Chinese Developers and Russian Urban Planning

Author(s): Megan Dixon
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 85
Pages: 5-7
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute of History, University of Basel
Publication Year: 2010

The Baltic Pearl is a multi-use district under construction southwest of St. Petersburg, Russia. It is projected to occupy over 200 hectares and to include housing, commercial areas, and recreational facilities, such as hotels and water parks. In interviews for the local construction press, officials of the Baltic Pearl firm continue to insist that the financial crisis has not and will not affect the Baltic Pearl's construction schedule. Today the firm and its partners operate with apparent independence from the administrative bureaucracy, but from 2003 to 2007 the city planning apparatus held it under close scrutiny. The development of the Baltic Pearl presents an intriguing window into urban planning in St. Petersburg over the years 2003-2010.

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