Economic trends of the spatial organization of the Western Arctic regional economy

The article deals with the basic provisions of the spatial economy (scientific schools of P. Krugman and A.G. Granberg) as a methodological basis of the spatial organization of the economy. There is characteristic of the main natural resources of the Western Arctic. The basic tendencies of development of the spatial organization of the economy of the region are explored, including analysis of the appropriate regulatory framework, as well as the characteristics of resource and transport projects.