Specific Issues of Arctic Cruise Development in the Russian Arctic: the Russian Arctic National Park Case Study

The specific issues of the arctic cruise development are highlighted for the Russian Federation. The research is based on data obtained during the expedition (July-August 2021) in the Russian Arctic National Park, located within Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya archipelagoes. The research was carr...

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Main Authors: Kruzhalin, Victor, Shabalina, Natalia, Kashirina, Ekaterina, Nikanorova, Alexandra
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora/UFJF 2022
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/abet/article/view/37558
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7151469
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Summary:The specific issues of the arctic cruise development are highlighted for the Russian Federation. The research is based on data obtained during the expedition (July-August 2021) in the Russian Arctic National Park, located within Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya archipelagoes. The research was carried out in order to evaluate the prospects for the development of cruise tourism and identify the risks of implementing projects for the development of cruise tourism in the Russian Arctic National Park as more available for tourism territory than other Russian arctic islands. The national park is considered as a prospect site for arctic cruises operation according with the State interests to develop the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation as well. Results and conclusion evidence the potential of tourism as well as describe the specific factors hindering the development of tourism there. They are associated with the peculiarities of the climate, weather and natural phenomena, the vulnerability of landscapes to anthropogenic loads and administrative and legal barriers. Se destacan las cuestiones específicas del desarrollo de cruceros en el Ártico para la Federación Rusa. La investigación se basa en los datos obtenidos durante la expedición (julio-agosto de 2021) en el Parque Nacional Ártico Ruso, situado en los archipiélagos de Franz Josef Land y Novaya Zemlya. La investigación se llevó a cabo con el fin de evaluar las perspectivas de desarrollo del turismo de cruceros e identificar los riesgos de la implementación de proyectos para el desarrollo del turismo de cruceros en el Parque Nacional Ártico Ruso como territorio más disponible para el turismo que otras islas árticas rusas. El parque nacional se considera como un sitio de perspectiva para la operación de cruceros árticos de acuerdo con los intereses del Estado para desarrollar la zona ártica de la Federación Rusa también. Los resultados y la conclusión evidencian el potencial del turismo, así como describen los factores específicos que obstaculizan el ...