Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region最新文献

Statistical analysis of tourism flows between Ukraine and the Baltic Sea Region countries in 2012—2019 2012-2019年乌克兰与波罗的海地区国家旅游流量统计分析

Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-2

L. Satyr, R. Zadorozhna, L. Stadnik

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Media images of Kaliningrad region in the structure of migration attitudes of millennials and the reform generation 媒体图像中加里宁格勒地区千禧一代和改革一代移民态度的结构

Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-9

A. Shchekoturov, M. Krishtal, Elena P. Zimovina

{"title":"Media images of Kaliningrad region in the structure of migration attitudes of millennials and the reform generation","authors":"A. Shchekoturov, M. Krishtal, Elena P. Zimovina","doi":"10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-9","url":null,"abstract":"The article explores the role of the image of a region created in mass media in the formation of migration attitudes. Attention is drawn to the Kaliningrad region — a Russian exclave, whose population growth is solely due to migration. The purpose of the article is to determine the significance of the key media images of the Kaliningrad region in the decision-making process on the immigration of millennials and the reform generation (Radaev's concept of generations).\u0000\u0000Publications about the Kaliningrad Region in Russian media (2014—2018) (N =1,913) and semi-structured interviews (N =44) formed the empirical basis of the study. The main research methods are the analysis of publications and in-depth interviews with their subsequent processing using the Atlas.ti software. Five images of the Kaliningrad region constantly present in the Russian information space were identified: a region of international cooperation, a military outpost, an economically and touristically attractive region, and a region with a developing infrastructure. The most significant intergenerational differences were identified in relation to the Kaliningrad region as a military outpost and an economically attractive region. Compared with millennials, the reform generation is more inclined to perceive a military threat from other countries, therefore the security issue was a significant factor when deciding to relocate. Millennials showed greater awareness of what constitutes the image of an economically attractive region. It is concluded that the differences between millennials and the reform generation in assessing the significance of the media images of the Kaliningrad region are largely due to the specifics of migration motives. For millennials, the priority is employment opportunities and career growth whilst for the reform generation, it is finding a comfortable place to live in old age.","PeriodicalId":206460,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region","volume":"404 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116391388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Opportunities for sustainable economic development in coastal territories of the Baltic Sea Region in the context of digital transformation 数字化转型背景下波罗的海沿海地区可持续经济发展的机遇

Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-1

G. Roos, N. Kubina, Yulia Yu. Farafonova

{"title":"Opportunities for sustainable economic development in coastal territories of the Baltic Sea Region in the context of digital transformation","authors":"G. Roos, N. Kubina, Yulia Yu. Farafonova","doi":"10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-1","url":null,"abstract":"The article explores opportunities for the sustainable economic development of coastal territories in the Baltic Sea region (BSR) arising in blue economy sectors in the framework of digital transformation. The study argues that more active commercialisation of territorial resources can facilitate the sustainable economic development of the BSR coastal territories, following digitally-driven innovations. The paper provides an overview of methodological approaches to territorial sustainability. It also assesses the 2009—2018 level of the socio-economic development of the BSR coastal territories, underpins the importance of the blue economy and highlights the role of digital transformation in reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the BSR through digitally-driven innovations. A comparative and problem-targeted statistics analyses show significant differences in the dynamics of socio-economic development in the BSR coastal territories with their GRP per capita being generally lower than the national or macroregional average. A review of literature on sustainable development in the BSR has shown that a more active use of the unique resources of coastal territories along with a technology-driven growth of the blue economy sectors can counterbalance the negative impact of the uneven development of these territories on the progress towards the SDGs in the BSR. Increasing the competitiveness of the BSR coastal territories requires investment in digital solutions in the blue economy sectors and building communication infrastructure. The review of key innovations in the blue economy sectors shows that their implementation gives impetus to other industries by reducing costs, creating new jobs, and improving the quality of products and services.","PeriodicalId":206460,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115633966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Developing geotourism with a focus on geoheritage in a transboundary region: the case of the Curonian Spit, a UNESCO site 以跨界地区的地质遗产为重点发展地质旅游:以联合国教科文组织认定的库尔斯沙嘴为例

Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-6

A. Anokhin, E. Kropinova, E. Spiriajevas

{"title":"Developing geotourism with a focus on geoheritage in a transboundary region: the case of the Curonian Spit, a UNESCO site","authors":"A. Anokhin, E. Kropinova, E. Spiriajevas","doi":"10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-6","url":null,"abstract":"Recreation in conservation areas has compelled special attention amid international travel restrictions. The tension between the conservation and economic use of these territories is increasing. This work aims to find ways to optimise and modernise environmental outreach and recreation in national parks — one of the conservation area types. Geotourism is a sustainable form of tourism, which bridges the gap between conservation and recreation. Several objectives have been attained to fulfil this aim. Firstly, best practices of geotourism development in conservation areas have been analysed. Secondly, the resource potential for diversifying ecotourism events in conservation areas has been measured. Thirdly, an algorithm for a geological heritage-focused ecotour — an innovative recreation product aimed at eco-education and community outreach — has been designed. The authors view the methodology for geotour design as an instance of heritage preservation and propose a new tourist route — the Geological and Geomorphological Chronicle of the Baltic Sea. This tour acquaints sightseers with the nature of the Curonian Spit national park, a unique geological and geomorphological feature whose landscapes are a product of centuries-long human-nature interactions. Twenty years ago, in 2000, the conservation area was listed by UNESCO as a place of considerable natural significance. The field studies were carried out as part of the international project Ecotour4Natur: Ecotourism as a Tool for the Preservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage within the Lithuania-Russia cross-border cooperation programme 2014—2020. The obtained algorithm for ecological route design may benefit other national parks as well.","PeriodicalId":206460,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128031182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 5

Russophone immigration to Finland: new forms, trends, and consequences 俄罗斯人移民到芬兰:新形式、趋势和后果

Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-8

S. Ryazantsev, G. Gadzhimuradova

{"title":"Russophone immigration to Finland: new forms, trends, and consequences","authors":"S. Ryazantsev, G. Gadzhimuradova","doi":"10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-8","url":null,"abstract":"Until the 1960s, Finland was more often the country of origin than the country of destination. Once a depressed area, it soon turned into a welfare state, becoming one of the most attractive countries for international migrants. Since Finland’s labour market and society are beset with demographic problems, the country gladly accepts labour migrants, particularly those from neighbouring states. Most EU immigrants coming to Finland are Estonians. Immigration from without the EU — from Russia and other former Soviet countries — has, however, an even greater potential. Non-EU immigration falls into several categories — from seasonal labour migration to the relocation of top specialists and entrepreneurs. Currently, family reunification, marriages, and student and labour migration account for most migration from Russia to Finland. This article attempts to study immigration to Finland from neighbouring countries, primarily from Russia. The result of the study is an analysis of principal channels of international migration to Finland. These are family reunification, student migration, top specialist relocation, and the expansion of Russian business. Finland is in dire need of healthcare specialists, researchers, business development and IT specialists, and other professionals. For example, Russia-bordering Finnish regions lack upper and middle-level healthcare specialists. The focus of the study is on the professional and socio-demographic structure of labour migration to Finland and the country’s migration policy on the adaptation and integration of Russian-speaking immigrants. The article gives a general picture of Finland’s migration policy on labour migration from Russia and other countries. In collecting and processing materials, data from official websites of Finland’s Migration Service and Employment Service, the database of Statistics Finland, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the Finnish National Agency for Education were used.","PeriodicalId":206460,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121964306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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In search of a theoretical framework of factors influencing work and life balance 寻找影响工作与生活平衡因素的理论框架

Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-3

Annija Apsīte

{"title":"In search of a theoretical framework of factors influencing work and life balance","authors":"Annija Apsīte","doi":"10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-3","url":null,"abstract":"Work and life balance (WLB) has gained noticeable attention amid the pandemic. Even before the outbreak of COVID-19, the increasing pace of life encouraged the investigation of individual and organisational aspects of WLB. Physically and mentally healthy people help society develop and grow. Health issues caused by work and life imbalance lead to dissatisfaction with both work and life, which, in turn, leads to higher stress and stress-related illnesses, for instance, burnout. From the organisational point of view, WLB is a factor in analysing the efficiency of an enterprise. The consequences of a work-life imbalance are intentional or unintentional absence, high employee turnover, low productivity, higher insurance costs, low job satisfaction, and others. WLB has been examined recently as part of employer branding since a shortage of labour prompts organisations to look for strategies to attract and retain employees. In this paper, content analysis is carried out to provide a theoretical framework for WLB and job satisfaction issues. Special attention is paid to the literature on WLB factors affecting the organisation and the individual. It is concluded that critical factors include both individual and organisational ones. Among them are job involvement, tenure, workload and scheduling, organisational culture (leadership, recreational opportunities, flexibility, supervisor support, autonomy, boundary management, alternative working methods etc.), occupational stress, and salary. These factors differ in their significance, particularly when viewed across several fields.","PeriodicalId":206460,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region","volume":"238 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115109077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Immigration: The transformation of Norwegian migration policy on asylum seekers 2019冠状病毒病对移民的影响:挪威移民政策对寻求庇护者的转变

Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-7

Jan Skrobanek, S. Jobst

{"title":"The Impact of COVID-19 on Immigration: The transformation of Norwegian migration policy on asylum seekers","authors":"Jan Skrobanek, S. Jobst","doi":"10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-7","url":null,"abstract":"Until just a year ago, hardly anyone believed that the increasingly unrestrained growth in mobility could be so abruptly interrupted by a radical immobilisation of large population groups. Neither mobility studies nor other research fields had foreseen this kind of scenario in their mobility and migration models. In the past decades, the belief in unconstrained mobility, as well as the practice of mobility and its scientific modelling, relied on the idea of unbounded growth at the sub-national, national and supra-national level. The article focuses on immigration to Norway, showing how institutional constraints were used to deal with the spread of COVID-19 and how they affected immigration to the country.\u0000\u0000Due to complexity reasons, we focus exclusively on the situation of asylum seekers, giving additional attention to unaccompanied minors. These groups’ migration status is assumed to make them especially susceptible to the newly established immigration measures. Drawing upon a combined focus of data on migration regulations and asylum application statistics, we examine what impact mobility-related COVID-19 measures implemented in Norway since January 2020 had on asylum procedures, asylum mobility and asylum applications in Norway.","PeriodicalId":206460,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131097446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Depopulation of coastal rural Lithuania: do regional parks stabilise the situation? 立陶宛沿海农村人口减少:区域公园能稳定局势吗?

Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-5

Daiva Verkulevičiūtė-Kriukienė, A. Bučienė, Erika Čepienė

{"title":"Depopulation of coastal rural Lithuania: do regional parks stabilise the situation?","authors":"Daiva Verkulevičiūtė-Kriukienė, A. Bučienė, Erika Čepienė","doi":"10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-5","url":null,"abstract":"Regional parks in Lithuania preserve the most valuable physical and cultural components of the landscape, NATURA 2000 habitats, etc. They are usually located in natural or semi-natural landscapes of rural areas. These territories, however, have a higher depopulation rate than urbanised districts. Still, conservation priority areas were expected to attract young families as permanent residents and make their population more stable. This study aims to investigate changes in the rural population in three regional parks of the Klaipėda county to determine the number of abandoned villages (with no residents) and vanishing ones (with a population < 5), as compared to territories with no conservation regime. The article examines migration as one of the determinants of depopulation. The analysis of national and local statistics, institutional documents, and structured interviews revealed that the conservation regime applied in regional parks did not necessarily encourage local people to stay or newcomers to arrive. Proximity to the sea and towns with developed social infrastructure remains a priority when looking for a residence in the countryside.","PeriodicalId":206460,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134293097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Current trends in the development of a green finance system: methodology and practice 绿色金融体系发展的当前趋势:方法论与实践

Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-4

I. A. Alieva, Varvara V. Altunina

{"title":"Current trends in the development of a green finance system: methodology and practice","authors":"I. A. Alieva, Varvara V. Altunina","doi":"10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2021-2-4","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of green growth and sustainable development is turning into a global ideology guiding the transformation of national economies. The focus is shifting from quantitative assessments of performance to rational choice conditions. Rationality is becoming the decisive factor behind sustainable green growth, and a change in the financial model that supports such growth may be needed. Therefore, the most urgent problems relating to sustainable growth are the transformation of the finance system, on the one hand, and the creation of a new financial paradigm based on the principles of responsible investment and corporate social responsibility, on the other. This study aims to consider the theoretical and practical aspects of creating a national green finance model ensuring sustainable growth in the Russian Federation. The development of a green finance mechanism and a green bond market in Baltic Sea countries is analysed to determine national features and explore the possibility of translating the Baltic experience into practice in Russia. The research uses methods such as economic observations, economic description, structural and logical analysis, and systems analysis. Perhaps the most significant finding is the description of a methodological framework for sustainable development theory, as seen by major schools of economic thought. Studying the experience of Baltic Sea countries in creating a new finance model of responsible investment helped detect national features and development priorities that can be used in Russia in devising the ideology, principles, and mechanism of green growth and sustainable growth financing.","PeriodicalId":206460,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126655844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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