On the Question of Industrial Specialization of Megapolises

Most of the authors single out megacities as a special form of settlement, and speak of exceeding the level and pace of socio-economic development. Megacities attract enterprises of various business areas, as it is believed that this will have a positive impact on their development. In this paper, we assess the industry structure of the largest cities, analyze its differences from smaller territories, and conduct a discriminant analysis in order to identify the subjects of the Russian Federation that are predisposed to the appearance of a metropolis in them.

Sports Action Recognition Based on Image Processing Technology and Analysis of the Development of Sports Industry Pattern

The current era is an information age, and society is turning to the information age. The image processing technology is also widely used in various fields, and the technology of sports action recognition based on image processing technology can also be said to be appropriate. This article uses a spatial visual feature analysis algorithm to implement it. To implement this algorithm, a series of work such as image collection, feature extraction, and action recognition must be completed first and then implemented through texture functions and other related functions. This algorithm can be used to complete the image-based sports action recognition technology at the minimum time cost. This algorithm can help sportsmen better complete training and standardize movements to a certain extent. As for the development of China’s current sports industry structure, it is also steadily improving. The people’s love for sports is getting stronger and stronger, which also makes the development of China’s sports industry still benefit a lot.

Decomposition Analysis of CO2 Emissions in Northeast China: Insights From Investment Factors

Global warming caused by carbon emissions is a central concern across the world. Given the immense contribution of Northeast China to total carbon dioxide emissions, this study explores the driving forces of carbon emissions in that region from the perspective of investment-related factors, applying a logarithmic mean Divisia index (LMDI) model. We assess the driving forces on carbon emissions using a temporal LMDI model and explore interregional differences using a spatial LMDI model. The main findings are as follows. First, the trajectory of investment evolution is consistent with the mitigation of carbon emissions, which indicates that investment-related factors have a significant impact on carbon emissions. Second, the region’s carbon emissions are mainly generated by industry in Inner Mongolia and Liaoning, which suggests that the industry structure in Inner Mongolia should be adjusted to improve its coal-based energy consumption. In Liaoning, in contrast, the investment efficiency effect is a major driving force, which suggests that the regional investment structure should be adjusted to generate a more significant and orderly momentum. Lastly, although the impact of industry structure on carbon emission mitigation has significantly increased over time in Northeast China, local policy needs to be updated regularly. In line with these findings, several potential suggestions are offered for the formulation of practical and appropriate guidelines by the regional government.

Rights to Own and Operate a Hydro Floating Solar Project in Thailand

This paper finds that the current electricity regulatory regime, established by the Energy Industry Act B.E. 2550 (2007), together with the current electricity industry structure—the enhanced single buyer model—serves as a favorable legal basis for a state electricity enterprise, especially the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), to own and operate a hydro-floating solar project in Thailand. However, it argues that, despite their ability to obtain the relevant licenses under the Energy Industry Act B.E. 2550 (2007) as well as enter into power purchase agreements with state electricity enterprises or private customers, the rights of private hydro-floating solar project operators to own and operate a hydro-floating solar project on the surface of public water resources are undermined by uncertainty pertaining to the possessory right over the water surface of public water resources, as well as unfair or discriminatory practices concerning electricity network access.

Analysis on the structure effect of marine fishery total factor productivity under high-quality development in China

Improving total factor productivity (TFP) is the source of power for high-quality development. Industrial structure optimization is an important way to improve TFP. This paper constructed an econometric model of industry structure changes impacting on TFP in the marine fisheries and conducted an empirical test and analysis. The results showed that the industry rationalization, softening and processing coefficient of marine fishery had a significant “structural dividend” for improving its TFP; while the impact of industrial structure advancement and aquaculture-catching structure changes did not have “structural dividend”, but it could be a combination of other factors to reduce these adverse effects.We believe that simply pursuing the advanced evolution of the industrial structure is not conducive to sustainable development of fishery. Under the pursuit of the rationalization of the marine fishery industry structure, by promoting the coordinated evolution of marine fisheries advancement, aquaculture-catching structure and other factors, the "structural dividend" effect can be enhanced and the fishery can achieve sustainable development. Finally, it proposed to promote the development of advancement and rationalization of marine fishery industry structure coordinately, adjust fishery science and technology transformation direction and key points, and accelerate the development of intensive processing industry by cross-border integration.

Taking Stock of Social Sustainability and the U.S. Beef Industry

This paper presents the results of a study of social sustainability in the U.S. beef industry with a focus on the pre-harvest, cattle ranching portion of the industry. Using an integrative literature review and interviews with fifteen thought leaders in the field, we synthesize key indicators of social sustainability and provide a framework to be used in analyzing social sustainability in the pre-harvest beef industry. We identify six themes that are critical to social sustainability: human health; learning/adaptation; community relations; equity and inclusion; land ownership, tenure, and succession; and industry structure. However, our results also indicate that social sustainability as a term is insufficient for representing the positive futures desired by ranchers and that quantifiable indicators and metrics are not able to capture some of the subjective qualities of social sustainability. There is a need for future research that builds on these ideas and explores alternative future scenarios for the U.S. beef industry by engaging more diverse perspectives.

Hedge Funds and Herding Behavior

This chapter examines whether hedge funds herd, how this herding occurs, and any potential market wide effects. Bringing together the mainstream finance literature and that from a more management and sociological perspective, it is shown that hedge funds herd, although there is some evidence this is less than other large institutional investors. Mechanistically, such consensus trades occur because hedge firms communicate within tight knit clusters of trusted and smart managers, who share and analyze trading positions together. This industry structure is a function of the hyper decision-making environment faced by hedge fund managers, coupled with a desire for legitimization and to maintain reputation. Finally, note that hedge fund herding can have market wide effects either directly via network risk and indirectly, as follower institutional investors amplify hedge fund trading patterns.