TY - CHAP

T1 - Planning for a Sustainable Arctic: Regional development in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russia)

AU - Gritsenko, Daria

AU - Efimova, Elena

N1 - The Russian Far North is immensely rich in resources, both energy and other resources, and is also one of the least developed regions of Russia. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the region. It examines resource issues and the related environmental problems, considers the Arctic and the problems of sea routes, maritime boundaries and military build-up, assesses economic development, and considers the ethnic peoples of the region and also cultural and artistic subjects. Overall, the book provides a rich appraisal of how the region is likely to develop in future.

PY - 2018

Y1 - 2018

N2 - Daria Gritsenko and Elena Efimova continue an enquiry into sustainable regional development in the Russian Arctic by focusing on one specific case: the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (YANAO). The authors begin their investigation by reviewing the resource curse argument and, in particular, the variety of literature that established the negative effect that resource endowment has on potential for sustainable development. Based on a variety of statistical indicators, the authors demonstrate that the intensification of extractive activities in YANAO is associated with economic growth and a rise in quality of life, but no significant relationships for environmental indicators could be established. The authors problematise the concept of sustainable regional development and call for reconsideration of the reliance on conventional indicators when studying the Arctic.

AB - Daria Gritsenko and Elena Efimova continue an enquiry into sustainable regional development in the Russian Arctic by focusing on one specific case: the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (YANAO). The authors begin their investigation by reviewing the resource curse argument and, in particular, the variety of literature that established the negative effect that resource endowment has on potential for sustainable development. Based on a variety of statistical indicators, the authors demonstrate that the intensification of extractive activities in YANAO is associated with economic growth and a rise in quality of life, but no significant relationships for environmental indicators could be established. The authors problematise the concept of sustainable regional development and call for reconsideration of the reliance on conventional indicators when studying the Arctic.

KW - Energy and economy

KW - Diplomacy and security

KW - Business and environment

KW - Identity and community

UR - https://www.routledge.com/Russias-Far-North-The-Contested-Energy-Frontier/Tynkkynen-Tabata-Gritsenko-Goto/p/book/9781138307544

M3 - Chapter

SN - 978-1-138-30754-4

T3 - Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe

SP - 67

EP - 83

BT - Russia's Far North

A2 - Tynkkynen, Veli-Pekka

A2 - Tabata, Shinichiro

A2 - Gritsenko, Daria

A2 - Goto, Masanori

PB - Taylor & Francis

CY - London & New York

ER -