The Interconnected Arctic — UArctic Congress 2016

✍ Scribed by Kirsi Latola, Hannele Savela (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 303
• Series: Springer Polar Sciences
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.
This book presents the most current research results and knowledge from five multidisciplinary themes: Vulnerability of Arctic Environments, Vulnerability of Arctic Societies, Local and Traditional Knowledge, Building Long-term Human Capacity, New Markets for the Arctic, including tourism and safety. The themes are those discussed at the first ever UArctic Congress Science Section, St. Petersburg, Russia, September 2016. The book looks at the Arctic from a holistic perspective; how the environment (both marine and terrestrial) and communities can adapt and manage the changes due to climate change. The chapters provide examples of the state-of-the-art research, bringing together both scientific and local knowledge to form a comprehensive and cohesive volume.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Mysteries of the Geological History of the Cenozoic Arctic Ocean Sea Ice Cover....Pages 3-13
Response of Arctic Alpine Biota to Climate Change – Evidence from Polar Urals GLORIA Summits....Pages 15-22
The Features of Natural and Artificial Recovery in Quarries of the Forest-Tundra Zone of Western Siberia....Pages 23-35
The Concept of Hierarchical Structure of Large Marine Ecosystems in the Zoning of Russian Arctic Shelf Seas....Pages 37-47
Changing Climate and Outbreaks of Forest Pest Insects in a Cold Northern Country, Finland....Pages 49-59
Wood-Based Energy as a Strategy for Climate Change Mitigation in the Arctic-Perspectives on Assessment of Climate Impacts and Resource Efficiency with Life Cycle Assessment....Pages 61-66
Geospatial Analysis of Persistent Organic Pollutant Deposits in the Arctic Ecosystems and Environment....Pages 67-75
Hydrological Probabilistic Model MARCS and Its Application to Simulate the Probability Density Functions of Multi-year Maximal Runoff: The Russian Arctic as a Case of Study....Pages 77-87
Assessment of Atmospheric Circulation in the Atlantic-Eurasian Region and Arctic Using Climate Indices. The Possible Applications of These Indices in Long-Term Weather Forecasts....Pages 89-98
Difficulties of Geological Engineering in Arctic Seas....Pages 99-104
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
The Health Transition: A Challenge to Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic....Pages 107-113
Uncertainties in Arctic Socio-economic Scenarios....Pages 115-125
Importance of Consideration of Climate Change at Managing Fish Stocks: A Case of Northern Russian Fisheries....Pages 127-134
Preservation of Territories and Traditional Activities of the Northern Indigenous Peoples in the Period of the Arctic Industrial Development....Pages 135-147
The Arctic Journey: Design Experiments in the North....Pages 149-155
The Bicycle and the Arctic – Resilient and Sustainable Transport in Times of Climate Change....Pages 157-164
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Human Capital Development in the Russian Arctic....Pages 167-173
Impact of Wages on Employment and Migration in the High North of Russia....Pages 175-183
Well-Being in an Arctic City. Designing a Longitudinal Study on Student Relationships and Perceived Quality of Life....Pages 185-194
Researching Links Between Teacher Wellbeing and Educational Change: Case Studies from Kazakhstan and Sakha Republic....Pages 195-202
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Well-Being at the Polish Polar Station, Svalbard: Adaptation to Extreme Environments....Pages 203-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Tourism Futures in the Arctic....Pages 213-220
Uniqueness as a Draw for Riding Under the Midnight Sun....Pages 221-229
Arctic Tourism: The Design Approach with Reference to the Russian North....Pages 231-241
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Maritime Operations and Emergency Preparedness in the Arctic–Competence Standards for Search and Rescue Operations Contingencies in Polar Waters....Pages 245-255
Risk Reduction as a Result of Implementation of the Functional Based IMO Polar Code in the Arctic Cruise Industry....Pages 257-268
Safety of Industrial Development and Transportation Routes in the Arctic (SITRA) – Collaboration Project for Research and Education of Future High North Experts....Pages 269-276
Safe Snow and Ice Construction to Arctic Conditions....Pages 277-282
The Components of Psychological Safety of Oil and Gas Shift Workers in the Arctic....Pages 283-290
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Finding Gender in the Arctic: A Call to Intersectionality and Diverse Methods....Pages 293-303
Towards an Arctic Awakening: Neocolonalism, Sustainable Development, Emancipatory Research, Collective Action, and Arctic Regional Policymaking....Pages 305-311

✦ Subjects

Environmental Management;Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts;Quality of Life Research;Environment Studies;Economic Systems