Rural space differentiation: regularities and driving forces

Issue № 8, 2023, article № 13, pages 123-134

Section: Development of rural territories

Language: Russian

Original language title: ДИФФЕРЕНЦИАЦИЯ СЕЛЬСКОГО ПРОСТРАНСТВА: ЗАКОНОМЕРНОСТИ И ДВИЖУЩИЕ СИЛЫ

Keywords: DIFFERENTIATION, SPACE, MACRO-LEVEL, MESO-LEVEL, MICRO-LEVEL, RENTAL POTENTIAL, CENTER, PERIPHERY, LOCAL COMMUNITY

Abstract: Most of the publications on this topic are devoted to assessing the consequences of differentiation. The reasons are almost not studied. The purpose of the study is to identify the patterns and driving forces of the differentiation of rural space. Tasks - to systematize the concept of "differentiation"; identify patterns and driving forces of differentiation at the macro, meso and micro levels. Objects of observation: regions of the European part of Russia (ER); municipal districts of the regions of the North-West; existing practices at the micro level. Differentiation is considered as a phenomenon, process, research method and management tool. The differentiation of rural space is studied depending on: the rental potential of the land (macro level), the location of the territory relative to the center of the region (meso level), the presence of intangible assets (micro level). The driving force behind differentiation is determined by levels, respectively, the competition between agribusiness entities to meet the demand for food, the gravitational field of the "center", social and human capital. At the macro level, there is a polarization of indicators between regions with high and low rental potential. At the mesolevel, relative to the center of the regions, the territories of the near and far periphery are distinguished. At the micro level, the best indicators relative to neighboring districts have a municipal district with a developed social capital. When developing a rural development policy, it is necessary to take into account the patterns and driving forces of the differentiation of rural space.

Authors: Kostiaev Aleksandr Ivanovich