In modern conditions of digital transformation the economy, task ensuring sustainable, balanced growth region as a complex socio-economic system acquires special role. One important areas study systems is analysis patterns and trends in their development. The should be considered system, consisting set its subsystems elements with many links. order to solve this problem, we propose use cognitiv...

The paper addresses two problems in the analysis of regional convergence in the European. First, typical convergence studies use data that is only available for some of the regions in the EU. This introduces a selection bias, as the lack of data is likely to be systematically linked to the regional income level. Secondly, the estimation takes the EU regional policy explicitly into account. The ...

For ten to fifteen years through the mid-2000s, the literature on " horticulture " in Africa was largely synonymous with horticultural exports to developed countries. Yet rising food safety and environmental standards in developed countries have made it more difficult for new countries to enter the market and for smallholder farmers in established countries to remain in the market. At the same ...

Note: The views expressed in this discussion paper are those of the author and are not necessarily those of the members or staff of the Puget Sound Regional Council. 2 Informational Paper on "Compact Growth and Adverse Health Impacts" This paper was developed by University of Washington Doctoral Student Gail Sandlin under a contract with the Puget Sound Regional Council. The scope of the contra...

The task of developing regional greenbelts poses multidimensional challenges to policymakers. Unlike their early 20th-century predecessors, these greenspaces incorporate multiple functions including growth management, farmland and environmental protection, increasing economic competitiveness. This multifunctional approach greenbelt management involves considerable governance complexities, as an...