Description:
- One of the first books to deal with urban sustainability in the Arctic
- Careful analysis of the development of the Russian Arctic and the consequences of that development model
- A multi-disciplinary analysis of Arctic urban development
- Integrative analysis of Arctic resource development, migration flows, and climate change
Brief description:
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.
Review Quotes:
"The contributions to the edited collection... overall provide an effective introduction to some of the key issues facing Russia's Arctic urban regions over the short- to medium-term. They also provide a useful framework for further work focusing on the area. Orttung's afterword makes it clear that the region's future remains uncertain and thus presents an ongoing concern for Russia as well as the global community." - Slavic Review
"Russia's Arctic Cities are definitely understudied, as are Arctic urban studies in general. Therefore the focus of this volume is timely and well chosen." - Florian Stammer, University of Lapland