HSE Publishing House

The monograph presents the first comprehensive study on Arctic urbanization. It covers a wide range of topics: from waves of urban development and modern features of urban settlement in the circumpolar North to the specifics of the development of urban economy and urban environment in the context of a number of restrictions. The analysis of Arctic urbanization is useful not only for understanding the specifics of the Arctic, but also gives a fresh look at many of the most important principles, postulates and methods of urban studies. The monograph contains examples, facts, scientists’ opinions and authors comments on the development of various aspects of urban development: human health and northern benefits, small business and urban environment, relationship between shift camps and permanent cities, and the general perception of life in the North.
The book is addressed to professionals, namely urbanists, economists, sociologists, geographers, decision makers as well as students. The accessible writing style makes the book interesting for a wide audience, including current, former and future residents of Arctic cities and all those who are not indifferent to the North and the Arctic.