Sustaining Russia's Arctic Cities: Resource Politics, Migration, and Climate Change (Studies in the Circumpolar North, 2)

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. Russia's Arctic Cities : Recent Evolution And Drivers Of Change / Colin Reisser -- The Arctic In Moscow / Elana Wilson Rowe -- The Anna Karenina Principle : How To Diversify Monocities / Nadezhda Yu. Zamyatina And Alexander N. Pelyasov -- Boom And Bust : Population Change In Russia's Arctic Cities / Timothy Heleniak -- Assessing Social Sustainability : Immigration To Russia's Arctic Cities / Marlene Laruelle -- The Russian North Connected : The Role Of Long-distance Commute Work For Regional Integration / Gertrude Saxinger, Elena Nuykina, And Elisabeth Öfner -- Cities Of The Russian North In The Context Of Climate Change / Oleg Anisimov And Vasily Kokorev -- Access To Arctic Urban Areas In Flux : Opportunities And Uncertainties In Transport And Development / Scott R. Stephenson -- All Fall Down? : Arctic Cities Through The Prism Of Permafrost / Dmitry Streletskiy And Nikolay Shiklomanov -- Urban Vulnerability To Climate Change In The Russian Arctic / Jessica K. Graybill -- Conclusion : Drivers Of Change / Robert W. Orttung. Edited By Robert W. Orttung. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.