Kharchenko K.V. Index of spacial development of municipal district: on the way to overwhelm interregional inequalities. Management in Russia and abroad. 2021. No. 3. Pp. 30-38.

Abstract

The paper deals with the factors of spatial development which differ from socio-economic development of municipal formations. The revealed problems of spatial development engendering inter-territorial inequalities are the trend of extraterritoriality, urban sprawl, unequal space development, and increased ‘environmental exhaust’. To solve these problems the spatial development is needed to be rational one – relatively equal and taking into account environmental constraints. The index of spatial development has to be oriented to measure the extent of achieving of this goal. Based on the accessible statistical data, it should be designed in two variants: on the principles of 1) ‘the milieu approach’ and 2) taking into consideration the dispersion of the population and its public activity across the area