Development of Agglomerations as a Principle of Territorial Management (On the Example of the Moscow Region)

Abstract

During the development of humankind, there were settlements based on which states were formed. Some of the settlements were transformed into cities, the pace of development of which led to the creation of territorial associations connected by a single center of development — urban agglomerations. Relying on the world and domestic experience in the development of agglomerations, it follows that they are a new kind of territorial development. They have become a new challenge in the context of the development of the economies of individual cities, where the main jobs were concentrated, and their creation — a valuable resource for improving transport infrastructure and economic stability. In the last ten years, this trend has become widespread in the Russian Federation within Moscow and the Moscow region as regions interconnected in terms of economic, social and labour resources, as well as geographical location, which caused changes in the urban policy of the two regions. To date, the study of urban agglomerations is particularly relevant, as there is a crucial stage in the formation of a new territorial division, in which the realities of life interact with the experience of urban planning and territorial administration. The article considers the concept of “urban agglomerations”, the definition and the order of its formation; analysed the possibilities of implementing “agglomerations” as a new kind of urban planning policy; also analysed the development of Moscow region in the period from 2011 till our days with further planning until 2025.