Innovative Technologies as a Factor in Ensuring Inclusive Growth in the Unified Ecosystem of Urban and Rural Areas

Abstract

AbstractThe chapter describes innovative technologies as a factor in the development of the urban environment and rural areas in modern Russia. It reveals the proportion of implemented technologies of various technological stages in Russia. Also, it compares the dynamics of innovation activity in the regions and territories under consideration, the movement in a standard of living criteria of the population in these territories, the level of migration, and natural population decline. The work reveals the reasons for different conditions for inclusive economic growth in urban and rural ecosystems. The concept of inclusive growth is considered in relation to the technological integration of urban and rural areas. The authors reveal principles of building a unified ecosystem, including large urban agglomerations, medium and small cities, as well as rural settlements. The work examines the peculiarities of the use of innovative technologies of the sixth technological stage for economic growth in rural areas of Russia, the growth of living standards of the population in them, as well as inclusive growth in the unified urban–rural ecosystem.JEL CodesO18O30P25R23KeywordsInnovative technologiesSixth technological stageUrban environmentRural areasSustainable and inclusive developmentUrban–rural ecosystem