The role of small and semi-medium-sized towns in solving the problems of regional development

Abstract

Обсуждаются проблемы, связанные с диспропорцией системы расселения Калининградской области; показаны проблемы малых и полусредних городов, их значение в решении проблем регионального развития Калининградской области; проанализирован опыт Литовской Республики в активизации малых городов; предложены пути применения данного опыта в Калининградской области. The article focuses on the problems related to the disparities in the settlement system of the Kaliningrad region, the problems of small and semimedium-sized towns, and the role of such towns in solving the regional development problems of the Kaliningrad region. The author analyses the Lithuanian experience of revitalizing small towns. The article outlines the ways to apply this experience to the Kaliningrad region. Ключевые слова: малые и полусредние города, система расселения, отток населения, активизация малых и полусредних городов, единая система расселения, региональное развитие, региональные центры.

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Population Dynamics in Towns of Leningrad Oblast: Effects of the Crisis of 2014–2016

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