Analysis of the dynamics of settlement territorial structure of municipal districts of the Republic of Tatarstan using geoinformation technologies

DOI: 10.35595/2414-9179-2024-2-30-380-395

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About the Authors

Mikhail V. Panasyuk

Kazan Federal University, Geography and Cartography Department,
6/20, Kremlyovskaya str., Kazan, 420008, Russia,
E-mail: mp3719@yandex.ru

Elena M. Pudovik

Kazan Federal University, Geography and Cartography Department,
6/20, Kremlyovskaya str., Kazan, 420008, Russia,
E-mail: epudovic@mail.ru

Abstract

The article discusses the results of the analysis of territorial structure dynamics of settlement systems of municipal districts of the Republic of Tatarstan in the period 1959–2016, conducted using modern geoinformation technologies. The example of the studied region shows the advantages of using and developing GIS tools to improve cartographic analysis of settlement systems dynamics and notes the shortcomings of traditional methods for solving such problems. The characteristics of the results of study of the settlement system of the Republic of Tatarstan, including its mapping, obtained in the 1990–2010s, are given. The data presented in the work related to six years of observation, including the results of the censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979 and 2002, as well as data for 1997 and 2016. When choosing the observation periods, the need for information on all settlements in the region and their localization was considered. Each settlement corresponded with the boundaries of modern municipal districts. Geoinformation support for solving analytical problems included six spatial databases containing information on the characteristics of the population of 3 663 settlements that are part of 43 municipal districts of the Republic of Tatarstan, and a developed cartographic basis with precise coordinate referencing of settlements. The analysis of the territorial structure was carried out on the basis of the population size of settlements, the number and total population in their population groups, as well as share structures by population groups for municipal districts and the region. To assess the dynamics, the indicators of the growth/decline rates of the population of settlements and municipal districts were calculated. The analysis of trends in the change in territorial structure of settlement systems was carried out on the basis of cluster analysis methods, which made it possible to identify three groups of municipal districts that differ in the dynamics of changes in population size and structural characteristics of population groups. Each is distinguished by a fairly compact localization within a number of territories of the region. These include: municipal districts of the north-west of Tatarstan; districts of its eastern part and south-west; regions of the western and eastern parts of Tatarstan.

Keywords

geoinformation technologies, geoinformation analysis, GIS-mapping, territorial structure of settlement, settlement systems dynamics, the Republic of Tatarstan

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For citation: Panasyuk M.V., Pudovik E.M. Analysis of the dynamics of settlement territorial structure of municipal districts of the Republic of Tatarstan using geoinformation technologies. InterCarto. InterGIS. Moscow: MSU, Faculty of Geography, 2024. V. 30. Part 2. P. 380–395. DOI: 10.35595/2414-9179-2024-2-30-380-395 (in Russian)