Assessment of regional transport accessibility indices for inland water transport services

Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping, 5/7, Dvinskaya str, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 198035

^* Corresponding author: pantinata@gumrf.ru

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the study of the features of the formation and calculation of indicators of transport accessibility of regions from the point of view of the provision of inland water transport services in the passenger transport segment. The key area of the research is to determine the parameters of accessibility of river transportations in the context of the spatial development of the country and the course taken on the social economy. The research is based on scientific works in the field of economics, management, economic geography, and regional economics. The paper analyzes domestic and foreign publications on the subject of the study. Based on the systematization of the research results, the authors propose a description of the transport accessibility indicator, and determine regional accessibility indices for river passenger transportation. The result of the research is the development of theoretical positions in the field of economics and management of inland water transport in the context of spatial development. The obtained results and conclusions of the study can be the basis for the formation of a planning methodology of passenger transportation by inland water transport, and also to control the process of investing in transport infrastructure in the regions, the formation of target strategic parameters of transport provision in the context of spatial development of the country.