Municipal Programs and Sustainable Development in Russian Northern Cities: Case Studies of Murmansk and Magadan
Cities play an important role in promoting sustainable development. In the Arctic, most particularly in Russia, cities concentrate the majority of residents and economic activity. Sustainable development initiatives are often deployed through programs that operate at different spatial and jurisdicti...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:7da2c38a8b3f4781ab4977894aa30e6b 2023-05-15T14:43:54+02:00 Municipal Programs and Sustainable Development in Russian Northern Cities: Case Studies of Murmansk and Magadan Tatiana S. Degai Natalia Khortseva Maria Monakhova Andrey N. Petrov 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/su132112140 https://doaj.org/article/7da2c38a8b3f4781ab4977894aa30e6b EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12140 https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050 doi:10.3390/su132112140 2071-1050 https://doaj.org/article/7da2c38a8b3f4781ab4977894aa30e6b Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12140, p 12140 (2021) Arctic urban sustainable development municipal programs policy Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/su132112140 2022-12-30T20:32:01Z Cities play an important role in promoting sustainable development. In the Arctic, most particularly in Russia, cities concentrate the majority of residents and economic activity. Sustainable development initiatives are often deployed through programs that operate at different spatial and jurisdictional scales. While national and regional policies and programs have received some attention, the understanding of urban development policies and programs at the municipal level in the Arctic is still limited. This paper presents a case study of municipal sustainable development programming in Arctic cities and examines municipal programs in two larger Russian northern cities: Murmansk and Magadan. While both are regional capitals and the most populous urban settlements in their regions, the cities have district historical, economic and geographical contexts. Through the content analysis of municipal programs active in 2018, we aim to understand, systematize and compare the visions and programmatic actions of the two municipalities on sustainable development. Ten sustainable development programming categories were identified for using a UN SDG-inspired approach modeled after the City of Whitehorse, Canada. While the programs in Magadan and Murmansk are quite different, we observed striking commonalities that characterize the national, regional and local models of urban sustainable development policy making in the Russian Arctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Murmansk Canada Magadan ENVELOPE(150.803,150.803,59.564,59.564) Sustainability 13 21 12140 |
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Cities play an important role in promoting sustainable development. In the Arctic, most particularly in Russia, cities concentrate the majority of residents and economic activity. Sustainable development initiatives are often deployed through programs that operate at different spatial and jurisdictional scales. While national and regional policies and programs have received some attention, the understanding of urban development policies and programs at the municipal level in the Arctic is still limited. This paper presents a case study of municipal sustainable development programming in Arctic cities and examines municipal programs in two larger Russian northern cities: Murmansk and Magadan. While both are regional capitals and the most populous urban settlements in their regions, the cities have district historical, economic and geographical contexts. Through the content analysis of municipal programs active in 2018, we aim to understand, systematize and compare the visions and programmatic actions of the two municipalities on sustainable development. Ten sustainable development programming categories were identified for using a UN SDG-inspired approach modeled after the City of Whitehorse, Canada. While the programs in Magadan and Murmansk are quite different, we observed striking commonalities that characterize the national, regional and local models of urban sustainable development policy making in the Russian Arctic. |
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Tatiana S. Degai Natalia Khortseva Maria Monakhova Andrey N. Petrov |
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Tatiana S. Degai Natalia Khortseva Maria Monakhova Andrey N. Petrov |
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Tatiana S. Degai |
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Municipal Programs and Sustainable Development in Russian Northern Cities: Case Studies of Murmansk and Magadan |
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Municipal Programs and Sustainable Development in Russian Northern Cities: Case Studies of Murmansk and Magadan |
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Municipal Programs and Sustainable Development in Russian Northern Cities: Case Studies of Murmansk and Magadan |
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Municipal Programs and Sustainable Development in Russian Northern Cities: Case Studies of Murmansk and Magadan |
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Municipal Programs and Sustainable Development in Russian Northern Cities: Case Studies of Murmansk and Magadan |
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municipal programs and sustainable development in russian northern cities: case studies of murmansk and magadan |
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