ACTOR-NETWORK APPROACH IN GEOGRAPHICAL STUDIES OF SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS OF SIBERIA
https://doi.org/10.7868/S0373244417040077
Abstract
In the article the author justifies using the actor-network approach in geographical studies in difficult to access areas. The basic notions used in actor-network approach: actants, socio-technological networks, unchangeable mobilities and socio-natural networks are presented. Their application to cultural-geographical studies in difficult to access and sparsely populated areas of Siberia are justified. Based on the analysis of transport routes as mediators of social relations, their more detailed classification is developed and the main social actors in difficult to access areas is highlighted. The author comes to the conclusion about more rapid formation and development of new social relations in sparsely populated areas than in densely populated urban areas, where this process is inhibited by existing infrastructure. As a result, the area of sparsely populated regions is expanding, while the populated territories are shrinking along the transport routes. The practical significance of actor-network studies to assess the impact on the environment and social environment of industrial projects is shown.
About the Author
V. V. Kuklina
V.B. Sochava Institute of Geography SB RAS
Russian Federation
Irkutsk
Russian Federation
Irkutsk
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Kuklina V.V. ACTOR-NETWORK APPROACH IN GEOGRAPHICAL STUDIES OF SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS OF SIBERIA. Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Geograficheskaya. 2017;(4):78-87. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.7868/S0373244417040077
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