Аннотация:Abstract
The aim of the study is to identify the spatial forms of development of the Moscow agglomeration under the impact of housing construction. A concentric-sectoral model of the Moscow agglomeration includes six concentric rings tied to price barriers in the housing market and eight sectors. The spatial forms of the Moscow agglomeration growth are determined by the proportion of extensive and intensive modes of development of the territory. In 2015-2017, the extensive development mode prevailed in sharp contrast with the experience of European global cities: 50% of new housing was built in greenfield projects.
Spatial forms of the development of Moscow agglomeration only very generally could be interpreted as urban sprawl. In fact, the mechanisms of urban growth are of different nature in different zones. The most intensive processes of sprawling occur in the northwestern and southwestern sectors of the nearest suburbs, which leads to the formation of a continuous urban fabric. As the distance from the Moscow Ring Road increases, the sprawling is replaced by the strengthening of the axes of the urban growth along the highways, primarily in the northeastern and southeastern sectors. 70% of housing construction is concentrated in the 30-km zone behind the Moscow Ring Road.
Keywords: housing construction, Moscow agglomeration, spatial transformation