03487nam 2200589 450 991082873960332120170303082558.01-78533-842-010.1515/9781785333163(CKB)3710000001123476(MiAaPQ)EBC4498484(DE-B1597)636831(DE-B1597)9781785333163(EXLCZ)99371000000112347620170407h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierSustaining Russia's Arctic cities resource politics, migration, and climate change /edited by Robert W. OrttungNew York ;Oxford, [England] :Berghahn Books,2017.©20171 online resource (274 pages) illustrations, tablesStudies in the Circumpolar NorthIncludes index.1-78533-315-1 1-78533-316-X Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures, Maps, and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Russia’s Arctic Cities: Recent Evolution and Drivers of Change -- Section I. Decision Making -- Chapter 2. The Arctic in Moscow -- Chapter 3. The Anna Karenina Principle: How to Diversify Monocities -- Section II. Migration Trends in Russian Arctic Cities -- Chapter 4. Boom and Bust: Population Change in Russia’s Arctic Cities -- Chapter 5. Assessing Social Sustainability: Immigration to Russia’s Arctic Cities -- Chapter 6. The Russian North Connected: The Role of Long-Distance Commute Work for Regional Integration -- Section III. Climate Change -- Chapter 7. Cities of the Russian North in the Context of Climate Change -- Chapter 8. Access to Arctic Urban Areas in Flux: Opportunities and Uncertainties in Transport and Development -- Chapter 9. Russian Arctic Cities through the Prism of Permafrost -- Chapter 10. Urban Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Russian Arctic -- Chapter 11. Conclusion: Drivers of Change -- IndexUrban areas in Arctic Russia are experiencing unprecedented social and ecological change. This collection outlines the key challenges that city managers will face in navigating this shifting political, economic, social, and environmental terrain. In particular, the volume examines how energy production drives a boom-bust cycle in the Arctic economy, explores how migrants from Muslim cultures are reshaping the social fabric of northern cities, and provides a detailed analysis of climate change and its impact on urban and industrial infrastructure.Cities and townsRussia, NorthernSociology, UrbanRussia, NorthernSocial changeRussia, NorthernClimatic changesRussia, NorthernEnergy industriesSocial aspectsRussia, NorthernRussia, NorthernPopulationRussia, NorthernEnvironmental conditionsCities and townsSociology, UrbanSocial changeClimatic changesEnergy industriesSocial aspects307.760947NK 4700SEPArvkOrttung Robert W.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828739603321Sustaining Russia's Arctic cities4115696UNINA