Barentsburg and Longyearbyen in times of socioeconomic transition: Residents’ perceptions of community viability

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Olsen, Julia, Vlakhov, Andrian, Wigger, Karin A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2022
• Subjects: Svalbard; Longyearbyen; Barentsburg; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247422000043; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247422000043

Abstract Geopolitical interventions since the end of the 1980s—such as the collapse of the Soviet Union, a decline in the activities of state-owned coal companies, and governmental initiatives to increase tourism activities—have affected the community viability of two main settlements on Svalbard: B...