Natural resources as a factor of socio-economic development of the Arctic territories: theoretical components of the research problem

T P Skufina,A V Samarin,S V Baranov,V P Samarina

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/302/1/012156

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Abstract

A number of modern scientific ideas concerning natural resources as factors of socio-economic territorial development have been considered in the paper. The relevance of considering arctic direction of such research and their specificity, i.e. interdisciplinary of the problem statement, theory and methodology has been stated. It has been emphasized that the issues of the relationship between the development of natural resources and the level of socio-economic development of the Arctic territories make the environmental aspect of research particularly relevant. It has been shown that the analysis of the state of the problem should also include the objectives of modern policy and management of Russia’s Arctic zone. It allowed not only to systematize and critically comprehend the existing knowledge, but to highlight some problem areas of theoretical ideas from the standpoint of practical problems of the Arctic territories management as well. The significant activity of world research of this problem; extreme variety of views; the availability of fundamental contradictions that cannot be settled on modern level of scientific thought have been established. It has been concluded that a number of contradictions are due to the fragmentation of the consideration of natural resources problem as factors for increasing the level of socio-economic development of territories. It has been noted that up-to-date requirements for the Arctic development determine scientific relevance and practical need for interdisciplinary methodology development. This methodology is based on an understanding of the rationality of scientific knowledge that can ensure the quality of management of noospheric evolution in the context of natural resources involving in social relations.

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In tro d u c tio n The consideration o f the relationship o f natural resources involving in economic circulation with various aspects o f the socio-economic territorial development is characterized by scientific significance and practical relevance
In order to substantiate and demonstrate the methodological key for a new scientific basis building, we propose to consider the views existing in the world from the standpoint of theoretical ideas o f economic and social geography in the context o f socio-economic development of Arctic resources
W e believe that particular fundamental topic will be the basis o f future research demanding the development o f an interdisciplinary methodology based on understanding o f the rationality o f scientific knowledge and which is capable o f ensuring the quality o f the noospheric evolution management in the context o f the involvement o f the Arctic natural resources in social interactions

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Introduction

The aim o f the paper is considering m odern ideas concerning natural resources as factors o f increasing the level o f socio-economic territorial development, placing the emphasis on Arctic specifics.The denoted viewpoint o f the research problem addressing corresponds with the global dominant paradigms for the Arctic development, but at the same time it allows us to develop some new research guidelines. W e propose to consider the current problem status as a consistent process o f existing ideas generalization and involve in the research process resources as factors for increasing the level o f socio-economic development o f the Russian Arctic territory.

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