Assessment of Transport Infrastructure Provision in the Russian Arctic Zone

Annotation

The significant heterogeneity in the development of Russian regions in many parameters (population density, standard of living, provision of infrastructure) is most clearly evident in the Arctic territories. Ensuring the unity of economic space is both an important and complex task for these territories. This pa-per examines the provision of transport infrastructure and the structure of transport modes in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. A range of scientific methods was applied to determine the characteristics and features of the spatial organization of transport infrastructure: a systems approach and methods of comparative analysis, hierarchical cluster analysis, k-means cluster analysis and a cartographic method. Considering that territorial differentiation manifests itself at both the regional and municipal levels, the corresponding characteristics of transport systems were examined. From a methodological perspective, the authors propose a scientific approach based on the methods listed above for obtaining knowledge about the objects under study, the application of which allows for a comprehensive assessment of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation in terms of transport infrastructure provision. The results of the study demonstrate significant spatial heterogeneity and structural variability in transport infrastructure provision indicators for the territories under study. Furthermore, it was determined that the levels of transport infrastructure provision across different modes of transport for the study area are significantly lower than the national average for Russia. In practice, the obtained results can be used as an information base for identifying structural and spatial problems of transport and logistics systems in Arctic territories and for providing the necessary scientific justification for management decisions aimed at transforming them.

About authors

Anastasia V. Vasilieva, Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Senior Researcher
KarRC of the RAS, ul. Pushkinskaya, 11, Petrozavodsk, Russia
vasnask@gmail.com, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6019-819X

Ksenija E. Sedova, Research Assistant
KarRC of the RAS, pr. A. Nevskogo, 50, Petrozavodsk, Russia
ks.skidava@gmail.com, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9005-4453

Alina A. Larina, Laboratory Research Assistant
V.A. Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Profsoyuznaya, 65, Moscow, Russia
alallarina@gmail.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3544-8185

Keywords

Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, Arctic regions, Arctic municipalities, transport systems, cluster analysis

DOI

https://doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2026.63.29

UDC

[332.1+338.47](985)(045)