Sustainable Development of the Arctic Indigenous Communities: The Approach to Projects Optimization of Mining Company

Andrey Novoselov, Ivan Potravny, Irina Novoselova and Violetta Gassiy
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Andrey Novoselov: Department of Mathematical Methods in Economics, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, 36 Stremyanny Lane, 117997 Moscow, Russia
Ivan Potravny: Basic department of Project and Program Management Capital Group, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, 36 Stremyanny Lane, 117997 Moscow, Russia
Irina Novoselova: Department of Integrated International Ecological Problems and Wildlife Management, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), 76 Prosp. Vernadsky, 119454 Moscow, Russia
Violetta Gassiy: Department of Public administration, Kuban State University, 149 Stavroposkaya, 350040 Krasnodar, Russia

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 19, 1-18

Abstract: The article discusses the issues of sustainable development of indigenous communities in the Arctic based on the optimization of projects of mining companies. The purpose of the article is to develop tools for decision-making to optimize the mining projects based on economic and mathematical models. The authors suppose that, by comparing and selecting different options for resource extraction, the use of various technologies and the impact of projects, the conditions of the traditional life of indigenous peoples, the preservation of health, it is possible to find a compromise solution for stakeholders. The case-study of Alrosa—a diamond giant mining in Yakutia is researched in the paper. To ensure sustainable development of traditional lands, it is proposed to optimize mining projects, in order to carry out a project maneuver during Arctic development. The project maneuver of the mining company makes it possible to choose the optimal solution from the existing alternatives for the extraction of minerals. The authors propose criteria and procedures for the selection of alternative options for the implementation of extractive projects. The alternative projects selected in this way make it possible to compensate to indigenous communities for the negative impact during industrial development of the Arctic.

Keywords: project; mining company; minerals; indigenous peoples; the Russian Arctic; criteria of interests; alternatives; compensation for negative impact; optimization model; compromise (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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