Spatial organization of post-industrial society
https://doi.org/10.24290/1029-3736-2024-30-4-95-110
Abstract
The article examines the features of the current stage of urbanization, in particular, the increasing complexity of spatial organization associated with cities overcoming their administrative boundaries, which led to the emergence of agglomerations and urban regions. New urban forms are considered as a result of the formation of a post-industrial society, where the labor market demonstrates greater flexibility than in the industrial one. In addition, the modern transport system makes it possible to easily cover significant distances in a short time and thereby changes the idea of space. Digital technologies have made it possible to transfer a number of interactions (both personal and business) to a remote format, which also contributed to the expansion of urban entities and complicated their management. The author also points out the ambiguous nature of the social consequences of digitalization and algorithmization of urban space. It is noted that smart city technologies, which are positioned as an effective opportunity to counteract uncertainty and manage it, create new vulnerabilities and threats. Special attention is paid to new challenges that modern cities face due to climate change. Thus, the author demonstrates a wide range of social problems relevant to modern urban entities that are becoming in creasingly complex. The article emphasizes that today urban studies is an interdisciplinary field for which sociology is of great importance, allowing us to get an answer to the question of how to improve the quality of life of the population of all spatial forms existing today.
About the Author
I. A. Vershinina
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vershinina Inna A., PhD Sci., Associate Professor, Department of Contemporary Sociology, Faculty of Sociology
Leninsky Gory, 1-33, Moscow, 119234
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Vershinina I.A. Spatial organization of post-industrial society. Moscow State University Bulletin. Series 18. Sociology and Political Science. 2024;30(4):96-111. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24290/1029-3736-2024-30-4-95-110
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