Teaching courses

• Spatial planning
• Regions of Russia,
• Theoretical foundations of regional policy
• State and municipal management

Position

Education, scientific degrees and titles

• Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor
• Leningrad State University, Faculty of Geography, economic geographer.
• Academic degree: Doctor of Geographical Sciences.
• Theme of Ph.D. dissertation: Problems of development and rationalization of transport and economic relations of the European Northeast (1972)
• Theme of doctoral dissertation: Development of economic regions: theory and forecasting methods (1981)
• Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation
• Honorary Professor of St. Petersburg State University

Research IDs

• Pure
• Scopus ID

Research interests

Key publications

1. Gladkiy Yu.N., Chistobaev A.I. (2016 - 2021) Regional studies: textbook for academic bachelor's degree // M.: Yurayt Publishing House. — 360 s.
2. Semenova Z. A., Chistobaev A. I., Dildina V. P. (2020) A geographic approach to measuring and organizing affordable medical and therapeutic tourism for people with dementia // Quaestiones Geographicae. 39(4). P. 65-71.
3. Chistobaev A.I., Semenova Z.A., Grudtsyn N.A. (2019). Dynamics and strategic directions of public health preservation in Russian Federation // Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 6(3): 1380-1392.
4. Chistobaev A.I.; Semenova, Z.A. (2018) Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of the Global Medical Tourism // Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 267-275.
5. Chistobaev A.I., Fedulova S.I. (2018). Experience of spatial planning in the European Union and the possibility of its use in Russia. // Baltic region. T. 10. No. 2. S. 86-99.
6. Chistobaev A.I., Malinin P.Yu. (2016) The Arctic zone of the Russian Federation as a special object of public administration // Regional studies .. No. 2 (52). pp. 122-128.
7. Chistobaev A.I., Semenova Z.A., Solodovnikov A.Y. (2016). The regulation of the indigenous folks of the north in west Siberian region of Russia. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education. T. 11. No. 18. S. 11635-11644.
8. Semenova Z.A., Chistobaev A.I. (2015) Medical geography and public health: the evolution of knowledge. St. Petersburg
9. Chistobaev A.I. (2015). Research Institute of Geography: achievements of recent years (1986-2007) // Bulletin of St. Petersburg University. Series 7. Geology. Geography. No. 1. S. 14-20.
10. Chistobaev A.I., Kondratov N.A. (2014) Arctic: geopolitical and geo-economic interests of foreign countries. // Geopolitics and security. No. 1 (25). pp. 50-56.
11. Skaterschikov S.V., Chistobaev A.I. (2014) Principles of territorial planning and their implementation in the European Union and the Russian Federation // Baltic region. No. 1. S. 137-148
12. Chistobaev A.I., Krasovskaya O.V., Skaterschikov S.V. (2010) Territorial planning at the level of subjects of Russia. // St. Petersburg: Inkeri. – 296 p.
13. Chistobaev A.I. (2002) Ethnologists ahead of their time. (To the 90th anniversary of L.N. Gumilyov and the 50th anniversary of K.P. Ivanov) // St. Petersburg: NIIKhimii St. Petersburg State University. - 134 p.
14. Rybakov F.F., Chistobaev A.I., Shkonda K.V. (2002) North-West of Russia: a thorny path to the market. // St. Petersburg: OTSiEM,. – 358 p.
15. Chistobaev A.I., Kulibanov V.S. (1990) Leningrad // M.: Thought. – 272 p.
16. Bazhenov Yu.N., Chistobaev A.I. (1987) From Problem to Goal (Horizons of Integrated Programs). // M.: Thought - 241 p.
17. Chistobaev A.I., Bazhenov Yu.N. (1984) Territorial integrated programs: // L.: Publishing house of Leningrad. un-ta .. - 228 p.
18. Chistobaev A.I. Development of economic regions: Theory and research methods: // L.: Nauka, 1980. - 128 p.
19. Chistobaev A.I. Transport and economic relations of the European North-East: // M.: Nauka, 1974. - 168 p.

Awards and honors

• 1991, Medal "Veteran of Labor",
• 1999, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, President of the Russian Federation
• 2003, Medal "In memory of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg",
• 2005, Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation “For the training of highly qualified specialists and many years of fruitful activity”,
• 2015, Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation “For merits in the field of education, science, training of highly qualified specialists and many years of conscientious work”
• 2015, medal "For a fundamental contribution to the development of social geography" (ARGO)
• 2016, Emeritus Professor of St. Petersburg State University, Scientific Council of St. Petersburg State University

Other professional activities

• Membership in societies: Association of Russian social geographers (since 2010), member of the Coordination Council, chairman of the Prize Commission
• Expert of the Federal Register of Scientific and Technical Experts (since 2017)
• Member of the Scientific Council of St. Petersburg State University,
• Member of the Academic Council of the Russian Geographical Society,
• Member of the Scientific Council "Natural Resources and Ecology" at St. Petersburg SC RAS;
• Member of the Scientific Council on the fundamental problems of geography under the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
• Member of the Scientific Council of the International Association of National Academies of the CIS;
• Full member (academician) of the Petrovsky Academy of Sciences and Arts, Academy of Geopolitical Problems, Ecological Academy;
• Deputy Chairman of the Chief Editor of the journal “Regional Studies”, member of the editorial boards of the journals “Vestnik of St. Petersburg State University. Series 7: Geology and Geography ”,“ Geopolitics and Security ”,
• Chairman of the Coordinating Council of the North-West Branch of the Association of Russian Geographers.

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