THE SEA FACTOR IN THE SPATIAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DYNAMICS OF TODAY’S RUSSIA
The World Ocean and, in particular, its resource potential have always had a dramatic effect on the progress and spatial organisation of humanity. Recently, the effect of the sea factor on the economy and the settlement system has increased amid globalisation, geoeconomic changes, increasing geopoli...
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ftamickiewiczojs:oai:ojs.pressto.amu.edu.pl:article/27521 2023-07-30T04:01:59+02:00 THE SEA FACTOR IN THE SPATIAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DYNAMICS OF TODAY’S RUSSIA Druzhinin, Alexander 2019-06-24 application/pdf http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/qg/article/view/27521 eng eng Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/qg/article/view/27521/25060 http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/qg/article/view/27521 Prawa autorskie (c) 2019 Alexander Druzhinin Quaestiones Geographicae; Vol. 38 No. 2 (2019); 91-100 Quaestiones Geographicae; Tom 38 Nr 2 (2019); 91-100 2081-6383 0137-477X socio-economic dynamics coastal zones Russia Eurasia World Ocean geopolitics geo-economics info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Recenzowany artykuł 2019 ftamickiewiczojs 2023-07-18T04:18:25Z The World Ocean and, in particular, its resource potential have always had a dramatic effect on the progress and spatial organisation of humanity. Recently, the effect of the sea factor on the economy and the settlement system has increased amid globalisation, geoeconomic changes, increasing geopolitical turbulence, and the growing competition for resources. In this article, I attempt to assess the influence of the sea factor on the socioeconomic geography of the Russian Federation. A country with an extensive coastline and a vast inland area, Russia has territories that are very different in geographical terms. I pay special attention to the post-Soviet changes in the major components of the country’s maritime economy: seaports, fishing industry, offshore production, recreation, etc. Another focus is the assessment of these industries’ impact on the development of the coastal areas. I demonstrate the growing dependence between the maritime economy and the economic development of Russia’s inland regions. I identify the key natural geographic, foreign economy, settlement-related, and geopolitical factors of the coastalisation of the economy, infrastructure, and population, observed in Russia today. This process is taking place in the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Sea areas, as well as in the Arctic and Pacific regions of the country. I conclude that Russia’s integration into the system of multi-dimensional Eurasian partnerships (including the Belt and Road initiative) and the ‘turn to the East’ contribute to both the further ‘marinisation’ of Russian space and the differentiation of coastal zones by the level and rates of socio-economic development. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań: PRESSto Arctic Pacific Quaestiones Geographicae 38 2 91 100 |
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The World Ocean and, in particular, its resource potential have always had a dramatic effect on the progress and spatial organisation of humanity. Recently, the effect of the sea factor on the economy and the settlement system has increased amid globalisation, geoeconomic changes, increasing geopolitical turbulence, and the growing competition for resources. In this article, I attempt to assess the influence of the sea factor on the socioeconomic geography of the Russian Federation. A country with an extensive coastline and a vast inland area, Russia has territories that are very different in geographical terms. I pay special attention to the post-Soviet changes in the major components of the country’s maritime economy: seaports, fishing industry, offshore production, recreation, etc. Another focus is the assessment of these industries’ impact on the development of the coastal areas. I demonstrate the growing dependence between the maritime economy and the economic development of Russia’s inland regions. I identify the key natural geographic, foreign economy, settlement-related, and geopolitical factors of the coastalisation of the economy, infrastructure, and population, observed in Russia today. This process is taking place in the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Sea areas, as well as in the Arctic and Pacific regions of the country. I conclude that Russia’s integration into the system of multi-dimensional Eurasian partnerships (including the Belt and Road initiative) and the ‘turn to the East’ contribute to both the further ‘marinisation’ of Russian space and the differentiation of coastal zones by the level and rates of socio-economic development. |
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THE SEA FACTOR IN THE SPATIAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DYNAMICS OF TODAY’S RUSSIA |
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THE SEA FACTOR IN THE SPATIAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DYNAMICS OF TODAY’S RUSSIA |
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sea factor in the spatial and socio-economic dynamics of today’s russia |
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