Challenges of Strong Concentration in Urbanization: The Case of Moscow in Russia

Despite the fact that Russia has the largest territory in the world, Russian economy is one of the most centralized nowadays. Urbanization processes in the country was very unbalanced and leaded to the situation when all resources of the country are concentrated in one city - Moscow. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the results of the overconcentration of the urbanization process with the case of Moscow in Russia. The results prove that highly centralized urbanization process hampers sustainable development of the country. The results of the paper can be used for further discussions about proper balance in urbanization process.