The Arctic. Issues in and prospects for urban development the formation of a comfortable living environment

• Main Authors: Yankvoskaya Julia S., Merenkov Alexey V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Ural State University of Architecture and Art 2023
• Subjects: arctic zone of the russian federation; urban development; built environment; natural and climatic conditions; Architecture; NA1-9428; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.47055/19904126_2023_3(83)_18; https://doaj.org/article/28e3c6467b07410d83c995cdf3850996

The article addresses issues in urban development and formation of a comfortable human environment in the Arctic territories of the Russian Federation. Current problems that hinder the sustainable urban development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation are highlighted, and strategies for their solutions are suggested based on Russian and international experiences. Techniques and means for establishing a residential and public environment in the harsh climatic conditions of the Arctic are proposed. The work takes into account the priorities formulated in the State Program "Socio-Economic Development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation" and aims to find integrated solutions covering the main large-scale levels of design: integrated development of territories, evolution of cities and settlements, and promising solutions for the development and organization of the environment.