The interconnected Arctic -- UArctic Congress 2016. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kirsi Latola, Hannele Savela, editors.
• Editors: Latola, Kirsi; Savela, Hannele
• Other Names: University of the Arctic.; UArctic Congress
• Contents: Part I Vulnerability of the Arctic environments. Chapter 1 Mysteries of the geological history of the Cenozoic Arctic Ocean sea ice cover -- Chapter 2 Response of Arctic alpine biota to climate change -evidence from Polar Urals GLORIA summits -- Chapter 3 The features of natural and artificial recovery in quarries of the forest-tundra zone of Western Siberia -- Chapter 4 The concept of hierarchical structure of large marine ecosystems in the zoning of Russian Arctic shelf seas -- Chapter 5 Changing climate and outbreaks of forest pest insects in a cold northern country, Finland -- Chapter 6 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 -- Chapter 7. Geospatial analysis of persistent organic pollutant deposits in the Arctic ecosystems and environment -- Chapter 8 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 -- Chapter 9 Student contribution: 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 -- Chapter 10 Student contribution: Difficulties of Geological Engineering in Arctic Seas -- Part II Vulnerability of the Arctic societies. Chapter 11 The Health Transition: A challenge to indigenous peoples in the Arctic -- Chapter 12 Uncertainties in Arctic socio-economic scenarios -- Chapter 13 Importance of consideration of climate change at managing fish stocks: A case of northern Russian fisheries -- Chapter 14 Preservation of territories and traditional activities of the northern indigenous peoples in the period of the Arctic industrial development -- Chapter 15 The Arctic journey -- design experiments in the north -- Chapter 16 The Bicycle and the Arctic. Resilient and sustainable transport in times of climate change -- Part III Building the long-term human capacity. Chapter 17 Human capital development in the Russian Arctic -- Chapter 18 Impact of wages on employment and migration in the High North of Russia -- chapter 19 Well-being in an Arctic city. Designing a longitudinal study on student relationships and perceived quality of life -- Chapter 20 Researching Links between Teacher Wellbeing and Educational Change: Case Studies from Kazakhstan and Sakha Republic -- chapter 21 Student contribution: Well-being at the Polish polar station, Svalbard: Adaptation to extreme environments -- Part IV Arcitc tourism. Chapter 22 Tourism futures in the Arctic -- chapter 23 Uniqueness as a draw for riding under the midnight sun -- Chapter 24 Arctic tourism: the design approach with reference to the Russian North -- Part V Arctic safety. Chapter 25 Maritime operations and emergency preparedness in the Arctic -competence standards for search and rescue operations contingencies in polar waters -- Chapter 26 Risk reduction as a result of implementation of the functional based IMO Polar Code in the Arctic cruise industry -- Chapter 27 Safety of industrial development and transportation routes in the Arctic (SITRA) -collaboration project for research and education of future High North experts -- Chapter 28 Safe Snow and Ice Construction to Arctic Conditions -- Chapter 29 The components of psychological safety of oil and gas shift workers in the Arctic -- Part VI Circumpolar, inclusive and reciprocal Arctic. Chapter 30 Where is gender? Cracking the Arctic box and its persistent "gender neutral" research agendas -- Chapter 31 Towards an Arctic awakening: Neocolonialism, sustainable development, emancipatory research, collective action, and Arctic regional policymaking.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 311 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 333.7209113; Environment; Ecosystem management -- Arctic regions -- Congresses; Environmental policy -- Arctic regions -- Congresses; Ecosystem management; Environmental policy; Environment; Environmental Management; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Quality of Life Research; Environment Studies; Economic Systems; Science -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Social Science -- General; Business & Economics -- Economics -- General; The environment; Social issues & processes; Society & social sciences; Economic systems & structures; Environmental management; Quality of Life_xResearch; Economics; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General; Environmental management; Arctic regions -- Congresses; Arctic Regions; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319575322; 3319575325; 3319575317; 9783319575315
• Related ISBNs: 9783319575315
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 22, 2017).
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