
FACULTY OF GEOGRAPHY
LOMONOSOV
MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY
THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL
SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (ERSA)
RUSSIAN SECTION

Online conference
«The World in COVID-19:
The Impact of the Pandemic on the Development of Countries and Regions»
Nov 20-21
Moscow | Online (Zoom)
Key Speakers

André Torre
President of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA), University Paris-Saclay
Programme
UTC+3 (MSK)
20 November, Friday
Plenary session
10.00-10.10
Welcome speech: Russian Section of the European Regional Science Association, Lomonosov Moscow State University
10.10-10.40
André Torre, President of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA)
COVID and the new proximities. An European perspective
10.40-11.00
Alexander Pelyasov, Nadezhda Zamyatina, Russian Section of the European Regional Science Association, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian space and COVID-19
Session 1. Russian regions in the context of COVID-19: interactions between the pandemic and Russian economy
11.00-11.20
Ruslan Dokhov, Mikhail Topnikov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Higher School of Economics
Pandemic and inequality: uneven reaction of rich and poor territories to lockdown in Russia
11.20-11.40
Alla Makhrova, Tatyana Nefedova, Andrey Treivish, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
Dacha developments in Central Russia: an escape from the pandemic?
11.40-12.00
Konstantin Axenov, Olga Kraskovskaya, Saint Petersburg State University
The impact of the pandemic on the urban street retail development in a Russian metropolis
12.00-12.20
Ivan Alov, Lomonosov Moscow State University
The ambiguous nature of the relationship between population density and COVID-19 hospitalizations in Moscow districts
12.20-12.40
Tarek Ben Hassen, Sinisa Berjan, Oksana Fotina, Mohammad S. Allahyari, Hamid El Bilali, Qatar University, University of East Sarajevo, Perm State Agro-Technological University, Islamic Azad University of Rasht, North-West University
Impact of COVID-19 on Food Consumption Behavior in Russia
12.40-13.00
Stepan Zemtsov, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
COVID-19, small business and government support in Russia
13.00-13.30 Break
13.30-13.50
Mikhail Topnikov, Andrey Bogodukhov, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Commercial property market shocks in Russia as evidence of support measures lack during COVID-
19 first wave
13.50-14.10
Anna Mihajlova, Andrej Mihajlov, Dmitrij Hvalej, Kant Baltic Federal University
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on population digitalization: a case study of the Kaliningrad oblast
14.10-14.30
Olga Valieva, Institute of Economics and Organization of Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
A study of institutional barriers in the public procurement system in healthcare in Russia
14.30-14.50
Svetlana Zaitseva, Saint Petersburg State University
The impact of COVID-19 on passenger traffic in commuter train (example of the Irinovsky direction of the St. Petersburg railway node)
14.50-15.10
Alexander Sergunin, St. Petersburg State University
COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on Russia’s cross-border cooperation with Finland and Russia
15.10-15.30
Evgeniya Kolomak, Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Economic effects of pandemic-related restrictions in Russia and their spatial heterogeneity
15.30-15.50
Anna Anisimova, Mikhail Topnikov, Daniel Gorokhov, Habidatum
Location risk metrics for COVID-19 economic recovery
15.50-16.10
Elena Goosen, Kemerovo State University
Assessment of stress resistance of Russian resource regions in the context of COVID-19
16.10-16.30
Irina Peker, Andrej Mihajlov, Kant Baltic Federal University
COVID-19 pandemic in social and humanitarian studies: results of scientometric analysis
16.30-16.55
Andrej Krivorotov, Moscow State Institute of International Relations
International relations under and after COVID-19: revising globalization. Global oil and gas industry under COVID-19 and beyond
21 November, Saturday
Session 2. The impact of the pandemic on development of foreign countries and regions: lessons for Russia (I. Vitver and V. Volsky memorial scientific readings)
10.00-10.20
Alexey Naumov, Lomonosov Moscow State University
The Covid-19 pandemic as a driving force of social and economic development of the countries: typological approach
10.20-10.40
Gunther Maier, Modul University Vienna
Who is hit the hardest? A global perspective of the COVID pandemic
10.40-11.00
Andrey Petrov, University of Northern IowaSpatiotemporal Dynamics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Arctic: Early Data and Emerging Trends
11.00-11.20
Peter Skold, Umea University
Lessons from previous epidemics in the Arctic
11.20-11.40
Jim Powell, University of Alaska Southeast
Juneau (Alaska) during COVID-19: Integrative leadership in an isolated Alaskan community
11.40-12.00
Federico Camerin, The University of Valladolid
The Barcelona’s Superblock as a measure to deal with the impact of the pandemic at a neighborhood scale. Lessons learnt for Russia
12.00-12.20
Alejandro Mardjanian Petrosian, Universal Knowmad
The post-COVID-19 economic megatrends detected in Spain
12.20-12.40
Boris A. Portnov, Yosi Borochov, University of Haifa
Estimating the potential impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mortgage arrears in Israel
12.40-13.00
Larisa Dukić, University of Zagreb
Croatian tourism in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic - impacts and challenges
13.00-13.30 Break
13.30-13.50
Alexander Fetisov, Lomonosov Moscow State University
The Dangerous Liaisons
13.50-14.10
Ekaterina Romanova, Evgeniya Shvets, Lomonosov Moscow State University Pandemic
Lessons from the Federal States: Cases of Brazil and Germany
14.10-14.30
Irina Tikhotskaya, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Distinctive features of the Japanese response to the pandemic and future development
14.30-14.50
Vladimir Matsur, Lomonosov Moscow State University
A test of strength for Latin American economic integration: the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Latin American trade relations
14.50-15.10
Aleksandra Potapova, Lomonosov Moscow State University International agricultural migration in the context of Covid-19: recipient and donor countries
15.10-15.30
Ul'yana Nikolaeva, Alexander Rusanov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Higher School of Economics
Dachas and second homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: global and regional features in Europe and Russia
15.30-15.50
Michele Devlin, ARCTICenter, The University of Northern Iowa
COVID and the Loss of Indigenous Arctic Healers and Traditional Medicinal Knowledge: Lessons from the American Southwest
Session 3. Contrasts in the sensitivity of branches of the world economy during the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
16.00-16.20
Varvara Akimova, Lomonosov Moscow State University, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
The future of renewables in the context of COVID-19
16.20-16.40
Anna Alexandrova, Ekaterina Aigina, Lomonosov Moscow State University
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international tourism development: challenges, lessons, forecasts
16.40-17.00
Aygün Kam, University of Lodz
Remote working in public institutions
17.00-17.20
Denis Ternovsky, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Foreign trade and government regulation of food markets during the COVID-19 pandemic
17.20-17.40
Daria Sidorova, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Arctic food security and COVID-19: scientific review
17.40-18.00
Boris Nikitin, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian urban settlement system in the context of epidemiological security
18.00 -18.20 Discussion and conclusion