Development of Capital Regions: Modern Experience of Russia and China
EDN: MDWJUQ
Abstract
The key vectors of spatial transformation in various countries around the world are the formation of large macroregions, as well as the expansion and strengthening of agglomerations. This article aims to conduct a comparative analysis of the formation of metropolitan regions in Russia and China, given the changing spatial development vectors of these two countries. The comparative method formed the basis of the study and allowed us to draw parallels in the development trends of the Russian and Chinese metropolitan regions, while the systems approach allowed us to examine the spatial component of infrastructural transformations in the Moscow metropolitan region and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
About the Author
S. B. Makeeva
Institute of Social Demography of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana B. Makeeva — Doctor of Sciences (History), Head of the Center for Regional and Spatial Demography
Moscow
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Makeeva S.B. Development of Capital Regions: Modern Experience of Russia and China. Territory Development. 2026;(1 (43)):39-48. (In Russ.) EDN: MDWJUQ
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