Anthropogenic Transformation of Russian Arctic: dividing the area into zones based on cluster analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Eremenko ◽  
Andrei Bredikhin ◽  
Sergei Kharchenko ◽  
Yury Belyaev ◽  
Ekaterina Matlakhova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Anthropogenic Transformation ◽  
Mining Areas ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Republic

<p>In this study we analyzed the information about the presence of different types of anthropogenic objects (settlements, transport infrastructure, mining areas, etc.) in the Arctic zone of Russia. This information was taken from open Internet-sources: maps, cartographic projects, databases, schemes of regional development of the Russian Federation. Data analysis shows than only about 20% of Russian Arctic’s area is affected by economic development, meanwhile on the other 80% of the area there are practically no anthropogenic objects.</p><p>The economic development of the Arctic region decreases from West to East of Russia. The Republic of Karelia is characterized by the highest economic development level (only 13,1% of the area are not affected by any economic activities), the lowest levels have Krasnoyarskiy krai (95,2%) and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) (87,2%). Data on the presence, position, and types of anthropogenic objects were subjected to the k-means method of cluster analysis in order to identify characteristic combinations of objects corresponding to different types of development. Within the Arctic zone of Russia six main types of economical use of the territory were identified. Each of these types was characterized by the dominance of a certain type of anthropogenic objects (settlements, roads, mining industry objects, oil and gas transport infrastructure, wood industry objects).</p><p>Each type of the economical use of the territory is characterized by specific anthropogenic transformation of the topography of the area. The greatest transformation of the topography and geomorphological processes was found within the open mining areas. The least influence on the topography is connected with some of the linear transport structures (unpaved roads and underground gas pipelines). In general, economic activity in Russian Arctic is relatively low. Anthropogenic transformation of topography and geomorphic processes ​​is typical for the area about 667 thousand square km, that is about 18% of the total area of ​​the Russian Arctic.</p><p>This study is supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) Project № 18-05-60200 "Anthropogenic transformation of Arctic Landscapes for the last 100 years".</p>

scholarly journals Transport System of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia): Analysis of the State and Development Challenges

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 82-91
Author(s):  
I. O. Poleshkina
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Mineral Exploration ◽  
The State ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Main Mode ◽  
The Republic

The transport accessibility of the Arctic zone is of strategic interest for Russia from the point of view of the possibility of mineral exploration and ensuring further systemic development of this part of the national territory.The objective of the study is to carry out a spatial analysis of the transport system of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), to identify its topological properties and restrictions that impede providing sufficient logistics services. Based on the method of spatial analysis, the conducted study of the state of the transport system of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) allowed to assess transport provision within its territory for three types of transportation: transport provision of internal regional (local) transportation, transport provision of accessibility (entry and exit) of the territory of the region, and transport provision of transit transportation across the region.The study showed that air transport is the main mode for passenger transportation, while seasonal water and winter road transportation are the main modes of freight haulage.The regions of Yakutia with access to traffic arteries and isolated from them have been identified. Calculations based on the Engel’s coefficient allowed to proceed with a mathematical assessment of the transport system of the region, which indicates its insufficient development due to the lack of year-round transportation routes in the areas of the Far North and the Arctic zone. The transport infrastructure of this part of the region are represented by seasonal winter roads and waterways, which prevents from assessing their general year-round potential. For its assessment, it is necessary to consider seasonal availability of each individual section of the network. 

scholarly journals Management of Externalities in the Context of Sustainable Development of the Russian Arctic Zone

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7749
Author(s):  
Vera P. Samarina ◽  
Tatiana P. Skufina ◽  
Diana Yu. Savon ◽  
Alexey I. Shinkevich
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Analytical Review ◽  
The Russian Federation

The territory of the Arctic is of interest from the point of view of the strategic development of the economy. However, the industrialization of the Arctic zone is accompanied by both a positive and a negative influence on the country’s socio-economic development. An analytical review of the research which has been published previously allows us to discuss the issue of sustainable development in the Arctic through the prism of the theory of externalities. Considering this, the paper examines some relevant issues from the standpoints of the concept of sustainable development and scientific and technological progress. Against the background of the identified problems, the purpose of the research is to clarify management decisions in the field of internalization of the externalities of economic development of the Russian Arctic zone. As research methods, the authors have applied comparative analysis, dynamic analysis, the coefficient method, correlational analysis and cluster analysis. An analytical review of scientific works, research tooling and a statistical database concerning the development of the Russian Arctic zone provided the following scientific results: the category of “externalities” in the context of industrialization of the Arctic zone’s territories and their systematization in a number of areas (environmental, innovation, investment, infrastructure, social, etc.) has been clarified; some trends in the degree of neutralization of negative environmental externalities in terms of environmental problems (pollution capture, waste disposal, recycling and wastewater treatment) have been identified; the dynamics of investment per unit of environmental pollution in the context of environmental approaches have been elucidated; the efficiency of investments in environmental preservation measures in the territories of the Russian Arctic zone have been evaluated; positive innovative externality from the investment of own funds in the fixed capital of enterprises have been revealed; the typology of the subjects of the Russian Federation that form part of the Arctic zone, according to the criteria of the intensity of costs for neutralization of negative externalities (territories with high, moderate and low intensity of costs) have been suggested; and a package of measures in order to manage the external effects of economic development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation in the context of sustainable development has been proposed. The practical significance of the results obtained lies in the possibility of taking all of them into account in the implementation of the state program “Socio-economic development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation”, contributing to the qualitative development of the territories of the Russian Arctic and improving the well-being of the population of the corresponding constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

scholarly journals ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC SPACE

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 61-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Selin ◽  
Fedor Larichkin ◽  
Valentina Novoseltceva
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Harsh Environment ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
World Community ◽  
The World ◽  
Effective Development

The article characterizes the growing interest of the Arctic states and the world community to the development of the vast natural resources in the harsh environment of the Arctic, including the development of programs and the strategy, the importance of international cooperation, harmonization of legal framework of economic activities in the macro-region. The essential modernization and development of transport and logistics complex in the effective development of the Arctic zone is substantiated. A conceptual model for creating the modern transport and logistics complex applicable to Murmansk transport hub, the largest in the Russian Arctic, has been developed.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF MEDICO-SOCIAL FACTORS DETERMINING THE OUTLOOK IMAGE OF THE SYSTEM OF RENDERING MEDICAL AID TO VICTIMS OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS IN THE ARCTIC ZONE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 44-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. K. Kotenko ◽  
V. I. Shevtsov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
State Policy ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article is devoted to the analysis of medico-social factors that determine the outlook Image of the system of medical care for victims in emergency situations in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation. The social and economic development of the Russian Arctic zone is a strategic priority of the Russian Federation’s state policy in the Arctic. The goals of Russia’s state policy in the Arctic are to expand the resource base of the Arctic zone, to support the necessary combat potential of groups of troops of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation in the region, to preserve the natural environment, to ensure an adequate level of fundamental and applied scientific research, etc. Strategic priorities of the state policy of the Russian Federation in the Arctic are determined to increase the efforts of the Arctic States in creating a unified regional system of search and rescue, as well as prevention of man-made disasters and elimination of their consequences, including coordination of rescue forces; improving the quality of life of indigenous people and social conditions of economic activity in the Arctic. The main areas of development of the Russian Arctic include hydrocarbon production, fisheries, improvement of transport infrastructure and tourism. Three directions of socio-economic transformation of the Arctic zone of Russia, in the near future, can affect the formation of the appearance of the system of medical care for victims of emergencies: spatial expansion and increase of the economic potential of the Arctic zone of Russia; orientation to the concept of Trinity « innovative economy of energy efficiency sustainable development»; implementation of the concept of the formation in the Arctic eight reference zones of socio-economic development, of which the Kola, Nenets and Yamalo-Nenets reference zones are defined as pilot.

scholarly journals Prospects of socio-economic development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation

2021 ◽  
Vol 247 ◽  
pp. 01070
Author(s):  
A.M. Khodachek
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Interregional Interaction ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Russian Federation

Strategic documents related to the socio-economic development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation are considered. The role of system-forming projects that have a significant impact on the development of engineering and transport infrastructure in the Arctic is determined. The place of St. Petersburg as a historically developed center for the study and development of the Arctic zone in various directions is shown. The article analyzes a systematic approach to the development of mineral resources in the Arctic on the basis of a broad interdepartmental and interregional interaction of various economic entities in the real sector of the economy and government authorities.

scholarly journals Environmental and Economic Development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation: on the Evolution of the System of External and Internal Challenges

2020 ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
V. A. Shamakhov ◽  
N. M. Mezhevich
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Environmental Requirements ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
New System

The article addresses the issues of foreign policy risks related to environmental problems in the Russian Arctic. It is shown that at the turn of 2019 a new system of external challenges to the Russian development of the Arctic was formed. Desuverenization will progress through environmental requirements. An adequate system of Russian response to these risks is needed. At the same time, increased attention to the environmental aspects of economic activity will prevent attempts to intercept management.

Light Railways as the Basic for Transport Infrastructure Development in Northern Territories of Russia

2020 ◽  
pp. 97-101
Author(s):  
P.I. Tarasov
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Capital Costs ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Northern Territories ◽  
Mode Of Transport

Research objective: studies of economic and transport infrastructure development in the Arctic and Northern Territories of Russia. Research methodology: analysis of transport infrastructure in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and the types of railways used in Russia. Results: economic development of any region is proportional to the development of the road transport infrastructure and logistics. When a conventional railway is operated in the Arctic conditions, it is not always possible to maintain a cargo turnover that would ensure its efficient use, and transshipment from one mode of transport to another is very problematic. A new type of railway is proposed, i.e. a light railway. Conclusions: the proposed new type of transport offers all the main advantages of narrow gauge railroads (high speed of construction, efficiency, etc.) and helps to eliminate their main disadvantage, i.e. the need for transloading when moving from a narrow gauge to the conventional one with the width of 1520 mm, along with a significant reduction in capital costs.

Healthcare System in the Arctic Zone of Russia. Known and Emerging Issues and Solutions to Them

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-20
Author(s):  
V.N. Leksin
Keyword(s):  
Metallurgical Industry ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Shift Workers ◽  
The North ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
The Impact

The impact on healthcare organization on the territory of Russian Arctic of unique natural and climatic, demographic, ethnic, settlement and professional factors of influencing the health of population, constantly or temporarily living on this territory is studied. The necessity is substantiated of various forms and resource provision with healthcare services such real and potential patients of Arctic medical institutions, as representatives of indigenous small peoples of the North, workers of mining and metallurgical industry, military personnel, sailors and shift workers. In this connection a correction of a number of All-Russian normative acts is proposed.

The Northern Sea Route as a Tool of Arctic Development

2019 ◽  
pp. 21-44
Author(s):  
Ju.V. Zvorykina ◽  
K.S. Teteryatnikov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
Northern Sea Route ◽  
Important Region ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Asian Pacific ◽  
Simplified Procedure

The article is devoted to the analysis of the role of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the socio-economic development of the Arctic zone of Russia. The authors believe that climate change, gradually leading to the melting of polar ice, opens up new opportunities for the development of Arctic resources and navigation in the seas of the Arctic Ocean. Of particular interest to the NSR are non-Arctic countries, critically dependent on the supply of foreign mineral and carbon resources, as well as on the export of their goods to Europe. Among them, China stands out, considering the NSR as the Arctic Blue Economic Corridor as part of the global Silk Road system. The NSR is intended to become an essential tool for further development of the Arctic zone of Russia. Development of port infrastructure and creation of a modern ocean and maritime fleet will accelerate the pace of socio-economic development of this strategically important region. To do this, it is necessary to adopt a federal law on special system of preferences for investors, including foreign ones, implementing their projects in the Arctic. Among such preferences there are preferential profit tax rates, reduction in Mineral Extraction Tax (MET) rates, a declarative procedure for VAT refunds, a simplified procedure for granting land plots and unchanged conditions for the implementation of investment projects. In addition, it is important to make the NSR safe and profitable both in terms of quality of service and of price for the shippers. In particular, the payment for icebreakers’ escort of vessels should be competitive and reasonable. The largest Russian private and state-owned companies should be involved into Arctic projects. It is important to synchronize the Arctic oil and gas projects with nuclear and LNG icebreakers’ construction, as well as with the launch of two logistics hubs in Murmansk and Kamchatka. In this case, year-round NSR navigation will be organized, which will ensure the high competitiveness of Russian products supplied to the Asian Pacific markets.

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