Overview

Urban Sustainability in the Arctic advances our understanding of cities in the far north by applying elements of the international standard for urban sustainability (ISO 37120) to numerous Arctic cities. In delivering rich material about northern cities in Alaska, Canada, and Russia, the book examines how well the ISO 37120 measures sustainability and how well it applies in northern conditions. In doing so, it links the Arctic cities into a broader conversation about urban sustainability more generally.

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Author:   Robert W. Orttung
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
Volume:   3
ISBN:  

9781789207354

ISBN 10:   1789207355
Pages:   310
Publication Date:   11 June 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Part I: Urban Sustainability in the Arctic Introduction: Measuring Urban Sustainability in Arctic Conditions Robert W. Orttung and Luis Suter Chapter 1. Arctic Cities Carrie Schaffner Part II: Testing Indicators of Arctic Urban Sustainability Chapter 2. Shrinking Cities, Growing Cities: A Comparative Analysis of Vorkuta and Salekhard Nadezhda Zamyatina, Luis Suter, Dmitry Streletskiy, and Nikolay Shiklomanov Chapter 3. Norilsk: Measuring Sustainability in Population Size and Well-Being Marlene Laruelle Chapter 4. Yakutsk: Culture for Sustainability Vera Kuklina with Natalia Shishigina Chapter 5. Assessing Energy Security in Nome and Lavrentiya: How Breaking Down Energy and Governance Silos Makes a Difference Katherine Weingartner, Evgeny Antonov, and Alexey Maslakov Part III: Extending the International Standard for Measuring Urban Sustainability Chapter 6. Fate Control and Sustainability in Arctic Cities: Recasting Fate Control Indicators for Arctic Urban Communities Andrey N. Petrov Chapter 7. What Do ISO Indicators Tell Us about Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in Cities of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia? Stephanie Hitztaler and Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen Chapter 8. Planning for Sustainability: The Russian Case Alexander Sergunin Chapter 9.Transport Connectivity and Adapting to Climate Change in the Russian Arctic: The Case of Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Aleksandra Durova Chapter 10. Sustaining Sustainability in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada James Powell Conclusion: Next Steps for Measuring Arctic Urban Sustainability Robert W. Orttung Index

Reviews

This book tackles an understudied and pressing topic - how Arctic cities are tackling challenges relating to sustainable development ... The case study chapters all bring original insight and explore different indicators of sustainable development and provide fascinating, in-depth insights into urban life in the Arctic. Elana Wilson Rowe, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs I think that [the book] will be an excellent contribution to the study of urban sustainability in the Arctic which is increasingly becoming an important topic, both in the region and globally. I think that the book does an excellent job of placing the issue of Arctic urban sustainability into a wider context. Timothy Heleniak, Nordregio

Author Information

Robert W. Orttung is a Research Professor of International Affairs at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs and Director of Research for Sustainable GW. He is the editor of Sustaining Russia's Arctic Cities (Berghahn, 2016).

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