Spatial study of dynamics and level of regional, social and economic development

Abstract

This paper deal with the specifics of the territorial organization of the regional socio-economic development. Considering modern methods of study of the level and dynamics of socio-economic development of the administrative-territorial units of the region for 2012- early 2016 allowed creating a modified proprietary methodology. The methodology of studying spatial level and dynamics of socio-economic development of the region consists of seven main stages. It uses the method of expert assessments, the mapping method and the method of cluster analysis. The paper reveals the main problems related to the spatial organization of the republic: the increasing regional disparities in the development of regions, leaching of resources, primarily - human ones, due to inefficient spatial structures, as well as limitedness of financial resources by annual planning, the imbalanced investments in the context of municipal districts, and a high level of socio-economic disparities between regions. The authors associate the prospects for an effective territorial organization of socio-economic development in the studied region - the Republic of Tatarstan, with the further development of the region through the "points of growth", identified during the monitoring of municipal areas of the region. These include the transport accessibility of all types of communities within the republic and reliably communications with the neighboring regions; the comfortable and safe urban environment with public spaces that promote communication and trust; the preservation of rural areas due to non-agricultural activities; effective state participation in infrastructure projects; the balanced spatial and regional development; the support for regional economic clusters, and the establishment of agglomeration control systems.