Transport accessibility of peripheral rural territories: theory, methodology, practice (case study of the Komi Republic)

Theoretical and methodological approaches to research of transport accessibility of rural territories of the region are considered. Definitions of essence, role and place of transport accessibility of peripheral rural territories from the point of view of scientific substantiation of the state transport strategy in conditions of modern market economy and occurring institutional changes are given. The essence and characteristic features of the concept "normal transport accessibility" are revealed. On the basis of the analysis of the current state and existing practices the expert possibilities and restrictions in use of reserves of increase of transport accessibility are shown. The new synthetic indicator of estimation of the territorial transport organization - the cumulative transport accessibility, based on cooperation, instead of competition of various types of transport is proposed.