Settlement system of the Kaliningrad region: dasymetric analysis
The article examines the settlement system of the Kaliningrad region using the dasymetric method, first proposed in the early 20th century by the Russian geographer V. P. Semenov-Tyan-Shansky as a more precise alternative to population density cartograms. Several dasymetric ...
Factors in local governments’ digitalisation in the Northwestern Federal District of Russia: social media review
... municipalities of Russia’s Northwestern Federal District, drawing on data from the Vkontakte social network. The empirical part of the research utilised data gathered from 2011 to 2022 on the socioeconomic performance and municipal heads of 1,083 settlements and 199 districts. Significant factors influencing municipalities’ presence on social media were determined using binary logistic regression, with two clustering results compared to identify the underperforming municipalities. It was concluded ...
Center-peripheral dimension of innovative security in the Western border regions of Russia (the case of the Rostov region)
... businesses of municipalities in the region with financial and information and communication services, supporting the entrepreneurial infrastructure and infrastructure of e-commerce. The focus is made on identifying differences between urban and rural settlements in terms of involvement in the innovation process. An assessment of the impact of agglomeration and coastal factors on the diffusion of innovations at the inter-municipal level is given: from the agglomeration center to the periphery ...