Urbanization level of the primary districts in central Russia
https://doi.org/10.55959/MSU0579-9414.5.80.2.11
Abstract
The article discusses the urbanization level of small territories. Level of urbanization is understood as a degree of urbanization process development achieved within particular territory by a certain moment. The territory of 16 non-capital regions of Central Russia, which includes the Central and Central Black Earth economic regions, is considered. The units of research are municipalities of the first level – municipal districts, referred to as primary districts in the paper. The total number of these districts is 383. A methodology for assessing the urbanization level is proposed, based on the combination of three parameters, namely the size (population) of the center of a primary district, the accessibility of key service centers, and the concentration of the population. The reduced (conditional) radius of the district territory is proposed as an indicator to measure the accessibility of centers. Concentration is characterized by the density of rural population. Based on the combination of these indicators, 7 classes of primary districts with varying levels of urbanization are identified. The distribution of different classes of primary districts and their representation in the regions of Central Russia are analyzed. A combination of parameters was also considered. In accordance with the governing factors four types of urbanization of primary districts are distinguished, i. e. complex, “from the center”, “from the district” and undefined.
Keywords
methodology for determining urbanization,
population numbers,
accessibility,
population concentration,
reduced radius,
rural population density,
types of urbanization,
Central economic region,
Central Black Earth region
Supporting agencies: The study was financially supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project 24-17-00107 Small towns and rural settlements in the settlement system of regions of Russia (1989–2021))
About the Authors
D. M. Vinogradov
Tver State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
D.M. Vinogradov - Postgraduate student
Department of Social and Economic Geography and Territorial Planning
I. P. Smirnov
Tver State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
I.P. Smirnov - Associate Professor, Ph.D. in Geography
Department of Social and Economic Geography and Territorial Planning
A. A. Tkachenko
Tver State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A.A. Tkachenko - Professor, D.Sc. in Geography
Department of Social and Economic Geography and Territorial Planning
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Vinogradov D.M., Smirnov I.P., Tkachenko A.A. Urbanization level of the primary districts in central Russia. Lomonosov Geography Journal. 2025;(2):140-147. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.55959/MSU0579-9414.5.80.2.11
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