Tourism is one of the factors of local economic development and cross-border cooperation on EU borders, reducing the risk of economic recession in those areas. The purpose of the article is to reveal ...trends in the development of cross-border tourism on the Polish-Belarusian border and to verify the following research issues: 1) whether the economic sanctions introduced by EU countries on Russia after 2014 reduced cross-border traffic on the Polish-Belarusian section of the EU border; 2) to what extent the tourist potential of the Polish-Belarusian region corresponds to the demand in the modern European market; 3) how the new visa-free travel mechanisms activate tourist markets; 4) to what extent tourism stimulates the development of new forms of urban growth in the cultural landscapes of the cross-border region. The process of shaping tourism clusters as a form of the spatial organisation of tourism development in cross-border regions was analysed using analytical and synthetic methods. The research area covers the eastern border of Poland on the section of its border with Belarus. The primary research and empirical materials were obtained from the Central Statistical Office of Poland and the Statistical Committee of Belarus on tourism on the eastern border of Poland in the years 2015–2018. An investigation of the subject literature and source documents, as well as field observations and statistical analyses, were carried out. Particular attention was paid to the creation of a visa-free regime region in the special tourist zones of “Brest” and “Grodno” in the border regions of Belarus.
cross-border mobility of persons with Tuberculosis (TB) is a global public health concern. We aimed at documenting health systems´ potential bottlenecks and opportunities in pulmonary TB continuum of ...care in cross-border expanses of East and Horn of Africa.
a cross-sectional program assessment with descriptive analysis of TB services, health staff capacities, diagnostic capacities, data management and reporting, and treatment outcomes. Data were extracted from health facility TB registers and semi-structured key informant interviews conducted in selected 26 cross-border sites within the 7 member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region.
the overall cross-border TB cure rate in the year preceding the study (37%) was way beneath the global target with considerable variations amongst the study countries. The restricted support to the cross-border health facilities was mediated and even exacerbated by expansive distances from the respective capital cities. Restricted geographical access to the facilities by cross-border populations was a longstanding challenge. Substantial staffing gaps, TB service delivery capacity needs and inadequate diagnostics were noticeable. The TB control guidelines were not harmonized between the countries and the inter-country referral systems were either absent or inappreciable, contributing to ineffective cross-border referrals and transfers. The frail linkages between stakeholders were contemptible, but increasing governments´ commitments in tackling infectious diseases were encouraging.
cross-border TB interventions should drive regional TB policies, strategies and programs that sustain countries´ coordination, harmonization of management guidelines, advocacy for increased human resources support, enhanced capacity building of cross-border TB staff, adequate diagnostics equipping of the cross-border health facilities and seamless transfer and referral of patients traversing boundaries.
This article suggests a new perspective on the analysis of the EU multi-level regionalism strategy (EUMRS) by emphasizing the important role of local authorities in border areas. The EU, indeed, has ...been pursuing a multi-level strategy formed by three action layers corresponding to three new regional trasnational spaces: (1) the European Union itself; (2) the strategic macro-regional actions - such as the EU Strategy for the Danube Region; (3) cross-border cooperation. Particularly, the article tries to explain why local officers working for different Bulgarian municipalities perceive the EUMRS in a different way. The perception of the EUMRS represents the internalization and impact of the EUMRS among the interviewed local officers of nine borderland Bulgarian municipalities. The research is grounded on a qualitative comparative analysis to identify and explain the different combinations of causally relevant conditions linked to the specific outcome.
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BFBNIB, DOBA, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, ODKLJ, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK
The article focuses on success factors and management models in destination management for cross-border co-operation in tourism. The method is based on literature research, case-studies in European ...cross-border-regions and descriptive.
At present, with the gradual introduction of low-carbon concepts into people's livelihoods, the process of energy conservation and carbon reduction in various industries is urgent. The research on ...the seasonal migration analysis of characteristic multiple loads in border and cross-border regions, as well as the establishment of load forecasting methods and dynamic simulation models for typical energy supply and consumption scenarios, is basically in a blank stage. Conducting research on simulation modeling of cross-border urban load mainly faces issues such as unclear characteristic energy demand, missing typical energy load data, high simulation difficulty, high requirements for technical personnel, and long simulation cycles. In this regard, this article starts with research on border and cross-border areas, constructs typical low-carbon scenarios and indicator systems, and studies the formation of an annual 8760 hours hourly load database for various building types such as offices and hotels under typical low-carbon scenarios. Based on this database, a method for predicting the load of border and cross-border areas has been developed, and the prediction method has been validated using actual building data. The load forecasting method developed in this article has high safety and reliability, simple operation, large data capacity, and strong call performance, reducing the huge workload of simulation and forming a replicable and scalable database model.
Cross-border regional development is one of the EU current major
concerns. These regions are usually less dynamic socio-economically. Some of
them have recently benefited from new roads, which have ...mainly been funded
through the European financial program of Transnational Transport Networks,
TEN-T. Using socioeconomic data from the Portugal/Spain cross-border area a
model able to measure the relation between accessibility and development in this
region is being calibrated. This paper reflects an initial study using Portuguese and
Spanish geographical units in the border area for the period 1991-2001 and giving
special efforts to the building of similar spatial units in both countries.
El desarrollo regional transfronterizo es, en la actualidad, una de las
principales preocupaciones de la UE. Normalmente, estas regiones tienen menos
dinámica socio-económica. Algunas de ellas se han beneficiado recientemente de
nuevas carreteras, que han sido principalmente financiadas por el programa europeo
TEN-T. Utilizando los datos socioeconómicos del área transfronteriza entre
Portugal / España, se ha calibrado un modelo para medir la relación entre la accesibilidad
y el desarrollo en esta región. Este documento refleja un estudio inicial con
unidades geográficas en la zona fronteriza para el periodo 1991-2001. Se destaca
también el esfuerzo complementario para la construcción de unidades homogéneas
a ambos lados de la frontera.
•There is a consensus that rapid urbanization and land use change lead to the loss of regional ecosystem services, which makes the ecological environment deteriorate.•Faced with the real ...contradictions of the shrinking ecological land and increasing demand for ecosystem services from social development, the Tumen River region urgently needs to find a developing mode that can effectively improve the sustainable supply of ecosystem services.•We evaluated the 6 ecosystem services by using multiple models such as CASA and USLE and analyzed the trade-offs between them based on setting different scenarios and finally selected the HD scenario as the best one.•The research results can be helpful for the new round of territorial spatial planning and ecological restoration in the Tumen River region.
Land use change affected by rapid urbanization, economic development and political influences. As a crucial factor to ecosystem services (ESs), irrational land use is likely to bring about loss of some ecosystem services (ESs). In the meanwhile, the trade-offs occur among the ESs are also changing. This research aims to coordinate the relationship of ESs for land use planning under different scenarios in Tumen River Region. The essay has been organized in the following way. Initially, we analyzed the impact on 6 ESs in the context of the local land use change. Furthermore, we explored their trade-offs among the ESs and seek to provide theoretical support to planning and management in the Tumen River Region. Here, we used data from 1996 to 2006 and 2006–2016 to examine how the ecosystem services are affected by trade-offs in three different scenarios: Baseline Development (BD), Fast Development (FD), and Harmonious Development (HD) by using CASA and USLE models. Additionally, with the help of integrated valuation of ecosystem services and trade-offs (InVEST) model, we assessed 6 ecosystem services not only including Meat production (MP), Net primary production (NPP), Habitat quality (HQ), but Crop production (CP), Soil conservation (SC), Water retention (WR) as well during 1996–2016. Firstly, we demonstrated the numerous trade-offs and/or synergistic interactions between ESs. Then we assessed these ESs at the regional scale based on the 3 scenarios. Finally, we explored the optimal scenario. Results show that (1) it was significant that the dramatic land use change in the study area from 1996 to 2016, especially in cultivated land and forested land;(2) the total ESV in the study area initially decreased and then increased, and showed a gradual improvement trend during 1996–2016;(3) multiple ESs in addition to 2 ESs, containing Habitat Quality (HQ) and Soil Conservation (SC), there are also Water Retention (WR) and Net Primary Productivity (NPP) during 1996–2016 showed positive correlations. However, Crop and Meat Production vs Soil Retention was not significantly correlated in the study period;(4) among all scenario simulations, ESs showed the most improvement in the HD scenario, and following closely behind are the BD scenario and the FD scenario. The BD scenario had fewer trade-offs compared with against 2016, and the HD and FD scenarios had more;(5) relative to the catchment area, the HD scenario is the optimal situation. Our findings will provide some references for the construction of land use management and ecological civilization in cross-border area.
La problématique de la gestion consensuelle des ressources en eau transfrontalière apparaît comme un impératif pour les États ouest-africains, au regard de l’historicité des frontières ...post-coloniales et des conflictualités d’usages des ressources de part et d’autre de la frontière. Elle induit de multiples enjeux pour la gestion intégrée des ressources en eau et la préservation de la biodiversité. De part et d’autre de la frontière Burkina Faso-Mali, l’exploitation des ressources en eau du cours d’eau Sourou, implique de nombreux acteurs et différents usages. Entre usage pour l’agriculture, l’élevage, la pêche ou l’alimentation en eau potable, le partage de l’eau ne se fait pas sans difficulté entre acteurs aux intérêts divergents. Pour y faire face, un comité transfrontalier de gestion intégrée des ressources en eau du bassin est mis en place par les deux États. Dans la pratique cet accord a servi de cadre pour lancer une initiative de coopération transfrontalière entre les collectivités territoriales riveraines du cours d’eau Sourou. Cette situation, interroge la manière dont la gestion concertée des ressources en eau transfrontalières participe à la construction d’un espace de coopération et, comment s’organise la gouvernance d’un tel espace. L’objectif principal de la présente étude est d’analyser le rôle que jouent les ressources en eau dans la construction des territorialités transfrontalières à partir de l’exemple de l’interface Burkina-Mali. La méthodologie a mobilisé une revue de la littérature sur les dynamiques transfrontalières et les communs, ainsi que des entretiens avec des acteurs transfrontaliers et des enquêtes auprès des populations. Les résultats permettent d’appréhender le processus de territorialisation à partir de la gestion des ressources en eau dans les zones frontalières.
The issue of consensual management of transboundary water resources has become imperative for West African states, given the historical nature of post-colonial borders and conflicting uses of resources on both sides of the border. It poses many challenges to the integrated management of water resources and the protection of biodiversity. Downstream and upstream of the Burkina-Mali border, the Sourou River crosses both states in its north-western part, and the exploitation of the river's water resources involves numerous stakeholders and various uses on both sides of the border. Whether used for agriculture, livestock farming, fishing, or supplying drinking water, the distribution of water has not always been a pleasant affair between stakeholders with divergent interests. In response, a cross-border committee for joint management of the basin's water resources has been set up by both states. In concrete terms, this agreement has served as a framework for launching a cross-border cooperation initiative between the local authorities bordering the Sourou River. This situation raises the issue of how concerted management of transboundary water resources contributes to the construction of a cooperative area, and how the management of such an area is organized. The main objective of this study is to analyze the role played by water resources in the construction of cross-border territorialities, using the Burkina-Mali interface as an example. The methodology involved a review of the literature on cross-border dynamics and the commons as well as interviews with cross-border stakeholders, and surveys conducted among local populations. The results provide an insight into the process of territorialization based on water resource management in border areas. Indeed, the first level of results shows that joint management of water resources has been a strong incentive for activating cross-border cooperation in the Sourou area. Many factors have contributed to this cooperation. These include the hydraulic developments carried out in Burkina Faso at the junction of the Sourou and Mouhoun rivers, which have led to an increase in the volumes of water in the Malian part of the Sourou. In addition, there are the environment and exploitation constraints of the basin's resources and the prospects for watershed development in the Malian part.The second level deals with the historic nature of social relations in the Sourou basin, marked by a territorialization/deterritorialization of space around water from pre-colonial times to the present day. Finally, the local border authorities in the watershed area have seized this opportunity to cooperate by setting up a local cross-border grouping known as “Groupement local de coopération transfrontalière C10Sourou” (GLCT/C10Sourou), which is structured around 10 border municipalities, including 4 on the Burkina Faso side and 6 in Mali, and has legal status and financial autonomy. Under the group's leadership, development initiatives are being implemented in the area.This grouping is structured around 10 border communes, including 4 on the Burkina Faso side and 6 in Mali, and has legal personality and financial autonomy. To this end, development actions are being implemented in this area, under the leadership of the group.
Abstract In her article “Living on the both sides of an invisible border – the impacts of Covid-19 in the Tornio River Valley” Helena Ruotsala discusses what impacts the Covid-19 had in the ...cross-border region between Finland and Sweden. She uses concepts of transnationalism and multilocality when studying local everyday life. The area is divided by a national border, which has been invisible until March 2020, but when Covid-19 spread over the nations, Finland and Sweden, the border became visible and was marked by a riot fence. The effects of Covid-19 and closing the border from the point of view of local inhabitants are discussed in this article.
The research on the multimodal transport development within the cross-border area is a result of identified gaps in the system solutions and cooperation between stakeholders of three countries: ...Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Freight transport is an especially complex problem. It is an area that is not comprehensively recognized in the context of cross-border cooperation. The results of the research presented in this paper are the continuation of analyses performed within the scope of the international project framework TRANS TRITIA. At the moment, transport policy assumes the struggle for the utilization of multimodality within freight transport. This is justified by the need to reduce external transport costs. At the same time, this necessitates actions of a technical, organizational, and legislation nature as well as cooperation between stakeholders. The multimodal transport ecosystem is a vision of the transport within cross-border areas that assumes the increase in the flow dynamics within the multimodal transport. The main goal of this paper was the stakeholders’ analysis and identification of their roles in the ecosystem of multimodal freight transport within the Polish–Czech–Slovak cross-border area. The conceptualization of the multimodal freight transport ecosystem was essential to achieving the objective. To achieve the objective, a stakeholder analysis has been performed based on expert research. As a result of the research, organizational projects have been proposed to strengthen the idea of the coevolution of the multimodal transport ecosystem. The key conclusion from the performed research is the declaration that a holistic view of the multimodal transport ecosystem necessitates the appointment of a coordinator who will synchronize knowledge, business, and innovation ecosystems.
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