Local resources and materials: The potential of the region’s identity Authors Olga Zheleznyak Irkutsk National Research Technical University image/svg+xml Downloads PDF (Russian) DOI: https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/88.2778 Published 2026-06-12 Issue No. 88 (2026): local cultures Section refereed articles License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. How to Cite Zheleznyak, O. (2026). Local resources and materials: The potential of the region’s identity. Project Baikal, 23(88), 26-32. https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/88.2778 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver AMA Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Keywords: local identity, local materials, natural resources of the region, symbolic capital, megatrends Abstract Ice hotels, sand sculptures, salt chapels, bamboo pavilions created using the basic materials and resources of the region – everything turns into a means of preserving the identity of the territory, into symbolic capital, and the potential for its development. The increasing diversity of the use of regional resources and natural materials – from traditional to non-standard, sometimes shocking techniques and means – can play an important role in the future of many regions, in the development of tourism, local cultures and economies, creative industries, etc. References Britvin, A., Britvina, I., Starostova, L., & Compte-Pujol, M. (2020). Symbolic capital as a resource of promotion of provincial cities: An analysis of place branding strategies of ural urban destinations. Folklore (Estonia), (79), 183-202. Egorov, V., & Shtol, V. (2023). Globalnye megatrendy: aktualnoe prochtenie [Global megatrends: An up-to-date reading]. The International Affairs, 2, 64-75. Fedotova, N. G. (2024). Urban identity: Spatial aspects. Urbis et Orbis. Microhistory and semiotics of the city, 4(2), 169-182. Korzhova, I. N. (2020). The return of a handful of earth: Reflection and transformation of folk custom in Russian poetry of 1941-1945. World of Russian-Speaking Countries, 2(4), 97-106. Kulikova, M. (n.d.). Derevo kak simvol: ot religii do politiki [The tree as a symbol: from religion to politics]. Retrieved November 25, 2025, from https://givoyles.ru/articles/lyudi-i-derevya/derevo-kak-simvol-otreligii-do-politiki/ Martynova, N. V. (2020, June 16). Simvoliko-mifologicheskii obraz mirovogo dereva v traditsionnoi kulture narodov Priamurya [The symbolic and mythological image of the world tree in the traditional culture of the peoples of the Amur region]. APNI. Retrieved January 4, 2026, from https://apni.ru/article/877-simvoliko-mifologicheskij-obraz-mirovogodreva Prokopenko, S. A., Lipatova, N. V., Kachkina, T. B., Khasyanov, O. R., Egorov, V. N., Barannikova, A. B., & Oshkin, V. V. (2017). Kontseptsiya sokhraneniya i razvitiya regionalnoi i mestnykh identichnostei naseleniya Ulyanovskoi oblasti do 2030 g. [The concept of preservation and development of regional and local identities of the population of the Ulyanovsk region until 2030]. Ulyanovsk. Solanilla Medina, J. M. (2019). Features of traditional architecture and construction from bamboo in countries with a hot humid climate. Architecture and Modern Information Technologies, 3(48), 175-184. Titarenko, L. G. (2019). Megatrendy sovremennofgo razvitiya i ikh vliyanie na Rossiyu i SNG [Megatrends of modern development and their impact on Russia and the CIS]. Greater Eurasia, 2(1), 160-162. Retrieved March 29, 2026, from https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/megatrendysovremennogo-razvitiya-i-ih-vliyanie-na-rossiyu-i-sng Turovsky, R. F. (2003). Sootnoshenie kulturnykh landshaftov i regionalnoi identichnosti v sovremennoi Rossii [The relationship of cultural landscapes and regional identity in modern Russia]. In Identity and geography in modern Russia (pp. 139-173). Saint Petersburg: Helikon Plus. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (2021). Natural resource nexuses in the ECE region. Zheleznyak, O. E., & Dyachenko, V. I. (2022). Osnovy khudozhestvennogo modelirovaniya i maketirovaniya [Fundamentals of artistic modeling and layout]. Irkutsk: Irkutsk National Research Technical University. Zheleznyak, O., & Korelina, M. (2020). “Authentic universality” of celebrations. Project Baikal, 17(63), 37-42. https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.63.1596 Zherdeva, Yu. A. (2015). Sense of place as a concept of social memory. International Journal of Cultural Research, (2), 5-11.