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<article xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" article-type="research-article" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><issn publication-format="print">2072-6414</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2411-1406</issn></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17059/ekon.reg.2025-1-4</article-id><title-group xml:lang="en"><article-title>Assessment of the Ecological and Economic Sustainability of Russian Urban Agglomerations </article-title></title-group><title-group xml:lang="ru"><article-title>Оценка эколого-экономической устойчивости городских агломераций Российской Федерации</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6756-6493</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kaizer </surname><given-names>Philipp Yu.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Кайзер </surname><given-names>Филипп Юрьевич </given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>filipp.kaizer@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2598-8361</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Brel </surname><given-names>Olga A. </given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Брель </surname><given-names>Ольга Александровна </given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>brel_o_a@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5884-3586</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Zaytseva </surname><given-names>Anna I. </given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Зайцева </surname><given-names>Анна Игоревна </given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>lit-ani@mail.ru</email></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8707-2274</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Lisina </surname><given-names>Natalia L. </given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Лисина</surname><given-names>Наталья Леонидовна </given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>lisina_nl@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Kemerovo State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Кемеровский государственный университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-12-17" publication-format="electronic"/><volume>21</volume><issue>1</issue><fpage>45</fpage><lpage>60</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-05-23"/><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2024-08-08"/></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright © 2025  </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru"> </copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read/><license license-type="open-access" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><ali:license_ref>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri content-type="html" mimetype="text/html" xlink:title="article webpage" xlink:href="https://www.economyofregions.org/ojs/index.php/er/article/view/898">https://www.economyofregions.org/ojs/index.php/er/article/view/898</self-uri><self-uri content-type="pdf" mimetype="application/pdf" xlink:title="article pdf" xlink:href="https://www.economyofregions.org/ojs/index.php/er/article/download/898/401">https://www.economyofregions.org/ojs/index.php/er/article/download/898/401</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Urban agglomerations in the Russian Federation are receiving increasing attention due to their role in economic growth, particularly in light of the socio-economic imbalance between cities and peripheral regions. This study aims to assess the ecological and economic sustainability of urban agglomerations in Russia by using cluster analysis to identify groups of agglomerations with similar sustainability profiles. The research relies on statistical, comparative geographic, and cluster analysis methods. The study is based on data from the Federal State Statistics Service, environmental protection reports, and materials from the Institute for Economics of the City, which cover various economic, social, and environmental aspects. Through the analysis, four distinct clusters of urban agglomerations were identified, and the key factors contributing to their sustainability were determined. The study found that factors such as population density, gross emissions, total waste production, and waste intensity are the primary contributors to lower environmental sustainability. As a result, the agglomerations in the first cluster were identified as the least environmentally and economically stable. The agglomerations in the third and fourth clusters were slightly more stable, while those in the second cluster exhibited the highest levels of stability. These findings can serve as a foundation for developing strategies and practical solutions to enhance the ecological and economic sustainability of urban agglomerations in Russia. These findings can also be used for urban planning, forecasting development, creating environmental ratings, and implementing effective environmental protection measures at both the regional and national levels.</p></abstract><abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>В настоящее время вопросам пространственного развития городских агломераций Российской Федерации уделяется особое внимание, что обусловлено их особой ролью в экономическом развитии страны. Вместе с тем это приводит к повышению нагрузки на территориальные системы, росту загрязнения атмосферы и водных ресурсов, а также дисбалансу социально-экономического развития между городскими агломерациями и периферией внутри субъектов страны. Целью настоящего исследования является оценка эколого-экономической устойчивости городских агломераций РФ с использованием кластерного анализа для дальнейшей идентификации групп агломераций, отличающихся схожей ситуацией по устойчивости развития. Основными научными методами исследования послужили статистический, сравнительно-географический, а также кластерный анализ. Информационной базой исследования выступили данные Федеральной службы государственной статистики, доклады о состоянии и охране окружающей среды, а также материалы Фонда «Институт экономики города», отражающие состояние экономической, социальной и экологической сфер. В ходе исследования выделены четыре группы кластеров городских агломераций РФ, а также определены показатели, которые вносят наиболее существенный вклад в их кластеризацию. Основными факторами, ведущими к снижению экологической устойчивости агломераций, выступают плотность населения, валовой объем выбросов в атмосферу, общий объем образованных отходов и отходоемкость. Согласно полученным оценкам, наименьшей эколого-экономической устойчивостью обладают агломерации первого кластера — Красноярская и Иркутская. Чуть лучшее положение в рейтинге устойчивости имеют агломерации четвертого и затем третьего кластеров. Наиболее устойчивое положение имеют агломерации, входящие в состав второго кластера. Результаты данного исследования могут послужить основой для разработки дальнейших рекомендаций и практических решений по повышению эколого-экономической устойчивости городских агломераций РФ, а также использоваться для планирования и прогнозирования развития территорий городских агломераций, составления экологических рейтингов и осуществления мероприятий по охране окружающей среды как на региональном, так и на государственном уровне.</p></abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>urban agglomeration</kwd><kwd>cluster analysis</kwd><kwd>agglomeration sustainability</kwd><kwd>spatial development</kwd><kwd>environmental protection</kwd><kwd>economic development</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>городская агломерация</kwd><kwd>кластерный анализ</kwd><kwd>устойчивость агломерации</kwd><kwd>пространственное развитие</kwd><kwd>охрана окружающей среды</kwd><kwd>экономическое развитие</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body/><back><ack xml:lang="en"><p>The study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation № 23-28-00458.</p></ack><ack xml:lang="ru"><p>Исследование выполнено в рамках гранта Российского научного фонда № 23-28-00458.</p></ack><ref-list><ref id="ref1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Жанбозова, А. 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