Development and Implementation of the Spatial Development Strategy: Effectiveness Challenges

Abstract

One of the main problems of modern national development is the unregulated transformation of the spatial organization of the economy. As a result, the following problems inevitably arise: interregional differences in the level and quality of life of the population, the development of economic and social infrastructure, disproportions in economic growth and technological development, and threats to national security. A statistical measurement of inter-regional differences in the economic space of Russia indicates a significant increasing differentiation. The implementation of the approved State Spatial Development Strategy involves the development of a Comprehensive Plan, the formation of appropriate spatial development strategies for macroregions, and the creation of regional Spatial Planning Schemes. These processes update the algorithms for evaluating the effectiveness of the development and implementation of spatial development strategies. In the study, the iterative sequence of diagnosis and assessment of the transformation of the regional economic space, based on a systematic approach, is justified. It includes a number of stages for conducting a comprehensive measurement and assessment of the mutual influence of economic and social development, studies of the conformity of the sectoral and territorial structure, assessment of the sectoral capacity of territories and clustering of the economic space. The practical implementation of the proposed algorithm made it possible to identify areas for improving the economic space of the region. In the emerging hierarchy of documents for strategic planning of the national economy, the Strategy for Spatial Development of the Russian Federation plays a system-forming role, which is determined by the specifics of economic development and the history of public administration of the national economy. Further improvement of the effective strategic management of the economic space will solve many problems of national development.