| In the section | Messages |
| Title of the article | St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region: Interaction, Problems, Coordination of the Metropolitan area Development |
| Pages | 123-135 |
| Author 1 | Leonid Eduardovich Limonov Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of Department of Urban and Regional Economics; Deputy General Director St. Petersburg Branch of the National Research University Higher School of Economics; International Centre for Social and Economic Research «Leontief Centre» ZAO 16 Sojuza Pechatnikov Street, St. Petersburg, Russia, 190008; 25 7th Krasnoarmeyskaya Street, St. Petersburg, Russia, 190005 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Author 2 | Artur Ruslanovich Batchaev Candidate Economics, Assistant Professor of Department of Urban and Regional Economics; Head of Department for Territorial Strategic Planning St. Petersburg Branch of the National Research University Higher School of Economics; International Centre for Social and Economic Research «Leontief Centre» ZAO 25 7th Krasnoarmeyskaya Street, St. Petersburg, Russia, 190005 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Abstract | The article deals with the mutual influence and cooperation between St. Petersburg and Leningrad region. The content is a comparison of values of key indicators of socio-economic development of the two regions. A characteristic of the most complex problems of relations between St. Petersburg and Leningrad region is given. Key areas of the city and the region mutual interests are identified, including the metropolitan area development, the labor market, investment, energy and transport infrastructures, and some others. The article defines the conditions for further cooperation between the city and the region. In the final part of the article recommendations are made for enhancing cooperation and strengthening of integration processes between St. Petersburg and Leningrad region. |
| Code | 332+711 |
| DOI | 10.14530/se.2013.1.123-135 |
| Keywords | ♦ St. Petersburg ♦ Leningrad region ♦ interaction ♦ cooperation ♦ integration ♦ metropolitan area ♦ territory ♦ investment ♦ resources |
| Download | SE.2013.1.123-135.Limonov.pdf |
| For citation | Limonov L.E., Batchaev A.R. St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region: Interaction, Problems, Coordination of the Metropolitan area Development. Prostranstvennaya Ekonomika = Spatial Economics, 2013, no. 1, pp. 123-135. DOI: 10.14530/se.2013.1.123-135. (In Russian). |
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