Correlation of balanced socio-economic development of the city and its attractiveness (in the case of Russian cities with population over a million citizens)

Abstract

This article evaluates balanced socio-economic development of the city and its influence on the territorial attractiveness. The hypothesis, that the cities which are developed in socio-economic balance are more attractive and more competitive, is taken as a base of the research. The article classifies the cities according to their level of balance and evaluates the rate of Russian cities with population over a million.