Open AccessSYSTEMIC PROBLEMS OF TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT IN THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC
Author(s) -
Natalia Serova,
Valentina A. Serova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
azimut naučnyh issledovanij: èkonomika i upravlenie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2712-8482
pISSN - 2309-1762
DOI - 10.26140/anie-2021-1001-0072
Subject(s) - arctic , transport infrastructure , the arctic , population , regional science , novelty , russian federation , environmental planning , geography , business , transport engineering , engineering , geology , philosophy , oceanography , demography , theology , sociology
Purpose: to identify systemic problems in the development of transport infrastructure in the Russian Arctic. Methods: the analysis of the main trends and features of the development of the transport infrastructure of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation (AZRF) in 2000-2018 was carried out. Trends in the development of road and rail transport are considered in the most detail. official statistics provides the most complete information only on them. To analyze the dynamics of the provision of land transport infrastructure in the Arctic regions, the Engel coefficient was used, since it is calculated taking into account the area and population size (this is an important circumstance for the Arctic regions, due to their extremely sparse population and the size of the territories). Results: it was revealed that, despite some positive trends, the transport infrastructure of the Russian Arctic is still characterized by a number of problems. Scientific novelty: it is substantiated that the objective difficulties in the development of transport infrastructure in the Arctic regions are caused not only by difficult natural and geographical conditions, but also by systematic underfunding of the transport industry and a lack of infrastructure investments, primarily in socially significant projects that provide intraregional and interregional transport links. Practical significance: the main provisions and conclusions of the article can be used in scientific and teaching activities, as well as by public authorities in the preparation of target-oriented documents for the development of the transport infrastructure of the Arctic regions.