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Legal and Administrative Tools for Managing Overtourism in Sustainable Regional Development

Iwona Florek Magdalena Sitek

https://doi.org/10.15181/rfds.v49i2.2811

Pub. online: 2 Jul 2026 Type: Article

Open Access

Journal: Regional Formation and Development Studies Volume 49, Issue 2 (2026), pp. 48–60

Abstract

Tourism has become one of the most dynamic sectors of modern economies, contributing significantly to regional development. However,

the rapid growth of tourist flows has led to the emergence of overtourism, which negatively affects local communities, natural environments, and the quality of tourist experiences. This paper examines legal and administrative instruments used to manage tourist

flows in the context of sustainable regional development. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between environmental law and tourism management, including the concept of “use exceeding common use” under environmental law. The study also analyses practical governance tools such as zoning, pricing policies, capacity limits, and stakeholder involvement. Using examples from Lithuania and Poland, the paper demonstrates that effective management of overtourism requires an integrated approach combining legal regulation, administrative measures, and innovative management strategies.

From Energy Shock to Social Innovation: Geopolitical Crisis, Regional Divergence and Economic Transformation in the Baltic Region

Giuseppe T. Cirella

https://doi.org/10.15181/rfds.v49i2.2809

Pub. online: 2 Jul 2026 Type: Article

Open Access

Journal: Regional Formation and Development Studies Volume 49, Issue 2 (2026), pp. 19–36

Abstract

The recent energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine has profoundly reshaped regional economies across the Baltic

region, transforming energy from a market commodity into a strategic and geopolitical resource. While existing literature emphasises

disruption and vulnerability, this paper reframes the crisis as a catalyst for social innovation. Drawing on a comparative analysis of

Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland, the study examines how rising energy prices, supply insecurity and policy responses have stimulated

new forms of behavioural adaptation, collective action and institutional change. Particular attention is given to decentralised energy practices, prosumer models and governance innovation. The findings reveal that social innovation emerges unevenly across national contexts, shaped by structural conditions, institutional capacity and geopolitical positioning. The paper argues that energy shocks can function as transformative moments, fostering resilience while also exposing internal divergences within the European Union, and reshaping regional pathways toward sustainability.

Innovative Pedagogies for Sustainable Mindset Formation in Higher Education: The Method-Competency-Mindset Model

Oleksandra Ovchynnykova Oleksandra Rozhenko

https://doi.org/10.15181/rfds.v48i1.2794

Pub. online: 16 Mar 2026 Type: Article

Open Access

Journal: Regional Formation and Development Studies Volume 48, Issue 1 (2026), pp. 71–80

Abstract

Higher education plays a key role in preparing future professionals capable of responding to the challenges of sustainable development. This paper explores how innovative pedagogies can foster the development of human capital by facilitating transformative learning experiences. Drawing on research in education for sustainable development, sustainable competencies, and sustainable thinking, the paper presents the Method-Competence-Mindfulness (MCM) model as an integrative conceptual framework. The model explains how innovative learning methods stimulate the acquisition of competencies and support deep changes in values, attitudes and identities. The paper argues that management and related education should be seen not only as professional training, but also as a driver of social change. The MCM model provides recommendations for aligning pedagogical practice with broader sustainable development and regional development goals, positioning universities as drivers of transformation towards a responsible and sustainable future.

The Role of Paradiplomacy in Regional Development as Exemplified by Polish Voivodeships

Wojciech Tomasz Modzelewski Rafał Bogdan

https://doi.org/10.15181/rfds.v46i2.2731

Pub. online: 4 Jul 2025 Type: Article

Open Access

Journal: Regional Formation and Development Studies Volume 46, Issue 2 (2025), pp. 94–102

Abstract

The primary objective of this article is to analyse the international activities (paradiplomacy) of Polish voivodeships through the lens of the system for managing sustainable regional development. Paradiplomacy serves as both a tool for carrying out public tasks of a regional nature and an instrument for socio-economic and cultural development, for which voivodeship self-government is responsible in Poland. Another aim of the article is to present the geographical directions of voivodeships’ paradiplomacy, which, in addition to European regions, also includes partners from outside Europe. Thus, the article offers an academic reflection on the issue outlined

in the title, approached from the perspective of social sciences and the discipline of political science and administration.

Local Economic Development: Practical Workshops Connecting Local Government and Organisations, with Reference to the Example of the Otwock District

Bronisław Sitek Magdalena Sitek Iwona Florek

https://doi.org/10.15181/rfds.v40i2.2536

Pub. online: 10 Jul 2023 Type: Article

Open Access

Journal: Regional Formation and Development Studies Volume 40, Issue 2 (2023), pp. 124–131

Abstract

In the world of the globalised economy, local socio-economic structures are gaining importance again. The economies of European countries, including Poland, are mostly based on SMEs, which constitute the majority of all enterprises, employing more than half of the employees in the national economy. In this context, local initiatives that bring together entrepreneurs operating in the area, local government bodies and scientific centres, should be considered, which, by working together, influence local development. The aim of the article is to show the importance of the SME sector against the background of trends in global entrepreneurship. The authors ask whether local government can stimulate local entrepreneurship in the SME sector, and consider the effectiveness of Local Economic Development workshops, referring to the example of the Otwock district. Workshops in Local Economic Development based on the model of the American workshops have developed practical results in the form of ready-to-implement projects. Moreover, they have revived the network of local contacts that is vital for regional entrepreneurship.

Dangers and Opportunities in the Development of Borderlands: the Case of the Warmia and Mazury Region (Selected Issues)

Krzysztof Żęgota

https://doi.org/10.15181/rfds.v38i3.2449

Pub. online: 13 Oct 2022 Type: Article

Open Access

Journal: Regional Formation and Development Studies Volume 38, Issue 3 (2022), pp. 111–117

Abstract

The article deals with the issue of dangers and opportunities in the development of the Warmia and Mazury region in the context

of being in the neighbourhood of the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation. The aim of the article is to present selected

conditions of functioning of the Warmia and Mazury region as a border region neighbouring the Kaliningrad region of the Russian

Federation, as well threats related to the military potential of the Kaliningrad region. The border location of the Warmia and Mazury

region deepens its peripherality both from the point of view of economic development and its influence on the policy of the Polish

central authorities. A significant barrier to the development of the region was the introduction of the visa regime on the Polish-Russian

border before Poland’s accession to the European Union. Another factor in cross-border relations was the introduction of the

local border traffic mechanism, which facilitated border crossings from 2012 to 2016. Since 2014, Polish-Russian relations have been

deteriorating at the political level. This has made it necessary to treat the Kaliningrad region as a potential source of danger to Poland.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022, further aggravated this trend.

Diversity Management as a Key Factor in the Regional Development Process

Anna Wziątek-Staśko

https://doi.org/10.15181/rfds.v7i2.2382

Pub. online: 4 Aug 2022 Type: Article

Open Access

Journal: Regional Formation and Development Studies Volume 8, Issue 3 (2012), pp. 265–274

Abstract

Economy operates in a broader social system, composed of households and enterprises but also by all institutions created by people. Law and politics is created and introduced in institutions in parallel to educational, administrative activities as well as any other social activities, including those related to the natural environment we live in. These institutions operate thanks to the social capital i.e. interconnected human resources. The quality of the social capital is dependent on mutual trust and relations in the society. For this reason, social capital is of key importance for sustainable development, both as a controller of the impact of the economy on the environment as well as the basis for the future development. The environment evolves continuously, there are rapidly changing economic processes and, in consequence, their impact on the environment is changing rapidly, tool. This brings some specific challenges to the resource and quality of human knowledge and the competence level of the human capital, as the only tool for a possible reduction of all imperfections.

DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN REGIONS OF LATVIA

Inese Ratanova Galina Reshina Silvija Bruna All authors (4)

https://doi.org/10.15181/rfds.v11i3.621

Pub. online: 4 Aug 2022 Type: Article

Open Access

Journal: Regional Formation and Development Studies Volume 11, Issue 3 (2013), pp. 189–198

Abstract

For successful economic transition to the new stage of development improvements in business environment, as also the entrepreneurswho are ready to start your own business and to set up new companies. One of the main challenges the EU Member States face isthe need to boost their level of entrepreneurship and to become more competitive in the global market. That was one of the mainobjectives set by the Lisbon European Council, in March 2000, with a view to improving the Union’s performance in terms of employment,economic reform and social cohesion. Entrepreneurship is not only a driving force in the creation of new jobs, but it alsoincreases and enhances competitiveness and growth, personal fulfilment and the achievement of social objectives. The authors payspecific attention to the need to examine factors that affect the business environment development and entrepreneurship in regions ofLatvia, which determinethe complexity of the existing conditions and factors in each region in Latvia.

Intensification of Knowledge Management System within the Framework of Adult Learning for Effective Regional Development

Inessa Vorontchuk Irina Lando

https://doi.org/10.15181/rfds.v7i2.2356

Pub. online: 4 Aug 2022 Type: Article

Open Access

Journal: Regional Formation and Development Studies Volume 7, Issue 2 (2012), pp. 163–171

Abstract

The article analyzes the possibilities of use of innovative methods of instruction for adult learning in the regions with the purpose to intensify the knowledge management system and ensure the principle of equal opportunity for the inhabitants of the regions. The data were acquired in the course of implementation of the national programme Support for Vocational Education with the Aim to Develop Professional Skills and Competences of People Involved in Agriculture and Forestry within the project Vocational Education 2005–2006. The project was being implemented in the time period from 2006 to 2008 inclusive. In the course of project implementation, trainings in 21 regions of the Republic of Latvia had been carried out. All in all, 2,562 people in 119 groups had been trained.

UNIVERSITY AS AN ACTOR OF A REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES: PRACTICES OF THE SOUTHERN FEDERAL DISTRICT OF RUSSIA

Evgeny Kolbachev

https://doi.org/10.15181/rfds.v14i3.870

Pub. online: 4 Aug 2022 Type: Article

Open Access

Journal: Regional Formation and Development Studies Volume 14, Issue 3 (2014), pp. 139–147

Abstract

Author analyzed the ways of overcoming the negative tendency to the degradation of the human capital in the provincial regions of Russia and other countries of the Eastern Europe. It’s shown that the important role in the processes of solving the problem should be played by the technical universities, situated in the small towns of the region. The development of the universities should be carried on according to the specific strategy, which’s goal is a training of the qualified specialists, and to take as the students the local young people, which are going to live and get a job in the region in future. There are also presented a set of requirements for this kind of the strategy, which are based on the idea of the institutional projecting of the University Technopolis.

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