Tag: R11

ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION AS A WAY OF DEVELOPING ECO-TOURISM IN THE ARCTIC REGION

Raisa M. IVANOVA

Associate Professor at the Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Bunin Yelets State University, Yelets, Russian Federation

ivanova5438@ubogazici.in

Olga V. SKROBOTOVA

Head of Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Bunin Yelets State University, Yelets, Russian Federation

skrobotova5438@murdoch.in

Nadezhda K. MARTYNENKO

Professor at the Department of Economics and Socio-Humanities, M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk, Russian Federation

mar-vol@tanu.pro

Olga S. TAMER

Professor at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Natural Science Disciplines, Tyumen Industrial University, Tyumen, Russian Federation

tamer.o@nuos.pro

Anatoly V. KOZLOV

Professor at the Department of Transport, Oil and Gas Technology, Tyumen Industrial University, Tyumen, Russian Federation

an-kozlov@uohk.com.cn

Abstract

Tourism as a means of diversifying economic development can only be considered in those regions that have enough tourism potential. The application of tourism management methods in the region requires factoring in the specifics of the region itself and the possibility of increasing the number of inbound tourists. The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that the number of regions that can offer a competitive product is quite small and tourism is often their main income category. The novelty of the study is that the Arctic region is subsidized and often the region’s economy is focused only on the extraction and processing of minerals. Attraction of tourists is limited due to climatic and infrastructural conditions. As a novelty of the study, the question of how to build infrastructure and provide a management model in the Arctic region is considered, provided that the model meets the standards of public administration. The practical application of the research results can be achieved on the condition that each of the participants in the public administration process can implement a regional development program at the level of the Arctic regions. The main task will be considered the process of formation of a competitive environmental and managerial environment upon financing with self-supporting forms.

Keywords: conditions for the development of tourism, the construction of tourist facilities, entrepreneurial activity in tourism activity, tourist demand, study programs at universities.

JEL classification: Q57, R11, Z32

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A NOTE ON THE USE OF AMENITIES TO ATTRACT CREATIVE CLASS MEMBERS TO A CITY

Amitrajeet A. BATABYAL

Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623-5604, USA

aabgsh@rit.edu

Seung Jick YOO

Associate Professor, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

sjyoo@sookmyung.ac.kr

Corresponding Author

Abstract

We study the decision problem faced by a city authority (CA) who seeks to attract members of the creative class to his city by providing amenities. Creative class members care about their own incomes and about the amenities that the city provides. We construct a stylized model of this interaction and shed light on three questions. First, we determine how much additional income must be paid to a representative creative class member to maintain her utility if amenities are withdrawn. Second, we compute the cost of generating amenity benefits that equal a specific fraction of the representative creative class member’s income. Finally, we discuss whether the provision of amenity benefits is a cost-effective way of raising the representative creative class member’s utility.

Keywords: Amenity Benefits, City Authority, Cost-Effectiveness, Creative Class, Income

JEL classification: R11, R50

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SPATIALLY INDUCED EFFECTS AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES: IMPLICATIONS FOR ZONES IN PAKISTAN UNDER CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR

Ayesha KHAN

Chair in Maritime Business and Logistics, University of Bremen, Germanyn, Max-von-Laue-Straße 1, 28359, Bremen and Germany

ayesha@uni-bremen.de

h.c. Hans-Dietrich HAASIS

Chair in Maritime Business and Logistics, University of Bremen, Germany, Max-von-Laue-Straße 1, 28359, Bremen and Germany

hdhaasis@gmx.de

Abstract

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is one of the Belt and Road Initiative projects. Nine special economic zones (SEZs) are proposed under the CPEC and the aim of establishing SEZs is to support and promote local industry as well as other dimensions such as improving energy generation and political stability in Pakistan. The CPEC will facilitate close proximity and collaboration between Pakistan and China, Pakistan can learn from China’s successful experience in SEZs. As this concept zone is ‘regional’ in itself, it is important to analyze this policy from the point of the “New economic geography” theory. This paper explores the existing literature on SEZs in order to identify the role of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the perspective of spatially induced effects of a zone and their implications for SEZs under the CPEC.

Keywords: Special economic zones (SEZs), Sustainability; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), China Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC), spatially induced effects; geographical agglomeration

JEL classification: R12, R11

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