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Transport connectivity as a factor in overcoming challenges of the periphery: the case of rural areas in the Kaliningrad region
Транспортная связность как фактор преодоления периферийности: пример сельских поселений Калининградской области
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Abstract Quality of life in rural areas is increasingly dependent on transport links to nearest towns and regional centres. In this article, we examine transport connectivity between villages and towns in the Kaliningrad region. We use the travel time access parameter to investigate the influence of transpor... view more
Quality of life in rural areas is increasingly dependent on transport links to nearest towns and regional centres. In this article, we examine transport connectivity between villages and towns in the Kaliningrad region. We use the travel time access parameter to investigate the influence of transport connectivity on the population size and the prospects of socio-economic development in rural areas with different transport and geographical situations. Although the overall transport connectivity is high in the region, up to 10 per cent of villages score low on this parameter. We conclude that the demographic saturation of the Kaliningrad agglomeration has not been completed. Moreover, the smallness of the local consumer market impedes the formation of subregional centres in the eastern part of the region. The most alarming trend is the incipient concentration of population in peripheral border areas.... view less
Keywords
periphery; rural area; agglomeration area; transportation infrastructure development; quality of life; socioeconomic development; Russia
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
transport connectivity; settlement system; Kaliningrad agglomeration; local centres
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 147-160
Journal
Baltic Region, 13 (2021) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2021-4-9
ISSN
2310-0524
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed