Open AccessGeo-cultural potential of small historical towns of the Voronezh region
Author(s) -
N. V. Proskurina,
Проскурина Наталья Валентиновна
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vestnik rossijskogo universiteta družby narodov. seriâ èkonomika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2408-8986
pISSN - 2313-2329
DOI - 10.22363/2313-2329-2019-27-1-122-131
Subject(s) - human settlement , settlement (finance) , geography , rural settlement , archaeology , environmental protection , economy , rural area , business , political science , economics , law , finance , payment
In the article small historical towns of the Voronezh region are considered. The studied towns have the status of historic due to the high historical and cultural “content” of their territory. Modern historical towns of the region are important reference centers of settlement system of the Voronezh region, among a sharp disproportion in the development of the regional center and all the other urban settlements and high proportion of rural settlements in the region. The investigated towns are important geo-cultural potential of the Voronezh region, which can provide additional sociallyeconomic effect, as for the development of small urban settlements themselves and for surrounding territories.