Alexander Sheludkov

Researchers from HSE University and the Russian Academy of Sciences have assessed the levels of climate risks across Russian regions. Using five key climate risks—heatwaves, water stress, wildfires, extreme precipitation, and permafrost degradation—the scientists ranked the country’s regions according to their need for adaptation to climate change. Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Region, and Sverdlovsk Region rank among the highest for four of the five climate risks considered. The study has been published in Science of the Total Environment.

Researchers from HSE University and the Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences analysed three major Russian cities to assess their alignment with the '15-minute city' concept—an urban design that ensures residents can easily access essential services and facilities within walking distance. Naberezhnye Chelny, where most residents live in Soviet-era microdistricts, demonstrated the highest levels of accessibility. In Krasnodar, fewer than half of residents can easily reach essential facilities on foot, and in Saratov, just over a third can. The article has been published in Regional Research of Russia.

Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center has published the thirty-first issue of the research digest. It presents the results of the study of regional and local labor markets in the context of the events of 2020–2022, carried out by the Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technologies (HSE University).

The Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Centre has published the thirtieth issue of the research digest. We present the study of the natural and climatic living conditions for the Russian population in the early to mid-21st century under different climate change scenarios, carried out by the Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technologies (HSE University).

Associate Professor of the Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technologies Alexander Sheludkov and the leading researcher of the Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences Raisa Gracheva took part in the 1st International Joint Congress of the European Society for the Conservation of Soil (ESSC) and the European Society of Ecological Cycles (EURECYS) (November 10-14, Italy). The aim of the congress is to create a wide European network of interdisciplinary research on the interaction of man and nature.