Significance of Polar Research for Svalbard’s Economy

• Published in: Teka Komisji Politologii i Stosunków Międzynarodowych
• Main Author: Legutko, Agnieszka Joanna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: www.wydawnictwo.umcs.lublin.pl 2018
• Subjects: Svalbard; Spitsbergen; economy of Svalbard; polar research in Svalbard; University Centre in Svalbard; coal industry in Svalbard; gospodarka Svalbardu; badania polarne na Svalbardzie; przemysł wydobywczy na Svalbardzie; Centrum Uniwersyteckie Svalbard; Roli
• Online Access: https://journals.umcs.pl/teka/article/view/7860; https://doi.org/10.17951/teka.2017.12.2.181

The aim of the following paper is to present ongoing changes in Svalbard’s economy and to emphasize influence of scientific research for specific economic structure of the archipelago. To start with, author briefly describes main periods in history of this area, though the main focus is on present s...