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Quantifying Spatial Structure of the Largest Regional Centers in Russia: General Patterns and Typological Features

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  • E. O. Saveleva

    (Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Perm National Research Polytechnic University)

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The quantitative analysis of urban form has long become an important component of both academic research and practice contributing to a better understanding of how cities function and evolve. Despite the abundance of studies quantifying urban structures of the cities in developed countries, the reach of modern quantitative methods into studying the urban form of the Russian cities has been limited. This paper aims to fill in the knowledge gap of the quantified urban form characteristics of the largest regional centers in Russia presenting a GIS-based multivariate analysis of the similarities and differences between their urban structures. The results of the spatial modelling form the base for the development of the typology of urban structures produced via the k-means statistical clustering technique. Attributing the city to one of the three types of urban form identified—compact, discrete, or extended—allows obtaining a better understanding of the city’s spatial organisation that should in turn feed into the grounded strategy for its development.

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  • E. O. Saveleva, 2022. "Quantifying Spatial Structure of the Largest Regional Centers in Russia: General Patterns and Typological Features," Regional Research of Russia, Springer, vol. 12(2), pages 227-240, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:rrorus:v:12:y:2022:i:2:d:10.1134_s2079970522020216
    DOI: 10.1134/S2079970522020216
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