Perceptions and implications of thawing permafrost and climate change in two Inupiaq villages of arctic Alaska

Survey responses of residents of the arctic Inupiaq villages of Anaktuvuk Pass (n=39) and Selawik (n=41), Alaska. The survey elicited local knowledge, perceptions, and speculations about current and future implications of thawing permafrost and other aspects of climate change for ways of life in the...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bowden, William
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: NSF Arctic Data Center 2013
Subjects:
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > PERMAFROST
FIELD SURVEY
society
environment
Arctic
Climate change
Inupiaq
permafrost
Alaska
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.18739/a2x921j9b
https://arcticdata.io/catalog/view/doi:10.18739/A2X921J9B
Description
Summary:Survey responses of residents of the arctic Inupiaq villages of Anaktuvuk Pass (n=39) and Selawik (n=41), Alaska. The survey elicited local knowledge, perceptions, and speculations about current and future implications of thawing permafrost and other aspects of climate change for ways of life in these communities, focusing on subsistence, infrastructure, water resources, and transportation as key areas of potential impacts. Human dimensions data were collected and analyzed in conjunction with local thaw depth data as part of an interdisciplinary study of the implications of thawing permafrost and climate change for the social-ecological systems of two communities whose ways of life rely on close interactions with their local environments.

Similar Items