 | Sustaining Russia''s Arctic Cities: Resource Politics, Migration, and Climate Change Subjects: Cities and towns -- Russia Northern; Sociology Urban -- Russia Northern; Russia Northern -- Population; Russia Northern -- Environmental conditions; Social change -- Russia Northern; Climatic changes -- Russia Northern; Energy industries -- Social; Urban 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. Robert W. Orttung is Research Director at the George Washington University Sustainability Collaborative and Associate Research Professor of International Affairs. He is the author or editor of numerous books about Russian politics and energy policy. |
