RURAL SETTLEMENTS «WITHOUT POPULATION» AS A GEOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL PHENOMENON
Abstract
The article deals with a phenomenon of rural settlements «without population». It is a specific term of Russian statistics related to the depopulation of Russian rural areas. The process of desolation and abandonment of villages continues for decades in many regions. The Non-Chernozem regions are characterized by the largest number of settlements «without population», and the Tver oblast’ is leading among them. This example has shown that the settlements «without population» can be at the different stages of abandonment. The typology of settlements «without population» was elaborated basing on space imagery. About one third of them in the Tver oblast’ are wastelands with neither buildings nor roads. Case study of a municipal district proves that field and remote sensing data on settlements «without population» are quite comparable.
About the Authors
I. N. Rumjancev
Tver State University
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography and Geoecology, Department of Socio-Economic Geography and Territorial Planning, student
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography and Geoecology, Department of Socio-Economic Geography and Territorial Planning, student
A. A. Smirnova
Tver State University
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography and Geoecology, Department of Socio-Economic Geography and Territorial Planning, Senior Lecturer, PhD. in Geography
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography and Geoecology, Department of Socio-Economic Geography and Territorial Planning, Senior Lecturer, PhD. in Geography
A. A. Tkachenko
Tver State University
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography and Geoecology, Department of Socio-Economic Geography and Territorial Planning, Professor, D.Sc. in Geography
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography and Geoecology, Department of Socio-Economic Geography and Territorial Planning, Professor, D.Sc. in Geography
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Rumjancev I.N., Smirnova A.A., Tkachenko A.A. RURAL SETTLEMENTS «WITHOUT POPULATION» AS A GEOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL PHENOMENON. Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 5, Geografiya. 2019;(1):29-37. (In Russ.)
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