Theory and methodology of the Arctic tourism development

Kharlampieva, Nadezhda K.

doi:10.17238/issn2221-2698.2016.23.124

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“…In the Arctic region, 1 despite of its remoteness and strong seasonality as well as the historical dominance of intensive resource exploitation, such as mining, fishing, and oil & gas extraction (Duhaime and Caron 2006;Brigham 2007), the tourism industry shows consistent growth in terms of the quantity of tourists and the portion of income (Maher et al 2014). However, in Russia, which possesses almost 2/3 of the Arctic territory, the development of Arctic-based tourism is a new issue in the public strategic planning, research and commercial activities (Kharlampieva 2016).…”

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Arctic Tourism: The Design Approach with Reference to the Russian North

Usenyuk

Gostyaeva

2017

The Interconnected Arctic — UArctic Congress 2016

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This chapter discusses the potential of design research and education practice to contribute to Polar/Arctic tourism studies. With the geographical reference to the Russian Far North, it is explored what involves in being a human in severe environmental conditions, and what kind of design, clothing, dwelling, transportation it fosters. As a key argument, a perspective is developing of the arctic tourism as an embodied way of (short-term) living in the extreme environment. The discussion is continued by outlining the design approach to Arctic tourism development and based on existing variety of tourism resources in the Russian North two modes of their representation by design -static and dynamic -are suggested. Each mode is further illustrated with a case study of design projects conducted at the Arctic Design School, Yekaterinburg, Russia. To conclude, this chapter offers new ways of understanding and using design as a tool to respond to challenges and opportunities that today's Arctic uncovers not only for tourism, but also for other sectors of Arctic-based and oriented industry.

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confidence: 99%