Benefit Sharing in the Arctic: A Systematic View
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ARCTICenter and Department of Geography, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0406, USA
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Centre for Independent Social Research, Ligovsky 87, 197022 St. Petersburg, Russia
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Moscow School of Economics, 109147 Moskva, Russia
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Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham DH1, UK
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Environmental Policy Group, Wageningen University, 6700 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Resources 2019, 8(3), 155; https://doi.org/10.3390/resources8030155
Received: 20 July 2019
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Revised: 19 August 2019
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Accepted: 20 August 2019
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Published: 6 September 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Benefit Sharing in the Arctic: Extractive Industries and Arctic People
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Benefit sharing is a key concept for sustainable development in communities affected by the extractive industry. In the Arctic, where extractive activities have been growing, a comprehensive and systematic understanding of benefit sharing frameworks is especially critical. The goal of this paper is to develop a synthesis and advance the theory of benefit sharing frameworks in the Arctic. Based on previously published research, a review of literature, a desktop analysis of national legislation, as well as by capitalizing on the original case studies, this paper analyzes benefit sharing arrangements and develops the typology of benefit sharing regimes in the Arctic. It also discusses the examples of various regimes in Russia, Alaska, and Canada. Each regime is described by a combination of principles, modes, mechanisms, and scales of benefit sharing. Although not exhaustive or entirely comprehensive, this systematization and proposed typologies appear to be useful for streamlining the analysis and improving understanding of benefit sharing in the extractive sector. The paper has not identified an ideal benefit sharing regime in the Arctic, but revealed the advantages and pitfalls of different existing arrangements. In the future, the best regimes –in respect to sustainable development would support the transition from benefit sharing to benefit co-management.
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Keywords:
benefit sharing; extractive industries; Arctic; corporate social responsibility; social license to operate
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Chicago/Turabian StylePetrov, Andrey N., and Maria S. Tysiachniouk. 2019. "Benefit Sharing in the Arctic: A Systematic View" Resources 8, no. 3: 155. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources8030155
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