Territorial structure of inbound and domestic tourism in the Baltic States
... centre-periphery structure were identified through cluster analysis covering the period 2009—2019. Eleven indicators were used to determine the level of socio-economic development, the state of inbound and domestic tourism and the degree of transport infrastructure development. The results of the study suggest that there have been progressive changes in the territorial structure of tourism in the Baltic States. The main centres of attraction are the capitals and their adjacent territories. Horizontal ...
Internet diffusion and interregional digital divide in Russia: trends, factors, and the influence of the pandemic
... for example, when distributing electronic public services.
The heterogeneity of the socio-economic space and the uneven distribution of ICT have caused the problem of digital inequality, or digital divide<6> — differences in access to ICT infrastructure, skills and goals of using digital technologies. There are three main levels:
1. Internet access: availability of physical infrastructure and accessibility in terms of connection costs and subscription fees [21], [22];
2. The ability of ...
Spatial differentiation of rural territories in the Kaliningrad region: implications for socio-economic policies
... periphery ensuring an intergenerational workforce transition without losses or even a youthful labour surplus, which is not the case in most municipalities of the suburban zone;
— the periphery underperforming the suburban zone in terms of social infrastructure development and eastern peripheral municipalities having, as a rule, more modest opportunities than western suburban districts for forging rural-urban ties and villages benefiting from the urban infrastructure;
— the absence of mutual ...
Major infrastructure projects and the foreign policy of the Baltic states in 2010—2014
At the current stage of social development, particular attention is drawn to studies that assess major infrastructure — and thus political — projects aimed at a qualitative breakthrough in the socio-economic development of the countries under investigation. The scheduled multi-billion investments into energy sector are of political rather than economic ...
The adaptation of Russian regions’ economies to the rupture of relations with Europe: the case of Baltic Sea ports
... for freight flows from and to Russia. These countries often introduced restrictions for Russian exporters and importers, inflated prices for the transportation of goods across their territory, created obstacles to the construction of transit transport infrastructure, and put forward various political demands. In particular, in 2013, Poland refused to approve the project for the construction of the Yamal — Western Europe-2 gas pipeline, demanding as an ultimatum that in the section leading to the ...
The sea factor in the federal regulation of Russia’s spatial development: post-Soviet experience and current priorities
... [7], [8], [9]. The country’s strategic goals have been significantly affected by two tendencies, which have been plainly visible in the 1990s—early 2000s: the growing marine economy and increasing coastalisation (the gravitation of the economy, infrastructure and people towards the sea).
The 2025 Strategy for the Spatial Development of the Russian Federation<2>, adopted in 2019, disclosed the major trends and problems of the then Russia, albeit with a certain degree of generalisation and ...
The features of providing telecommunication infrastructure for business activity
This article considers the basic provisions of the methodology for providing telecommunication infrastructure for business activities at different management levels. The author proves that it is possible to develop this methodology on the basis of queuing theory. The author proposes an algorithm of forecasting changes in infrastructure provision ...
Evangelical Lutheran church of Denmark: socio-economic and territorial-organisational aspects
..., and political processes. Traditional Christian denominations continue to predominate in Europe, despite the secular trends, observed especially among the indigenous population. Religious organizations not only own and manage religious and cultural infrastructure in residential areas, but they are also characterized by the active implementation of social responsibility [1], [2]. Moreover, there are examples of countries and regions where the church partially duplicates government responsibilities ...
The geopolitical effect of the maritime factor on the spatial development of post-Soviet Russia: the Baltic case
... expansion was the recognition of a 52,000 sq. m enclave as Russia’s continental shelf in March 2014.<3> A principal Eurasian initiative is the Caspian Pipeline Consortium project aimed at facilitating hydrocarbon transit from Kazakhstan. Maritime infrastructure has been developing along with related industries: since 1994, the cargo turnover of Russian seaports has increased eightfold; from 1997 to 2021, an export-oriented underwater gas transportation system was established; the creation of industrial ...
Minimising Investment Risks Through Optimising Public-Private Partnership: The Case of the Kaliningrad Region
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Development of Sea Port in Gdynia
Seaports operate on a highly competitive global transport market. To retain its competitive position a port (terminal) must strengthen its competitive advantages in all fields of activity. Ports are to expand and modernize their infrastructure and superstructure, and develop links with the hinterland and the foreland. The article describes how the port of Gdynia manages to meet these challenges. The author analyses the period 2007—2015. Special attention is paid to the port ...
On potential role of regional authorities in managing formation an development of market infrastructure
The article examines the role of Kaliningrad region’s government in managing market infrastructure development on the regional level. Special attention is given to the foreign experience concerning the role of regional authorities in formation and development of small- and medium-sized business supporting infrastructure.
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Opportunities and Challenges of Large Investment Projects in the New Economy: the Port of Ust-Luga
... investment, and a mass exodus of foreign investors. An example of a large-scale investment project is the construction of a multipurpose multimodal complex — the commercial seaport of Ust-Luga. This is one of the most recent large projects in seaport infrastructure development. This article estimates the project’s significance for the development of the Baltic region and presents a competitive analysis of the seaport position in comparison to the largest European ports. The authors analyze the strengths ...
Economic development of Russia’s north-western regions and migration to the St. Petersburg agglomeration
... of agglomerations is also linked to the rapid expansion of financial services, transportation, commerce, real estate transactions, construction, and warehousing [2], [3]. Notably, transport plays a pivotal role in agglomeration development, and the infrastructure required for transport comes with substantial and ever-increasing costs [4]. Larger cities generally exhibit improved economic productivity, except in polycentric urban configurations where their growth reportedly has minimal impact on ...
Artificial Intelligence: a catalyst for entrepreneurship education in the Baltics
... resources and networks, all of which can bolster entrepreneurial potential.
Entrepreneurial Environment. The broader economic and political context within which entrepreneurial ventures operate, encompassing market viability, access to capital, and infrastructure, all of which can influence the attractiveness of entrepreneurship.
Each of these facets exerts a substantial impact on entrepreneurial potential and the eventual success of entrepreneurial enterprises.
In recent decades, the concept of ...
Development of municipal districts in Saint Petersburg over the last decade: an economic and spatial analysis
... Ovsipyan, M. V. 2018, Problems of development of the St. Petersburg agglomeration, Problemy razvitiya territorii [Territory development problems], № 4 (96), p. 72— 86. doi:
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Assessing competitiveness of the Baltic states in tourism
... Baltic tourism industries. It reviews methodologies for assessing the competitiveness of tourism industries and presents an original nine-step methodology for comprehensive assessment thereof. The aggregate index comprises four sub-indices (conditions, infrastructure, accessibility, and attractiveness), 22 components, and over 100 indicators. The calculations use a wide range of data sources. The results are displayed in charts and graphs. The Baltic region states are seen to have a high (Germany) or ...
Development of electric road transport: simulation modelling
... propose a new approach to simulation modelling of the dissemination of electric vehicles in a given region. The proposed model allows the authors to take into account the key systemic feedback loops between the pool of electric vehicles and the charging infrastructure. In the absence of data required for the econometric methods of demand forecasting, the proposed model can be used for the identification of policies stimulating the consumer demand for electric vehicles in regions and facilitating the ...
Design and Calculation of a Scalable Infocommunication Network for a Shopping Center
Paper is devoted to the development of model project of scalable infocommunication infrastructure for shopping centers using the example of the «Z-FORT» shopping center. The analysis of the selected object, the calculation of the required throughput, the preparation of technical requirements. A search was also made for the necessary ...
Problems of the development of pre-agglomeration (semiperipheral) municipalities on the example of the Gvardeysk urban district
... special type of territory — pre-agglomeration territories and to identify possible solutions. Based on the analysis of statistical data, documents of strategic planning of municipalities, as well as programs for the integrated development of transport infrastructure at the level of the Kaliningrad city agglomeration and the Gvardeysk urban district,the author justifies proposals on the formation of a contractual model for inter-municipal cooperation and modernization of the system of inter-municipal ...
The Role of Tourism in the Development of Russia’s Northwestern Border Regions
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The methodological problems of the formation of a ”new educational infrastructure” for labor training and education of young people. A comparative case of the National Championship of Professions and Entrepreneurial Ideas
The article examines the key methodological problems in the design of new educational infrastructure for labor training and education of youth in
the global economy. Through comparative historical and pedagogical approach, the author shows how to overcome the most difficult issues of developing the infrastructure components of a modern ...
Concept of managing development of regional infrastructure for small innovative entrepreneurship
The author substantiates conceptual approach to regional infrastructure for small innovative entrepreneurship and logical information model for construction of such program.
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Development of Regional Innovation Infrastructure: Objectives of Financial, Organisational, and Consultative Support
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The role of transit in the economy of Latvia
... including the economy of Latvia. Transit makes a significant contribution to the budget of many transit countries, one of which is the Republic of Latvia. These countries do not have significant natural resources and prefer to focus on logistics and infrastructure in order to facilitate the transit process. This article focuses on the role of transit in the economy of Latvia, whose unique geographical position makes the country an effective transport corridor (bridge) in both the west-east and north-south ...
Gas infrastructure development in the countries of East Baltic as a way to increase energy security
In the context of regional gas infrastructure development this paper considers the issue of energy security of the countries of East Baltic, which depend heavily on a single energy supplier — Russia. In recent years, the countries of the region have announced several LNG terminal ...
The assessment of research and technical potential in the framework of the innovative model of development of regional economy
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Knowledge and innovation dynamics of the Northwest Russia under geopolitical changes
... The ‘cancel culture’ targeting Russia has diminished its opportunities for international research collaboration.
The rupture of scientific and technological ties exacerbated the problem of technological dependence, i. e. basing critical national infrastructure and production on foreign technologies. In May 2023, the Russian government adopted the Concept of Technological Development until 2030. According to the document, the primary goal for the next decade is to attain the nation’s technological ...
Geography of the mobile internet in the border and interior regions of Russia
Digital transformation of socio-economic processes is the basis for sustainable development of regions in the digital age. The foundation for such a transformation is the information and communication infrastructure and, first of all, the mobile Internet. The technological growth of mobile networks has provided a rapid increase in the number of users around the world, contributing to further digitalization. With the development of digital technologies,...
The spread of the COVID-19 infection in Russia’s Baltic macro-region: internal differences
... the Kaliningrad region and the St. Petersburg agglomeration comprising the city of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region (mainly the areas bordering the city). The most significant risks for the space of flows are associated with developed transport infrastructure and greater mobility of labour causing a rapid spread of infection. In the regions classified as such, the main challenge faced by the authorities was the timely move to remote working to reduce the passenger flow.
In the regions dominated ...
Estonian ‘Balticness’ as a social construct: meanings and contextual specifics
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The keywords for the category ‘socioeconomic problems’ were as follows:
— economy (Estonian: majandus), human development (Estonian: inimareng), finance (Estonian: finants, rahandus), market (Estonian: turg), transport infrastructure (Estonian: transporditaristu), integration (Estonian: lõimimine), rail (meaning Rail Baltic), energy (Estonian: energia), innovation (Estonian: innovatsioon), digital (Estonian: digitaal), social (Estonian: sotsiaalne), workforce (Estonian: ...
New principles of resource distribution in the EU and their impact on the countries of the Baltic region
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The marine component of human geography studies in Post-Soviet Russia: key trends and development priorities
... branch’ of Soviet, and later Russian, economic and social geography contributed to the diversification of geographical science and expanded its scope. The new branch was a product of the rapid growth of the marine economy and the country’s military infrastructure and settlement system starting to gravitate towards the world ocean. This article uses bibliographical and scientometric materials to explore the factors, features and priorities of the development of Russian post-Soviet human geography ...
Scientific and practical aspects of organization of weekend routes in rural area (on the example of Kaliningrad region)
... Kaliningrad region for organizing recreational routes as one of the promising forms of rural tourism. As part of the research, a number of expeditions were organized to the Slavsk and Polessk municipalities, where an inventory of the existing infrastructure was carried out. Based on the results, a map of the tourism objects and infrastructure was drawn up. The work has both theoretical and practical value.
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Innovative development of Russian coastal regions: north–south divergence
... regions are territorial social systems whose socio-economic and innovative development is strongly influenced by the factor of coastalisation. The effect of movement to the sea determines the dynamics of settlement systems as well as their economic and infrastructure development. This holds for transport, logistics, information and communications, industrial, and other infrastructure. Coastal regions are so diverse that it is impossible to construct a development model that will fit all of them. One ...
Tourism development in border areas: a benefit or a burden? The case of Karelia
... values, I rely on the method of content analysis of strategic documents on the development of cross-border municipalities of Karelia. My research focuses on the tourism and recreation potential of borderlands and analyses the development of local tourism infrastructure. I describe the major types of tourism, examine tourist flows, and consider the strategic aspects of tourism at the municipal level. I identify the strengths and limitations of the development of tourism in border areas by comparing the ...
The influence of the transport factor on the investment competitiveness of coastal regions in the European part of Russia.
... economic centers capable of harnessing the benefits of agglomeration and seaside factors in such regions. A tool to improve the level of economic development and investment attractiveness of these regions is the implementation of large trasnsport infrastructure projects. The article analyzes how the implementation of projects under the Federal Target Program “Development of the Transport System of Russia (2010—2021)” contributed to an increase in the economic efficiency of the transport ...
The legal regime of information systems in Russian agriculture
In this article, I consider the development and use of information systems in the case of Russia’s agricultural industry. I compare the information system with information and the information infrastructure and show that agriculture lacks a single information infrastructure. Further, I review existing classifications of information systems and the types of information provisions using such systems. I consider national and municipal information ...
Prospects of the resort tax in Russia
The resort tax is supposed to become a development instrument for the tourist infrastructure. The main idea of the article is to prove that this assumption doesn’t agree either with the experiences of foreign countries or the Russian actual situation. The idea is implemented through the analysis of legislative base of the resort ...
Identifying Key Stakeholder Groups for Implementing a Place Branding Policy in Saint Petersburg
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Eurasian Future of Russia: Alternating Integration and Disintegration Cycles
... potentially heavy transit traffic for the modernization of the Transsibirian railway. These steps could radically change the role of the Baltic exclave of Russia: from being a ‘window to Europe’ the region is to turn into the westernmost point of a infrastructure axis extending from east to west. The creation of such an axis, combined with a sharp fall in transportation costs will facilitate the access of energy-intensive and water-intensive goods from the Urals and Siberia to the Asian and European ...
The effect of railway network evolution on the Kaliningrad region’s landscape environment
This article addresses methodology of modern landscape studies from the perspective of natural and man-made components of a territory. Railway infrastructure is not only an important system-building element of economic and settlement patterns; it also affects cultural landscapes. The study of cartographic materials and historiography made it possible to identify the main stages of the development ...
Confessional space as a subject of social geography
This article considers the notion of confessional space as a subject of social geography. Confessional space is represented as an interrelation of several elements: the religious part of population, the religious-cultural infrastructure, and the attributive-ceremonial component. The authors analyze the manifestation of these elements in different qualitative areas of the territory.
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Peculiarities of Transboundary Cooperation between the Kaliningrad Region’s Business Entities
This article reveals various aspects of regional transboundary cooperation including foreign trade, investment climate, and implementation of transboundary infrastructure projects financed by European funds. The analysis conducted is based on the results of transboundary cooperation with the participation of Kaliningrad business entities. The author considers the impact of economic crisis on transboundary ...
The Development of New Trans-border Water Routes in the South-East Baltic: Methodology and Practice
This article offers an integrative approach to the development of trans-border water routes. Route development is analysed in the context of system approach as integration of geographical, climatic, meaning-related, infrastructural, and marketing components. The authors analyse the Russian and European approaches to route development. The article focuses on the institutional environment and tourist and recreational resources necessary for water route development....
The Kaliningrad Region as a Potential Coastal Transport Cluster
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Innovative factors and conditions of sustainable development of rural territories
... regions serves as a basis for identifying the factors and conditions of supporting innovative entrepreneurship. Of special importance are the research, technological, and innovative potential of the territory, the availability of adequate innovative infrastructure, and the formation of innovative culture. The authors corroborate the idea of innovative entrepreneurship development in rural territories through the transformation of organizational and economic mechanism of management relating to the ...
Models for countering the segregation of ethnoreligious immigrant areas in Denmark and Sweden
... situation, new housing initiative aimed to reduce the public housing sector in ghettos by demolishing apartment buildings.<15> This approach involved the resettlement of immigrant families in more prosperous areas, as well as the improving the ghettos infrastructure and the increasing their attractiveness to the Danes. Nevertheless, these actions were also not effective against the background of the increasing territorial division of Danish cities and the marginalization of ghetto residents.
At the ...