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Reflections on Fieldwork in Yakutsk

June 30, 2017 Uncategorized No Comments
By Ksenia Mokrushina – SKOLKOVO Center for Urban Studies, Moscow The coldest city of its size or larger on the planet, Yakutsk is impressively vibrant and rich in cultural and urban life. Over the past 50 years it experienced an explosive population growth of 300% and is still actively attracting…

Debating the Future Development of Arctic Resources

February 6, 2017 Uncategorized No Comments
Robert Orttung, Tromsø, Norway Should Norway continue to develop its Arctic oil and natural gas resources or would Arctic communities be better off focusing on renewable energy? This was the hot topic of debate at the opening session of the 2017 Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Norway in January. Columbia…