Changes of footpaths in rural areas as an indicator of the rural 165 lifestyle transformations

Изменение пешеходных троп в сельской местности как индикатор трансформации образа жизни сельчан

Pivovar, Galina (Пивовар, Галина) () and Savoskul, Maria (Савоскул, Мария) ()
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Pivovar, Galina (Пивовар, Галина): Moscow School of Management Skolkovo
Savoskul, Maria (Савоскул, Мария): Lomonosov Moscow State University

Russian Peasant Studies, 2019, vol. 4, 156-166

Abstract: The article presents the results of the field study in the Ivankovsky rural settlement of the Yasnogorsk District in the Tulа Region. The case study proves the changes of foot- paths in rural areas, which can serve as an indicator of the transformations of the rural lifestyle and an indicator of the transformations of the rural areas functions. The study is an example of the micro-geographical-social approach that is not popular in the Rus- sian geography. It is based on in-depth interviews with permanent and summer resi- dents in rural settlements. In-depth interviews were also conducted with representa- tives of the administration of the Yasnogorsk District and Ivankovsky rural settlement. Rural roads (footpaths) are indicators of the changes in economic activities of rural res- idents. Due to the increasing motorization of rural areas, footpaths become an outdat- ed way to connect rural areas. Rural footpaths respond very quickly to changes in the economic landscape — respectively, they grow or disappear. Moreover, the growth of the road network indicates the emergence of new forms of rural activities as new residents move to rural areas and use rural territories differently, i.e. change the types of use of rural areas.

Keywords: Russian rural areas; walking (pedestrian) paths (footpaths); lifestyle transformations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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