364
Arctic Yearbook 2014
Murmansk region in revenue
(Top-100 2010: 20)
Murmansk region in revenue
(Top-100 2010: 22)
Number of workers in the
main firm
11,682 (2009, includes
workers from both Kirovsk
and Apatity) (KIPMM
Kirovsk 2010: 14)
923 (KIPMMGP Revda
2010: 11)
Strategic Reorientation in
CIPs
Tourism (Target: 110,000
tourists in 2020, 400 new
work places based on tourism)
(KIPMM Kirovsk 2010: 52)
Tourism (Target: 40,000
tourists in 2020, 362
workplaces) (KIPMMGP
Revda 2010: 51–52; Varenik
2012)
Main Projects and Target
Projects for economic
diversification in CIPs
Tourism (Russian Lapland:
Winter sports, down-hill
skiing), Two all-year-round
tourism resorts (KIPMM
Kirovsk 2010)
Tourism (Russian Lapland)
(KIPMMGP Revda 2010)
Main Targets in CIPs
1. Diversification of economy
in tourism
1. Development of SMEs in
tourism and in local
industries
2. Improvements to the social
infrastructure
3. Improvements to the
transport network
4. Improvements to the
environment
(KIPMM Kirovsk 2010: 3)
2. Diversification of the
functions of LGOK
3. Development of human
capital, improving the social
amenities of the town
(KIPMMGP Revda 2010: 3)
Moreover, Kirovsk and Revda’s CIPs seek to increase the sustainability of these towns and the
quality of life of their residents by promoting sustainable social, economic and environmental
development (KIPMM Kirovsk 2010: 42; KIPMMGP Revda 2010: 3). The CIPs of Kirovsk and
Revda both had similar objectives as they sought to bring about a high level of economic
diversification by promoting tourism in particular, improving the financial independence of SMEs
(and town-constituting enterprise in Revda), improving the quality of life and reducing
unemployment (KIPMM Kirovsk 2010: 3; KIPMMGP Revda 2010: 3).
Suutarinen