Strategy of Spatial Development of Russia: Goals, Trends and Contradictions
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Abstract
The article considers issues of strategic planning of spatial development. The main methodological approaches that were used in the implementation of regional policy and spatial development in the previous period of modern history of Russia are presented. The spatial development strategies adopted in 2019 and 2024 are compared. The features of the conditions for their development and approval are considered. The characteristics of individual provisions underlying the new strategy are given. The quantitative indicators that characterize the conditions in which spatial development processes have been developing in recent years are analyzed. A conclusion is made about a decrease in the effectiveness of spatial development policy in the case of the adoption of strategic planning documents that imply no-alternative scenarios. The need to approve a spatial development strategy that provides for a greater number of options than the “inertial” and “target” is asserted. The relevance of the problems of the relationship and complementarity of documents of the strategic planning system, as well as interregional cooperation, is shown. Particular attention is paid to initiatives to create key settlements. The thesis is asserted that the tendency towards population concentration in large settlements is a problem that requires a solution, and not just a process to which the Spatial Development Strategy should be adapted.
About the Authors
L. G. Karanatova
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (North-West Institute of Management of RANEPA
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Larisa G. Karanatova, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Finance, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor
Saint Petersburg
M. Yu. Elsukov
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (North-West Institute of Management of RANEPA
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mikhail Yu. Elsukov, Associate Professor of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Finance, Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor
Saint Petersburg
M. B. Shalimov
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (North-West Institute of Management of RANEPA
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mikhail B. Shalimov, Postgraduate Student of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Finance
Saint Petersburg
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Karanatova L.G., Elsukov M.Yu., Shalimov M.B. Strategy of Spatial Development of Russia: Goals, Trends and Contradictions. Administrative Consulting. 2025;(3):59-71. (In Russ.) EDN: YMDYWA
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