Russia's Far North: The Contested Energy Frontier

ISBN-13: 9780367438531 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 270 str.

Tynkkynen, Veli-Pekka

Opis

The Russian Far North is immensely rich in resources, both energy and other resources, and is also one of the least developed regions of Russia. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the region and how it is likely to develop in future.

Spis treści

Introduction: Contested Russian Arctic, Part 1: Energy and economy, Chapter 1. Economic Development of the Arctic Regions of Russia, Chapter 2. Perspectives of Oil and Gas Development in the Russian Arctic, Chapter 3. Northern Sea Route (NSR) shipping, current status and its feasibility, Chapter 4. Planning for a Sustainable Arctic: Regional development in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russia), Part 2: Diplomacy and security, Chapter 5. The Twofold Development of the Arctic – where do the Arctic states stand? Chapter 6. Potential transboundary maritime energy disputes in the Arctic: the Russian perspective, Chapter 7. Examining the execution of Russian military-security policies and programs in the Arctic, Part 3: Business and environment, Chapter 8. Russian Arctic Development and Environmental Discourse , Chapter 9. Are Finnish Firms Willing to Explore the Russian Maritime and Offshore Industry? Perceptions of Finnish SMEs of the Russian Market and Export Collaboration, Chapter 10. Cutting through Channels: Local Entrepreneurship of Indigenous Actors in Arctic Russia, Chapter 11. Disappearing White Fish and Remaining Black Fish in the Lower Ob’ River and Its Tributaries: Conflict over the Use of Fish Resources between Indigenous People and Non-locals, Part 4: Identity and community, Chapter 12. Telling domestic and international policy stories: The case of Russian Arctic policy, Chapter 13. Simulating Sovereignty: The Role of the Arctic in Constructing Russian Post-Imperial Identity, Chapter 14. The Arctic in Russia's Fin-de-Siècle Imagination: The Paintings and Writings of Aleksandr Borisov, Chapter 15. The image of the Russian North in I.Bilibin’s creative work.