Spatial Differentiation Of The Economic Structure Of The Russian Regions Of The Arctic Zone

• Published in: R-economy
• Main Authors: Baklanov, Peter Ya., Moshkov, Anatoly V.
• Other Authors: The research was supported by the Program for Fundamental Studies Support of the Presidium of the RAS (No. 44 P) “Exploratory Fundamental Research in Aimed at the Development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation”.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Ural Federal University 2018
• Subjects: The Arctic Zone of Russia; natural resources potential; the extent of economic development of a territory; types of activity; spatial differentiation of structure; territorial organization of the industry; regional development; Arctic
• Online Access: https://journals.urfu.ru/index.php/r-economy/article/view/2809; https://doi.org/10.15826/recon.2015.1.005

The regions situated in the Arctic zone of Russia perform an important function in the implementation of the export potential of the country. As one of favourable factors for the development of production in the Arctic Zone, we have to consider the richest natural and resource potential of dry land and the sea. Negative factors limiting the development of the Arctic zone: the harsh natural and climatic conditions and the remoteness of the region from the subjects of the Russian Federation which have a higher level of socio-economic development, low level of economic development (including infrastructure) of these territories, low demographic capacity of the population. The research is aimed at revealing the existing spatial differentiation of the kinds of economic activity in the latitudes of the northern districts of the country. In order to assess the differences in the industry structure of the gross added value of all the constituent entities of the Russian Federation whose territories to the Arctic zone, some graphs and map-schemes have been drafted. In addition, the authors also assessed the deviation of the industry breakdown from the average values observed in the Russian Federation as a whole. The analysis of the specifics of the spatial differentiation of the types of economic activity in the economy of the Arctic regions allows to reveal certain trends in the future development of the economic structures.The article is intended for specialists and students interested in the problems of the development of the northern regions of Russia.