MONITORING REGIONAL STRATEGIES OF SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIAN CITIES: MODELLING POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES. PART 2
Purpose of the paper: presenting the problems of Russian cities in the mainstream of: regional development, harmonisation of the urban space and functioning of the city’s social and economic system, working out and implementation of development strategies of cities in regional formations considering the views of different actors: authorities, business, NGOs, social groups and individual citizens, which presumes constant scientific support for the strategies at all implementation stages and constantly monitoring the effectiveness of measures carried out. Method of study: analysis of statistics and sociological survey materials. The information background of the paper is statistical data for the Russian Federation on the whole, for its republics, krais, oblasts, autonomous okrugs (districts) and individual cities as well as the results of sociological studies carried out in different cities of Russia categorised by population size, administrative status, social and economic development level and profile, spatial location. The results obtained are presented in the form of analytical provisions and proposals aimed at improving the system for working out city development strategies, concerning the formation of the strategy content within which the document should include a set of basic and additional sections whose composition depends on the city type. A system of strategic goals and priorities for the main areas of social and economic development of the city is proposed for cities of different types. These areas are linked to the urban development index: economic development, human capital development, improving the quality of the urban environment, and developing social infrastructure. A set of typical priorities for the city’s social and economic development is proposed. As regards the priorities, it is recommended to lay down and make specific the lines of development for this city worked out jointly by all stakeholders and ensuring its competitiveness in the short, medium and long term, to wit: economic development based on modern technologies, human capital development, investment climate improvement, urban infrastructure development, increasing the efficiency of municipal administration, agglomerational integration, and preservation of social and cultural identity.