Stories of Change and Sustainability in the Arctic Regions: The Interdependence of Local and Global Srly Rita
Stories of Change and Sustainability in the Arctic Regions: The Interdependence of Local and Global Srly Rita This book presents stories of sustainability from communities in circumpolar regions as…
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Stories of Change and Sustainability in the Arctic Regions: The Interdependence of Local and Global Srly Rita
This book presents stories of sustainability from communities in circumpolar regions as they grapple with environmental, economic and societal changes and challenges.Polar regions are changing rapidly. Given this, the stories being told about lives and livelihood development are changing also. These changes will dramatically effect ecosystems, economy, people, communities and their interdependencies.
The book looks at change and sustainability through multidisciplinary and empirically based work, drawing on case studies from Norway, Sweden, Alaska, Canada, Finland and Northwest Russia, with a notable focus on indigenous peoples. This book is the first of its kind to curate stories about opportunity and responsibility, tensions and contradictions, un/ethical action, resilience, adaptability and sustainability, all within the shifting geopolitics of the north. Chapters touch on