This book takes a deep dive into the design and planning and unique challenges of settlements in the European Arctic. Attractive Arctic Cities require job opportunities good societal and commercial services and importantly high-quality built environments in order to thrive. The cities of the European Arctic are generally small and sit in sparsely populated regions with large travel times between places making them uniquely challenging from a planning and design perspective. The chapters detail the planning process and place-shaping in the Arctic. Emphasis is placed on the importance of urban design microclimate cultural heritage and movement and transport. The objective is to provide an overview for students and practitioners of architecture urban design and town planning of the design and planning of Arctic settlements in the European Arctic (Finland Norway Sweden) as well as in North America Canada Russia Iceland Greenland and China. |Planning and Urban Design for Attractive Arctic Cities | Landscape & Planning
