Risques sanitaires en Arctique russe
The Russian Arctic is the most populated and the most industrial region of the circumpolar region. Although the geographical diversity of the region makes an overall approach difficult, the inhabitants share exposure to extremely harsh natural conditions and experience of a socioeconomic environment...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c6881071c71d49f0ac7ddeba69ccf690 2023-05-15T14:54:16+02:00 Risques sanitaires en Arctique russe Yvette Vaguet 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.4000/eps.4442 https://doaj.org/article/c6881071c71d49f0ac7ddeba69ccf690 EN FR eng fre Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille http://journals.openedition.org/eps/4442 https://doaj.org/toc/0755-7809 https://doaj.org/toc/2104-3752 0755-7809 2104-3752 doi:10.4000/eps.4442 https://doaj.org/article/c6881071c71d49f0ac7ddeba69ccf690 Espace populations sociétés, Vol 2011, Iss 1, Pp 153-162 (2011) Arctic Russia health risk work indigenous Geography. Anthropology. Recreation G Social sciences (General) H1-99 article 2011 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.4000/eps.4442 2022-12-31T00:08:57Z The Russian Arctic is the most populated and the most industrial region of the circumpolar region. Although the geographical diversity of the region makes an overall approach difficult, the inhabitants share exposure to extremely harsh natural conditions and experience of a socioeconomic environment recently entered into modernity. This article proposes a discussion on health risk in the Russian Arctic, focussing on three concepts of risk : physical determinism, vulnerability and resilience.The health status of polar populations is lower than the health status enjoyed by non-polar populations. However, the health transition observed suggest that health status is not solely determined by physical conditions. The multilevel Russian crisis has weakened both individuals and groups, and has damaged their health. These effects are amplified by characteristics associated with northerness, namely lower temperature, lower population densities and remoteness. Would high latitudes exacerbate health risks of modern society ? The boreal economy relies heavily on industrial sector, whose development will continue in future. Occupational health therefore appears as a major health issue in Russia, namely as a result of the incoming of workers from the south, not used to the conditions of the north, and of the safety of workplaces that is often below standards. Finally, exposure to, and ingestion of, pollutants as well as hazardous substance use (drug and alcohol) are other major issues of environmental health in addition, the indirect health effects of exposure to cold weather are poorly known. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctique* Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Espace populations sociétés 2011/1 153 162 |
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The Russian Arctic is the most populated and the most industrial region of the circumpolar region. Although the geographical diversity of the region makes an overall approach difficult, the inhabitants share exposure to extremely harsh natural conditions and experience of a socioeconomic environment recently entered into modernity. This article proposes a discussion on health risk in the Russian Arctic, focussing on three concepts of risk : physical determinism, vulnerability and resilience.The health status of polar populations is lower than the health status enjoyed by non-polar populations. However, the health transition observed suggest that health status is not solely determined by physical conditions. The multilevel Russian crisis has weakened both individuals and groups, and has damaged their health. These effects are amplified by characteristics associated with northerness, namely lower temperature, lower population densities and remoteness. Would high latitudes exacerbate health risks of modern society ? The boreal economy relies heavily on industrial sector, whose development will continue in future. Occupational health therefore appears as a major health issue in Russia, namely as a result of the incoming of workers from the south, not used to the conditions of the north, and of the safety of workplaces that is often below standards. Finally, exposure to, and ingestion of, pollutants as well as hazardous substance use (drug and alcohol) are other major issues of environmental health in addition, the indirect health effects of exposure to cold weather are poorly known. |
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