Editing Baku (section)

=== Fall of the Soviet Union and later ===
After the 1991 [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], Baku embarked on a process of restructuring on a scale unseen in its history.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Money from oil changes the face of Azerbaijan |url= http://news.az/articles/society/41029 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110726173757/http://www.news.az/articles/society/41029 |archive-date= 26 July 2011 |access-date= 22 July 2011 |publisher= news.az}}</ref> Thousands of [[Khrushchevka|panel buildings]] from the Soviet period were demolished to make way for a green belt on its shores; parks and gardens were built on the land reclaimed by filling up the beaches of the [[Baku Bay]]. Improvements were made in general cleaning, maintenance, and garbage collection to bring these services up to Western European standards. The city is growing dynamically and developing at pace on an east–west axis along the shores of the [[Caspian Sea]]. Sustainability has become a key factor in future urban development.<ref>
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 |title= Baku White City – Sustainability |url= http://www.bakuwhitecity.com/en/page/4-sustainability |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170426060345/http://www.bakuwhitecity.com/en/page/4-sustainability |archive-date= 26 April 2017 |access-date= 2017-04-25 |website= bakuwhitecity.com
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