Regional Law No. 17 “On general land-use planning scheme of the city of Moscow”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Moscow Document type Legislation Date 2010 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Urban land Land-use planning Sustainable development Public health Cultural heritage Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Monitoring Recreational forest Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force 10 days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law validates general land-use planning scheme of the city of Moscow with a view of ensuring sustainable development, reaching high standards of living of the population (including improvement of public health), improvement of urban environment and conservation of historical and cultural heritage. Sustainability shall be ensured by introduction of ecofriendly processes, methods and technologies, environmental security of urban areas, performance of ecological improvement arrangements and ensuring ecological, sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population. Geoecological monitoring shall be applied on constant basis for the prevention of geoecological risks. Extension of recreational forest in urban areas shall be performed with a view of conservation of precious natural complexes and urban plantations. Full text Russian Website tender.mos.ru References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 10 amending Regional Law No. 17 “On general land-use planning scheme of the city of Moscow”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2017 Keyword: Urban land, Ecosystem preservation, Land-use planning, Public health, Cultural heritage Source: FAO, FAOLEX