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• On the indicators of sustainable territorial development

  This article offers an overview of indicators proposed for the use at different territorial levels, including sustainable development indicators. The author emphasizes the prospects of the process of obtaining an integral sustainable development indicator. 1. Глазовский Н. ...

• Typology of the geodemographic situation in the regions of the North-West of Russia

  The article evaluates the geodemographic situation at the meso level through complex analysis of demographic, migration, socio-economic processes in the subjects of the North-West Federal District of Russia. The authors have selected 30 assessment indicators which reflect in aggregate the level of demographic development, the quality and standard of living of the population. It allowed to make the typology of subjects NWFD of the Russian Federation by the nature of the geodemographic situation ...

• The main indicators of social administra tive expert system

  This article considers the empirical operationalization of basic indicators of social and administrative expert system. These indicators include management, leadership, and leading management. The authors analyze the dynamics of manifestations of these indicators. It is concluded that the modern process of organizational ...

• Systematisation of Objectives and Efficiency Indicators of Regional Executive Authority

  This article considers the problem of regional governance improvement. The author systematises the objectives of regional supreme executive authorities and examines the set of indicators for assessing the performance of regional governments. An algorithm of the calculation of efficiency indicators and criteria of their estimation are offered in the article. 1.  Захаров В.   Ф., Маточкин Ю.   С. Основы ...

• The indicators of sustainable development of rural territories: regional dimension

  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.      Об утверждении ...

• Russian Northwest: An integral Assessment of the Conditions of Regional Social, Environmental and Economic Systems and Quality of Life

  ... statistics for 3—6 groups of assessment criteria at two levels of convolution. The analysis of the data obtained shows an upward trend in QOL in the regions. The authors suggest assessing stability of SEES on the basis of critical values of aggregate indices, at which a given SEES maintain its characteristics and regime properties within a certain QOL class. 1. Biktimirova, Z. Z. 2005, Kachestvo zhizni: problemy izmerenija i ocenki [Quality of life: problems of measurement and evaluation], Jekonomika ...

• The territorial structure of productive forces of Russian North-West in the 2000—2010s

  ... coming back to the territorial structures of the beginning of the 20th century. 1. Gde v Rossii luchshe zhit'. Osnovnye pokazateli social'no-jekonomicheskogo polozhenija subektov Rossijskoj Federacii v 2010 g. [Where better to live in Russia. The main indicators of socio-economic status of the Russian Federation in 2010], Rossijskaja gazeta, 2011, no. 5430, 16 March 2011. 2. Informacija o social'no-jekonomicheskom polozhenii Rossii, janvar' —dekabr' 2010 g. [Information on the socio-economic situation ...

• Innovation Capacity of Russia and the Baltics: a Comparative Approach

  ... scientists of the European Union and countries in the EU. 2012—2013], available at: http://mobility.ukgu.kz/download/Европейские стипендии и гранты.pdf (accessed 10 January 2013). 4. Indikatory innovacionnoj dejatel'nosti: 2012 [Indicators of innovative activity: 2012], 2012, Moscow, Nacional'nyj issledovatel'skij universitet «Vysshaja shkola jekonomiki». 5. Indikatory informacionnogo obshhestva: 2012 [Indicators of the Information Society: 2012], 2012, Moscow, Nacional'nyj ...

• The methodological bases of comparative evaluation of sci¬entific and technological potential of Russia and the EU: regional and international aspects

  ... author proposes a methodology for evaluating scientific and technological potential in the context of regional and international comparison. The integral index is calculated on the basis of a customised information and statistical database of normalised indicators through the identification and convolution of subindices that characterise individual components of potential. These subindices include pecific indicators applied in different statistical systems, in particular, those used in Russia and the ...

• Sustainable development of the city territorial capital: adaptive policy through the geography of knowledge

  ... in­cludes 440 cities with at least 1 publication. Based on the results of the study, Russian cities fall into three types and individual subtypes, considering their specific features. The first type of cities “above average” is specified with high indicators of academic productivity, while for the first subtype they are sup­plemented by high indicators of scientific connectivity, citation and quality of publications. For the second subtype, these indicators are significantly lower. The second ...

• Modern indicators of urban development: challenges and op­portunities for creating integral approaches to city management

  ... create comprehensive methods of as­sessing urban de­velopment without taking into account the specifics of urban management and the scale of regional economy. In this regard, the paper pro­vides a critical analy­sis of approaches to urban development indicators, index­es and rankings. The author drew conclusions about the most optimal ap­proaches towards the for­mation and use of data in city management in Russia. The author used gen­eral scientific research methods (logical and structural analysis ...

• Demographic Situation and Demographic Security in the Regions of Russia’s Western Borderlands

  In this study, I address the vast and complicated problem of population replacement in Russia’s border regions. Although both national and regional demographic indicators have improved in Russia in recent years, many issues relating to sub-replacement fertility, irrational migration, etc. remain unresolved. This lends an urgency to studying regional demographic security, namely, the problems of ensuring replacement ...

• Strategic opportunities for economic development of the Baltic Sea coastal zones and sea industrial and port complexes

  ... priorities of development of coastal zones taking into account the changes in the strategic situation in order to maintain the components of marine potential of the Russian Federation at the level of its national interests. The article aims to develop an indicator system of assessment of coastal zone potential, and sea industrial and port facilities in order to identify the characteristic and strategic capacities of the economic development of these territories in the complex approach. The research methodology ...

• Geography and economy of the Kaliningrad region: limitations and prospects of development

  ... alike tend to view the Kaliningrad region as “double periphery”, since it is excluded from major modernisation processes both in the European integration zone and in the Russian Federation. However, a detailed study involving polyscale socioeconomic indices, expert interviews, and surveys run contrary to this viewpoint. A look at the key indices of the Kaliningrad region and the neighbouring communities of Poland and Lithuania showed that both socioeconomic situation and standards of living are comparable ...

• Economic security of a border region: quantitative and qualitative measurements (the case of the Rostov region)

  ... complementary methods of the economic-statistical analysis of dynamic series and expert interviewing, the author describes multidimensional intra-regional processes triggered by external economic shifts. Empirical research shows a decrease in several economic indicators and the response of the re­gion's economy to external challenges. The Rostov region is capable of the mobilization of its productive forces while forming new market niches in the process of import substitution. The research shows that the ...

• Quality of life and its social and environmental indicators

  This article presents social and environmental indicators of life quality affecting the health of population. The authors focus on the dynamics of such diseases as tuberculosis, HIV infection, and malignant neoplasms. The factors determining the unfavourable situation relating to life quality and ...

• A comparative assessment of the innovation potential of the Baltic Sea region countries

  This article offers a comparative assessment of the Baltic region countries on the basis of three groups of indicators — indicators of economic and research potential, indicators of dynamics of economic and research potential development, and indicators of economic and innovation potential of the states of the region. The author emphasises the need for Russia ...

• An assessment of the ecological condition of Lake Vištytis using various hydrobiological indices

  This paper presents the results of an assessment of the ecological state of Lake Vištytis using the most widely applied hydrobiological indices based on structural indicators of benthos. They include the Shannon index of species diversity, Pantle-Buck saprobity index, Balushkina chironomid index, Goodnight — Whitley oligochaeta index, Balushkina integral index, and Bakanov combined ...

• Climate variability in the dynamics of seasonal development of plants in the South-East Baltic

  This article follows the dynamics of the hydrothermal climate indicators in the Kaliningrad region over a 30-year period. The authors examine the variability of plants indicating phonological events in the regions. Changes in the blossom period of such plants in spring 2012 are compared to the data of 1893 (based ...

• Geoecological indicators for sustainable regional development

  This article discusses the issue of sustainable development of Russian territories. Using the domain-indicator approach to the Kaliningrad region, the author developed a set of geo-ecological indicators focusing on the improvement of ecological situation in the region. 1. Бобылев С. Н. Индикаторы устойчивого развития: региональное измерение : пособ. по региональной ...

• Human Development Index as a Tool to Assess Social Development in the Baltic States

  ... development strategy requires a comparison between the social development of the Russian Federation and other Baltic region states, some of which are world leaders in terms of living standards. The most popular tools for country comparison are composite indices that take into account various components affecting the quality of life. This article analyses the current level and changes in the social development of the Baltic States in 1990—2016. The analysis is based on the values of human development ...

• The state of the marine groups flea Talitrus sal-tator Montagu, 1808 Curonian spit

  This article argues that the population index of talitrid groups on the coast of the Curonian Spit (the village of Lesnoi) in April-September of 2011 improved in comparison to those of 2001—2003, which is indicative of a considerable positive effect of a reduction in recreational pressure on the Curonian Spit and its beaches. Дитрих А. Н., Джабраилова Г. М. Экология морской блохи (Talitrus saltator, Montagu, 1808) ...

• Development of cross-border tourist and recreational regions on the Karelian section of the Russian-Finnish border

  ... there are still areas, which require further research. The aim of this article is to identify regions having active cross-border tourism and recreation in the adjacent territories of Finland and the Republic of Karelia. The authors propose to use an indicator characterizing the volume of incoming tourist flows. The number of tourists is not only indicative of the development of cross-border tourism and recreation; it is also one of the main criteria for determining the degree of the formation of ...

• The image of Russia in 2010—2011 international indices: positioning crisis

  This paper considers the political and economic shortcomings of the image of Russia and its perception by the international community in 2010—2011. International indices are a comprehensive information source in terms of the economic and political image of a country and, to a great extent, a decisive factor in the global trends relevant to different countries and their development potentials. The author also compares ...

• The indicators of the quality of life in patients with a terminal stage of chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis

  ... kidney disease, receiving replacement therapy by he­modialysis. We give definitions of hemodialysis, chronic kidney disease, the mental component of health, and the physical component of health. The aim of this work is to evaluate the quality of life indicators in patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease, undergoing hemodialysis. The objective of the study is to identify the relationship between the quality of life indicators on the one hand and the nutritional status and the duration of hemodialysis ...

• Epidemiology of tuberculosis in the Kaliningrad region

  ... assessment of the endemic stage was done using a diagnostic algorithm proposed by I. M. Son (2002). The obtained results characterize the epidemiological situation in the region as stable. The author concludes that further monitoring of the epidemiological indicators is required. To confirm the objectivity of the obtained results the author assesses the validity of the basic TB indicators. 1. Здравоохранение Калининградской области в цифрах : информационно-аналитический ...

• Territorial differences in the innovative development of Sweden, Finland, and the North-western federal district of the Russian Federation

  ... For the first time, the index of integral assessment of research and technological potential of the NWFD has been calculated in comparison to Sweden and Finland. The NWFD is proved to lag behind Sweden and Finland in terms of innovative development indices; however, the NWFD shows an increase in such indices in catches up in terms of individual indices (mobile communication density and Internet access availability). The authors offer sketch maps showing similarities in the character of territorial ...

• Rheological properties of blood and hemostasis of the stab wounds of the heart

  The authors try to characterize changes in viscosities of blood and throm­boresistance of vascular endothelium after stab wounds of heart. To achieve the goal, the indicators of microblood circulation were studied in 34 patients. All patients were divided into two groups: the first group of 17 people has been operated for the wounds of heart with the thoracotomy, suturing heart wounds and the pleural cavity drainage....

• Processing fat-based sludge by vermicomposting

  ... bio-fertilizer. The research focused on chemical composition and physicochemical properties of fat-containing sludge and soil samples before and after the process of vermicomposting. The bioferti­lizer has been studied to conform to the basic regulatory indicators, and the main indicators: pH, organic matter and total phosphorus were assessed to meet the requirements for biofertilizers. The authors conclude that the use of the organic fertilizer obtained is permissible for the agricultural industry. ...

• Developing and testing a balanced scorecard for a trading company

  This article presents a case of developing a balanced performance scorecard for a Kaliningrad trading company. A general solution includes five stages: analysing economic performance, studying dependencies between performance indicators, building strategic map charts, identifying goals and planning relevant measures, and assessing the efficiency of such measures. 1. Каплан Р. С., Нортон Д. П. Сбалансированная система показателей....

• Information resource for corporate reporting for the innovative attractiveness of business

  At present, the regulation and unification of non-financial reporting are of great interest to scientific community. International accounting standardization organizations offer a variety of reporting formats and a set of indicators of corporate non-financial reporting for their users. The article explores some provisions that regulate the composition of non-financial reporting and offers their comparative analysis. As a result of the study, the authors proposed a new ...

• Correlation-regression analysis of bitcoin characteristics

  The article is devoted to the phenomenon of a money surrogate, introduced in the form of a bitcoin, a popular cryptocurrency. The purpose of the research is to study the influence of the price-per-unit value of the cryptocurrency on the indicator of the market capitalization of the bitcoin cryptocurrency through correlation-regression analysis. As a result of the research, the author becomes the first to prove the direct dependence of the mentioned indicators, namely, a strong relationship ...

• The assessment of the groundwater resource sustainability in the European part of Russia

  ... impact and the fresh groundwater withdrawal as well as the results of such assessment for different territories of the country 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 ...

• The optimisation of athletes’ training process through controlling individual immune-regenerative and biochemical blood parameters

  This article considers a number of cell indicators of the organism that can be potentially used for the individual monitoring of selecting graduated exercises, which contributes to an increase in the efficiency of athlete’s training. A number of the most reactive indicators (hematologic and ...

• Trends in population change and the sustainable socio-economic development of cities in North-West Russia

  ... article aims to trace the patterns of city distribution across the region, to assess the conditions of differently populated cities and towns, and to identify sustainability trends in their socio-economic development. Population change is a reliable indicator of the competitiveness of a city. As a rule, a growing city performs well economically and has a favourable investment climate and high-paid jobs. The analysis revealed that population change occurred at different rates across the federal district ...

• A comparative analysis of physical fitness in students of Kaliningrad schools by age groups

  This article analyzes the monitoring of physical fitness of students of Kaliningrad educational institutions. The authors examine the indicators of basic physical qualities of students by age groups. The main trends and differences in the levels of physical fitness and development of physical qualities are identified. Indicators are considered by age group, separately for boys and girls....

• On the economic security of Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave

  ... economic security and measuring its level in the Russian Baltic exclave. Possible ways to improve the economic security of the region are considered as well. Official statistics on the dynamics of industrial production and GRP and 28 other socio-economic indicators are used to assess the level of economic security. The region performs well on nine indicators and much worse on 19. Proposals for economic restructuring aimed at more intensive exploitation of regional natural and labour resources are examined ...

• Multidimensional poverty in the Baltic States in the EU context: theoretical and practical aspects

  ... characteristics of multidimensional poverty in the Baltic countries and the EU. Its objective is to examine the spread of multidimensional poverty in the Baltic countries and compare it to the situation on a European scale. The work uses Eurostat data. Various indicators suggest that the risk of multidimensional poverty in the Baltic States is above the EU average. Voronov V.V., Ruza O.P., Stasane J. multidimensional poverty, poverty measurement indicators, poverty risk assessment, material deprivation,...

• Tourism and the structure of attractiveness of the Baltic region met­ropolises

  ... This methodology distinguishes three major components in the tourism industry of the Baltic metropolises: hotels, restaurants, and sights. I estimate the attractiveness of these tourism infrastructure components in each of the ten cities using special indicators. Based on the data obtained, I calculate the integrated indicator of city attractiveness. The empirical study shows that, in the Baltic region, international tourists appreciate the most the hotels of Berlin, Warsaw, and Copenhagen, the restaurants ...

• Current Issues in the Geodemographic Studies in Russia

  ... The cluster approach is used to identify types of Russian regions on the basis of both natural and migration-related change. The author identifies correlations between demographic and economic, social, residential, ethnic and environmental demographic indicators; and describes the possibilities of geodemographic situation management stemming from the typological features of the region. The work seeks to draw attention to further development of geodemographic research in Russia and its role in pre-planning ...

• The adaptation of cardiovascular system of primary school pupils

  This article presents the results of research on the dynamics of cardiovascular system adaptation mechanisms in primary school pupils according to the indices of vegetative and myocardial of haemodynamic homeostasis. 1. Безруких М. М., Сонькин В. Д., Фарбер Д. А. Возрастная физиология. М., 2007. 2. Агаджанян Н. А., Баевский Р. М....

• Methods of Assessing Coastal Marine Waters Quality: Current State and Perspectives

  The article considers the basic methods of sea water quality assessment. The indicators of shell diversity of dominant bivalve molluscs in tidal accumulations are suggested as the most efficient field method. 1. Краснов Е.   В., Корнеевец Л.   В. Антропогенное воздействие на морские ...

• Socioeconomic typology of Russia’s coastal regions

  ... resettlement within the world's oceans]. In: Geografija okeana: teorija, praktika, problemy [Ocean Geography: theory, practice, problems], Leningrad, p. 148-161. 5. Regiony Rossii. Social'no-jekonomicheskie pokazateli 2002 [Regions of Russia. Socio-economic indicators in 2002], Moscow, Rosstat , 863 p. 6. Regiony Rossii. Social'no-jekonomicheskie pokazateli. 2014 [Regions of Russia. Socio-economic indicators. 2014], Moscow, Rosstat , 900 p. 7. Friedmann, J. 1967, A general theory of polarized development,...

• The bological effects of thermal impact on plants

  The biological parameters of environment, such as the period of phenological phenomena, tree-rings, and physiological reactions in plants react to external and internal changes in the conditions of growth that can be used as indicators of the environment, its condition and changes. This article identifies the differences in the thermodynamic reactions of trees growing in areas with different seismicity. 1. Serreze M. C., Walsh J. E., Chapin F. S. et al. Observational evidence ...

• Spatial distribution of mesoscale eddies in the Southern Ocean as an indicator of climate change and biological productivity of the ocean water

  ... seafloor topography and the main fronts positions. The kinematic parameters of ocean eddies are divided into two groups based on the geographic determinism of their distribution. The described spatial and temporal variability of these parameters is indicative of large and medium-scale processes in the Southern Ocean. The research confirms the impact of both the seafloor topography and ocean dynamics on eddy distribution and other parameters. 1. Басов И. А. Океанская и климатическая ...

• Climate Change Impact on the Curonain Lagoon Eutrophication Level

  ... chlorophyll and nutrient concentrations, biomass and primary production of phytoplankton in the Curonian Lagoon. The main factors affecting the level of biological production and the trophic status are determined by the comparison of hydrological and chemical indicators. Water temperature is a key environmental factor that regulates the phytoplankton production and abundance in the Curonian Lagoon. The greater seasonal rise in water temperatures in 1990-2000, presumably, a consequence of the climate change,...

• A Situational Approach to Strategic Management and Monitoring of Regional and Urban Development

  ... regions and cities of Russia: Resources for Development / reports of the participants of the anniversary X All-Russia Forum of Strategic Planning Leaders], St. Petersburg 17—19 October, 2011, St. Petersburg, Leont'evskij centr, 152 p. 5. Global City Indicators Facility, 2011, available at: www.cityindicators.org/Default.aspx (accessed 1 October 2012). 6. Parnreiter, C. 2009, Megacities in the Geography of Economic Governance, Die Erde, Vol. 140, no. 4, p. 371—390. 7. Taylor, P. J. 2001, Specification ...

• Demographic Ranking of the Baltic Sea States

  ... and for the Baltic Sea states against the European average. The grouping of countries and the analysis of changes over the given period confirmed a number of demographic development trends and the persistence of wide territorial disparities in major indicators. The authors identify opposite trends in ranking based on the standardised birth (country consolidation at the level of averaged values) and mortality (polarisation) rates. The features of demographic process development in the Baltic regions ...

• Measuring performance of cultural organizations on the data of the envelopment analysis

  The article focuses on the issue of cultural organizations performance measurement. The author explains the benefits of applying a non-parametric “Data Envelopment Analysis” that is based on comparison of input and output indicators, to performance measurement of cultural organizations. Using statistical data on Russian federal theatres, the author empirically tests their performance that relates to such aspects as organization’s reputation, artistic excellence, maximization ...