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Step 1
Analyzing three spatial constraints: physical environment, burden of space, and
demographics. Delimitation of marginal lands.
Spatial scale: European Russia
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Step 2
Analyzing agricultural variance within non-marginal lands. Three hypothetical predictors of variance: soil fertility, accessibility to major urban areas, and market conversion. Another possible predictor: ethnicity
Spatial scale: three or four case study regions.
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Step 3
Analyzing the evolution of core-periphery gradients of agricultural land use. Hypotheses testing.
Spatial scale: three or four case study regions.
Temporal scale: 1960s (1970s) - present .
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Step 4
Analyzing the prospects
of Russias agricultural revival and growth on the basis
of uncovered regularities and agro-industrial integration (commodity
chains)
Spatial scale: Russia, European Russia, and case study
regions.
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