title: Issues in the growth of cities of the USSR in light of the decisions of the 26th party congress.
abstract: The author discusses "varying strategies of urbanization and city growth for the Soviet macroregions--European USSR, Siberia, and Central Asia."  Several important research areas are outlined, including global aspects of urbanization, forecasts of urban growth in the USSR, formulation of a theory and methods for categorizing urban formation, urbanization and environmental concerns, mathematical modeling of urban systems, and research on specific urban systems.
authors.forename: Y N
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Pertsik
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004463:Ecology; D004777:Environment; D005544:Forecasting; D005843:Geography; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012942:Social Sciences; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014586:USSR; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Demographic Factors; Demography; Developed Countries; Ecology; Environment; Estimation Technics; Geographic Factors; Mathematical Model; Models, Theoretical; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Forecast; Population Growth; Population Theory; Problem Formulation; Research Methodology; Social Sciences; Spatial Distribution; Urban Population; Urban Spatial Distribution--changes; Urbanization; Ussr