Infrastructural Potential of the Russian Arctic Land Territories
DOI: 10.34130/2070-4992-2020-4-25
Grigorishchin A. V. — PhD student, Department of State and Municipal Management Higher School of Economics, Management and Law Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Arkhangelsk, Russia, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Stepanova V. V. — Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Department of State and Municipal Management Higher School of Economics, Management and Law Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Arkhangelsk, Russia, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Finger M. P. — PhD in Political Science, Professor, L'Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Arctic zone of the Russian Federation is an illustrative example of the heterogeneity of regional infrastructural development. The purpose of this study is to assess the infrastructural potential of the Russian Arctic regions. The main problem in this macroregion is the mismatch of its potential capabilities (favorable economic and geographical location, bountiful natural resources, and production potential) with a poor level of infrastructural development and sparsely populated areas. Moreover, the implementation of the infrastructural potential of the regions has driven their economic growth and improved the quality of life of the people who live there. The authors propose a method for quantifying the infrastructural potential of territories based on matrix analysis. The main advantage of the method is the application of the mathematical apparatus in the calculations, which enables an objective assessment. The basis for analysis in the proposed method is an aggregate of statistical data of selected regions. As a result, the authors identified balanced, advanced, and actively developing regions in terms of infrastructural potential. Regional authorities can use quantitative assessments as a basis for studying the existing problems of the regions and assessing the prospects for the infrastructural development of territories. The national strategic documents of the territorial and regional development emphasize the importance of aligning the socio-economic development of the regions. The study may provide a platform for the progressive development and diversification of the regional economies of the Russian Arctic in the context of a comprehensive targeted approach to realizing their infrastructural potential. The continuation of this scientific work will be the study of the subject of research at the municipal level.
Keywords: Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, infrastructure, infrastructural potential, matrix analysis, regional development.
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For citation: Grigorishchin A. V., Stepanova V. V., Finger M.P. Infrastructural potential of the Russian Arctic land territories // Corporate Governance and Innovative Economic Development of the North: Bulletin of Research Center of Corporate Law, Management and Venture Investment of Syktyvkar State University. 2020. No. 4. Р. 25– 33. DOI: 10.34130/2070-4992-2020-4-25.