La Russie et le dégel arctique

Climatic change offers new possibilities to exploit natural resources of the Extreme North, which had been partly abandonned. Geopolitical and economic challenges have led the government to promote a new law on the North Sea route, an essential tool to develop Arctic Russia and a potential route for...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Bulletin de l'Association de géographes français
Main Author: Thorez, Pierre
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:French
Published: Association AGF 2018
Subjects:
geo
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/bagf/2015
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Summary:Climatic change offers new possibilities to exploit natural resources of the Extreme North, which had been partly abandonned. Geopolitical and economic challenges have led the government to promote a new law on the North Sea route, an essential tool to develop Arctic Russia and a potential route for domestic and international transit. Le changement climatique offre de nouvelles perspectives d’exploitation des ressources des régions du Grand Nord, en partie délaissées. Les enjeux géopolitiques et économiques ont conduit les autorités à adopter une nouvelle loi sur la Route maritime du nord, outil indispensable au développement de la Russie arctique et potentiellement voie de transit intrarusse et international.