METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO FORMATION RURAL AGGLOMERATIONS

DOI 10.32651/248-123

Issue № 8, 2024, article № 16, pages 123-130

Section: Social problems of rural territories

Language: Russian

Original language title: МЕТОДИЧЕСКИЙ ПОДХОД К ФОРМИРОВАНИЮ СЕЛЬСКИХ АГЛОМЕРАЦИЙ

Keywords: INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT, POLYCENTRIC MODEL, RURAL AGGLOMERATION, AGRICULTURAL CLUSTER

Abstract: The problem of a shortage of qualified specialists is especially acute in such a key industry as agriculture, which can negatively affect the entire economy of the region and the country as a whole. It is possible to prevent the outflow of the able-bodied population by investing in this leading sector of the economy, developing infrastructure and providing comfortable living in rural settlements. Thus, the integrated development of rural areas is necessary. It is advisable to do this by creating rural agglomerations. The article proposes an approach to the formation of rural agglomerations based on the territorial-sectoral principle, that is, on the basis of geographical proximity and established or potentially possible agricultural clusters. In this case, agricultural clusters should not just be drivers of economic growth in rural areas, but represent the basis of agglomerative interaction. Within the framework of the proposed approach, a polycentric model is considered as the optimal model of rural agglomeration, which promotes the most active cooperation of participants in rural agglomeration, the preservation of rural identity and culture. Each center can specialize in certain functions or tasks, which will allow the rural agglomeration management system to be more flexible and adaptive to changing conditions. In addition, the polycentric model promotes cooperation and coordination between the participants. The centers can share experiences, knowledge and resources, which leads to a synergistic effect and an increase in the overall effectiveness of communication structures. The proposed methodology based on the developed reference four and five central models, as well as calculations of key indicators such as connectivity, structural redundancy, uneven distribution of connections, compactness, centrality, will allow evaluating the effectiveness of the communication structures of the created rural agglomerations. The proposed methodological approach to the formation of rural agglomerations is considered in detail on the example of municipalities of the Nizhny Novgorod region and can be used in other regions.

Authors: Sutiagina Natalia Igorevna