Open AccessArctic tourism development: comparative study of Murmansk region and Norway
Author(s) -
K. N. Kikkas,
M. N. Sosnina,
Anna Rubtsova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/625/1/012002
Subject(s) - tourism , norwegian , arctic , the arctic , geography , regional science , economic geography , environmental planning , oceanography , geology , archaeology , philosophy , linguistics
The study focuses on tourism development in the Arctic on the example of Murmansk Region, Russia, and Norway. The study quantified the tourism industry in Murmansk Region and Norway, proposed a tourism development model in the form of a system of econometric equations, estimated prospects for the Arctic tourism in Norway using the above-mentioned model, analysed positive developments in Norwegian tourism, and presented recommendations aimed at improving Arctic tourism in Murmansk Region, Russia.