Professor of VSUFT N.V. Yakovenko presented strategic research at an international forum in Moscow

The X International Forum "Russia: Image of the Future," a key platform for dialogue between government, business, and science, concluded at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Among the forum's speakers was Natalia Vladimirovna Yakovenko, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor, and Chief Researcher of VSUFT.

At the panel discussion "A New Growth Map: Macroregional Development, Logistics Breakthroughs, and Human Capital in an Era of Turbulence", a VSUFT professor presented the results of a comprehensive study of the spatial organization of socioeconomic development in the Voronezh Region. The scientist analyzed the persistent trend toward polarization of the region's spatial structure, where socioeconomic potential is concentrated in the central agglomeration, and identified a significant imbalance between the core and the periphery.

In her presentation, Natalia Yakovenko detailed the methodology for assessing spatial inequality developed at VSUFT and presented scientifically based approaches to balanced territorial development.

"The study conducted at VSUFT demonstrates that overcoming spatial disparities requires the implementation of a coordinated system of measures aimed at forming a polycentric model of regional development and creating conditions for sustainable growth in peripheral territories", - Professor Natalia Yakovenko concluded.

The report of the representative of Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technologies was highly appreciated by the forum participants — ministers, governors, heads of large businesses and the academic community. The research carried out within the walls of VSUFT became the basis for a professional discussion on strategic problems of spatial development of Russian regions, confirming the relevance of the university's scientific potential for solving national-scale problems.

The participation of Professor N.V. Yakovenko in such a representative forum underlines the significant role of VSUFT as a scientific and analytical center, whose expertise makes a significant contribution to the formation of strategic guidelines for the development of the country.