Sustaining Russia's Arctic Cities

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.

“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

• List of FiguresList of MapsList of TablesPrefaceRobert W. OrttungAcknowledgementsChapter 1. Russia’s Arctic Cities: Recent Evolution and Drivers of ChangeColin ReisserSECTION I: DECISION-MAKINGChapter 2. The Arctic in MoscowElana Wilson RoweChapter 3. The Anna Karenina Principle: How to Diversify MonocitiesNadezhda Yu. Zamyatina and Alexander N. PelyasovSECTION II: MIGRATION TRENDS IN RUSSIAN ARCTIC CITIESChapter 4. Boom and Bust: Population Change in Russia’s Arctic CitiesTimothy HeleniakChapter 5. Assessing Social Sustainability: Immigration to Russia’s Arctic CitiesMarlene LaruelleChapter 6. The Russian North Connected: The Role of Long-Distance Commute Work for Regional IntegrationGertrude Saxinger, Elena Nuykina, and Elisabeth ÖfnerSECTION III: CLIMATE CHANGEChapter 7. Cities of the Russian North in the Context of Climate ChangeOleg Anisimov and Vasily KokorevChapter 8. Access to Arctic Urban Areas in Flux: Opportunities and Uncertainties in Transport and DevelopmentScott R. StephensonChapter 9. All Fall Down? Arctic Cities through the Prism of PermafrostDmitry Streletskiy and Nikolay ShiklomanovChapter 10. Urban Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Russian ArcticJessica K. GraybillChapter 11. Conclusion: Drivers of ChangeRobert W. OrttungNotes on ContributorsIndex