Циркунов, И. Б. Города нового качества = Towns of new quality : урбанизация и качество жизни горожан Кольского Севера / И. Б. Циркунов ; Рос. акад. наук, Кол. науч. центр, Ин-т экон. проблем. – Апатиты : Кольский научный центр Российской академии наук, 2008. - 153 с.: ил., карты.

CONTENTS Page PREFACE....................................................................................................................... ....5 CHAPTER 1. ARCTIC AND URBALIZATION PROCESS................................ ... 8 1.1. Economic-geographical characteristics o f the Arctic and the Murmansk region........................................................................................................................... ....8 1.2. Methodological peculiarities o f studying the Arctic and urbanization process in the sub-arctic zone.................................................................................. .... 18 1.3. Retrospective analysis o f urbanization process in the Murmansk region and the problem o f life quality o f city-dwellers........................................................36 CHAPTER 2. URBALIZATION PROCESS ON THE KOLA PENINSULA.... 49 2.1. Description o f conditions o f urbanization process in the Murmansk region........................................................................................................................... .... 49 2.2. Grouping o f towns o f the Murmansk region...................................................... 57 2.3. Use o f the gravitation model............................................................................. ... 64 2.4. Socio-economic description o f the Kola cluster............................................ ....68 2.5. Socio-economic description o f the Khibiny cluster...................................... ....84 2.6. Socio-economic description o f urbanized groups of towns in the Murmansk region....................................................................................................... ....86 2.6.1. Monchegorsk group................................................................................. ....86 2.6.2. Belomorsk group..........................................................................................89 2.6.3. Pechenga group........................................................................................ .... 90 2.6.4. Kovdor group............................................................................................ ... 91 2.6.5. Town and settlements o f the Murmansk region. 92 CHAPTER 3. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF LIFE QUALITY OF CITY- DWELLERS................................................................................................................... ... 96 3.1. Definitions o f the conception of “life quality” ...................................................96 3.2. Contents o f the conception o f “life quality” o f city-dwellers..........................106 3.3. Objective bases o f socio-economic characteristics o f life quality o f city- dwellers............................................................................................................................109 3.4. Spirituality as a direction o f socio-economic development o f life quality o f city-dwellers............................................................................................................... 114 3.4.1. Museum culture o f Murmansk as a development direction o f socio-economic characteristics o f life quality................................................ ....119 3.4.2. Development o f publishing as a component o f socio-economic characteristics o f life quality o f city-dwellers................................................ .... 124 3.4.2.1. Mass media......................................................................................... 125 3.4.2.2. Book publishing.................................................................................129 3.4.3. Role o f libraries at book market in the process of management o f development o f socio-economic characteristics o f life quality........................132 3.5. Problems o f taphology and life quality o f city-dwellers...................................138 3.6. Particular theory o f life quality........................................................................ ....142 CONCLU S ION .......................................................................................................................... .... 149