Urban areas and measuring urbanization: an international method

Doklady Bashkirskogo Universiteta. 2021. Volume 6. No. 4. pp. 237-243.

Authors


Faronova Yu. V.*
Bashkir State University
32 Zaki Validi Street, 450076 Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia

Abstract


Urbanization as a multifaceted process, the criteria for assigning settlements to urban areas, the international methodology for determining the degree of urbanization deserve close consideration against the background of the spatial aspects of urban development in Russia.

Keywords


  • urbanization processes
  • degree of urbanization
  • urban agglomerations
  • metropolitan area