Periphery

The article examines the features of urbanization processes in Namibia since the beginning of the 20th century. Based on census data from 1921 to 2023, the article analyzes the dynamics of urbanization levels at the national and regional levels. It shows that the differentiation of natural and historical conditions, as well as the specific features of the country’s socio-economic development, have led to a pronounced regional disparity in urbanization processes.

The article offers the typology of approaches to understanding and developing the «center-periphery» model. In general, these approaches can be divided into two groups: structural and functional approaches and the approaches based on relations between parts of the periphery of the system.