scholarly journals The Impact of the Main Infrastructure on the Effectiveness of Spatial and Economic Formations: Approaches to the Assessment

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 56-71
Author(s):  
Boris Krasnopolski ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Methods ◽  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Regional Research ◽  
Spatial Systems ◽  
Spatial Formations ◽  
Far Eastern ◽  
The Impact

The problems of studying the role of the main infrastructure as the most important «framework» in the formation of the spatial structure of the country are considered and the main regularities of its influence on the systemic efficiency of spatial formations are substantiated. The methods of regional research, the issues of systemic balance of spatial development, numerical methods for assessing the emergence of spatial systems, the problems of development of territories and water areas of the Far Eastern Arctic, etc. are analyzed

scholarly journals Evaluating ‘homegrown’ research networks in Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 114 (3/4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilla Adelle ◽  
Nico Elema ◽  
Ereck Chakauya ◽  
David Benson
Keyword(s):  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Regional Research ◽  
Research Networks ◽  
Sustainable Resources ◽  
Science Policy Interface ◽  
Mere Existence ◽  
The Impact

Attempts to improve the policy environment have led to a growing pressure on governments in Africa to embark on policymaking that is more evidence based and considers a wide spectrum of scientific and indigenous knowledge. Local – or ‘homegrown’ – research networks on the continent can help strengthen the role of scientific knowledge in policymaking by increasing the capacity of researchers and by enhancing the visibility and communication of the research produced. While a large number of regional and sub-regional research networks have sprung up in Africa, the mere existence of networks does not guarantee their success. In reality, the impact of research networks on the science–policy interface depends on how well the networks operate in practice. We present a framework for evaluating the effectiveness of research networks in a way that is comparable across networks. The evaluation framework was used to evaluate two sub-regional research networks: the NEPAD Southern African Networks of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWACTE) and the NEPAD Southern African Network for Biosciences (SANBio). The evaluation revealed some shared constraints limiting the effectiveness of both networks, including uneven regional representation, asymmetry between network members, and difficulties in securing sufficient, diverse and sustainable resources. Further research into network design and funding models is suggested in order to enhance the role of these networks in providing locally appropriate knowledge for policymaking on the continent.

scholarly journals «War and Peace» of Ukrainian Tourism: the Impact of Geopolitical Factors on the Tourism Process in Ukraine

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatoliy Parfinenko
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
International Tourism ◽  
International Tourist ◽  
Tourist Flows ◽  
The World ◽  
Domestic Tourism ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Tourist Flow

The article intends to highlight geopolitical aspects in the development of international tourism in Ukraine as a global phenomenon that carries out economic, social and international political action. The paper analyzes international tourist flows in Ukraine, their dynamics and spatial structure during 2000–2017 in particular, in the context of military-political aggression on the part of Russia and intensification of Ukrainian-Russian intergovernmental relations. It has been established that the current dynamics of the international tourist flow in Ukraine is characterized by a sharp decrease in the volume of international visitors, a decrease in the rates of development of tourism activity and the reformatting of the spatial structure of the inbound and outbound tourist flow. The question arises as to the expediency of tourism development during the military-political confrontation. The experience of holding Eurovision–2017 in Ukraine, which took place against the backdrop of the anti-terrorist operation, is highlighted. The conclusion is drawn about the constructive role of tourism as a factor of «soft power» that can influence the informing of the world about the «Ukrainian issue». In this sense, international tourist flows acted as channels of public diplomacy, reflecting the true situation in Ukraine, which is fundamentally different from the Russian mass media. Attention is drawn to the intensification of domestic tourism in Ukraine, taking place against the backdrop of deteriorating key indicators of economic and social development. It is argued that the growth of the weight of domestic tourism was also possible due to the growth of patriotic sentiment in Ukrainian society. In a sense, the development of domestic tourism is seen as a continuation of the struggle of the Ukrainian people for their independence and territorial integrity. Consequently, the constructive role of tourism lies not only in the presentation of the country to the world community, but also in the construction of a national identity within the country. In this way domestic tourism favors further development of the Ukrainian political nation. Key words: international tourism; actors of geopolitical influence; Russia–Ukraine international relations; regional structure of tourism flows in Ukraine; public diplomacy.

The impact of agricultural transformations on the region's rural settlement system

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 2256-2275
Author(s):  
V.N. D'yachenko ◽  
V.V. Lazareva
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Rural Settlement ◽  
Settlement System ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Demographic Processes ◽  
History Of ◽  
Far Eastern ◽  
The Impact

Subject. This article explores the changes in the region's rural settlement system driven by certain transformations in agriculture. Objectives. The article aims to assess the impact of the transformations in agricultural production of the Amur Oblast on the settlement structure of the Far Eastern agricultural region. Methods. For the study, we used the methods of logical, comparative, and statistical analyses, and typology. A set of spatial development theories is the methodological basis of the study. Results. The article presents a database that helps understand the history of agricultural settlements of the area, as well as demographic processes and trends differentiation. Conclusions. The mechanisms to stabilize the area's population should be used alongside with spatial development policies that are in line with the development of agricultural settlements.

scholarly journals The Role of the Study of Conditions and Directions of Spatial Development of the Commune in the Growth of Developers’ Activity Based on the Łódź Example

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
Agata Antczak-Stępniak
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Building Conditions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Online Sources ◽  
Desk Research

AbstractThe importance of local plans for developers and negative consequences of issuing a large number of decisions on building conditions are usually discussed in literature, with the role of the study of conditions and directions of the spatial development of the commune somewhat diminished in this respect. The question therefore arises whether the study itself is important for the growth of developers’ activity and, if so, whether its provisions are adhered to.Therefore, the purpose of this article is to assess the impact of the study of conditions and directions of spatial development of the commune on developers’ activity based on the example of Łódź. The author formulates a hypothesis that, from the point of view of developers’ activity, it is a document of little importance, because its decisions are not abided by entities issuing BC decisions. To achieve the assumed goal, the following research methods were used: desk research analyzing the studies of conditions and directions of the spatial development of Łódź from 2010 and 2018, as well as gathering information on development investments from various online sources, and a comparative analysis of the location of development investments in the context of both mentioned documents.

scholarly journals Rola przedsiębiorczości w warunkach nasilających się procesów globalizacji

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 10-23
Author(s):  
Zbigniew Zioło
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Entrepreneurship Development ◽  
Spatial Systems ◽  
The Impact

The paper presents the issues of role of entrepreneurship development in the conditions of intensifying globalization. Particular attention is paid to the impact of the rules of economic development, types of economic policies, the scale of spatial systems and types of businesses. Against this background, the paper discusses the functions and economic development of small businesses.

scholarly journals The role of the prosecutor's office in ensuring the investment attractiveness of energy sector enterprises socio-economic and legal aspects

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 627-636
Author(s):  
Iurii S. Shpinev
Keyword(s):  
Federal District ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Methods Of Synthesis ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
Historical Comparative ◽  
Far Eastern ◽  
The Impact

This article examines the development of investment relations in the energy sector, as well as the impact of prosecutor's supervision on improving the investment climate in the studied sector of the economy. The article emphasizes the importance of the activities of the prosecutor's office to improve the investment attractiveness of the industry, as well as to ensure that the participants in the legal relations comply with the current legislation. The basis for such conclusions for the author is the positive experience of prosecutor's supervision in the field of investment activities in the territories of advanced socio-economic development in the Far Eastern Federal District. In the course of the research, the author, in addition to general scientific methods of synthesis and analysis, used such special methods as historical, comparative-legal, formal-legal.

Research on Space Development of the Harbin "Three Powers" Industrial Zone

2011 ◽  
Vol 99-100 ◽  
pp. 587-590
Author(s):  
Hai Hong Song ◽  
Bo Han Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Industrial Zone ◽  
Developmental Course

This paper introduced the developmental course of the Harbin "three power" industrial zone from birth to prosperity, again by wins and failure and to the Renaissance of development and it’s internal causes; and in detail analysed of the industrial zone of space morphological characteristics and present situation of the land layout, and analyzed the decisive role of the inner mechanism of the spatial structure of the industrial zone for its spatial development, and put forward the concrete optimizing measures.

scholarly journals Receptive field center-surround interactions mediate context-dependent spatial contrast encoding in the retina

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxwell H. Turner ◽  
Gregory W. Schwartz ◽  
Fred Rieke
Keyword(s):  
Receptive Field ◽  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Ganglion Cell ◽  
Sensory Processing ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Retinal Ganglion ◽  
Natural Stimuli ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Receptive Field Center

SummaryAntagonistic receptive field surrounds are a near-universal property of early sensory processing. A key assumption in many models for retinal ganglion cell encoding is that receptive field surrounds are added only to the fully formed center signal. But anatomical and functional observations indicate that surrounds are added before the summation of signals across receptive field subunits that creates the center. Here, we show that this receptive field architecture has an important consequence for spatial contrast encoding: the surround can control sensitivity to fine spatial structure by changing the way the center integrates visual information over space. The impact of the surround is particularly prominent when center and surround signals are correlated, as they are in natural stimuli. This role of the surround differs substantially from classic center-surround models and raises the possibility that the surround plays unappreciated roles in shaping ganglion cell sensitivity to natural inputs.

scholarly journals Asia's Geographic Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Desmet ◽  
Dávid Krisztián Nagy ◽  
Esteban Rossi-Hansberg
Keyword(s):  
Road Network ◽  
Real Income ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Relative Performance ◽  
Dynamic Effects ◽  
Transport Costs ◽  
The Impact

This paper studies the impact of spatial frictions on Asia's long-term spatial development. Using the framework provided in Desmet, Nagy, and Rossi-Hansberg ( 2016 ), we analyze the evolution of Asia's economy and the relative performance of specific regions and countries. We then perform a number of counterfactual experiments and find that a worldwide drop in transport costs of 40% increases the present discounted value of real income by 70.7% globally and 78% in Asia. These figures are much larger than those found in standard quantitative trade models because they include dynamic effects and take into account intracountry transport costs. We also perform exercises in which we upgrade Asia's road network or relax migratory restrictions between locations in Asia. These exercises emphasize the important role of spatial frictions in the development of Asia's economy.

THE ROLE OF TRANSBAIKALIA IN THE FAR EASTERN MACROREGION

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. M. Sysoeva
Keyword(s):  
Far East ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Resource Specialization ◽  
One Belt One Road ◽  
Current Economic Situation ◽  
China’S Foreign Policy ◽  
Far Eastern ◽  
The Impact

The object of the study is the regions of Transbaikalia joined the Far Eastern Federal District, through which the main connecting infrastructure of the macroregion with the main territory of the country passes. The purpose of the paper is to show the position of Transbaikalia in the system of the emerging economic corridor China-Mongolia-Russia as a part of China's foreign policy initiative "One Belt - One Road" by analyzing the impact of foreign investment on its current economic situation. This corridor will facilitate the access of Chinese companies to the resources of Siberia and the Far East, enhancing the resource specialization of the area. At the same time, the geostrategic functions of the Trans-Baikal territory, given to it by the new Spatial Strategy of the Russian Federation, require strengthening its own economic potential through the development and diversification of the local economy and horizontal ties between the subjects of the macroregion.

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