Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
Availability
Open Access Thesis
Keywords
Teriberka Festival; Sustainable development--Russia (Federation)--Teriberka; Sustainability--Russia (Federation)--Teriberka; Festivals--Russia (Federation)--Teriberka--Economic aspects;
Abstract
Sustainable development refers to positive economic, social, and environment changes brought both locally and globally, creating a better world for individuals and future generations. Sustainable development in the Arctic shares the same approach, yet the smallness and remoteness of the Arctic regions often present a challenge to its implementation (Larsen & Huskey, 2015). I believe that the remarkable beauty, culture, history, and geography of these territories may generate positive returns for sustainable development through the organization of festivals. This paper examines the Teriberka festival taking place in a small same-name village in the Russian Arctic. The questions raised are what constitutes a sustainable Arctic festival, and whether or not the Teriberka festival can be considered one of them. By utilizing interviews with the primary and secondary festival stakeholders, this research aims to capture how the Teriberka festival contributes to the sustainable development of the village from the economic, social, and environmental perspective. It points out that the way each festival addresses these three aspects largely depends on the context, such as the history and background of the host community and festival initiation. In case of Teriberka, the socio-economic aspect of SD is predominant while the environmental one is addressed to a lesser extent. The study concludes that the changes are brought by the festival indirectly, through the tourism development and drawing attention of the government that starts to direct its efforts towards improving the infrastructure in the village.
Year of Submission
2020
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Geography
First Advisor
Andrey N. Petrov, Chair, Thesis Committee
Date Original
7-2020
Object Description
1 PDF file (109 pages)
Copyright
©2020 Maria Monakhova
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Monakhova, Maria, "Festivals as a sustainable development tool: Case study of Teriberka, Russia" (2020). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1046.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1046