“Polarized Landscape”: Half a Century Later

Abstract—The article is devoted to the polarized landscape concept (also known as biosphere concept), developed by author in 1970. The socioeconomic conditions for implementation of conceptual project are considered, well changes these factors and corresponding fundamental concepts over past half century. It demonstrated how ideal model territorial structure cultural related lifestyle its creator; his ideas about work leisure formed pattern a regular network cities surrounded buffer functional zones with decreasing population density from center periphery, occupied natural parks reserves. big city wildlife considered equivalent poles biosphere. traces Russia’s transport infrastructure has changed modern policy, at least Moscow Oblast, contradicts At same time, growth contrasts development leads so-called inner where processes restoration landscapes proceed spontaneously anthropogenic load decreases. Some polarization favorable biosphere, occurs itself, this process should not be hindered. relationship classical works on theoretical geography, particular, Isolated State I. von Thünen; he talks history penetration into national geographical science, outlines paths further project.