Evolution of seaports of the Russian Far East in relation to changes in the energy structure in Pacific Asia
<p>We estimated the current state of seaports Vanino and Sovetskaya Gavan, situated in the Russian Far East, as beneficiaries to themselves (at local scale), to Khabarovsk Krai (regional or provincial scale) and to the Russian Federation (inter-regional or federal scale). Further, we make p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Advances in Geosciences |
| Online Access: | https://www.adv-geosci.net/45/267/2018/adgeo-45-267-2018.pdf |
| Summary: | <p>We estimated the current state of seaports Vanino and Sovetskaya Gavan, situated in the
Russian Far East, as beneficiaries to themselves (at local scale), to
Khabarovsk Krai (regional or provincial scale) and to the Russian Federation
(inter-regional or federal scale). Further, we make projections for the near
future (until the year 2030) for conditions of current export fuel supply
demands in China and for conditions of climate-friendly energy restructuring
in China. It is shown that the coal specialization of Vanino and
Sovetskaya Gavan seaports will not be profitable
in the near future (year 2030) for conditions of climate-friendly energy
restructuring in China. There will be considerable economic losses at the
national level if coal specialization is persistent. Thus, environmental
policies regarding energy structure in a country with a large economy may
sufficiently influence the development of transport, industry and urban
infrastructure on an inter-regional, regional or local level for a country
importing fuel resources.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1680-7340 1680-7359 |