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• Coastal and western border centers in the system of large cities of modern Russia: socio-economic and innovation development.

  ... necessity for improving the urban environment quality, the need to retain and attract human capital, to rethink the center-periphery structure of the modern Russia’s space in its projection on the coastal and border area, includ­ing the frame of large cities and agglomerations. 1. Горочная В. В. Информационный метаболизм и динамика инноваций Ро­стовской агломерации: роль приморского фактора и экономической ...

• Large business in the coastal zones of Russia: features and factors of localisation

  ... local (Sodruzhestvo and Avtotor) and interregional/transnational companies (United Shipbuilding Corporation, Gazprom, LUKOIL, etc.) are benefitting from the coastal factor in the socio-economic development. Druzhinin A. G. coastal zone, coastal cities, Russia, large business, maritime complex, regional development, Baltic region 136-151 10.5922/2079-8555-2019-4-8

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

  ... generate new scientific knowledge with the subsequent development of recommendations for manag­ing their territorial capital as the basis of competitiveness. For Russia, the so­lution to this problem is most relevant in the view of a wide variety of cities and the impossibility and even danger of using unified approaches to their de­velopment. The large territory of the country, the remoteness of individual cit­ies from each other, their diversity in size, development level, knowledge spe­cialization makes it important to manage the diversification of knowledge. In this study, a science-related ...

• The dynamics of development of cities and local budgets

  A case study of the Volga and Urals federal districts helps analyse the standing of large cities serving as “growth poles” identified with the help of two methodologies. The article offers a geographical analysis of three aspects of financial standing of municipalities: financial independence, social orientation, territorial equity. The ...

• Intergenerational transmission of poverty: a challenge for Poland

  ... Warzywoda-Kruszyńska,W., Grotowska-Leder, J. 1996, Wielkomiejska bieda w okresie transformacji. Zasiłkobiorcy pomocy społecznej, Łódź, Instytut Socjologii UŁ. 11. Warzywoda-Kruszyńska, W., Grotowska-Leder, J. 1998, Concentration of Poverty in Polish Large Cities: An Example of Lodz, L`Europe du Centre-Est. Eine wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift, Vol. 20—23, Pat. 3—4. 12. Warzywoda-Kruszyńska, W. (ed.), 1998, Żyć i pracować w enklawach biedy, Łódź, Instytut Socjologii UŁ. 13. Warzywoda-Kruszyńska,...

• Kaliningrad Architectural Landscape as a Tourist Attraction

  ... and old historic urban space — attractions for tourism, Architecture and Urban planning, Theses of the conference, Riga, 2014. 17. Kropinova, E. Kaliningrad-Russia. In: Cudny, W., Michalski, T., Rouba, R. (eds.) Tourism and the transformation of large cities in the post — communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe, ŁTN, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódź, p. 103—114. 18. Mazurski, K. R. 2000, Geographical perspectives on Polish tourism, Geo-Journal, Т. 50, no. 2—3, p. 173—179....

• Innovative development of rural settlements of the Leningrad region

  The geography of modern innovation processes increasingly covers not only megalopolises and large industrial cities, but also rural areas. The issue of innovative development of the countryside has acquired particular prominence in the context of securing human capital and preventing the marginalization of rural settlements, though creating a favorable environment ...

• Methods for assessing the quality of life of Russian urban youth

  ... strategic planning documents. I conclude that the existing methods for assessing the quality of life of cities are poorly applicable in practice and thus they require substantial improvement. At the same time, the proposed method is suited to assess both large cities and small and medium-sized ones. Аргунова В. Н., Кодина И. Н. Методика изучения социального самочувствия на­селения малого города // Вестник Нижегородского ...

• Regional Geographic Information Systems of Health and Environmental Monitoring

  ... the regional health and environmental monitoring; they are used for an integrated assessment of the environmental status of a large industrial centre or a part of it. The authors analyse the environmental situation in Voronezh, a major industrial city,... ... Novakovskij, B. A., Chumachenko, A. N. 2002, EHkologogeograficheskoe kartografirovanie gorodov [Ekology-geografical mapping of the cities], Moscow, 196 p. (In Russ.) 16. Malhazova, S. M., Kotova, T. V., Tikunov, V. S. 2015, Mapping of dynamics of incidence ...

• The human impact on the chemical composition of plants in large industrial centres: The case of the city of Gomel

  This article considers the features of heavy metal accumulation in individual plants of the true grasses and spurge families in two industrial areas in the city of Gomel and outside the city. The author analyses the heavy metal accumulation in the aquatic vegetation in the city’s waterways. It is shown that, in industrial areas, the Gramineae are charactersied by higher cadmium, barium, nickel, and molybdenum concentrations and the Euphorbiaceae by those of chromium. Aquatic plants show higher levels...

• Response of the Lithuanian municipalities to the First Wave of COVID-19

  ... local authorities to the first wave of COVID-19 with a special focus on the economic support measures they took. The main goal of this in-depth study is to compare the economic response measures included in the action plans of Riga and Tallinn, two large Lithuanian municipal administrations, as well as to analyse the narrative developed in the two cities. The methodology of this research is based on the review of literature, the analysis of action plans, and a case study. The Vilnius and Klaipėda city municipalities adopted action plans to support residents and businesses. Although there are many ...

• Innovative development priorities of the major coastal agglomerations of the European part of Russia

  The innovation development dynamics of coastal regions is under the growing influence of the agglomeration factor and the coastalization factor, which results in polarizing the innovation space around large cities and urban agglomerations in the coastal zone. Coastal agglomerations act as drivers for regional development, concentrating a significant part of the population, eco­nomic entities, scientific, technological, and financial infrastructure, drawing ...

• Innovation centres as growth points for smaller towns and rural areas

  This article addresses the role of innovative centres in the development of surrounding areas beyond large cities. At the same time, the innovative development of rural areas should be of a composite nature; municipality development strategies take innovations into account. International practices serve as a an argument in favour of establishing innovative ...

• The “Polish question” in Soviet-German relations in the second half of the 1920s (based on the materials of the USSR consulate in Königsberg)

  ... Soviet consulate in Königsberg retrieved from the Archive of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation, the author analyses relations between the USSR and Germany in 1925—1930. The author focuses on the role of the “Polish question”, which largely affected the nature of bilateral relations. The consulate documents indicate that Soviet diplomacy aspired to exploit the differences between Poland and Germany over a wide range of issues (the geopolitical situation of East Prussia, the position ...

• Between accomplice and victim: Civilians during the siege of Kö- nigsberg in 1945

  ... civilian population during the siege of Fortress Königsberg between late January and April 1945. It will discuss the scope of coercion and the living condition in the city, as well as the reasons why civilians decided to stay in Königsberg. Their large presence makes them impossible to overlook if one is to construct a view of the siege of Königsberg. 1. Галицкий К. Н. В боях за Восточную Пруссию. Записки командующего 11-й гвардейской ...

• The Role of Public Companies in Creating a Platform for Economic Growth in Saint Petersburg

  ... situation in the corporate sector, including investment potential and propensity to invest. The authors estimate the readiness of Saint Petersburg public companies to employ investment tools in delivering development strategies, which determine to a large extent the competitiveness of the city’s economy. This article presents a study into the response of twenty local public companies to changes in the economy and their ability to stay efficient and preserve investment potential in volatile economic ...

• Key Strategies of Development of Research Tools and Methods for Marine Spatial Planning

  ... widely applied in the leading maritime countries. However, it is not so common in Russia, since the relevant legal framework is largely absent. Spatial planning shares a number of features with marine planning, especially when it comes to the tools, principles,... ... Obshherossijskogo foruma «Strategicheskoe planirovanie v regionah i gorodah Rossii» [Strategic planning in the regions and cities of Russia. Reports the IX All-Russian Forum "Strategic planning in the regions and cities of Russia"], St. Petersburg,...

• Structural Changes in the Economy of the Russian Northwest: Spatial Dimension

  ... analysis, the authors describe the nature of changes in the NWFD sectoral specialisation, which correlated with the distance to large economic centres — Moscow and St. Petersburg. The authors prove that the economic development of the Northwest macroregion ... ... Specialization, Regional Studies, T. 49, Vol. 1, p. 76—94. 18. Onsager, K., Isaksen, A., Fraas, M., Johnstadt, T. 2007, Technology cities in Norway: Innovating in glocal networks, European Planning Studies, no. 15, p. 549—566. 19. Tödtling, F., Trippl,...

• Framework for the Analysis of Geography of Transnational Corporations Investments Abroad

  ..., R. F., Chetverikova A. S. 2007, Investitsionnyje strategii krupnogo biznesa i ekonomika regionov [Investment strategies of large business and economy of regions], Moscow. 8. Lobanov, M. M. 2010, Transformatsija otraslevoj i territorial’noj struktury ... ... 12. Sluka, N. A., Pil’ka, M. E. 2014, Global’nost’ gorodov SShA s positsij korporativnogo podhoda [Global status of US cities from corporate approach], Ekonomichna ta sotsial’na geografija, no. 1 (69), p. 86—94. 13. Buckley, P. J., Ghauri, P....

• The Baltics on Their Way towards a Circular Economy

  Circular economy has been studied extensively both in Europe and worldwide. It is largely viewed as a potential strategy for societal development, aimed to increase prosperity while reducing dependence on raw ... ... Things, New York. 29. Bouton, Sh., Knupfer, S. M., Mihov, I., Swartz, S. 2015, Urban mobility at a tipping point: how to keep cities moving, McKinsey, available at: http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/sustainability-and-resource-productivity/our-insights/urb....

• The Development of New Trans-border Water Routes in the South-East Baltic: Methodology and Practice

  ... Tourism routes as a tool for the economic development of rural areas—vibrant hope or impossible dream? // Tourism Management 25. 2004. P. 71—79. URL: www.elsvier.com 29. Cudny W. Michalski T., Rouba R. (eds.) Tourism and the transformation of large cities in the post — communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe, ŁTN,Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódź, 2012. 30. Darchuk V. G. Advertising Routes Through Manor Sites As One Of The Factors Of Development Of Rural (Green) Tourism ...

• Geography of inbound tourism and transboundary tourism-and-recreation region-building in Sweden

  Sweden’s tourism industry stands out for its large contribution to the development of the national economy. The vast size of the country makes it possible to trace differences in incoming tourist flows from neighbouring countries. This circumstance accounts for the novelty of this study, which lies ...

• Prospects of the resort tax in Russia

  ... and it is indirectly confirmed by their low budgetary efficiency. There are no economic premises here in Russia for the steady growth of the demand for tourist services; therefore the resort tax acquires a character of a confiscatory tax for guests of large accommodation objects. Thus there is a high opportunity of receiving negative effect from the resort tax introduction experiment in four regions of our country. 1. О природных лечебных ресурсах, лечебно-оздоровительных ...

• Gas infrastructure development in the countries of East Baltic as a way to increase energy security

  ... Vestnik [Sillamäe Bulletin], 8 March, available at: http://www.vestnik. ee/n10/bezopasnosti-goroda-ili-rabocie-mesta-2 (accessed 25 December 2012). 14. V Sillamjaje planirujut postroit' krupnyj terminal szhizhennogo gaza [In Simikot plan to build a large LNG terminal], 2011, Postimees, 11 November, available at: http://rus. postimees. ee/631174/v-sillamjaje-planirujut-postroit-krupnyjterminal-szhizhennogo-gaza/ (accessed 25 December 2012). 15. Prem'er: Riga — luchshee mesto dlja stroitel'stva ...