Role of seasonality in the socio-economic development of rural areas of the southern part of the Republic of Karelia

Naumov Alexey (), Akimova Varvara (), Elmanova Daria (), Velichko Elizaveta (), Topnikov Mikhail (), Volkov Maxim (), Khusainova Alina (), Shmyd Petr (), Poturaeva Aleksandra () and Nosova Elena ()
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Naumov Alexey: Department of Socio-Economic Geography of Foreign Countries, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Akimova Varvara: Department of Socio-Economic Geography of Foreign Countries, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Elmanova Daria: Department of Socio-Economic Geography of Foreign Countries, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Velichko Elizaveta: Department of Socio-Economic Geography of Foreign Countries, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Topnikov Mikhail: Department of Socio-Economic Geography of Foreign Countries, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Volkov Maxim: Department of Socio-Economic Geography of Foreign Countries, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Khusainova Alina: Department of Socio-Economic Geography of Foreign Countries, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Shmyd Petr: Department of Socio-Economic Geography of Foreign Countries, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Poturaeva Aleksandra: Department of Socio-Economic Geography of Foreign Countries, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Nosova Elena: Department of Socio-Economic Geography of Foreign Countries, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, 2020, vol. 24, issue 2, 51-61

Abstract: The objective of this work is to analyze the impact of seasonality on the socio-economic development of rural areas of the southern part of Karelia. This study is based on the field data obtained via semi-structured in-depth interviews with experts from the local community. The results show that the influence of seasonality is rather indirect, being a constituent of other factors: economic, infrastructural, institutional, social, etc. Although seasonality is most often perceived as a negative phenomenon regarding socio-economic development, modern types of economic activity characterized by a peak of activity in different seasons of the year mitigate the effect of seasonality and even benefit from being seasonal. Based on the materials collected, a typology of rural settlements of the southern part of Karelia based on the nature of the effect of seasonality has been developed (with a predominantly positive and predominantly negative effect).

Keywords: Rural development; seasonality; Northern Russia; Republic of Karelia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0015

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