KEY CONCEPTS OF THE SETTLEMENT THEORY: AN ATTEMPT OF RETHINKING
Abstract
An attempt to rethink the traditional view on the nature of settlement systems is made. The property of centrality is the basis of systems formation. This property is related to the «organizers of territory», i.e. socially important objects in the settlements. There are two fundamentally different approaches to the identification of settlement systems: normative and activity-based. As a rule the systems identified according to these approaches do not coincide with each other. The conclusion about the undetermined multiplicity of settlement systems within a certain territory is made. It is shown that settlement centers are much more obvious, stable and objective entities than settlement systems. In this regard it is suggested to consider the settlement centers rather than the settlement systems as a key element in the study and design of the settlement pattern.
About the Author
A. A. Tkachenko
Tver’ State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography and Geoecology, Department of Social-Economic Geography and Territorial Planning, Profeccor, D.Sc. in Geography
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Tkachenko A.A. KEY CONCEPTS OF THE SETTLEMENT THEORY: AN ATTEMPT OF RETHINKING. Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 5, Geografiya. 2018;(2):10-15. (In Russ.)
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