An important element of prioritizing specifically the module of creating Cities of the Future is its multitasking – the ability to raise and solve simultaneously a great number of systemic issues necessary to build a new public system.
By implementing such a mechanism, we could "turn back the tide" of the current wrongheaded urbanization process, when the country’s population gravitates towards maybe fifteen to twenty cities, and ultimately to just one or two metropolitan regions, leading obviously to numerous risks and challenges.
The City of the Future, as a model, could be a territory where the people can live a full life, in and of themselves. It can be divided into residential areas, natural areas needed to maintain the environment of the common space, land for agricultural production, industrial areas, public recreation and leisure facilities (parks, squares, embankments, etc.), commercial areas (offices, business centers, etc.), consolidated trade zones, all necessary local and general social infrastructure to ensure the complete cycle of society functioning in all aspects of life – pre-school, secondary and higher education institutions, research centers, cultural amenities (theaters, cinemas, musical schools, concert halls, museums, etc.), and healthcare facilities (clinics, hospitals, medical institutes, etc.), and so on. Zoning of the City of the Future must be carried out in accordance with the new norms to ensure its integrity and self-sufficiency in performing its internal and external functions according to the principle of "autonomous organism."
It is possible to develop each region into a unique competency center and the respective center of gravity for the people of appropriate nature, aptitudes, abilities and talents for certain areas of life coming from all over the country and beyond.
Some of the following principles can be integrated in the design of the Cities of the Future:
• Population – up to about 100 thousand people;
• Total area – up to 25 km2 (for example, 5x5 km);
• Land distribution and urban zoning must follow the established norms in proportion to the total land area, to avoid disproportions and misalignment: natural territories – at least (%), public rest and recreation areas – at least (%), urban commercial and trading areas – no more than (%), residential areas with complete internal infrastructure – (%), etc.;