Russian Black Sea shore has been so attractive for visitors because of the relatively well-preserved nature, while one-storied private houses did not interfere with the landscape. According to the General Layout for Sochi (officially accepted on June 14, 2009: https://www.sochiadm.ru/content/section/156/detail/1810/), it is changing today. The Layout foresees a considerable population growth in the coastal area, as a result of migration and the birth rate increasing in connection with ethnic shifts. Population growth and lack of industry in the resort area can contribute to the unemployment out of the holiday season. Hotels and apartment blocks are massively constructed today. Small private houses are replaced by three- or fore-storied mini-hotels, competing in their height because the sea must be visible from the roof. As a result, the stripe between the sea and the mountains will be transformed into a continuous urban agglomeration of about 150 km length with corresponding consequences for the natural landscape. It is stated in the commentary to the General Layout that the urban area will be extended partly at the costs of agricultural lands and the territory covered by forest. Construction will be continued in the mountains. Similarly to Moscow (see related articles), the General Layout for Sochi does not pursue a consistent strategy but rather tends to legalize the faits accomplis. The concluding point is that population growth and construction in the resort area of Sochi and adjacent Black Sea shore should be kept on the minimally possible level. With regard to the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014, the most disputed issue has been the construction of Olympic Village in the Imereti Valley near Adler in the southern part of the Sochi area. There are several reasons for that: ecological considerations, technical difficulties because of the swampy ground, and protests on the part of the land and house owners not inclined to be resettled from the Valley. An optimal solution would be construction of the Olympic Village, at least in part, near the Winter Sports Complex in Krasnaya Polyana, which would be convenient for the sportsmen and would contribute to the infrastructure development of the mountainous area. The already existing alpinist camps and Soviet time tourist bases can be used as components of the Olympic Village.