THE CENTRAL RUSSIAN MEGALOPOLIS: POLARIZATION OF SPACE AND POPULATION MOBILITY
Abstract
Specific features of Russian urbanization are discussed in connection with both the polarization of social and economic space under sharp domination of Moscow and its agglomeration and the seasonal country sub – and counter-urbanization which replace the migration of population and work places from the сities to the suburbs. The example of the Central Russian megalopolis as a principal area of the concentration of demographic and social and economic capacity of the country makes it possible to analyze the spatial gradients of polarization between Moscow in its official borders, the «real city», the Moscow agglomeration, agglomerations of the capitals of surrounding areas and off-agglomeration territories. Specific features of seasonal country and labor recurent mobility of the population within the megalopolis with different motives and rhythms are considered. Special attention is paid to centripetal migrations which are the most brightly expressed through labor commuting and seasonal work.
About the Authors
A. G. Makhrova
Lomonosov Moscow State University;
Institute of Geography, RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of Social and Economic Geography of Russia;
Department of Socio-Economic Geography, Leading Scientific Researcher, PhD. in Geography
T. G. Nefedova
Institute of Geography, RAS
Russian Federation
Department of Socio-Economic Geography, Leading Scientific Researcher, PhD. in Geography
Russian Federation
Department of Socio-Economic Geography, Leading Scientific Researcher, PhD. in Geography
A. I. Treivish
Institute of Geography, RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Department of Socio-Economic Geography, Chief Scientific Researcher, PhD. in Geography
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Makhrova A.G., Nefedova T.G., Treivish A.I. THE CENTRAL RUSSIAN MEGALOPOLIS: POLARIZATION OF SPACE AND POPULATION MOBILITY. Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 5, Geografiya. 2016;(5):77-85. (In Russ.)
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