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Myllylä, Yrjö (2006). The future of the Murmansk Oblast assessed by three Delphi panels.
Fennia 184:1. 53-73. <http://ojs.tsv.fi/index.php/fennia/article/view/3732/3523>:
”This paper evaluates the development of the socio-spatial structures and geoeconomic
position of Murmansk Oblast up the year 2025. The study applies
strong prospective trends and industrial cluster approaches in analysis and interpretation
and it interprets the results in the context of regional development
theories.
The Delphi method is applied for analysing the potential development paths
of Murmansk Oblast. Two Delphi panels were set up in 2005. The panel data in
this article consist of the answers of 77 persons including pilot interview. The
experts in the Murmansk panel are from Murmansk Oblast, the ones in the Moscow
panel are from Moscow and St. Petersburg, and those in the international
panel come from Finland, Norway and Great Britain.
The clusters of transportation and energy will be the most probable growth
sectors in Murmansk Oblast during 2005–25. According to the expert panels the
three most important strong prospective main trends influencing socio-economic
development in Murmansk Oblast constitute the potential of logistics and
transport, the impacts of new technology and globalisation. From the viewpoint
of development theories the development of Murmansk Oblast seems to rely
very much on the argumentation of the resources and physical environment and
supply-side theories.
Yrjö Myllylä, c/o Oy Aluekehitys RD, Meriusva 5, FI-02320 Espoo, Finland. Email:
yrjo.myllyla@rdmarketinfo.net.”
Yrjö Myllylä 