Method of cluster analysis in the investigation of the city as an open dynamic system

The trend of the development of modern architecture is the idea of the city as a single dynamic system, all elements of which are connected through the processes of their life activity. A lot of challenges facing our civilization have caused the urgent need to optimize the functioning of the urban environment. Such an approach significantly influences the methods of work of the architect. Today, it has become necessary not only to design an innovative architecture, but also to imagine the consequences of its integration into the urban environment. It requires a new set of tools that allows you to analyze both the current state of the city's system and its elements in terms of sustainability and crisis, and to forecast their future possible states