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Sustainable development of the Soviet Arctic: some possibilities and constraints

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

A. I. Arikaynen
A. I. Arikaynen
Affiliation:
Ail-Union Institute for Systems Studies, USSR Academy of Sciences, 9 Prospekt 60-Let Octyabrya, 117312 Moscow, USSR
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Abstract

The Soviet Arctic region is defined in administrative terms, and some parameters of sustainable development are defined and discussed. Under state enterprise sincethe 1930s the Arctic has been subject to a ruthless policy of development with little regard for environmental considerations or the needs of either native or migratory workforces. Perestroyka brings promise of better and more effective organization. The Arctic should be regarded as a component of the Soviet national economy, but business and scientific developments must be implemented with due consideration of possible social and ecological consequences. In all developments the limited material and labour resources of theArctic, as well as limited possibility of their employment elsewhere in the country to get the same result, should be bome in mind, and the effectiveness of proposed Arctic projects must be considered in the light of possible alternatives before any are implemented.

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Polar Record , Volume 27 , Issue 160 , January 1991 , pp. 17 - 22
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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