Socio-economic Processes Research Articles

Социальные практики туризма в современной России (на примере Волгоградской области)

The methodological basis of this research is built within the framework of the theory of social changes conditioned by social practice transformation. The article reveals the concept of the term "practice". It also highlights the main approaches to studying mobility and connections in the system of tourism social practices (leisure practices, recreation, mobility, infrastructure, institutional factors, etc.). It is shown that social tourism practices are included in a complex with such practices as sports and excursions. Moreover, they are conjugated with space and time and are conditioned by technological progress and socio-economic processes. Several main trends are highlighted in this study. Firstly, changes in practices over time and during processes of institutionalization. Secondly, practices follow the results of infrastructure development. Thirdly, the tourist services market is affected by the economic influence of large companies. There are other main trends described in the article. The empirical base of this study is presented by data from the mass questionnaire survey "Social practices in the tourism field" conducted in the Volgograd region in October – November 2021 (n = 861; the sample is multistage and quota, with quotas by gender and age). The main purpose was to identify the social practices of actors living in the Volgograd region. The main problem was the correlation between Volgograd region residents' needs and opportunities for the implementation of social practices in the tourism field. It is revealed that income level is one of the leading factors influencing the organization of travel and the choice of a place to relax. The main sources of travel information are virtual and real social networks. The most common social practices are beach holidays and visiting nature. Volgograd region residents prefer to travel with their family and organize their holidays on their own (including traveling by private car). These facts suggest that social practices are not fully implemented, and sometimes actors reproduce a system of social actions or demonstrate affective behavior.

Land cover flows and land use intensity in the three decades of the post-communist Czechia: Changing trends and driving forces

The land system faces many pressures from the provision of biomass resources and space to the economy. The need to understand land use and cover changes and its drivers is of high importance. This work presents an innovative approach by applying a transdisciplinary approach combining the methods of spatial analysis Land Cover Flows with the methods from the concept of socio-economic metabolism, Material and Energy Flow Accounting, Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production (HANPP) and Final Energy Return on Investment (FEROI). Our main aim is to identify the main land use changes and land cover flows, link them to the underlying socio-economic processes and interpret them in a historical context. Our results show that the overall land use intensity is growing although the positive trends of growing grasslands and forests started after the collapse of communism. The growing intensity of agricultural production with increasing suburbanization reversed these trends. Until the 2000s the HANPP decreased but at the end of the period increased from 55% in 2012 to 70% in 2018. Volumes of the extraction of agricultural biomass are growing while the area of agricultural land has decreased. FEROI grew and stabilized to around 1.0 in the last period (2012–2018) comparable to the value found in the year 2001. The suburbanization rates peaked after the year 2000 at 250 m2/km2/yr.

АНАЛИЗ ИНФОРМАЦИОННОАНАЛИТИЧЕСКОГО ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЯ РАЗВИТИЯ РЫНКА ПРОМЫШЛЕННОГО ТУРИЗМА В РФ

The article analyzes the currently existing information resources on the Internet dedicated to the development and promotion of industrial tourism in the tourist services market. In the course of the research, the strengths and weaknesses of the main information resources in the field of industrial tourism were identified in order to develop methodological recommendations for their improvement in the conditions of digitalization of socio-economic processes in the service sector. The article highlights the main blocks of reasons that reduce the effectiveness of the promotion and development of industrial tourism programs in the context of its information and analytical support.

Identification of the spatial extent of the peri-urban area: The case of three cities in Poland

Abstract The work detailed here seeks to recognise features by which areas that can be deemed peri-urban differ from both city and countryside, to the extent that a separate specific identity for them can be discerned. The recognised features made it possible to identify the extent of the peri-urban area. The wealth of relevant literature is first considered, and this is seen to relate to the spatial side and to definition on the one hand, and to ongoing socio-economic processes on the other. Several Polish cities are then selected as the authors seek to discuss indicators useful in determining the spatial scope of the said peri-urban zones. The work proceeds on the assumption that these represent a real component of an urban-rural continuum characterised by reduced diversity and intensity of social and economic phenomena with steadily-increasing distance from the limits of a city in the direction of “traditional” rural areas.

Multicultural Competence as a Teacher’s Metacognition to Achieve a Positive School Climate

Our modern times are marked by socio-economic and cultural processes whose effects are rapidly crossing national borders and creating a global community for which multiculturalism is no longer just a concept but a social reality. As a key tool for its harmonization, intercultural education is determined, which provides conditions for interaction between cultures and prepares multicultural individuals. There is a need for the teacher to acquire the appropriate intercultural readiness and competence to enable her to posit the climate in the classroom. At the same time, there is a lack of research on the psychological climate in culturally mixed classrooms, characteristic of most schools today. The aim of the study is to investigate the importance of teachers’ “intercultural readiness” factors for achieving a positive psychological climate in a multicultural educational environment. The research instrument synthesizes questionnaires on the classroom, on the organization of the educational environment and on the psychological climate and adapts them to the level of primary school education. The sample consisted of 95 teachers from Attica in Greece. The data were analyzed with the statistical package SPSS and one-way ANOVA was applied. The research assumption is confirmed that universities preparing pedagogical specialists are responsible for developing master’s degree programs in intercultural education or courses for additional professional qualification with a focus on the formation of intercultural competence as a teacher’s metacognition.

CAPACITY EVALUATION AND RESEARCH OF TRENDS IN THE MARKET FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS IN KAZAKHSTAN BASED ON SOCIAL RESEARCH TOOLS

Background. Recent years have seen the demand for organic products steadily growing both in the domestic and foreign markets. This makes it relevant and important to identify specific factors that will affect consumer behavior in the future, using the example of the local market. The purpose of the study is to determine the factors for promoting environmentally friendly products and to identify consumer demand patterns through social research tools. The article deals with research of market capacity for organic products based on an analysis of consumer behavior across the Republic of Kazakhstan, with sociological survey serving as a basis.
 Purpose. The purpose of the study was to gauge the capacity of the consumer market for organic products in Kazakhstan. In order to identify the factors driving consumer behavior, sociological studies were done based on a survey of Internet users focused on the consumption of organic food, as well as polling of customers of specialized stores of organic products in Astana.
 Methodology. The study utilized general scientific methods of cognition of socio-economic phenomena and processes: logical and analytical methods, classification, systemic and holistic approaches, ways of synthesis and comparative analysis, sociological survey and polling.
 Results. The sociological surveys made it possible to identify what consumers of organic products looked like and to generate proposals on how producers should further develop organic farming.
 Conclusions. Primary cities of organic products consumption in Kazakhstan are Almaty and Astana. The main reasons for this pattern are local population’s high purchasing power, high population density and quite high environmental pollution. Residents of urban areas are more aware of the rapidly developing segment of the food market. Yet, until now, consumers have failed to distinguish pseudo-labels from certified products. The legislators have taken a number of steps to legally interpret and regulate the organic market. Market research has confirmed the need to promote awareness among producers and shape consumer behavior.

Kidnapping and Socio-Economic Development in Rivers State between 2009-2019

Socio-economic processes and developmental aspirations of a country or region are usually challenged by a myriad of criminal and conflict-ridden activities, especially in 3 rd world countries of Africa and particularly in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. This paper examines kidnapping and socio-economic development of Rivers State, between 2009-2019. The paper adopted the structural-choice theory as its theoretical foundation. The design of the paper is based on the survey research design; as such data was generated quantitatively via the use of a 4 point likert scale questionnaire administered on 400 respondents which represented the sample size of the study. The sample size was determined using the Taro Yamene formula. Additional data which supplemented those generated via the questionnaire was gotten through interviews and other textual materials. The study was guide by a single hypothesis which was tested using a chi-square(x 2 ) at a critical value of 5% (0.05) level of significance while data was analyzed using the simple percentage statistical method. The paper revealed that there is a strong relationship between kidnapping and socio-economic development in Rivers State between, 2009-2019. Accordingly, the paper recommends amongst others; government should put mechanisms in place that will engage the youths in compulsory education and skills acquisition while social infrastructural facilities be maintained to improve human capital index and also assist in wealth creation.

Результаты мониторинга интеграции учебных дисциплин в условиях цифрового образования

The authors study the problem of implementing integrative links between academic disciplines at an economic university using digital tools. The importance of digital technologies as a means of integration for the study of economic and mathematical models in the process of mathematical training of students of an economic university is determined. A practical problem is considered, demonstrating the constructive possibilities of economic and mathematical modeling and digital tools in the implementation of integrative links between academic disciplines. When solving the problem, a double integral is used as a mathematical model, which makes it possible to formalize and study the socio-economic process. The capabilities of the Python programming language, which provides the implementation of an intra-model solution, are demonstrated. In the course of the study, the authors monitored the dynamics of the level of integrative connections of academic disciplines within the framework of the continuity of educational programs for undergraduate and graduate programs. An online survey was conducted among students of an enlarged group of areas of training in Economics and Management on the problematic aspects of using digital tools to study economic and mathematical models and obtain integrated educational results. The findings indicate the need for further development of integrative links between the disciplines of the subject areas “Economics”, “Mathematics”, “Computer Science and Information Technology” in the context of digital education, which, in turn, provides the necessary level of quality of modern educational results.

FORMATION OF FOOD SECURITY OF UKRAINE IN THE CONDITIONS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

The problem of food security in Ukraine today is more urgent than ever. Due to the intervention of the aggressor country in the socio-economic and political processes of Ukraine, the constant displacement of the population within the country and large-scale migration abroad, the destruction of infrastructure and other reasons, there is a negative impact on the production and stability of commodity agriculture and agro-industrial complex, including the impact on production of agricultural machinery and equipment, processing of agricultural raw materials, production of fertilizers, agrochemicals and other materials necessary for agriculture and providing citizens with food in general. The article examines the current problem of food security formation in Ukraine in the context of European integration. The current state of the food security system in the country was analyzed and the main challenges faced by Ukraine in the process of integration with the European Union were revealed. Particular attention is paid to the risks and technical aspects associated with the formation of food security in the context of European integration. The influence of the European integration process on the development of agriculture, in particular, the increase in export opportunities and the use of modern technologies, is considered. Strategies for improving food security in Ukraine through legislative changes and training of relevant specialists are proposed. It is recommended to introduce the effective agricultural methods that would reduce the impact on the environment and contribute to the preservation of the soil fertility, efficient use of water resources, improvement of transport and logistics infrastructure, investment to scientific research, development of scientific and technical development programs, etc. The article highlights the standards and requirements that are relevant in the EU in the formation of food security, and examines their impact on the Ukrainian economic system. The need to adapt national legislation to European standards was considered, and recommendations were made for improving the system of quality control and food safety.

Migration as a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy: What Role do Emotions Play?

Climate change intersecting with complex socio-economic and political processes has produced distinctive patterns of crisis migration. However there exists a significant gap in understanding and theorizing these forms of migration creating significant policy challenges. Using a case study of an interstate migrant settlement in Bengaluru, India this article unpacks migration as an adaptation strategy through the lens of emotions. The article offers significant insights into how emotions affect the choice of migration as an adaptation strategy and shapes the differential experiences of risks and vulnerability for different groups of people. Emphasizing such relational aspects of migration, the article calls for more research that develops a nuanced understanding of the emotional landscapes of migrants across migration pathways.

Fit-for-Purpose Information for Offshore Wind Farming Applications—Part-I: Identification of Needs and Solutions

The rapid expansion of offshore wind farms (OWFs) in European seas is accompanied by many challenges, including efficient and safe operation and maintenance, environmental protection, and biodiversity conservation. Effective decision-making for industry and environmental agencies relies on timely, multi-disciplinary marine data to assess the current state and predict the future state of the marine system. Due to high connectivity in space (land–estuarial–coastal sea), socioeconomic (multi-sectoral and cross-board), and environmental and ecological processes in sea areas containing OWFs, marine observations should be fit for purpose in relation to multiple OWF applications. This study represents an effort to map the major observation requirements (Part-I), identify observation gaps, and recommend solutions to fill those gaps (Part-II) in order to address multi-dimension challenges for the OWF industry. In Part-I, six targeted areas are selected, including OWF operation and maintenance, protection of submarine cables, wake and lee effects, transport and security, contamination, and ecological impact assessments. For each application area, key information products are identified, and integrated modeling–monitoring solutions for generating the information products are proposed based on current state-of-the-art methods. The observation requirements for these solutions, in terms of variables and spatial and temporal sampling needs, are therefore identified.

Height and body mass index trajectories from 1975 to 2015 and prevalence of stunting, underweight and obesity in 2016 among children in Chinese cities: findings from five rounds of a national survey

BackgroundA more comprehensive assessment of growth and nutrition in children is required in China due to rapid socioeconomic processes. We aimed to investigate height and body mass index (BMI) trajectories from 1975 to 2015 and the prevalence of stunting and obesity in 2016 among children in Chinese cities.MethodsA total of 904,263 children from birth to 6.9 years were collected from a series of nationally representative surveys in China. Height and BMI trajectories and prevalence of stunting, underweight, overweight and obesity were assessed.ResultsThe average height level of Chinese urban children under 7 years presented a positive secular trend from 1975 to 2015; however, a slowing tendency occurred in 2005‒2015. An apparent increase was observed at the 5th, 50th and 95th percentiles of BMI in urban children aged 3 years and older, with a more prominent increase at the 95th percentile. The total prevalence of stunting and underweight under 7 years was 1.4% and 2.0%, respectively. The total prevalence of overweight and obesity under 7 years was 12.6% and 4.3%, respectively, with 12.7% and 4.9% for boys, 12.6% and 3.6% for girls, 12.1% and 4.0% in urban areas and 13.1% and 4.5% in suburban rural areas.ConclusionsThe average height level of Chinese urban children has reached World Health Organization child growth standards since 2005 and presented a slowing tendency in secular trend in 2005‒2015. More attention and efforts and public health interventions should be urgently made to combat overweight and obesity among preschool children.6vUvDz8DH1EFmJqaqHYybhVideo

Информационно-аналитическая система анализа региональных социально-экономических процессов на основе комплексного использования динамических моделей различных типов

Currently, digitalization processes are actively developing. Digital tools make it possible to strengthen a systematic approach to monitoring, analyzing and forecasting socio-economic indicators. The introduction of information and analytical systems (IAS) for the study of socio-economic processes improves the decision-making process in public administration and it is an urgent task. This paper outlines the principles and approaches to the analysis and forecast of socio-economic processes, implemented in the construction of an information-analytical system. The structure of the IAS includes a database of statistical data, an analytical subsystem and a subsystem for visualizing the results. The database is developed in the MS SQL Server program and it uses official statistical data posted on the websites of state statistics, the Federal Treasury of the Russian Federation, ministries and departments. It contains information on the total population and in the division by groups, on the population density in the distribution by age of inhabitants; fertility, mortality, natural population growth, migration; statistical data on human and production resources, gross regional product. The analytical subsystem of the IAS is developed in the Microsoft Visual Studio environment and implemented in the high-level C# programming language. It contains algorithms for analysis, modeling and forecasting indicators of regional socio-economic processes based on the integrated use of dynamic models of various types. Visualization and display of the results of the work of the IAS is given in the form of tables, graphs, diagrams, cartograms according to official statistical data of one of the regions of the Russian Federation – the Udmurt Republic. The developed IAS, unlike other information systems, analyzes not only indicators characterizing the state and dynamics of the socio-economic system, but also examines the structure of ongoing processes in terms of time, territory, and age of the objects under study. This system allows to quickly track changes in the dynamics and structure of socio-economic indicators and provide it to decision makers in a timely manner.

Planning to ‘Hear the Farmer’s Voice’: an Agent-Based Modelling Approach to Agricultural Land Use Planning

Agricultural land use is influenced not only by multiple aspects of biophysical and socio-economic processes, but also the cumulative impacts of individual farmer decisions. Farmers’ activities and decisions at farm scale shape land use and water utilisation at regional scale, yet land use planning processes do not take into account farmers’ knowledge and decision-making processes as they respond to, and in turn shape, change. Farmers’ voices are missing in the planning system. In this paper, we address the complexity of agricultural land use planning and examine the possibility of agricultural land use planning from the bottom-up via simulation to integrate environmental, economic and human factors that influence land use change. We present an innovative approach to model the interactions between government policy, market signals, and farmers’ land use decisions, and how the accumulated effects of these individual decisions change agricultural land use patterns at regional scale, using spatial and temporal agent-based modeling. A multi-stage mixed method spatial agent-based modeling (ABM) approach, aligned with the Geodesign framework, can incorporate local knowledge and decision-making into models of regional land use change. To illustrate the new approach, we examine the impact of milk market price on changes in land use in Tasmania, Australia. This approach brings together local knowledge with scientific, planning, and policy knowledge to generate dynamic scenarios for informed agricultural land-use planning decisions.

State policy in the field of management of socio-economic processes in modern Russia

The article is devoted to the study of the prospects for the development of the model of socio-economic policy of Russia in the conditions of the sixth technological order. The analysis of the main indicators of socio-economic development of the Russian Federation for 2021-2022 and the planned period from 2023 to 2025 is carried out. Three directions of development of the model of socio-economic policy of Russia are proposed, affecting the issues of sustainable development of the territories of the state, increasing the number and importance of scientific research, control of pricing for goods and services.

Factor Model for The Migration Processes Development in Kazakhstan

Migration, being a reflection of socio-economic processes, processes in society, highlights issues related to the identification of the phenomena that cause it. The purpose of the article is to build a multifactorial model for the development of infectious processes. In the course of the study, the main factors affecting the interaction of processes in Kazakhstan in 1991-2021 were identified, a theoretical and methodological justification was given for the dependence (independence) of the regulation of processes on wages, formal and informal employment, assessment of the standard of living of the population, cultural and educational level development of the Kazakhstan population in their morbidity-temporal aspect. Correlation coefficients were calculated and the degree of analysis of indicators was estimated based on calculations of pairwise regression between variables using the SPSS 23 program.

Factor Model for The Migration Processes Development in Kazakhstan

Migration, being a reflection of socio-economic processes, processes in society, highlights issues related to the identification of the phenomena that cause it. The purpose of the article is to build a multifactorial model for the development of infectious processes. In the course of the study, the main factors affecting the interaction of processes in Kazakhstan in 1991-2021 were identified, a theoretical and methodological justification was given for the dependence (independence) of the regulation of processes on wages, formal and informal employment, assessment of the standard of living of the population, cultural and educational level development of the Kazakhstan population in their morbidity-temporal aspect. Correlation coefficients were calculated and the degree of analysis of indicators was estimated based on calculations of pairwise regression between variables using the SPSS 23 program.

Mental health of health professionals and their perspectives on mental health services in a conflict-affected setting: a qualitative study in health centres in the Gaza Strip during the COVID-19 pandemic

ObjectivesTo explore how primary care health professionals perceive their own mental health in a conflict-affected setting during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic and to explore their perspectives on mental health...

Clustering of logistics supply chains in the process of Ukraine's eurointegration

This article delves into the concept of clusters within the nation's economy, the role of logistics management in effective cluster operation, and avenues for its enhancement. The research focuses on the socio-economic processes that facilitate the clustering of logistics supply chains for the company "PAPIR SERVICE SK" - one of Ukraine's largest companies involved in the procurement and distribution of paper and cardboard in rolls. The subject of investigation encompasses a comprehensive range of scientific, methodological, and practical aspects related to the establishment of a mechanism for forming cluster entities within the context of Ukraine's integration with Europe. Particular attention is devoted to defining the concept of an economic cluster, exploring the role of logistics management for cluster participants, examining prospects for logistics companies to become integral parts of a cluster, analyzing contemporary trends in the development of logistics management for supply chains. An arsenal of simulation modeling tools is proposed for designing supply chains within the market of printing services in Ukraine. The feasibility of proposing necessary alterations to the functioning of logistical systems and enterprises within an economic cluster is demonstrated. Implementing the results obtained expedites the processes of creating cluster entities within Ukraine's transportation and logistics sector, facilitating the formulation of strategies for their activities based on the application of scientific tools.

Principles of market mechanism management in the digital economy. The intensity of the flow of the logistics chain

The object of research in this article is the market mechanism of management of socio-economic systems. The subject is the study of the stability of the functioning of the market mechanism. The market mechanism is able to solve tactical issues in the management of socio-economic processes and is not able to solve strategic tasks that ensure the sustainable development of the state (military, social and economic security). Therefore, under certain conditions, regulation of market processes by the state is required. Today, unfortunately, these issues are solved by trial and error, which leads to large socio-economic losses. The author suggests using the method of mathematical modeling using information technology (digital economy) to solve these problems. The optimal variant of the market management process is the condition when demand is equal to supply, i.e. the controlling effect on the market is zero. However, this is an unlikely event, since there is no planning mechanism in the market. Therefore, a large error occurs in the management system of the market mechanism, which leads to a violation of the stability of the system. Particular attention is paid to the development of a mathematical model of the functioning of the market mechanism. The methodological basis of the study was the "black box" method using mathematical modeling of the market mechanism as a system with 100% negative feedback. The application of this method enabled the author to investigate the behavior of the market mechanism for stability. The main scientific results of the study are to obtain transitional characteristics of the market process.
 The study of the stable functioning of the market mechanism was carried out using modeling based on the Mathcad computer mathematics system. In the work, criteria for assessing the stability of the market mechanism under various parameters of the socio-economic environment were obtained. The research was based on the method of mathematical modeling to determine the optimal parameters of the stability of the system. The scientific novelty of the work is to determine the stability of the functioning of the market mechanism. The parameters of effective market management are determined. The most responsive parameters affecting the stability of the functioning of the market mechanism are the frequency and attenuation coefficient of the process.