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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... mehr
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.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Peripherie; ländlicher Raum; Ballungsgebiet; Verkehrserschließung; Lebensqualität; sozioökonomische Entwicklung; Russland
Klassifikation
Raumplanung und Regionalforschung
Freie Schlagwörter
transport connectivity; settlement system; Kaliningrad agglomeration; local centres
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
S. 147-160
Zeitschriftentitel
Baltic Region, 13 (2021) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2021-4-9
ISSN
2310-0524
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)