Migrations as a Way of Population Adaptation to Polarization of Space at the Center of Russia

Nefedova, Tatyana G.; Starikova, Alexandra V.

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Migrations as a Way of Population Adaptation to Polarization of Space at the Center of Russia

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S013216250009567-6-1

DOI

10.31857/S013216250009567-6

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Article

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Published

Authors

Tatyana G. Nefedova

Occupation: Chief Researcher
Affiliation: Institute of Geography RAS
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Alexandra V. Starikova

Occupation: Researcher
Affiliation: Institute of Geography RAS
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya

Edition

Issue 10

Pages

24-38

Abstract

Population spatial mobility is one factor for adaptation to life in territories featuring strong socio-economic contrasts. The study is based on Rosstat and the Ministry of Internal Affairs statistics, as well as on field observations in the developed regions of Central Russia. In most oblasts surrounding Moscow Capital Region, positive net migration is made of international migrants’ inflows. However, it cannot make up for the population and labor force loss. Both locals and international migrants aim at moving to Moscow/Moscow oblast, significantly ahead of the neighboring areas in terms of living standards, labor market prospects, wages’ size, opportunities for education and leisure, etc. Within regions resettlers’ and labor migrants’ flows, spatial heterogeneity and concentration of population in the largest cities and their suburbs grow, so that peripheral territories’ desertification is apace. Socio-geographical analysis of migration processes was conducted by authors from the standpoint of time-geographical approach. The indicator of human activity density was calculated (ratio of actual number of man-hours per year lived by permanent and temporary population on the territory of an area in question) permitting us to compare influence of return and non-return migrations at the intra-regional level on the case of Yaroslavl oblast. As a result, real population distribution in the region was revealed considering its movements and time spent at different places. Smoothing of the human activity “landscape” via dachas, tourist and partly international migrations is stated, while human activity “nodes” develop due to resettlements and labor migration.

Keywords

spatial polarization, migrations, time-geography, historically developed regions, Moscow Capital Region, Central Russia

Acknowledgment

The study was financially supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 19–17–00174) and within the state-ordered research theme of the Institute of Geography RAS (no. 0148-2019-0008; methodology in the framework of time-geography).

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03.05.2020

Publication date

18.12.2020

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GOST	Nefedova T., Starikova A. Migrations as a Way of Population Adaptation to Polarization of Space at the Center of Russia // Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya – 2020. – Issue 10 C. 24-38 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/socis/s013216250009567-6-1-en (circulation date: 22.03.2025). DOI: 10.31857/S013216250009567-6
MLA	Nefedova, Tatyana G, Starikova, Alexandra V "Migrations as a Way of Population Adaptation to Polarization of Space at the Center of Russia." Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya 10 (2020):24-38. DOI: 10.31857/S013216250009567-6
APA	Nefedova T., Starikova A. (2020). Migrations as a Way of Population Adaptation to Polarization of Space at the Center of Russia. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya (10), pp.24-38 DOI: 10.31857/S013216250009567-6

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