Territorial Governance

Synonyms

Spatial organization of the territory; Territorial development policy

Definitions

A course of action undertaken in a particular region with jurisdiction and powers of public servants to organize the production, placement, and development of productive forces and improvement of ways of involving in economic circulation of resources of the territories, based on national economic interests.

Introduction

Social and economic development of the Russian Federation is closely associated with the problems in spatial distribution of production inputs and spatial development management, given the huge area occupied by the country. One of the key issues of the national economy is a choice of the most suitable organizational and economic mechanisms for spatial (territorial) development. Following the principle of separation of functions and responsibilities between various levels of power, Russia retains spatial development policy design and associated resource distribution at the federal...