First International Geographical Conference of North Asian Countries “China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor: Geographical and Environmental Factors and Territorial Development Opportunities”

Abstract

This volume contains papers submitted to the First International Geographical Conference of North Asian countries on «China–Mongolia–Russia» Economic Corridor: Geographical and Environmental Factors and Territorial Development Opportunities” devoted to the analysis of fundamental scientific problems in the field of optimal ecologically oriented resource providing of the livelihoods and the quality of life of the population, the development of modern urbanized and cultural landscapes and the preservation of the natural environment in transboundary and outlying territories. The ultimate goal of the Conference is to find common ground and make constructive proposals for the solution of the geoecological problems facing the border regions, the development of methods for component and integral assessment of natural resources and the anthropogenic influence of the transboundary territories on the environment, the modernization of the economy of the regions and the transport and social infrastructure, the improvement of the population distribution systems in outlying territories as well as to establish new scientific relations and strengthen the existing international collaboration in the sphere of territorial development, and the environmental and ecological protection within the China–Mongolia–Russia Economic Corridor.The volume is intended for a wide range of researchers in the field of geography and economics, university teachers, students, and practitioners with an interest in problems of ecology, effective environmental management, and territorial development.