Being established in 1993 by the Norwegian initiative, the forum for intergovernmental cooperation on issues concerning the Barents Region. The BEAC meets at Foreign Ministers level in the country of the Chair at the end of term of office. The Chair rotates every second year in the autumn, between Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. BEAC has seven members: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and European Commission.
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Russian Arctic Cities' Sustainable Development Strategies
Alexander Sergunin (Saint Petersburg State University, Russia & Nizhny Novgorod State University, Russia)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6954-1.ch023
Abstract
The main research objective of this chapter is to examine sustainable development strategies (SDSs) of urban centers of the Arctic Zone of Russia (AZRF). There are three specific purposes for this analysis: first, to evaluate the scope and focus of such strategies; second, to find out whether these strategies are efficient or not and whether they improve the situation in the particular city or not; third, to understand whether these policies are of short-term/single-issue character or they represent forward-looking/comprehensive strategies. The Arctic municipalities view building SDSs as an important policy priority for themselves. They have tried to create proper legal and institutional settings for the development and implementation of such strategies. They have made great strides in implementing some sustainability-related projects over the last 10 to 15 years. There was a clear shift from survival/reactive to capacity-building/proactive SDSs. Despite some residual problems and shortcomings, AZRF cities' SDSs evolve in a rather dynamic and positive way.