Identification of Natural Boundaries and Communities of St. Petersburg

Student: Admiralov Daniil

Faculty: St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management

Educational Programme: Economics (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 7

Year of Graduation: 2020

Modern municipalities in Russia originate from church parishes, each of which had its own system of values and common interests, united by a common location and joint affairs. However, the existing municipalities in St. Petersburg often do not imply connected territory - it can be divided by a river, railway, or ring road. During this study, it is supposed to answer the question: "Are the modern borders of municipalities in St. Petersburg natural?" As an alternative partition of the city, a new map of possible municipalities will be formed on the basis of natural boundaries using cluster analysis algorithms. Pedestrian time is used as a proximity metric, taking into account all natural and man-made boundaries. The resulting map furtherly will be analyzed and compared with existing municipalities.

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