban environment requires a solution to this problem. Currently, two main directions are used: reconstruction (by which we mean improvement, modernization, but preserving the structures and the existing planning concept) and renovation (demolition and new development). An analysis of urban planning practice in the regions of the Russian Federation made it possible to establish that in 98.7% renovation is used to solve the problem of obsolete housing stock. In the course of visual observation, field study of the renovations carried out, approaches to obsolete buildings, urban planning and, in correlation with them, social problems that cause a deterioration in the level of comfort of the urban environment were identified.

Keywords: reconstruction, renovation, urban planning, dilapidated housing, sustainable development of the city, old housing stock, urban environment

Urbanization as a process of urban growth has only recently become controlled by the authorities. Spontaneous or accidental occurrence of any elements of the urban environment with low quality indicators is the most common phenomenon in the last century. Nevertheless, the decisions taken "from above" to create a high-quality urban environment are designed for large-scale transformations for decades to come and cannot meet the needs of citizens in solving pressing problems here and now. The article discusses modern tools and methods for the development of the area by urban residents, the principles of tactical urbanism are considered.

Keywords: tactical urbanism, urban regulation, protecting space, digitalization, city block, neighborhoods, architecture of complicity

The Kama River is the natural axis of the Kama agglomeration and its main link. The development of connectivity of the urbanized territories of the cities of Naberezhnye Chelny, Yelabuga and Nizhnekamsk with their embankments is the key to improving their intra-agglomeration links. The way to strengthen the interaction of cities lies through the analysis of existing problems of embankments, as well as the creation on this basis of a general agglomeration plan for their solution and development of coastal areas. The main purpose of the work is to analyze the current state and identify the problems and opportunities for the development of coastal areas of the cities of the Kama agglomeration, as well as to make proposals for the modernization of the existing urban planning structure of the embankments to improve intra-agglomeration links. The following tasks have been identified: analysis of proposals for the transformation of embankments; study of graphic materials of the master plans of the studied cities in part of the coastal territories in order to identify the main directions of development of their street and road structure and functional zoning; development of proposals to strengthen intra-agglomeration ties by solving existing urban planning problems of coastal areas. The research area is determined by the coastal areas of the Kama agglomeration in the three city boundaries of Naberezhnye Chelny, Nizhnekamsk, Yelabuga. The main problems of coastal areas are poor ecology, low connectivity of transport communications, irrational use of embankments. To achieve the main goal of the Agglomeration Development - the unification of the three cities into a single social and urban structure and strengthening their intra-agglomeration links - it is proposed to build new and re-equip existing ports, develop connectivity of the city's road network with its coastal areas and modernize riverside recreations.

Keywords: agglomeration, Yelabuga, Nizhnekamsk, Naberezhnye Chelny, Kama, embankments, zoning, problems, development, links

Yemeni cities are distinguished by their ancient history and rich traditions in terms of the organization of urban recreation, which are not well studied and therefore are not used in modern city planning. The developed concept of the recreational framework of Sana'a was developed on the basis of data from a comprehensive system analysis of the planning structure of the city, the identification of the national identity of the Yemeni landscaping structure, the integration of climatic, dendrological and landscape conditions, as well as social factors influencing the organization of urban recreations of Sana'a. Based on the analysis data and identified architectural and planning opportunities, the key principles for organizing the "green" recreational frame of the city of Sana'a were proposed.

Keywords: urban planning, urban greening, sustainable development of the city, landscape design, urban environment, reconstruction

The topic of BIM is relevant for the present and is inseparable from the issues of infrastructure development and Smart Cities development projects. Our country is on the path of digital transformation and the development of information technologies in all its fields of activity. BIM technologies are being introduced into the construction industry and will be developed through the promotion of the state. BIM technologies create information models that are implemented through infrastructure projects. This process creates the basis for smart cities. Within the framework of the work, the directions of development in "Smart cities" were highlighted, the positive effects of BIM technologies were considered.

Keywords: smart city, BIM technologies, information model

The article discusses the development of tourism in the Syrian seaside region, which includes many natural, historical and cultural monuments and traditions. Therefore, based on the methods of field analysis, mapping and studying the development plans of the Ministry of Tourism of the Syrian Arab Republic, in this article we will identify the problems of land use, planning, management and investment in tourism. Based on the results of the consideration of the problems, the article presents an assessment of the state of the tourist infrastructure, conclusions are drawn about the need for new approaches to its spatial organization, purposeful planning and management of tourist activities within the boundaries of the entire territory. Therefore, in order to create an attractive, stable and safe tourist and recreational environment, it is necessary to plan a sustainable and well-managed development of coastal tourism, so that all these elements become beneficiaries, not victims of tourism development, allowing countries, especially developing countries, to resist competition in the international market.

Keywords: tourism, planning, sustainable development, cluster approach, tourism cluster

Many sources of environmental pollution affect human health. The concentration of harmful substances constantly changes during the day when the weather conditions change in different parts of the territory. Residents can repeatedly enter and leave areas of increased pollution without noticing it with their senses when moving around the city. The authors analyzed the existing solutions for monitoring the quality of atmospheric air, as well as key sources of pollution and their distribution in the air. The interrelation of distribution of pollutants with weather conditions is noted. Preparation of data on the presence of harmful substances on the example of the city of Volgograd has been carried out. A method for organizing monitoring of harmful substances in the atmosphere using a software and hardware complex is proposed. The developed method was applied to create a specialized web application. The implemented solution allows to monitor the state of the environment using sensors and build routes around areas with a high concentration of harmful substances.

Keywords: environment, air quality, air pollution, ecology, monitoring, web application, eco-route, spatial data, route building, cartographic visualization