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This article is dedicated to territorial administration. The author defines its object and agent, outlines the hierarchical structure, and determines the key problem sets in the system of territorial administration. 1.        Анимица Е.   Г., Тертышный А.   Т. Основы местного ...

The Kaliningrad Region is an area of intensive international cooperation including that in the field of environmental education. The article offers an overview of joint projects implemented by educational institutions, NGOs, and local authorities and analyses the prerequisites for their efficiency. 1. Дедков В.   П., Зотов С.   И., Краснов Е.   В. и др. Экологическое образование для устойчивого развития ...

This article offers the results of research on zoobenthos species composition in the Kaliningrad region. The authors estimate the ecological condition of lakes with the help of individual saprobity indices of bottom organisms. 1. Унифицированные методы исследования качества вод // Методы биологи­ческого ...

The article considers different directions in national and international regional studies. The author analyses the notion of region in the framework of system approach. 1.      Алаев Э.   Б. Социально-экономическая география: понятийно-терминоло­гический словарь. М....

The systematic and quantitative composition of Actinomyces (genus Streptomyces) in the soils of Kaliningrad was analysed according to the level of soil contamination. The authors proved the seasonal activity of Actinomyces in the soils of the city and identified the changes in the dependence between the number of Actinomyces and the temperature and pH of soil environment throughout seasons. The article offers a preliminary ...

This paper analyses the long-term dynamics of structure and abundance of bream (Abramis brama L.) population in the Vistula lagoon on the basis of 1959—2010 trawl surveys. The authors emphasise the positive long-term impact of fishing regulation. The current bream stock is estimated as sufficient. 1. Голубкова Т.   А., Рябчун В.   А. Современное состояние запасов основных ...

The author analyses the theoretical aspects of international (transnational and cross-border) region notion and considers their peculiarities and hierarchy through the example of the Baltic region. 1.      Клемешев А.   П., Федоров ...

This article analyses the level of antioxidants (water-soluble antioxidants, carotenoids, and anthocyanins) in plants under the conditions of environmental cadmium pollution. The authors emphasise excessive background concentration of cadmium in plant samples collected in Kaliningrad and note a positive correlation between cadmium concentration and traffic intensity. A negative correlation between the Cd content and the antioxidatic ...

The authors analyse the chironomid fauna of four water bodies in city of Kaliningrad: Lakes Penkovoe, Pond Isakovsky, Pond Shkolny and the Karasevka pond system. The article describes the species diversity, quantity characteristics, and seasonal dynamics ...

... 'special' socio-economic regions, i. e. those characterised by a special position in their relation to the political, economic and legal spaces of the home country and (or) neighbouring countries and, in some cases, by a special geographic position. The author offers two typologies of 'special' regions. 1.      Зверев Ю.   М. Калининградская область в классификации анклавных (экс­клавных) территорий мира. Калининград,...

This article focuses on the features of corrosion in Cd-coated st.3 steel in the presence of mycelium minces. The authors show the biocide and inhibitory role of certain N- and O- containing organic compounds in the process of mycelium corrosion and hydrogen absorption of Cd-coated steel. 1.      Iverson W.   P. Biological corrosion // Adv. Corros. Sci. And ...

... ranging from a federal district or a region to an artesian basin. The assessment was carried out with the help of the system of indicators and indexes of groundwater resource sustainability under the influence of groundwater withdrawal developed by the author. 1. Белоусова А.   П. Оценка устойчивости ресурсов подземных вод погранич­ных регионов России к антропогенной нагрузке // Водоочистка,...

This article considers the methodological aspects of implementation of the rural area sustainable development concept in Russia. The authors show the advantages of indicative assessment of sustainable development at the regional level. The article presents a methodological approach to the development of sustainable development indicators for rural areas at the regional level. 1. ...

This article offers a concept of an integral CHPP related anthropogenic impact zone (AIZ), representing a complex of industrial units, organizations and communications, which support the life cycle of a CHPP. The author conducted an analysis of the basic features of an integral CHPP AIZ and its elements. This concept may have a certain theoretical significance in solving optimizing environmental problems at the level of individual territories and the country in ...

This article analyses contemporary lines of research on the rural population distribution systems and offers a review of the contemporary process in rural areas. The factors affecting the population distribution are identified by the authors. 1.      Алексеев А.   И., Зубаревич Н.   В. Кризис урбанизации и сельская местность России // Миграция и урбанизация в СНГ и Балтии в 1990-е ...

This article describes the condition of air in the Bogdino-Baskunchak industrial hub. The authors analyze the atmospheric pollutant emissions by the local enterprises. 1. Богдинско-Баскунчакский заповедник и его роль в сохранении биоразнооб­разия севера Астраханской ...

This article aims to discuss the problematic aspects of the technogenesis impact on the river mouth areas (through the example of Baltic rivers). The author comes to a conclusion on the negative geoecological consequences of this process. 1.      Богданов Н.   А., Воронцов А.   А., Морозова Л.   Н. Тенденции химического за­грязнения ...

The author arrives at a conclusion on the vast biogeographical connections of the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific faunas in the Phanerozoic faunas on the basis of the comparative analysis of modern and ancient communities of invertebrates and the changes in ...

This article considers the species composition, species biotopic distribution, nutrition, and zoogeographic characteristics of gastropoda in Kaliningrad ponds. The author shows the interplay of ecological factors that determine the species composition of molluscs. The article also presents the data on the impact of the invasive species Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) on the malacofauna of water bodies. 1....

This article presents the chemical analysis of integumentary loams in the eluvial landscapes of the Vyatka-Kama Cis-Ural region. The authors focus on the features of microcell migration and the composition of petrogenic oxides. The inheritance of the microcell dispersion features of integumentary loam from the bedding rock was established on the basis of statistics. 1.      ...