Why young people leave the Arctic: the results of sociological research

• Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
• Main Authors: Potravnaya, E V, Tishkov, S V
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IOP Publishing 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Murmansk; Taimyr; Yakutia
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/962/1/012030; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/962/1/012030; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/962/1/012030/pdf

Abstract The article deals with the issues of technogenesis and the evolution of relations with the environment through the example of the industrial development of the Arctic. The economic, environmental, and social aspects of the behavior of the indigenous population, the migration sentiments of the young people in connection with the implementation of investment projects for the development of the territory are analyzed. Particular attention is paid to identifying the relationship between the migration processes and the industrial development of the Arctic, substantiating the participation of mining companies to improve the socio-economic development of the Russian Arctic, and promoting employment. The subject of the study are the economic and social relations, migration attitudes of the local population, and youth, which arise in the process of the industrial development of the territory in the Arctic. Based on the example of conducting sociological surveys of the local population in Taimyr, in the Arctic regions of Yakutia, Karelia, and the Murmansk Region, recommendations are formulated for managing migration processes, promoting employment, income growth, and socio-economic development of the territory within the framework of mining companies’ activities to implement investment projects for the industrial development of the Arctic.