Urban Agglomeration Processes in Russia: Novosibirsk Case Study

The paper presents the analysis of the dynamics development of Novosibirsk urban agglomeration, as well as the study of development of Novosibirsk’s city proper as compared to the similar indicators of its suburbs. The authors emphasize that the lack of statistical base about socioeconomic development of urban agglomerations in Russia and approach to the analysis of the statistical information largely complicate the study of the agglomeration processes. Research has revealed the development trends similar to both the city proper and the suburbs of Novosibirsk that allowed authors to draw a conclusion about feasibility of formation and development of urban agglomeration. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n3s5p17