Spatial Mobility of Residents of the Novosibirsk Region (Based on the Mass survey of Residents of the Region in 2018)

Abstract

The paper presents the results of a study of spatial mobility and pendulum migrations of residents of the Novosibirsk region. The research was based on a mass survey of residents of the Novosibirsk Region conducted in July 2018; the method of collecting information was a formalized telephone interview. The authors estimate the scale of spatial mobility and pendulum migrations of residents of the region. For analysis purposes, the territory of the Novosibirsk region was conditionally divided into 5 enlarged territorial zones: the city of Novosibirsk (agglomeration center), the periphery of the agglomeration, the eastern part of the Novosibirsk region (without agglomeration), the central part of the Novosibirsk region and the western part of the Novosibirsk region. The differences in spatial mobility and pendulum migrations between the territorial zones of the region are determined by the following parameters – regularity, frequency, goals, duration of trips and type of transport used. Assessment of different conditions for work, leisure, education, and medical care for enlarged territorial zones is also described: highest assessment of sufficient opportunities in all aspects of living conditions were given by residents of Novosibirsk, residents of other territorial zones assess the quality of living conditions in their settlements lower in all respects, which is one of the incentives for spatial mobility.