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Аннотация:This chapter showcases the main differences in the development of Vorkuta and Salekhard. The main sectionof the analysis examines in detail four aspects of sustainability—transportation, economic diversity, urbandesign, and attachment to place. The conclusion draws out the implications for measuring Arctic urbansustainability. Along the way, we examine how well the ISO 37120 (see the book’s Introduction) stands up asa useful guide for measuring the extent of sustainability in these Russian Arctic cities. Transportation,economic diversity, urban design, and attachment to place are particularly useful in tracing the divergentpaths of Vorkuta and Salekhard. In this context sustainability is a function of how the cities are connected tothe rest of the world, how well they develop different aspects of their economy, the role design plays in theirgrowth and shrinkage, and the emotional connections that residents feel toward their city. This chapterexamines the Russian Arctic cities of Vorkuta and Salekhard as case studies in a comparative analysis of pastand present development and the outlook for sustainability. Both cities are useful for our larger analysisbecause they are analogous to many other cities of the Russian North and broader Arctic region. As anindustrial center that simultaneously serves as a central city for a vast territory, Vorkuta is typologicallysimilar to Mirny (Sakha-Yakutia Republic) and Norilsk (Krasnoyarsk Kray). Salekhard also has similarities tomany smaller administrative centers in the Russian Arctic, such as Naryan-Mar (Nenets Autonomous Okrug),Khanty-Mansiysk (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Ugra), Dudinka (Taymyrsky Rayon of KrasnoyarskKray), Anadyr (Chukotsky Autonomous Okrug) and to international counterparts, such as Whitehorse(Yukon), Iqaluit (Nunavut), and Nuuk (Greenland).