The Economy of the Arctic

Larsen, Joan Nymand; Petrov, Andrey N.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20557-7_6

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“…While the Arctic is a region of great diversity, environmentally as well as regarding the social context in which people live, the region has been in focus for several assessments of environmental and social change at the circumpolar scale that highlight the unique features in common compared to regions further south. These relate to the cold climate but also to the fact that many people live in remote and sparsely populated areas and have maintained close ties to nature for their daily lives and livelihoods, including in settings characterized by mixed or post-industrial economy [9][10][11]. Arctic environments are changing rapidly due to climate change [12] at the same time as people living in the Arctic face a range of social changes related to globalization and increasing industrial interests in the region [13].…”

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Making Regional Sense of Global Sustainable Development Indicators for the Arctic

Nilsson

Larsen

2020

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Since the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted in 2015, efforts are underway to identify indicators for monitoring progress. However, perceptions of sustainability are scale and place specific, and there has also been a call for Sustainable Development Goals and indicators that are more relevant for the Arctic than the global perspectives. Based on earlier and ongoing efforts to identify Arctic Social Indicators for monitoring human development, insights from scenario workshops and interviews at various locations in the Barents region and Greenland and on studies of adaptive capacity and resilience in the Arctic, we provide an exploratory assessment of the global SDGs and indicators from an Arctic perspective. We especially highlight a need for additional attention to demography, including outmigration; indigenous rights; Arctic-relevant measures of economic development; and social capital and institutions that can support adaptation and transformation in this rapidly changing region. Issues brought up by the SDG framework that need more attention in Arctic monitoring include gender, and food and energy security. We furthermore highlight a need for initiatives that can support bottom–up processes for identifying locally relevant indicators for sustainable development that could serve as a way to engage Arctic residents and other regional and local actors in shaping the future of the region and local communities, within a global sustainability context.

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Making Regional Sense of Global Sustainable Development Indicators for the Arctic

Nilsson

Larsen

2020

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“…Heterogeneity means that while local economies are subject to similar economic signals and disturbances from external environments, they respond differentially to regional and global changes. Differences in capacity to respond are linked to their broad diversity in human, physical, social and natural capital (Larsen and Petrov, 2020). Some of these capitals are limiting factors and cause inequalities between different contexts.…”

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Arctic Justice

2023

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EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Offering a unique introduction to the study of justice in the European, North American and Russian Arctic, this collection considers the responsibilities and failures of justice for environment and society in the region. Inspired by key thinkers in justice, this book highlights the real and practical consequences of postcolonial legacies, climate change and the regions’ incorporation into the international political economy. The chapters feature liberal, cosmopolitan, feminist, as well as critical justice perspectives from experts with decades of research experience in the Arctic. Moving from a critique of current failures, the collection champions a just and sustainable future for Arctic development and governance.

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“…For decades, Russia has been a major producer and exporter of natural resources and its economy growth is driven by the associated exports [ 6 , 7 , 8 ]. The natural resources in the Russian Arctic can be exported from the ports along the Northern Sea Route (NSR).…”

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Eco-Efficiency Analysis for the Russian Cities along the Northern Sea Route: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach Using an Epsilon-Based Measure Model

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Muravev

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In this paper, an eco-efficiency analysis is conducted using the epsilon-based measure data envelopment analysis (EBM-DEA) model for Russian cities along the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The EBM-DEA model includes five input variables: population, capital, public investment, water supply, and energy supply and four output variables: gross regional product (GRP), greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, solid waste, and water pollution. The pattern of eco-efficiency of 28 Russian cities along the NSR is empirically analyzed based on the associated real data across the years from 2010 to 2019. The empirical results obtained from the analysis show that St. Petersburg, Provideniya, Nadym, N. Urengoy, and Noyabrsk are eco-efficient throughout the 10 years. The results also indicate that the cities along the central section of the NSR are generally more eco-efficient than those along other sections, and the cities with higher level of GRPs per capita have relatively higher eco-efficiency with a few exceptions. The study provides deeper insights into the causes of disparity in eco-efficiency, and gives further implications on eco-efficiency improvement strategies. The contributions of this study lie in the fact that new variables are taken into account and new modeling techniques are employed for the assessment of the eco-efficiency of the Russian cities.

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The Economy of the Arctic

Cited by 10 publications

References 27 publications

Making Regional Sense of Global Sustainable Development Indicators for the Arctic

Making Regional Sense of Global Sustainable Development Indicators for the Arctic

Arctic Justice

Eco-Efficiency Analysis for the Russian Cities along the Northern Sea Route: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach Using an Epsilon-Based Measure Model

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