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Agricultural terraces of Dagestan: ancient legacy for climate change adaptation and building resilience of mountain communities
Geography, Environment, Sustainability. 2024. Vol. 17. No. 4. P. 205–216.
In agricultural mountain regions, changes in weather patterns force people to look for new agricultural activities, shift from agriculture to tourism services, or even leave the mountains. This study discusses the role of Dagestan’s agricultural terraces as a potential resource for mountain people to adapt agricultural activities to climate change, thereby demonstrating the community resilience grounded on local traditional practices. We selected eight mountainous administrative districts of Dagestan as a case study area and tracked the changes of average annual, summer, and winter temperatures and precipitation for different altitudes in 2011–2020 compared to 2000–2010. We also conducted 30 informal exploratory interviews with local farmers and officials (purposive sampling) aiming at revealing common local narratives regarding climate change and its impact on agricultural activities, including the use of terraces. According to our results, respondents perceive the warming and drying of the Dagestan mountains as a growing water scarcity due to decreased precipitation and reduced snow cover, and as an opportunity to expand agricultural activities to higher altitudes. Agricultural terraces are seen as a prime land resource, preventing erosion and conserving soil moisture. Including terraces as a tourist attraction could increase interest in the local landscape and its history and may also indirectly serve to strengthen the resilience of local communities. While climate change may make it difficult to farm in the mountains, tourism becomes an additional source of income for farmers and supports agriculture.
Красовская Т. М., Mitin I., Черных Д. В., Географическая среда и живые системы 2026 № 1 С. 6–20
Aim. The generalization of major theoretical and practical approaches to delimitation of cultural landscapes’ boundaries in Russian geography.
Methodology. The main research method was system analysis, supported by general scientific methods. Analysis of thematic publications devoted to cultural landscapes studies in both human and physical geography, as well as philosophical ideas about the essence of "the ...
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Molodtsova V., Babeykin R., Goncharov R., Cities 2026 No. 179 Article 107688
Polycentric spatial models hold substantial promise for informing urban planning decisions. This paper explores the utility of the Vysokovsky polycentric model, the so-called Unevenly Zoned Model (UZM), in identifying distinctive features of polycentric urban spatial structures. A comparative analysis is conducted by constructing the model for four major Russian cities: Perm, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, and Samara. ...
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Stepanova E., Яковлева П. Э., Регион: Экономика и Социология 2026 № 3 С. 91–120
As import substitution and pharmaceutical security become increasingly important in Russia, cooperation among firms in pharmaceutical clusters warrants closer attention. This study examines how cluster members cooperate, identifies patterns in their interactions, and investigates the factors that influence the effectiveness of cooperation. We hypothesize that network ties are more intensive in regions that specialize in ...
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Stepanova E., Макарова В. А., Информационное общество 2026 № 5 С. 92–103
The article examines the role of universities in the innovation ecosystems of modern cities. The authors provide a theoretical rationale for the necessity of an ecosystem approach, in which universities act not only as centers of education and scientific research, but also as active participants in technology commercialization, knowledge transfer, and entrepreneurial initiatives. Particular attention ...
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Zubov A., Zubov A., Малявко, Я. et al., Computer Physics Communications 2025 Vol. 317 Article 109860
The concept of representative volume (REV, or RVE in material sciences) is the cornerstone of continuum scale models – one needs to get the volume big enough so that it could be represented with an averaged value (scalar, vector or tensorial, etc.). While REV should be established in all larger scale simulations, this is rarely ...
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Tomsk: Национальный исследовательский Томский политехнический университет, 2020.
В сборнике отражены проблемы палеонтологии, стратиграфии, тектоники, исторической и региональной геологии, минералогии, геохимии, петрологии, литологии, полезных ископаемых, металлогении, гидрогеологии, гидрогеохимии, инженерной геологии, геофизики, нефтяной геологии, геоинформационных систем в геологии, разработки нефтяных и газовых месторождений, переработки углеводородного и минерального сырья, нефтегазопромыслового оборудования, бурения нефтяных и газовых скважин, техники и технологии разведки и добычи, транспорта и хранения ...
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Vysokovsky A., Amsterdam: ISOCARP Publications, 1990.
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М.: Стройиздат, 1989.
Сформулированы основные положения формирования комплексов на базе концентрации объектов общественного назначения. Представлены методы оценки и прогнозирования составов и размещения концентраций с помощью модели пространственной организации города. Рассмотрены теоретические положения проектирования комплексов, объединяющих различные учреждения культурно-бытового обслуживания, в том числе с использованием функционально-планировочных элементов. Приведены методические примеры реализации основных положений проектирования комплексов на базе специализированных учреждений культуры ...
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Vysokovsky A., Гражданское строительство и архитектура 1986 № 3 С. 1–21
Рассматриваются существующие методы проектирования, применяемые в градостроительстве; предложен и теоретически обоснован новый метод пространствеиного экстраполяционного прогнозирования застройки и отдельных ее составляющих в сложившихся городах; приводится детальное описание основных операций метода построения сеток со стандартизированными учетными ячейками, выявления и экстраполяции пространствеиного тренда; освещены вопросы разработки сводного пространствеиного прогноза и его внедрения в практику проектирования. ...
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Vysokovsky A., М.: Наука, 1983.
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Батова О. Н., Савинецкая Л. Е., Проявка С. В. et al., Nature Conservation Research. Заповедная наука 2026 Т. 11 № 4 С. 25–39
Spermophilus suslicus is a threatened species listed in Red Data Books at all levels (from regional Red Data
Books to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species), and it currently requires special conservation activity.
Over the past 30–50 years, its range has changed from continuous to mosaic, and its population has declined
everywhere. In 2015, in Russia experimental ...
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Ari G., Liu X., Jiang L. et al., Ecological Indicators 2026 Vol. 191 Article 115592
Snow drought has become a research hotspot due to its widespread impacts on ecosystems and water resources, yet its effects on vegetation phenology remain relatively understudied. Focusing on the Mongolian Plateau, this study used the Snow Water Equivalent Index and the start of growing season (SOS) to assess the associations between snow drought and vegetation ...
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Nikulina Y., / Высшая школа экономики. Серия EC "Economics". 2026. № 1.
This paper estimates the impact of the international sanctions of 2014 and 2022, as well as the food embargo, on the technical efficiency of agricultural enterprises. The assessment was carried out using panel data from agricultural enterprises specializing in dairy production in the Leningrad Region for the period 2010–2023, employing stochastic frontier analysis. It is ...
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Ali I., Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2026
This study reassesses whether economic globalization is compatible with carbon mitigation across nine Shanghai Cooperation Organization economies over 1997 to 2024. A sequenced panel design is applied: pre-estimation diagnostics establish cross-sectional dependence, slope heterogeneity, and mixed integration orders; fixed effects with Driscoll and Kraay standard errors provides the preferred conditional mean estimate; Hansen threshold regression, ...
Added: October 11, 2026
Didenkulova E., Chugunov V., Didenkulova I., Wave Motion 2026 Vol. 147 Article 103787
This work presents a new analytical solution of the shallow water theory for cylindrical propagation of long tsunami-like waves in the basin of variable depth. Considered model cases are related to tsunami wave propagation from an asteroid fallen into the sea, or from underwater volcanic eruptions. The corresponding bottom geometries represent radially symmetric obstacles such ...
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Flamarion M., Didenkulova E., Pelinovsky E., Physics Letters A 2026 Vol. 598 Article 132218
In this letter, bipolar solitary wave interactions in the Schamel equation are revisited numerically. Two simulation settings are considered: repeated collisions in a periodic domain, and the interaction of a positive solitary wave with a train of negative polarity solitary waves of equal amplitude. In the first case, when the amplitudes are comparable, the larger ...
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Le M. T., Шукуров И. С., Курск: Закрытое акционерное общество "Университетская книга", 2026.
This monograph studies the thermal characteristics of urban habitats and analyzes the impact of urban morphology on the emergence of urban heat island effects (UHI), particularly in the context of high-density urban development, modern high-rise buildings and related sanitary standards. It presents comprehensive findings from theoretical and empirical research focused on minimizing the urban heat ...
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Dolgov A., МЕТОД: Московский ежегодник трудов из обществоведческих дисциплин 2025 Т. 5 № 4 С. 120–133
В обзоре интеллектуальное наследие В.И. Вернадского (1863-1945) рассматривается в контексте зарубежных инвайронментальных исследований (преимущественно на материале англоязычных публикаций двух последних десятилетий). Реконструируются ключевые идейные истоки мировоззрения Вернадского: влияние В.В. Докучаева, русского космизма и концепции ноосферы П. Тейяра де Шардена. Анализируются понятия научной системы Вернадского - «живое вещество», «биосфера» и «ноосфера»; прослеживается их рецепция в современных ...
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Dregulo A., СПб.: Издательство Санкт-Петербургского государственного экономического университета, 2026.
В монографии представлен междисциплинарный анализ современных вызовов перехода городских агломераций к климатически нейтральному и энергоэффективному развитию. В работе рассмотрены теоретические подходы к определению городских агломераций, международных стратегий устойчивого развития, проведен анализ климатических рисков, энергопотребления и секторальных выбросов парниковых газов в Российской Федерации, стран Европейского союза и др. В России, несмотря на рост энергопотребления и выбросов ...
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Xue J., Luo Z., Chen Z. et al., Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 2026 Vol. 412 Article 110676
Rangeland degradation is a global environmental challenge; however, intense debate persists between equilibrium (focused on the negative effects of grazing intensity) and non-equilibrium (emphasizing livestock mobility for adapting to climate variability) theories in rangeland ecology. In recent years, an integrative theory advocating the “coexistence of equilibrium and non-equilibrium” has emerged to reconcile this debate. However, ...
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Веприцкий А. А., Nazarenko G., Прокопенко И. М. et al., Вестник Московского университета. Серия 5: География 2026 Т. 81 № 2 С. 41–52
The article attempts to actualize the method of visual observations in socio-geographical studies of rural areas using the example of studying the seasonality of rural settlement within the Velikiye Luki district of the Pskov region. Within the framework of the study, a formalized methodology for the visual assessment of the use of households in rural ...
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Бемлер Е. С., Хмельницкая Я. Е., Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены 2026 Т. 194 № 4 С. 96–120
The article presents a study of resilience strategies of creative youth in the North Caucasus using the example of Pyatigorsk and Nalchik. The theoretical framework of the study combines a processual understanding of resilience with an interpretation of locality as a subjectively constructed connection to place, allowing for an analysis of the resilience of creative ...
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Emelyanova O., Восток. Афро-азиатские общества: история и современность 2024 No. 1 P. 153–164
Food security in Japan has been under observation of analytics in both Japan and abroad as it is one of the key national security issues. Leading academic researchers of this issue in Japan include Suzuki N., Takeya T.,Yamamoto R. and Oguchi H. However, the main focus of their analysis is the social aspect. The English ...
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Gallyamova A., Grigoryev D., Journal of Environmental Psychology 2026 Vol. 112 Article 103040
Recent theoretical developments in ecological approaches to culture challenge the prevailing East–West framing of cultural variation by emphasizing a north–south axis linked to local habitat stability and climatic demands. Building on Van de Vliert et al.’s (2025) ecological analysis, we replicate their preliminary tests across 83 Russian regions and add focused analyses to clarify the ...
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