The possibility of building a living environment in the Arctic zone of Russia based on artificial ecosystems

Abstract

The article proposes to use artificial ecosystems to create comfortable and safe living conditions in the Arctic region. The principles of the organization of artificial ecosystems - bioregenerative systems of human life support - are formulated. A brief information about the history of the development of experimental installations and the experiments to find people in isolation from the external environment is given. The scheme of an artificial ecosystem is described, which includes equipment and technologies that make it possible to provide isolation in terms of respiration, water circulation, and human nutrition. The concept of an autonomous non-volatile and environmentally independent module for creating a favourable living environment in the Arctic is described. An example of the implementation of a similar project for the construction of an autonomous module designed to support the livelihoods of the inhabitants of the ecovillage Syuderbin (Gotland Island, Sweden) is given.