Geodynamic and Sociocultural Laws of Settlement - Fundamentals of Theory of Urban Planning
The article expounds the essence of an innovative approach to the development of the fundamentals of the theory of urban planning: naturally caused revealed patterns of distribution of populated areas, which require assessment of their stratigraphy. This approach allows to evaluate their development potential and possible status as a single settlement system, depending on the location in time and space. Temporality of settlements space is important both at the pre-stage of urban development as well as in assessing the likelihood of risk situations.