Directions of the long-term development of the Far Eastern Region of Russia.

Abstract

The national interests of Russia in the long-term sustainable development of the Far Eastern Region, its main development goals, including geopolitical, economic, social and environmental ones are highlighted. The key problems of effective sustainable development are described. Favorable factors of its development such as a geographical location of the macroregion, a large and diverse natural resource potential of land and sea, a unique scientific and educational potential, etc. are considered. Analysis and assessments are done at different spatial levels including the macroregion with its adjacent 200-mile sea economic zone, federal territorial units as mesoregions – subjects of the Far-Eastern Federal District, fractional and municipal areas and separate settlements. The territorial economic and social systems in the form of combinations of settlements tied by transport routes and territorial structures of natural resources management are proposed to consider as the main linking patterns. Priorities and types of activities for the macroregion and separate federal territorial units are determined. Such activities are proposed to «deploy» up to the individual settlements. The zoning of the region by a combination of long-term development factors, and a map with adjustments of some boundaries of the administrative-territorial division are offered