Peculiarities of Spatial Transformation of the Russian Federation Regions

Spatial transformation as a form of change in the organisation of economic space is currently insufficiently studied and has not found a systematic application in the practice of regional management. At the same time, the need to overcome regional gaps and ensure the transition of the economy to the sixth technological order determines the relevance of the search for new management tools. The present study is aimed at solving this problem and focuses on identifying and substantiating the features of spatial transformation processes manifesting in Russian regions. The analysis of theoretical approaches of domestic and foreign researchers to the concept of spatial transformation and a content analysis of the Russian regulatory legal framework were carried out; the empirical basis was made up of data from EMISS, Rosstat and “Atlas of Industry”, for processing which statistical analysis methods and a graphical method were used. It is determined that spatial transformation is a change in the spatial organization of the region’s economy, contributing to the formation of new branches of specialization and the transition to a new technological order, or a change in the system of distribution of productive forces and sectoral specialization of the region, which provides such a transition. Based on the analysis of the results of using industrial parks, technoparks and clusters as tools for managing spatial transformation, its peculiarities in the regions of the Central Federal District of the Russian Federation are revealed: the leading regions (Kaluga and Ryazan regions) ensured the growth of production and the share of manufacturing industries in GRP; in regions that use these tools insufficiently (Bryansk region) or formally (as in the case of the pharmaceutical cluster in the Yaroslavl region), the potential for spatial transformation is realized to a lesser extent.. The implementation of spatial transformation in the region ensures the differentiation and stability of the economy, reduces the risks of development and the impact of crises. The results obtained can be used to study the impact of spatial transformation on the socio-economic systems of the meso-level, including on the human capital of the regions; in the search and research of other methods and tools of spatial transformation; in determining the contours of managing the spatial transformation of the region.

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