Russia and the North [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Elana Wilson Rowe

• Pubblicazione: Ottawa, : University of Ottawa Press, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.947/090511
• Soggetto topico: Geopolitics - Russia (Federation)
• Soggetto geografico: Russia, Northern Politics and government
• Altri autori: Wilson RoweElana <1980->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Policy Aims and Political Realities in the Russian North; Chapter One: Troublemaking and Risk-Taking: The North in Russian Military Activities; Chapter Two: Cross-Border Cooperation in the North: The Case of Northwest Russia; Chapter Three: Climate Change in the Russian North: Threats Real and Potential; Chapter Four: Recent Developments in the Russian Fisheries Sector; Chapter Five: Northern Offshore Oil and Gas Resources: Policy Challenges and Approaches; Chapter Six: Growth Poles and Ghost Towns in the Russian Far North ; Chapter Seven: Indigenous Rights in the Russian NorthChapter Eight: Oil and Gas Development in Russia and Northern Indigenous Peoples; Afterword: The Intersection of Northern and National Policies; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Russia holds more Arctic territory than any other state, yet unlike other Arctic states it does not have a unified strategy identifying economic and political aims for the North. Russia's policies on the North are dispersed across a variety of fields from domestic migration politics to oil and gas development. This volume engages the disparate elements of Russian northern policy and illustrates how the centralized, relatively economically strong and politically assertive Russia of today defines and addresses northern spaces, opportunities, and challenges. As energy markets continue loo
• Titolo autorizzato: Russia and the North
• ISBN: 1-280-69080-1; 9786613667748; 0-7766-1802-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814021103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II