The Role of Rotation Shift Settlements for the Sustainable Development of Russia’s Far North Urbanization

• Published in: R-Economy
• Main Authors: Mizerovskaya, U. V., Chaika, E. E., Мизеровская, У. В., Чайка, Е. Е., 米泽罗夫斯卡娅, 柴卡
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Уральский федеральный университет 2024
• Subjects: RUSSIAN FAR NORTH; POPULATION SETTLEMENT SYSTEM; ROTATION SHIFT METHOD; ROTATION SHIFT CAMP; BASE CITY/TOWN; КРАЙНИЙ СЕВЕР РОССИИ; СИСТЕМА РАССЕЛЕНИЯ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ; ВАХТОВЫЙ МЕТОД; ВАХТОВЫЙ ПОСЕЛОК; БАЗОВЫЙ ГОРОД; 俄罗斯远北地区; 人口定居系 统; 轮换制; 轮换定居; 基地 城镇; Крайн*; Крайний Север
• Online Access: http://elar.urfu.ru/handle/10995/137226; https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=68542992; https://doi.org/10.15826/recon.2024.10.2.012

Received January 31, 2024; accepted May 20, 2024. Дата поступления 31 января 2024 г.; дата принятия к печати 20 мая 2024 г. Relevance. As permanent settlements in the Russian Far North suffer increasing depopulation, a “shadow” settlement framework is emerging through rotational labor migration. Despite nearly half a century of history, rotational shift work in the North remains largely spontaneous, posing risks to sustainable development. Research Objective. This study examines rotational shift settlements as elements of the population settlement system in the Russian Far North and analyzes their role in transforming the region’s settlement patterns. Data and Methods. Data on rotational shift camps were gathered from various open web sources and the Ministry for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic. Information on permanent settlements was obtained from Rosstat (Federal State Statistics Service). The study employed systemic and comparative analysis methods. Results. Unlike other Russian regions, rotational shift settlements in the Far North were initially integrated into the local settlement system. However, socio-economic changes in the 1990s disrupted the established Soviet model of integration, leading to the spontaneous development of these settlements. This unregulated growth poses increasing risks in such areas as ecology and social well-being. Conclusions. To regulate the status of rotational settlements, legislative initiatives should be supported by updated conceptual and terminological frameworks. The urbanization process in this geostrategically important and environmentally vulnerable region must be controlled or at least predictable to ensure timely responses to emergencies. Актуальность. На фоне обезлюдивания постоянных населенных пунктов на территориях Крайнего Севера России посредством вахтовой трудовой миграции продолжает формироваться «теневой» каркас расселения, оказывающий значительное влияние на их актуальную заселенность и освоенность. При этом «вахтовизация» Севера, ...