Urban–Rural Typology of the Southern Part of the Russian Far East
https://doi.org/10.31857/S2587556622050053
Abstract
The purpose of the article is conducting a comprehensive urban−rural typology of the southern Russian Far East. The typology was made having regard to foreign approaches in which the countryside and small towns are grouped into types depending on the distance from the main urban centers. In addition to the remoteness, the administrative status of the territory and the population size were taken into account. Municipalities were the spatial units in the study. Nine types of urban−rural areas were identified in the studied region: large urban areas, other urban areas, accessible small towns, remote small towns, very remote small towns, accessible rural areas, remote rural areas, very remote rural areas, sparsely populated areas. The spatial differences of the settlement patterns for the studied region have been revealed. There is the predicted decrease in population and settlements density, as well as the increase in the area of terrain types with the distance from urban areas. In contrast to the “traditional” south of the Russian Far East, the Transbaikal Region is characterized by the accessible, remote and very remote rural areas development as the belts surrounding urban territories. Furthermore, the absence of some urban−rural area types was identified in the eastern part of the south of the Far Eastern Region. This difference is due to the duration of the development processes of Transbaikalia, Priamurye and Primorye. Sparsely populated areas occupy more than half of the studied region area because of poor development of the Russian Far East. There are significant differences in the population and settlements distribution between accessible and remote types of urban−rural areas. This fact might be used to lineate potential group forms of settlement pattern in the region.
About the Authors
D. M. Fetisov
Institute for Complex Analysis of Regional Problems FEB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Birobidzhan
T. M. Komarova
Institute for Complex Analysis of Regional Problems FEB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Birobidzhan
I. V. Kalinina
Institute for Complex Analysis of Regional Problems FEB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Birobidzhan
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Fetisov D.M., Komarova T.M., Kalinina I.V. Urban–Rural Typology of the Southern Part of the Russian Far East. Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Geograficheskaya. 2022;86(5):676–686. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31857/S2587556622050053
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