ADMINISTRATIVE-TERRITORIAL STRUCTURE OF ST. PETERSBURG: POSSIBLE SCENARIOS OF TRANSFORMATION IN THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
The article examines the history of formation of the administrative-territorial structure (ATS) of St. Petersburg in connection with the administrative-territorial division of the city (ATD), taking into account or disregarding the life-supporting territorial organization of the urban environment of production and living factors. The author presents brief theoretical overview of interrelation between the concepts of ATS and ATD. The principles and criteria of the ATS of cities of federal importance in the methodological and practical contexts are considered. Historical peculiarities of transformation of the administrative-territorial structure of Saint Petersburg are outlined in the article.