Methodology for Assessing Balanced Spatial Development of the Region

Abstract

As a result of the increasing importance of each constituent entity of the Russian Federation in improving the efficiency of socio-economic development of the country's economy, there has been an actualisation of scientific research in the field of balanced development of territories. The growth of interregional inequalities in socio-economic development gives rise to a variety of structural and parametric contradictions, which requires analyzing the interrelationships of the main indicators of socio-economic development of regions, identifying the causes of inequalities, tracking the trends of integration and disintegration processes. The purpose of this study is to examine the existing approaches and indicators, as well as to develop a methodology for assessing the balanced spatial development of the region. In the course of the study the author analyzed the balanced spatial development of the regions of the Central Federal District on the basis of the application of standardized values of indicators in three blocks: economic development, social development and environmental development; a matrix reflecting the degree of proportionality of the region's development was constructed.

Acknowledgements: the research was carried out within the framework of the state assignment of National Research University «BelSU» FZWG-2023-0014, the topic of the project «Spatial and network interaction of Russian regions in the context of new challenges of technological development».