Essential, legal and environmental aspects of sustainable development of Arctic tourism

Abstract The article examines some issues of sustainable development of Arctic tourism in the Russian Federation. The authors make an attempt to formulate the concept of “Arctic tourism”. They analyze existing regulatory framework for the development of Arctic tourism, consider categories and types...

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Published in:IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Main Authors: Kuchumov, Arthur, Pecheritsa, Elena, Chaikovskaya, Alexandra, Zhilyaeva, Irina
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: IOP Publishing 2021
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/678/1/012042
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/678/1/012042
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/678/1/012042/pdf
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Summary:Abstract The article examines some issues of sustainable development of Arctic tourism in the Russian Federation. The authors make an attempt to formulate the concept of “Arctic tourism”. They analyze existing regulatory framework for the development of Arctic tourism, consider categories and types of Arctic travel on current examples, and identify problems of sustainable Arctic tourism development. The conclusion is that development of mass tourism is not mandatory, as tourism in this region should be developed purely as an exclusive one, because it is necessary to regulate visits to protected natural areas, since otherwise there arise risks of losing the pristine nature of the Arctic.