The concept of forming a system of natural components at the regional level (the natural frame) has been suggested in the article. Such a system is complementary to a settlement system and provides a balanced development of urban planning systems. The natural frame as a system of poorly developed areas existed in all the historical periods of settlement, its decline being caused by industrialization.
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