The rise and fall of Pyramiden : The story of a town in a wider geopolitical and environmental context

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F22%3A00125703" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/22:00125703 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/polar-record/article/rise-and-fall-of-pyramiden-the-story-of-a-town-in-a-wider-geopolitical-and-environmental-context/4D1DF3F5AA14F3E83309F26F2405F3FC" target="_blank" >https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/polar-record/article/rise-and-fall-of-pyramiden-the-story-of-a-town-in-a-wider-geopolitical-and-environmental-context/4D1DF3F5AA14F3E83309F26F2405F3FC</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0032247422000018" target="_blank" >10.1017/S0032247422000018</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The rise and fall of Pyramiden : The story of a town in a wider geopolitical and environmental context

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Climate change has become significantly pronounced in the Arctic over recent decades. In addition to these climate effects, the environment has experienced severe anthropogenic pressure connected to increased human activities, including the exploitation of natural resources and tourism. The opportunity to exploit some of the natural riches of Svalbard was promptly grasped by the Soviet Union well before the 1940s. In this paper, we present the story of Pyramiden, a mining settlement in central Svalbard. The Soviet town experienced its golden age in the 1970–1980s but fell into decline in the late 1990s which corresponds well with the overall economic and geopolitical situation of the Soviet Union. The impacts of past mining activities and related urban infrastructure development are illustrated with the use of historic aerial photographs. The most pronounced changes in the terrain configuration were connected to adjustments of the river network, construction of roads, water reservoirs, and obviously mining-related activities. The natural processes overwhelmed the city infrastructure rather quickly after the abandonment of the town in 1998, though some traces of human activities may persist for decades or centuries. Nowadays, Russia has been attempting to recover the settlement especially through support of tourism and research activities.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The rise and fall of Pyramiden : The story of a town in a wider geopolitical and environmental context

Popis výsledku anglicky

Climate change has become significantly pronounced in the Arctic over recent decades. In addition to these climate effects, the environment has experienced severe anthropogenic pressure connected to increased human activities, including the exploitation of natural resources and tourism. The opportunity to exploit some of the natural riches of Svalbard was promptly grasped by the Soviet Union well before the 1940s. In this paper, we present the story of Pyramiden, a mining settlement in central Svalbard. The Soviet town experienced its golden age in the 1970–1980s but fell into decline in the late 1990s which corresponds well with the overall economic and geopolitical situation of the Soviet Union. The impacts of past mining activities and related urban infrastructure development are illustrated with the use of historic aerial photographs. The most pronounced changes in the terrain configuration were connected to adjustments of the river network, construction of roads, water reservoirs, and obviously mining-related activities. The natural processes overwhelmed the city infrastructure rather quickly after the abandonment of the town in 1998, though some traces of human activities may persist for decades or centuries. Nowadays, Russia has been attempting to recover the settlement especially through support of tourism and research activities.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Polar Record

ISSN

0032-2474

e-ISSN

1475-3057

Svazek periodika

58

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

April

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

1-15

Kód UT WoS článku

000784566200001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85129413413