Stay or Leave? Arctic Youth Prospects and Sustainable Futures of the Russian Arctic Communities

• Published in: Sustainability
• Main Author: Marya Rozanova-Smith
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; youth; Indigenous youth; migration; social sustainability; Russia; Salekhard; Urengoy; nenets; Yamalo Nenets
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/su132112058

Based on quantitative and qualitative analysis, this paper attempts to answer a research question that is critical for many Arctic communities: “What makes local youth want to leave?” Using the Russian Arctic cities of Naryan-Mar, Salekhard, and Novy Urengoy (Nenets and Yamalo-Nenets regions) as cas...