Localizing governance of systemic risks: a case study of the Power of Siberia pipeline in Russia
For the past three decades, risk has occupied center stage in the energy discourse. Systemic risks have proven particularly challenging for government energy planners and corporate executives, as they are characterized by their complexity, uncertainty, ambiguity, and ability to causing ripple effect...
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ftunivsussexfig:oai:figshare.com:article/23308700 2023-06-18T03:39:18+02:00 Localizing governance of systemic risks: a case study of the Power of Siberia pipeline in Russia Roman Sidortsov Aytalina Ivanova Florian Stammler 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Localizing_governance_of_systemic_risks_a_case_study_of_the_Power_of_Siberia_pipeline_in_Russia/23308700 unknown 10779/uos.23308700.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Localizing_governance_of_systemic_risks_a_case_study_of_the_Power_of_Siberia_pipeline_in_Russia/23308700 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Risk governance Russian energy law and policy Energy megaprojects Indigenous peoples of the Arctic Text Journal contribution 2016 ftunivsussexfig 2023-06-07T23:39:10Z For the past three decades, risk has occupied center stage in the energy discourse. Systemic risks have proven particularly challenging for government energy planners and corporate executives, as they are characterized by their complexity, uncertainty, ambiguity, and ability to causing ripple effects throughout economic, social, and political structures. In this article we analyze two approaches to governing systemic risks arising out of energy megaprojects, one mandated under the Russian legal and regulatory regime and one employed by the largely indigenous hunters, fishermen, and reindeer herders residing in the Sakha Republic. Our study focuses on the 4000-km-long natural gas transmission system "Power of Siberia" to be constructed in the sub-Arctic part of the region. We employ a complimentary and corroborative analysis of legal texts, fieldwork observations, semi-structured interviews, and transcripts of official meetings. We establish that the approach to risk taken by the people who occupy the land that the Power of Siberia traverses could provide a useful insight for handling systemic risks in connection with pipeline transportation systems. We also determine that the current Russian legal and regulatory regime fails to provide an adequate basis for governing such risks. We conclude the article by identifying four pathways for integrating valuable elements of the indigenous approach into the current legal and regulatory framework. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Sakha Sakha Republic Siberia University of Sussex: Figshare Arctic Sakha |
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For the past three decades, risk has occupied center stage in the energy discourse. Systemic risks have proven particularly challenging for government energy planners and corporate executives, as they are characterized by their complexity, uncertainty, ambiguity, and ability to causing ripple effects throughout economic, social, and political structures. In this article we analyze two approaches to governing systemic risks arising out of energy megaprojects, one mandated under the Russian legal and regulatory regime and one employed by the largely indigenous hunters, fishermen, and reindeer herders residing in the Sakha Republic. Our study focuses on the 4000-km-long natural gas transmission system "Power of Siberia" to be constructed in the sub-Arctic part of the region. We employ a complimentary and corroborative analysis of legal texts, fieldwork observations, semi-structured interviews, and transcripts of official meetings. We establish that the approach to risk taken by the people who occupy the land that the Power of Siberia traverses could provide a useful insight for handling systemic risks in connection with pipeline transportation systems. We also determine that the current Russian legal and regulatory regime fails to provide an adequate basis for governing such risks. We conclude the article by identifying four pathways for integrating valuable elements of the indigenous approach into the current legal and regulatory framework. |
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Localizing governance of systemic risks: a case study of the Power of Siberia pipeline in Russia |
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Localizing governance of systemic risks: a case study of the Power of Siberia pipeline in Russia |
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